Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-04-10
SIERRA THRONG
Was IN DANGER

a new and far moro rigid rCgula.
tiOn to restrict the throng Of people
from going aboard the Oceanic steam
ship Sierra within a few minutes of
the hour of departure for San Fran.
cisco Is likely to be iuauguratCd, fol
lowing upon the nCrvC.raCking and
strenuous experience at the wharf
this morning. in which Federal rs well
as steamship officials unfortunately
figured.
The crowd that assembled AT the
Oceanic wharf TO witness the depart.
ure of the Sierra for the Coast was in
point of numbers ono Of the largest
that ever gathered there.
Another feature of this assembly
was that collectively and individually
they totally disrcgardcd the mandate
of the wharf officials, who made some
attempt to keep the crush from con.
costing the gangways.
One accident resulted from a fool
ish rush of people other than uasscu.
gers who, having no earthly business
on board the liner. nevertheless fought
and struggled while on the narrow
gangway to gain the decks of the vo8.
sell
One aged women. ondCavOrinE to
take final leave of departing friends,
maintained position midway on tho
landing stage and suffered injury tn
her foot by the shifting Of the heavy
timbeTs. A shrek went up which rent
the air, and persons standing near
rushed to the assistance OF the WON
an, who for some moments had to be
supported before recovering from the
shock.
From the viewpoint of hundreds
who witnessed the exhibition at the
Oceanic wharf and steamer This morn.
ing the conclusion Is reached that the
same iron-clad ruling as now prevails
at the sailing of all Pacific Mail and
Togo Kisen Eaisha liners leaving IlO-
noluu should be strictly enforced al
the sailing of the Sierra.
The suggestion is also made that
the immediate entrance to the steam
er gGngway be fenced Off, as is the
case at that wharf with the arrival Of
the Sierra A similar method is
adopted at San Francisco and praCii.
cally every port of any importance.
The contention is raised that no
persons other than passengers, port
officials and those who have actual
business on board the ship should be
permitted to go aboard the vessel up
10 one-half or thrce-Quartcrs OF an
hour before departure from the dock.
There appears to be no real reason
why fervCnt forms Of farewell, Wit.
Messed with each departing steamer,
cannot be conducted with satisfaction
to all concerned upon the floor OF th"
wharf instead Of the more spectacular
vantage or disadvantage -- point Ou
the gangway or the deck of the steam
cr.
The crowd became unmanagCabir
at times this morning and StcvCdOrn3
experienced the utmost difficulty in
loading late shipments of bananas a.
well as baggage. The Sierra was de
laycd through this source for over one
hour and did not leave the harbur un-
I'll after II o'clock.
At one time It was freely prCdiCloi
that narrow gangway, heavily laden
with struggling humanity, was strain.
ed to the breaking.point. A hurried
warning administered by wharf OH.
Gals is declared To have prevented 4
Catastrophy.
The Sierra sailed for the Coast with
1GS cabin and u storage passengers.
The latter vera in the main Spaniards
and Portuguese who have accepted
employment offered by Coast Labor
agents.
The vessel carried cargo amounting
30 three thousand tons, Of which q goo