The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-03-27
THE FIRE ON BOARD THE MANCHURIA
and Makura Meet in Port for
First Time---The Manchuria Has
Small CargO---HonoluIan
Arrives at Night.

times they were almost suffocated,
they took such chances.
The decision to flood the bulkheads
between the compartments even If it
meant a total loss of cargo was de-
cided upon almost at the start, and
seven big streams of water were
poured into the holds in an effort to
choke off the flames before they
spread to other parts of the vessel or
warped the hull plates. Within an
hour the great weight of the water
il the vessel caused a sudden listing,
and the superstructure narrowly
missed crushing the fire engines puff
ing away on the wharf The rail of
the main deck almost rested on the
wharf at one time, and lines were
hastily rugged from the masts to the
docks opposite the Manchuria where
steam winches pulled them tight and
worked the vessel gradually upward
| tc an even keel, assisted in the work
by the flooding of the pert compart-
ments
! BY tbs time, the vessel righted, it
had sunk until the main hold was
filled with water almost up to the
level of the orlop deck, and every
, thing was soaked from top TO bot
tom, The fire was out though, and
the smoke GGd been driven out from
between-decks.
AS the tlremen YEARLY gathered in
their lines of hose and prepared for
their return home, hundreds of long
shoremen swarmed aboard the vessel
and began the removal of the cargo.
The work went on all night under
, the glare of battery of electric
lights, and by tomorrow the vessel
will be ready Rfor a thorough examin-
alton which will determine whether
she can sail without going into dry.
dock for extensive repairs.
NOTICE TO MARINERS
] Lieut.. Leo Sahm, U. S. ~, inspector
18th lighthouse district, has issued a
notice as follows:
Honolulu Harbor-During the con
structioI of the new wharf to tn,
northward Of Alakea wharf, there vii
be established and maintained by the
territorial government a red territorial
type buoy from which red hand Ian
tern will be nightly exhibited. Thi.
will mark the end of the old Kinal
wharf.
The position of the buoy is as fol
lows: Honolulu harbor lighthouse
21O deg. true S by W&W mag.)
Quarantine wharf fright tangenD, %
deg true (WSWBW mag0; Honolulu
; Fort street light, 3591a deg. true q
byW magD.
zEALANDIA AND MAKURA MEET
For the first time since the Cana
dian-Australian steamers Makura anC
Fl Zealandia have been in service the,
met in port today and, according t.
the officers of these vessels, it hai
been many years since two steamers
OF this line were in Honolulu at tht
same time. The Makura came il
early this morning from Vancouve
ard the Zealandia, coming from sgd
aey and Suya, followed closely upor
her heels. While the Zealandia hal
a rusty, weather-beaten aspect shC
has had excellent weather and is her,
in good condition. The survey which
the Zealandia asked for by wireless
and which caused some speculation
here yesterday is in this case a mert
fOrmality, an annual survey. Sht
brought $50 tons of general cargo TO
this port and in addition to the fol
loving passengers for Honolulu sh,
has on board $50 through passengers
MIR. and Mrs. w. A. Magarey, Mrs. c
3 r. Thornett and maid Miss f. May
Mrs. S. Ravens, Mr. and Mrs. R
Campbell Mrs. A. w. Falls and maid
, Miss Tuck, Mr. G. A. Scoville ant
, Mrs. G. A. Scoville, Nurse Wallace
Sir John Nutting, r. Nutting, B
Browne, r. Ponsonby and Japanes,
secretary H. Sano, Miss Wilhelmsen
Miss Wilhelmsen, II. Wilhelmsen
Miss DamVig, Mr.. and Mrs. Fail, ant
+ Master A. and Miss G. Fall, Mr. an,
Mrs. W. Gardiner DR.. Koliankowsky
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. b. Skinner, w. J
Kennedy d. T futile, r. Smith, II
: II. Kohler, f. A. Mansfield, Miss f
] Morris, Miss l.. Douglas, Mr.. and Mrs
A. Keichler, Mrs. L. Allen, Mrs. R. B
: Williams, A. Johnston.
f The Makura got in shortly afte
60 o'clock this morning from Vancou
yer, en- route to Australia, an,
( brought 200 drums of Goldfish and
small shipment of general mercha1
} disc. She has on board 118 through
passengers and the following persons
= in the various classes for Honolulu
} First-class-Mrs Wiley, Mrs. Sims