Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-01-04
WOOD.LEAVES TO WITNESS lHEp !.
:, RELEASE OF IMPRISONED liner
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To he present at the release OF the
long imprisoned kosmUs steamer
Sesostris which went ashore and he
came imbedded on tIe beach AZ Ocns,
off the coast OF Mexico. e.. +. Wool,
representing the Philadelphia Peak
water Company in the conhtrHct ion
contracts in these stands, IS Lowing
Honolulu for Hill this af;c;hoOn
there to connect vita a Mason Navi-
CATION steamer fer San Francisco.
The saving of the fine new liner
& In the kosmos serN ice has been a..
tended with much success. 1t is said
that all is ready for towing the YES
sci into deep water The salvage
operations have been going on Ior Il
number of weeks under the direction
OF the Breakwater Company. The
steamers engines have been over
! hauled and are in good running con
dillon and even thes vessel has been
painted in readiness for her next
dip into the deep sea. r Around the
stern an excavation has been made
TO permit the wheels being turned
over. When all is in readiness 1t is
the Intention OF the salvors TO skid
the vessel off through the surf. The
Seeostris, en- route from San Fran,
cisco to Hamburg. drove ashore at
Oees on March s. 1907, and, after at
tempts to float her had been made,
she was abandoned until the present
expedition tackled the job.
MT. Wood became interested in the
fate Of the vessel some time ago.
He negotiated the purchase of the
steamer, securing the Sesostris for a
very reasonable figure. The liner
has been maintained in first class
condition, the electric light plant hav-
ing been pressed into service p in
lighting the little city, near q point
where the vessel was driven upon
the beach. - -.. -.
Schooner Gamble Has Left Hiio.
The last of full shipment of lum-
Der from the Sound and destined for
Hil0 has been discharged from &c
schooner Gamble and that vessel de.
parted for the north Pacific coast Hast
Friday evening, according to TSp1f:
brought to this city this morning by
furser Philips OF the lnter-Island
steamer Mauna Kea. gE & u
The Gamble sailed in ballast. The
vessel has been at Hilo since Decems
Der 18th.
The Mauna Kea met with consider.
able rough weather in steaming along
the windWard side of hawaii and In
crossing the channel The freight
brought to Honolulu included the usual
assortment of empty drums and kegs,
SO packages sundTies. crates of yese-
tables and poultry.
The remains or Louis Turner, who
suddenly passed away at Hilo were
brought to Honolulu this morning for
iEternlent Z.
Sierra Bringing Few Passengers.
A distressingly small list of passeR
gers are destined to arrive at Homo
lulu on Monday morning In the
Oceanic liner Sierra The vessel is
reported to have sailed from San
Francisco with fifty cabin, and 14sec,
ond class passengers.
A wireless message received at the
agency Of G. Brewer and Company an
n0unces the arrival OF the vessel at
an early. hour Monday morning. the
Sierra going to the Oceanic dock A
cargo of mainland merchandise and
supplies amounting to 1893 tons is
aboard the vessel. A late mail OF 275
sacks is destined to arrive in the yes
sell The Sierra is to be dispatched
for San Francisco on Saturday noo,l.
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Sierra Reports .s,.-. (
The following wireless message
has been received from the Oceanic
s. s. Co.'S s, S. Sierra bound for
Honolulu from San francisco: S. s.
Sierra at sea. Jaa 3. 1919, s p. m;
80 cabin passengers, IA steerage pas
sengers. 3193 tons general cargo for
Honolulu, ,275 sacks, of mail for Ho-
nolplu. Will arrive off port early
Monday morning 49,. ..a~ -
Says Saw The Hiionian.z .,.-... 80
A report whieh reached this city
with the arrival Of tire Inter.Islsnd
steamer Mauna Kca this morning was
20 the effect that the MatsGu NaHiga.
fion steamer Hilonian was passed Oft
Kukuihaele, bound east. The HiloniaI
was listed as one Of the vessels TO ar
rive at Honolulu from the Sound on
next Monday morning.
Heavy Swell OF Mahukona.
A. heavy swell prevailed off MANU-
kona, Hawaii during the visit of the
Inter-Island steamer Mama Kea with
the result thaftthe landing of cargo as
well as passengers and mails was rem
dered difficult operation. The Kaiu-
iani was passed off Papaaloa. and the
Kauai at Koholalele.
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Ismay to Withdraw. 49,.
LONDON, December 1.-THE. with
drawal of j. Bruce Isnay from the
MANAGEMENT OF the White Star Seem
ship Company has long been regarded
here as merely question of an OPP
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