Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-07-17

train of passenger coaches, securely
blocked which reached the emo of the
longest leg OF a trans-Psciic voyage
without mishap.
Several coaches, of standard size, in
tended for the Kahului Railway are
in transit from the coast to the VAL
ley island.
Ordinarily such equipment is
shipped on long distances Knocked
down" or laid fiat. In the case of the
railway cars, they are practically ready.
TO go into service as soon as removed
by sings from the deck of the steamer
TO the railway wharf at Kahului,
Captain Bennett, master of the Ho-I
nolulan stated this morning that his
command was favored with fine weath-l
er practically all the way from San,
Francisco.
II was merry band of travellers, to-
the number OF fifty two that reluct-l
antly left the vessel this morning. The
messengers are for the most part tour
lists, end all declared that they never
enjoyed a trip through southern seas
under more favorable auspices.
Chief Steward Joe Farrell, again dis
tinguished himself by serving series
/. Of dinnerr that were rated as the acme
of culinary art. Farrell is also thea
fricsl impressario of much note, and
he is delegated to provide amusement
for his passengers. The failure OF Far
rell to deliver the goods has yet to be
\ recorded.
The Honolulan brings over three
Thousand tons freight for discharge at
this port. 1t is the present intention
70 dispatch the vessel for Kahului on
Friday evening. In transit there Is an
eight ton road roller consigned to the
Volcano Stables. Considerable wealth
I'm the form of specie for local banks
was carried by the vessel. The local
souartermaster department received
much freight ana spplies in the Ho-
noltlan.
A later mail from the mainland
amounting to 33S sacks was landed
early this morning.
Purser p. H. Levey, who by the way
is about one of the best wireless oper-
ators in the Pacific. reported some dill
fculty in getting Honolulu on the voy-
age owing to weather conditions.
Seven passengers brought in the Ho-
nolulan are en- route to. Australia and
will transfer at this point to the Brit
ish steamer Zealandia to sail for thel
Colonies this evening.
Seven fine horses. a pony, prize nogs
were included In the shipments of live
stock brought by the Honolulan.
Widest Master on High Seas.
Captain John A. Nelson, master of
the ship Honoipu, is entitled to thel
palm for being one of the meekest
shippers that ever sailed the seas, &C
cepting as true his own story told on
the stand to United States Commits
sioner Francis Krull, at Portland, |
Ore, and corroborated by his accuser,
Chief Mate A. B. Nelson. The captain
was charged by the mate with having !
assaulted him with a loaded revolver
on May 18th of this year while in the
harbor of Hama, II. T., says the Port
land Telegram. The mate was re-
buked by the captain for his slownessl
in getting the ship ready to receive a
cargo of sugar. the next morning. Hot ]:
words passed between them. Finally
Mate Nelson dared Captain Nelson tot
come down from the pilot-house, and (,
the captain accepted the challenge. {:
Shouting to the crew to look over the
side of the ship so that they might not
see what was happening, the mate
knocked the captain unconscious on !
the deck.
After being taken below and reviv-
ed the captain called the crew aft for
a conference, excluding his assailant, |
and as the mate tried to crowd past
him on the gangway the captain drew
revolver and demanded that he re-
main on deck. The order was dis
obeyed and the crew signed a paper
stating that the captain had treated
them we'll during the voyage. On the
next day Mate Nelson, who had slept I.
ashore without permission, boarded
the vessel and demanded that the cap
tain should apologize for being knock
ed down. This the captain refused to
do, but accepted custody of the cart |
ridges of the mates revolver and
threw his own revolver overheard as
an evidence of good faith.
& Commissioner Krull said that il APP
( peared to him that the prosecution
was actuated by spite, and dismissed
the charge.
1errin Here With Fuel Oil. 1
With fuel oil for the local branch
of the Associated Oil Company the
American steamer W. f. Herrin, one
of the largest oil carriers in the Pa
: cific arrived with fifty thousand bar
rels OIL The vessel met with fine
weather on the way down from Ca
viota The Herrin came inside the
harbor about noon today and will be-
gin TO deliver fuel into the tanks of
the Associated Oil Company, with
prospect of getting away for return
trip to the coast within few days.
]. Sierra off for Honolulu.
The Oceanic liner Sierra from San
Francisco is now on the way down
to the islands, the liner having sailed