Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-01-16
SONOhA CRIPPLED
DID NOT TURN
BACK

The Oceanic liner Sonoma from
| Sydney, N. S. W., with damaged star
board propeller shaft, did not turn
back to the Australian port but is
proceeding in the direction of Pago
, Pago. Honolulu and San Francisco IN
der power of her port propeller, and
! should not be delayed in arrival to
the extent Of over four or five days,
according to adVices received at the
agency of e. Brewer & Co.
The Sonoma was nine hundred
miles south OF Page Page when the
accident occurred to her machinery
| that crippled the vessel to the ex-
tent that her starBoard propeller was
placed out of commission. "n@1 /
The message received here yester.
| day afternoon was to the effect that
the vessel was steaming under re-
duced speed but with all well on;
board. -r..as D. "a p:
The Sonotna is credited with being
able to easily turn between nine and
The local agents are confident that
the liner should arrive at Honolulu
not later than five days beyond the
regular date as set down on the ex-
listing schedules. + IL
One hundred and fifty tons refriger.
ated meat, practically the carrying,
capacity OF the vessel for this class
Of cargo are en- route from Australia
to Honolulu in the Sonoma. The meat
is consigned to the quartermaster de-
partment.
The Sonoma sailed from Sydney
with between eighty and one hundred
passengers in the several classes.
Under ordinary conditions the vessel
should have arrived at this port on or
about January "a. The agents now
are of the opinion that the Sonoma
will reach here on or about the same
date as the Canadian-Australasian
liner Makura which has just left sgd
ney for Vancouver by the way of
Auckland and Suya. 81 - ..
; The fact that the Pacific Mail liner
Mongolia, Canadian Australasia Ma
kura and Matson Navigation steamer
Wilhelnfna win be dispatched for the
Coast within few days of the date
! of the arrival of the Sonoma will
greatly relieve any possible congestion
of passenger traffic that might arise
under the circumstances.
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Fifty Thousand Blocks for City
Streets.
Fifty thousand paving blocks in
tended for city streets and territorial
wharves were included in the freight
brought from Hawaii in the Inter
Island steamer Helene, an arrival at
| the port this morning.
Purser Bird reports brisk wind
| and moderate seas on the return
trip. Heavy rains have been the rule
makua Sugar Mill resumed grinding
on Wednesday, while the Kaiwiki
Mill is expected will begin grinding
on the new crop sugar with the first
| of the coming week.
The Helene brought a quantity of
empty containers and several pack
ages sundries. The steamer Kauai
was passed at 0okala.
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Nuuanu Loading Hardwood Ties.
The American bark Nuuanu arrived
at Hilo some days ago from San Diego
with ballast only, according to report
that has reached this city with the ar
riva! Of Inter.Island steamers.
The Nuuanu is to take on full ship
ment of hardwood railway ties for
transportation companies doing bust
ness along the Pacific coast. The YES
sci has been hauled to the Hilo rail-
way wharf, where the last of the bal
to the loading of the ties. The Nuuanu
will probably remain at the Crescent
City for some weeks.
Pa
Believe Defect Caused Mshap to Big
Gun.
Lieut.-Col. Edwin B. Rabbit, in
charge of the Sandy Hook Proving
Ground, in reporting the explosion to
the War Department said the gun,
which had bore of fourteen inches.
burst on her first full pres sure round.
The pressure was about Is per cent.
greater than the ordinary service pres
sare of $4,000 pounds. Although no
cause was given for the explosion
ordnance officers here attribute it to
defective material.
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Sonoma has room for many.
One hundred and fifty cabin passen-
gems can ealily be accommodated in
the Oceanic steamship Sonoma for
San Francisco when that vessel sails
tor the coast on or about three o'clock
in the afternoon of Friday, Jan. "a.
A cable received at the office of c.
Brewer and Company states that the
vessel has room for large number OF
travellers. So far less. than fifty pas
sengers have been booked.