Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-10-07

the eastward of the United States
army transport Sherman as she lay
at Nagasaki, Japan, where several
thousand tons coal were being plared
aboard, and at the same time repairs
were made to boilers and machinery
IN the troopship
A storm that created great havoc
with shipping at several northern
ports, missed the transport much TO
the JOY of the staff Of O...cers.
Philippine scout officers are travel
Ing to the mainland in goOdIy NUM-
bers. Sailing from Manila on Sept
18th the transport called al Nagasaki,
there remained several days. The Vrp
across the Pacihc Is said TO have been
a very pleasant one, smooth seas ana
favorable winds being the rule most
Of the long voyage.
The Sherman was berther at Alakea
wharf shortly after two o'clock yester-
day afternoon and is scheduled to de-
prrt for San Francisco at four O'Clock
Ills afternoon. Q
Several hours before the troopship
entered the channel TO take her place
AZ the wharf, G. II. RigIey. a former
United States quartermaster employee
and alleged as insane by officers in the
( vessel leaped from the after part of
the vessel into the sea. The Shrman
had not come TO a halt from the long
voyage when the cry. Man over
beard rang through the vessel. With
ia ten minutes a boat had been lower
ed, and the man was once more in
safe Keeping at a ward in the ships
hospital.
The transport has a large first and
second cabin passenger list, but COM
paratiyeIy few in the steerage Among
the latter are l04 enlisted men of the
army, many Of whom are going back
10 the Coast for discharge, 100 men I'll
the navy, twenty-five marines. and
twenty-five of all services in the huspI-
tai There are also twenty-seven mil
tary prisoners and forty ex-army en-
ployes, making total og BAL Captain
Frank ID. Ely, p. s. A. @. c., is the
quartermaster in charge.
"a
Schooner Spokane At HiIo.
Laden with large quantity of Mm-
Der, the American schooner Spokane
came into Hilo harbor late Saturday
afternoon. This vessel started out
from Everett, Warrington, at the
same time as did the lumber laden
schooner Taurus. Both vessels carried
cargo for Hilo 1t was mooted IN
coast shipping circles that the pro-
spects of race were very pattering
As considerable rivalry is said TO exist
between the shippers. The Spokane
Is believed to have beaten the Taurus
By at least one day as the windjam
ner reported standing OF the port %
Hilo at the time of the departure Of
the Matson Navigation liner Wilhel.
nina on Saturday evening is not be.
licyed would enter the Sharbor thai
evening.
Three Weeks, Honolulu To HiIo.
Twenty-one days passage from Ho-
nolulu to Hilo, Hawaii is credited the
American bark Nuuanu, which sailed
from this port on September 18th IN
command of Captain Kitchen, for the
Hawaii metropolis, there to take on i
shipment Of hard wood railway ties
destined for San Pedro. The Nuuauu
WAS reported as arriving at Hilo on
Saturday afternoon, by Captain John
son and his officers in the MatsoD
Navigation liner Wilhelmina. Before
the Matson steamer had completed
her cargo of sugar, the Nuuanu was
brought inside the harbor. The Nuu-
anu is said to have taken long AMI
round about course in covering the
two hundred miles between the two Is
land ports.
May Have Been Schooner Taurus.
Captain Johnson, master of the Mat
son navigation liner Wilhelmina on
arrival at Honolulu yesterday morning
reported having passed four masted
lumber laden schooner not a great
distance from the entrance to Hilo
Harbor when steaming from the Ha-
wall port to Honolulu late SATURDAY.
evening. II was too dark to distinguish
the flags or other signals. but il is be-
lieved that the vessel which was eX-
pected would enter that port early
Sunday morning was either the Tau
rus or the schooner okanagon, twenty
two days from Port Gamble
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Lansing Nearing The Coast.
The American oil tanker Lansing,
has completed the discharge of a ship
raent Of fuel oil at Maui ports is re-
ported to have sailed from Kehei on
September 29th.