Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-06-12
BODY Of SAILOR
Et0vERED'
FROM SEA

The body of Antoine jacobson, Az
years old, q native OF Norway and a
seaman on the ship John Smith now
unloading lumber at this port. was
found floating In the harbor BY the
Queen street bulkhead wharf At quar-
fer.past eleven O'Clock this morning.
An examination showed that the man
mad been dead more than thirty-six
hours.
The body was discovered by Joseph
Ferriera. second mate of the lumber
vessel. who, while walking near the.
edge OF the dock, saw 1t floating on
the surface of the water. The police
were notified and Deputy Sheriff
Rose and coroner's jury proceeded.
20 the wharf, where, with the assist
nnce OF q number Of stevedores, the
body was taken from the water and
conveyed to the morgue. An inquest
will be held at the police station at
1alf-pasf three o'clock this afternoon.
The captain of the ship, who was
present at the wharf and identified
the remains as member Of his crew,
said that at five o'clock Tuesday
evening he had given the man fifteen
dollars and permission to 80 ashore.
According TO Jacobson's companions,
he spent all but dollar and a half
for clothes and when they saw him
af q late hour Tuesday evening he
told them that he was going back to
the ship.
When jacobson did not return to
the ship yesterday, little was thought
Of It, but this morning the second
mate decided that he would go in
search of the man, and 1t was short
" after this that he discovered the
body Just what was. the cause Of
the tragedy is not known.
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Giant Liner for South Pacific.
The growing trade between Liver
nool and Australia viii receive q mark
Cd impetus in the spring Of this year.
eays the Liverpool Journal Of Com
merce. with the advent of the new
Hue Funnel liner Nestor. The tom
mage of this vessel is 14,250, and she
will be considerably longer than any
other steamer in the Australian trade.
She is of the combined passenger and
cargo type, providing room for excep-
tionally large freights and some hum
dreds OF first-class passengers. The
Nestpr made her maiden voyage from
Liverpool April IA, and win be follow
ed by her sister ship. now in course
Of construction.
Pride OF place as the biggest steam
er In the Australian trade will not be-.
long. however, to the Nestor for any
ereat period, as on July "a the White
star steamer Ceramic will leave Liv.
erpool on her first voyage. The tom
mage of the White Star boat will be
Is 900, q size which could never, have
been conceived possible for the Aus
traliafl trade a few years ago. The
Ceramic is also. of the combined pas
senger and cargo type, but her pas
senRers will be Of the emigrant class,
for which the White Star line makes
exceptionally comfortable provision
on its Australian steamers.
Claudine VIII Take Immigrants.
4 The Inter-Island steamer Claudine
will carry delegation of Spanish inn
migrants to. Maui. where they viii be
distributed to the several valley isl
snd sugar plantations. The Claudine
returned from her regular ports OF
cali this morning, bringing small
cargo including 10 crates chickens, Is
crates pears, 125 empties, mules. 9
hogs. 1O9 packages sundries Purser
Kibling reports 700 sacks of sugar
awaiting shipment at Kipahulu.
strong northeast winds were met on
the homeward trip.
e..
ehib Ens Sails for Atlantic
Taking five thousands tons of SUI
49, destined for the east coast of the
5fr,ted states the big American ship
1,,,S ma was dispatched from Hilo
80 delaware Breakwater yesterday
,s.rning according to wireless re-
1 -. IN this city. The John Ena re-
.'s .s~s the last of the sailing fleet
y eve 4 departure from the islands
49, mainland with sugar this sea-
g. ~ the windjammer arrived at the
r ~. city some weeks ago after
49, trip down rom San francisco