Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-01-27
SONOMA BROKE
ALL.RECORDSi

Dragging thousands OF pounds OF
metal through the south seas, which
served to greatly. retard the progress
of the steamer, the Oceanic liner So
noma, an arrival at Honolulu at a
late hour Saturday night, is declared
10 have ecIipsed. all records, for time
made. by a vessel in like crippled con-
dition. .@4 s5u- ~ 49,.
The sonoma, with 300 tons cargo
from, Australian points, =. was given
prompt dispatch for San Francisco
the liner departing for the Coast at
noon Sunday Z. =, a
Telling of the accident to the star
board shaft Captain Trask declared
that for two DAYS the steamer was
handicapped by the protruding shaft,
supporting the broken propeller. the
mass of metal remaining trailing be-
hind instead of dropping off into the
sea, The. bronze propeller, weighing
many thousand pounds and valued at
1900, was dashed by cables to. the
stern OF the ship but two days before
the Sonoma reached Page Page, il was
dfslodged from its position and sunk
into the waters never to be recovered,
From the time of departing from
Page Page, the SonoIna easily steam
ed thirteen knots per hour, At times
the vessel went even better than this
William II. McNuhy, since the ifial.
guration Of the Australian service a
purser in the Sonoma, is leaving that
vessel upon arrival at San .Frapcyisco
as previously mentioned Ia. the Star
Bulletin, 70 take~up his duties as clerk
il the California courts. Mac"
through, his pleasing personality and
accommodate methods, has won q
vide circle OF friends among shipping
and business men at the port. His re-
tIrement from the sea and the Oceanic
line in particular Is much regretted
here. He insists however, that Homo.
lblu win always remain q pleasing
remory and this is the spot where ne
Intends to enjoy future vacations.
The Sonoma departed with thirty.
I'VE cabin passengers, The vessel
was less than half filled with travel,
ers. s of..~@
Much OF the through freight ,destin,
ed for the coast consists of vegetables
including onions ad potatoes. s. ...5..
Cargo taken on at Honolulu amount
Cd to several hundred tons and includ-
eli sugar, bananas, and preserved
psneapples. ~f... 49,. /
A record shipment Of Australian
beef was. received with the arrival of
. the vessel.
Much SUGAR in Inter-lsIsnd Beats.
Inter-Island arrivals at the port on
Sunday resulted in much sugar being
received.
The Kinau from Kauai ports, re-
tuned with 500 sacks of sugar, n
bales hides, $50 head sheep and 12s
packages sundries.,s ia. ...... ,+ -
The Mikahala, also from ports along.
the coast of Kauai brought $500 sacks
sugar.
The Likelike. now on the Molokai,
Mani and Lanai run returned with ST.
sacks sugar, 43 crates chickens, l30
head hogs. 50 packages sundries. The
off1cers declare that a heavy swell
prevailed, at Kalaupapa. Manila and
Olowal. So. a.
HonoluIan Left Coast With Room to
Spare.
The Matson Narration steamer .Ho-
rolulan, with accommodation for sixty
cabin passengers. sailed from San
Francisco with 81 travellers for Homo
lulu. according to a wireless received
SATURDAY at the agency of Castle &
Cooke. : The Honolulan is expected
viii arrive here ON Tuesday morning
bringing 273 sacks mail, 2575 tons
cargo for Honolulu. 29S tons for Ka
hului, 129 tons for Port Allen and AZ
tons cargo for Kaanapah. Seven au-
tomobiles are included in the, freight
for this port. The Honolulan is to
call at Kahului, but freight for PORT
Allen and Kaanapah, Will be tran
shipped to another vessel.
HonoIuIan Report.
The Dollar Line freighter NJ. S.
Dollar still rides at anchor at the
port of Kahului, Maui, the vessel now
being discharged of a large quantity
of cement, coal and other lines Of
freight, from the Orient. The vessel
Il. believed will be ready to resume
the voyage to Tie coast by the last
of the week. At the time the Inter
island. steamer EIaudiRe called at
Kahului the, Dol,er represented the
ouly, deep sea cra-t in the harbor,
The Claudine. brought a small
amount of cargo on the return trip.
The coasting vessel met with moder-
ate winds and sGas-,
The steamer Claudine is on the
2 .SfITl-,F = J.DorFure for Mani DortS