Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-07-09
WIFE of SKIPPER
/ STAYED BY
| THE ship

pointing with pride at Mrs. John
Dahlquist, wife of Captain DahIquist,
whose lumber schooner Riverside
struck on Sugar Loaf reef, off the
Mendocino coast. on June 10, Is mem.
beers of the crew of the i'll fated
schooner have arrived at San Fran,
cisco.
graphically the officers and crew de.
scribed the bravery OF the only woman
on board the ship when II struck the
rocks. They told of how she cheered
the crew as they worked to lower the
boats; how she, burdened with the
weight Of her two small children, lent
physical assistance in operating the
daRits, and how she requested that
she be allowed to wait with her hus-
band until all had been sent out into
the murky morning in the life boats.
IMrs. Dahlquist was as cool as her
husband. Her first thought after the
Riverside struck the. reef was of her
children. Without stopping to don
Z more than half her clothing, she rush
ed the babies to a place of safety on
the bow of the boat.
There she dressed them and put
on the clothes which some one
brought to her." said one of the off,
GERS, who was strongest in his words
of praise. Then she went to her
him, lending what assistance she
could while the crew prepared to
leave the rapidly settling vessel"
Il will stay with you until every
one is of" she said to her husband.
When the first boat was ready to be
lowered she chung TO her husband and
begged him to allow her to stay. I'VE
literally forced her into the first boat.
But before she got in she shouted a
last encouraging word to the men,
who were lighting to save their lives.
never saw woman display such
cooiness.s think II was due greatly
to her attitude that a panic among
the seamen was averted."
Captain Dahlquist and the officers
reluctantly discussed the accident.
One of the seamen said:
Il was on duty when the Riverside
struck the rocks. She rolled violent
~ for moment, and then heard the
water rushing into the hold. Steam
Kissed and / realized that the fires
were being quenched. The men in
the engine room were forced from
their posts and soon all hands were
on deck Captain DahlQuist ordered
the boats lowered at once. He wasn't
at all excited and seemed to know
Just exactly how to handle every sit
uation as il arose. I'll ten you II was
something good to see him and his
wife standing there close together, he
s..f,.e s~- cl, ahnnfinO
the men on in their work. Even I'M
der the stress of the fate that was III
store for the men, some of them re-
marked about her GOODNESS and bray-
cry"
All of the personal belongings Of
the officers and crew we're lost When
they arrived here they were clothed
only in what they saved, together with
apparel given them by people at Eu-
reka, where they were taken in the
tug Relief after being picked up.
An investigation into the cause Of
the accident will be made by the own
ers of the Riverside as soon as all
OF the crew are assembled here.
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Plan tiarbor for Observation-Disclosures.
Within thirty days big ships of the
American Hawaiian line will begin to
land at Los Angeles harbor, if the
lease which that company seeks from
the Outer Harbor and Wharf COM
pany is obtained reasonably prompt
The latter concern will have finish
ed. its great steel and concrete ware
house at the pier, in one month, rea-
dy for use.
The steamship company is nego-
tiating for d long lease on a 1500-foot
slip with a draft of 35 feet of water
In order to land cargoes for Los An.
geles at that port instead of landing
them at San Diego as at present and
reshipping By the Santa Fe road TO
the city at an expense of time, extra
handling and freight charges.
The new warehouse of the Outer
Dock and Wharf company is to be
ST. feet long and los feet wide and
will house $4,000 tons of freight.
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Makura Is One Day Late
The Canadian Australasian liner
Makura from Sydney by the way of
Auckland and Suva, will arrive at Ho-
polulu one day behind schedule, ac-
cording to cables received today at
the agency of T. H. Davies & Co. The
Makura is bringing several hundred
tons Australian products for dis
charge here A number of cabin pas
sengers have been booked for the
north Pacific coast in this vessel.
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Germans Take Up Submarine Bell.
The alderman Lloyd have de-
cided to equip their principal llners
,,,ith submarine bells of type SINH
lar M those fitted to light-ships. The
noe;tion of a vessel thus equipped can
he readily found if she is in distress,
AT the office of the Oceanic line, the
.taamsbip Sonoma has been posted to
cal for San Francisco. at 9 O'Clock
Friday evening, July latn