Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-01-28
MONKEYS FELL
VICTIMS TOGY
BONBARDMENT

A bombardment CT ice that opened
from the heavens and descended with
deadly force upon the decks Of the
AIatson Navigation steamer Honolulan,
then steaming in se1ni.tropical zone,
Is held responsible for the demise OF
several monkeys as we'll as number
OF fowls carried on the after deck OF
that vessel en- route TO the Paradise
or the Pacific.
The Honolulan was caught in hail
storm Of unusual severity few days
before reaching the islands. For an
hour or more terrific pelting of ice
f4ined upon the vessel The livestock
and poultry had been confined in cages
placed on the after deck of the ship.
Some OF the worst weather IN the
experience OF Captain j. s. Greene was
met on the trip. For several days
the vessel was a. target for gales and
accompanying seas. Ten cabin and
seven steerage passengers reached the
port this morning shortly before 8
o'clock ...-- " L.,
There Is a quantity of material for.
the several wireless plants in the YES
sci OF about 1000 tons cargo, there
We're III automobiles. s.5-e. s
IN going 20 Pier IS for a berth, the
Hopoluian will be discharged of a
number Of pieces of heavy ordnance,
including gun mountings weighing IL
tons each. -.
The Honolulan will be dispatched
for Kahuluf on Thursday evening, the
vessel being scheduled to return to
the port on Sunday, Five blooded race.
horses, the property Of island sports.
men. were returned in the steamer.
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Liners Race for HonoluIu.
The Japanese steamer Chlyo MARI
aud Oceanic liner Sierra are reported
e have sailed from San Francisco for
Honolulu within an hour Of each other
on Tuesday afternoon
There Is some speculation IN local
shipping circles as to which vessel
was supplied with the mail destined
Or the islands. The Chiyo Maru is
said to have. departed from the coast
port ct 80 b. M, followed by the ST.
ezra at els p. m,
That these vessels will endeavor to
keep up TO their accustomed top speed
on the voyage to Honolulu is now pre-
dicted. The steamer selected by the
coast postal authorities to carry the
mail will doubtless be crowded to the
utmost 10 complete the voyage with
in the specified time. Both liners are
due TO arrive at Honolulu at an early
hour next Monday morning, the Chiyo
Maru going to Pier while the Sierra
will be berthed at Pier 10. u
Last Of the MelancthOn
Once prominent factor In Hawaii
an shipping. later falling into disuse
and oblivion as hulk, the barkentine
Melancfhon which has been under pro-
cess OF dismantling for som emonths,
was blown into a mass OF splintered
timber with the discharge of q large
blast OF dynamite at Pearl Harbor yes
terday. G. II. Brown had charge of
the wrecking operations which put an.
end 20 the career of the, old vessel. A
shower Of material was thrown high
into the air az a result of the explo-
sion. The salvage was scattered over
wide area. In late years the vessel
has been employed as barge in
transporting building material be-
tween Honolulu and the new naval
station. II was while in this service
that the hulk sank and proved an OBJ
structiop to navigation at Pearl Har-
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storm Intefferes with Wireless. ),
Unfayorable static conditions are
held responsible for the failure to re-
ceive wireless messages from incom-
ing and outgoing steamers. The off
GERS In the Honolulan complain of
much DIFFICULTY in getting one or more
messages through to Kahuku station.
The wireless equipment in the Mag
ara was out OF commission because OF
the storm. that vessel only getting
into communication with the islands
within a day or so of arrival at this
port
The same condition is said to pre-
vail in relation to receiving reports
from the Ganadian-Australasian liner
Makura. now en- route from British
Columbia. ~,
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