Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-05-23
OLD INHALER
SEEKS Mates
Member of Crew of Gauges in
the FiftieS Trying to Lo-
cate Comrades.


In the stirring days of half century
ago when Honolulu harbor was filled
to capacity with vessels belonging to
the south seas whaling feet, the ship
Gauges was then a famous figure at
all ports of rendezvous where seafar-
ing men congregated
George Wooley, a retired whaleman,
who in the fifties was member of
the crew OF the ship Gauges, which
sprang leak off the Australian coast
and was abandoned there, has written
to Postmaster Frank c. Barrows of
Brooklyn, N. Y, to ask if any uf his
shipmates are living.
Mr.. Wooleys letter is as follows:
Bellevue, Michigan,
April II, 1913.
Mr. Postmaster: have been trying
to get in touch with some of the crew
OF the old ship Gauges. that sailed
from Nantucket in the early fifties ON
whaling voyage, the last voyage she
ever made.
/ was one of the crew of that ship.
John B. Nicholson was commander
and Henry c. Ray second mate. Our
ship sprang leak, and we had to put
into Sydney, Australia, where she was
condemned as unseaworthy. We all
separated there, and / have never
heard from any of the crew since, ex-
cept the commander, who, / was in
formed, was still living in New Bed
ford about 20 years ago. But as he
was an old man then, suppose he has
passed away ere this. | am an old
man now, but there were many young
er than myself among the crew, and
if you would kindly hand this to some
old resident, who followed the sea in
those days, / might get some inform
alton Yours truly,
(Signed) GEORGE WOOLEY.
Captain Nicholson, who was a ma
tive of Nantucket, died in this city
on Nov. IA, 1911, at the age of so
years.
Siberia May Sail for Coast Tuesday.
The announcement is, now made
that the Pacific Mail liner Siberia
will be dispatched for San Francisco
on or about ten o'clock Tuesday
from China and Japan ports with a
large list of through passengers. H.
Hackfeld and Company have been
notified that twenty additional pas
sengers can be accommodated at Ho-
nolulu Eleven hundred tons of
cargo from oriental ports are to be
discharged during the stay of the YES
sci at this port.
Union Line Secures More Tonnage.
The sale of the new Weir liner Gift
ford to the Union Steamship Com
pany of New Zealand for $3.50 is
reported. The Giiford is to be re-
named the Waltema, and it is lot un-
likely that she will be seen on the
coast in the near future. The Clifford
was built at Newcastle-on-Tyne in
1911 by the Northumberland Ship
building Company, and is a freighter
of the most modern type.
Bark Allen Gets Away for the Coast.
Completely repaired, and placed in
first class condition. following a dis
astrous fire, the bark S. c. Allen was
for Puget Sound ports yes
.erday afternoon. The vessel has been
at the port since March 18th, when,
shortly after arriving with lumber to
Allen & Robinson, a fire destroyed
the after part Of the ship.
Left Hilo for the Coast.
The American schooner j. H. Bruce
las been discharged of a full cargo
Of lumber and was dispatched yester-
lay from Hilo for Fort Bragg, taking
ballast only The schooner reached
he Hawaii port on May 10, and
brought some very heavy timber as
we'll as building material.
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Dill Due From the Coast.
A shipment of oil for the local
branch of the Associated Oil Com
Dany is expected to arrive here in
he American ship Falls of Clyde,
which vessel, according to recent
cables, is reported to have sailed
rom Gaviota yesterday.
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'0al from Australia.
According to dispatches received
lere today the British steamship Hor-
lelen is reported to have sailed from
newcastle, y. S. W, on May 9th with4