Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-05-02
SAD news FOR
PURSER BLOOMER

A cable bearing the sad news of the
death of father, awaited PurseI
John Boomer "a popular official con
Dected with the Pacific Mail liner
Nile, upon arrival of that vessel at Ho
nolulu early this morning
G. II. Bloomer father of the Nile
officer pas,.d away at his home in
San Francisco on April 30. For the
past Twenty-Five years he has been
prominently identified with the bust.
ness interests of the Golden Gate
city. Familiarity known to many old
residents as Pop" Boomer, the de.
ceased also served with distinction in
the series of Indian wars in the early
history of the great southwest Mr..
Bloomer was one of the few who sur
vived the battle in which Sitting
Bull was made captive. He was
the trail of the noted Geronomo,-the
great Indian chief.
Purser Boomer decided this morn
ing to proceed to the Orient in the
Nile. following his filing cable to
his mother in San Francisco. The
news of the death came as distinct
shock to the officer, who in his hour
Of affliction and sorrow has the sym
pathy of not only a large circle of
friends in local shipping circles, but
he is also receiving the sincere con-
dolence from his brother officers.
The Nile is to be supplied with two
hundred tons sugar milling machinery
during the stay at this port The
liner Is to proceed to the Philippines
on this voyage and the consignment
Of machinery will be incorporated in
a mill to be erected in the southern
islands. The Nile will also receive
a considerable quantity of coal before
steaming for Japan, China and the
Philippines at five o'clock tonight.
Arriving here with one of the
smallest lists of cabin passengers in
her history. thewessel was moored at
Alakea wharf before eight O'Clock
this morning. Eighteen cabin, sec
ond class and 81 Asiatic steerage pas
sengers are proceeding through to the
Far East. There are no layover pas
sengers for. Honolulu. The Niles
through cargo includes 1900 tons mer-
chandise and supplies a large portion
Of which is destined for Manila
With the arrival of this vessel, the
local postoffice received 21S sacks of
mail from the mainland.
One change is noted in the person
mel of officers aboard the ship, in DR..
]. ]. Smith, well known prac tition-
er from the Emergency Hospital at
San Francisco who takes the berth
as surgeon in the Nile, vacated by Or.
Eo n,. 10, 20
take up his duties as medical officer
In the big Manchuria, upon the arrival
Of the vessel at San Francisco
Pnrser Joe Bourne May Again Call
Here.
1t seems to be pretty generally UNI
derstood that Joseph Bourne. who for
some years was a regular visitor at
Honolulu as a purser in one or more
large Pacific Mail liners, will again
beam upon his large clientele of ship
ping friends at this port with the ar
rival of a Togo Kisen Kaisha liner
OFFICERS in the Pacific Mail Nile to-
day predicted thtat Joe Bourne. who
Is extremely well liked by travellers
as well as the business public, would
receive berth as pHrser in the r. X.
T. Hongkong Maru when that vessel
takes up the trans-Paeific service in
conjunction with the Nippon Maru.
The statement was also forthcoming
that one OF the Pacific Mail popular
freight clerks was slated for g higher
position with the Japanese line.
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] War Medals for Captain Rice
Captain Emery Rice, commander of
the Pacific mail liner Mongolia, was a
volunteer in the United States navy
during the Spanish-American war, and
was at the battle of Santiago as
Quartermaster on the cruiser Harvard.
When he arrived at San Francisco
he found in his mail a notification
from the navy department to the eff
feet two medals, a>West Indies cam
paign medal and a Sampson medal,
had been forwarded to him.
In the same mail he received a re-
quest from the navy department in
yiting his cooperation in the forma-
ton of the national naval reserve,
which it is hoped to form among for
mer navy men who are now connected
with the merchant marine.
E
Hyades Away for San Francisco.
The Matson Navigation steamer
Hyades departed from Hilo for San
Francisco late last night, according to
a wireless message received at the
agency of Castle & Cooke. THIS yes
sci has spent the past fortnight in the
islands, in the discharge OF a large
general Garage brought from San
Francisco and Sound ports. and also
taking on consignments of sugar and
/. bulk molasses. The vessel should
reach the coast by May y.
Ship Phelps Figures in Libel
The ship Erskine ~ Phelps. well
known sugar carrier and one that has
made a number of trips between Ho-
nolulu and the east coast of the I'm
fled States by the way Of the Horn,