Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-11-03
MANY OFFICERS
FOR HONOLULU
on TRANSPORT

W hallNY
The transport Sherman, which is
due to arrive here about November
IL, will bring a number OF officers for
station IN this department. The pas
senger list includes Colonel Howell,
who Is attached to the LIST infantry.
Colonel Pendleton, who recently ar
rived here on similar duty, was or.
dered to the mainland and Lieutenant.
colonel Hirst has been in command Of
the regiment since = j.
The Thomas win arrive about Nov.
5. from Manila, but she has mo, pas.
Eengers Tor this port. ~. -
The following passengers for eHo.
nolulu win arrive by the Sherman
about November IL: XIX. II. ~
Col D. L. Howell, 18th infantry;
Lt.-cnl. B. w. Atkinson, "a infantry !;
Capt L. N. McAfee. N. c.: 1t. ". w.
Boiler, ID infantry; 1t H N. Pres.
ton, I'd Infantry; 1t 3. W French,
M. c.; 1t. y. r. johnson, M. LII.
A. b. Lyman, G. e; 1t, S. III. Foster,
I'd Infantry 1t. Ladd, LIST In,
fantry. It. w, A. Reed, I'd Infantry;
Acting dental Surgeon II, NJ. Deiber;
Veterinarian A. r, Donovan. 1st field
artillery Nurse r, NJ. King, army
nurse corps. s. e. 49, 81
The Thomas. which sailed Oct. Is
from Manila. carries seven officers
for San Francisco, 81 sick, is general
prisoners, 5 casnals of the line and
38 Of the staff corps for discharges;
infantry 172, cavalry I72, field artiL
lery 10; coast artillery 26. 24th infan
try 4. engineers 20; Col. Webster YIN
son, qaartermaster corps. seriously
III. @ 81 sSs@S5= - %fsE s.
Motor Ship Now Loading. :, 5
The East Asiatic Company has an
nounced that the motor ship Siam is
now on the berth at Copenhagen
loading for San Francisco The com,
pany hoped to have the vessel fully
loaded and ready to sail from Antwerp
about the middle of Oct0ber.
: The trip of the Slam to the coast
win be in tho nature Of an experiment
as none Of the motor vessels have as
yet nnae so long q trip .as = iIlvoI3ed
in this ease The only water causing
any worry to the owners Is the prob
lem OF keeping In communicable with
the Stem during the long passage. The
company has equipped all of It's pas
senger ships with wireless, but so far
the modern invention has not been In
stalled on any Of the freightefs.
8 a.
New Tanker Has Been Named.
The oil tank steamship building by
the Union Iron Works for the Associ-
ated Oil Company 8 will be named
Frank Buck. She. will be 410 feet in
length. SO feet beam, and will cost
$768, 000. The Union Iron Works is
also building a motor driven gasoline
barge for the Standard OH Company
of capacity OF. "a, 600 gallons reffneh
oil and Is tons package freight.
f5iIonian Sails. : s
The Matson steamer Hilonian got
away Sunday night for Port Allen and
way ports on her course to San Fran
cisco. Her cargo was chiefly made
up of 5000 cases of pines on their way
10 the Hdiniand market -
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Navigator Goes Back to the Ark.
Al palatial ark, equipped with cleo
trio lights and mayhap wireless out
fit, win soon be The home of Capt
Charley Peterson, retired launch OPP
orator of the waterfront, says the S.
f. Examiner. Captain Peterson has
been working quietly on plans for his
new place of abode, and It only leaked
cut yesterday that, construction Of
said residence has been started. Just
where he will moor his ark Captain
Peterson has not yet decided. The
Oakland estuary, Sausalito or some
secluded spot up river may in turn
be- the headquarters OF the ark. AS
Captain Peterson bears an enviable
as an entertainer and only
ranks second to Skipper Harry John.
son as a "chipino chef" II, is expected
that the! new ark with be the scene of
many. festive event attended by for
mer members of the Bilgewater Club,
Reaches Port.
With a large cargo aboard for this
port and for Hilo, the AmeFicanHa.
waiian steamer Alaskan arrived here
yesterday morning. Immediately up
on her arrival she began to discharge
CARGO 5000 tons of which are for Ho-
nollilu. There are 1000 tens for HilO
and way ports. Considerable Of the
cargo - assigned to the army, being
hay and oats and ammunition.
Incidentally the steamer brought i'll
three bridegrooms, one being in the
person of Capt. Walter P Hillman,
tie others 1st Engineer George w.
Spencer and I'd Engineer w. Z. Rus
sch,
The Alaskan will probably leave
here Friday.