Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-01-21
WILHELM INl
TO FLOATING
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With q part OF one of four bronze
blades TO her propeller gone, about
fifty feet OF heavy iron rail smashed
and twisted, the heavy windows q
cabins de luxe and social hal
crushed in by the force of a solid wal
OF water, and several staterooms in
undated the Matson Navigation
steamship WiIhelmina, with 100 first
class Passengers, more than one hun
'dred sacks OF mail, and about 1900
tons Of cargo, steamed 20 a berth al
Pier Is shortly before O'Clock last
night. Captain Charles Peterson de
clared that in eight wears of mari
time experience the present voyage
was the wors.. 4
I'VE met with a rough reception i'm,
rnediatefy after leaving the Golden
Gate. For IS hours the Wilhelmins
bucked tremendous seas and was de,
layed by gales" stated Capt Peter,
son,
According to q report from the Off
GERS a blade in the WiIhelmina's pro
peiier parted company from the shaft
shortly before 9 o'clock last Friday
morning. The accident Is stated to
have made little difference in the
steaning time Of the vessel, and had
the weather been more favorable, the
liner would have reached her dock on
about the regular schedule.
The Wilhelmina is TO be raised on
the Intef.Isiand floating frydock TO.
morrow evening, the big liner to re
main there for about six hours while
"A new blade is substituted for the
damaged one.
The loss of several blades in the
Wilhelmina's propeller since the YES
sci went into commission is attribut-
ed TO poor quality Of bronze en-
Iloyed by the founders in their con-
struction As a result OF series of
similar accidents, the Matson Nayis
CATION Company is said to have ar
ranged for The casting Of new blades
OF ig.inmetal, the bronze having been
found unequal to- the terrific strain
imposed upon them as the vessel
plunges and her engines begin to
race.
The seas that continuously swept
over the Wilhelmina wrecked a
stretch OF bulwarks, force of work
men being employed this morning Id
erecting repairs.
Included in the big cargo were 25
automobiles II is stated that many
OF these are the property of visiting
tourists who made up about 80 per
cent OF the list Of cabin passengers
brought BY the Wilhelmina. It Is the
present intention to dispatch the
steamer for Hilo on Friday evening.
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AIasLAR Life; Due Saturday Y
The Americana Hawaiian freighter
Alaskan, with about 1000 tons freight
transhipped at Salina Cruz. has been
DELAYED in leaving Puget Sound ports
for the Hawaiian Islands, and this
vessel will now probably arrive. at
Honolulu on Saturday. The Alaskan
is reported to have been filled to ca
pacity with general cargo. for dis.
charge at several island ports. In
sailing from Hilo. this vessel will be
supplied with full shipment Of SUI.
gar.
Hall Makes Port with Sugar
Sugar made up the bulk OF the car
go brought TO Honolulu from Kauai
ports In the Inter-Island steamer W..
G. Hall. This vessel returned with
$500 sacks of the product. In addi-
ton to the shipment quantity OF
sundries arrived. Better weather is
reported along the island of Kauai,
according to officers in the Hail.
Kauai Sugar Report
Two Kauai plantations have filed
reports of sugar awaiting shipment to
Honolulu or 10 the mainland. Accord
ing to Purser Hustace in the steamer
Hall. the following lots are reported ::
l. p. 5000 and g. & r. $1,000.
In figures IL feet Ia. length, the for
T1er Hackfeid wharf has now been
designated as Pier is. The same pro-
cedure will be followed with all ter
ritorial and private owned docks and
wharyes at this port sf3s
Taking freight and mail only, the
Inter-J sland steamer WaileIe was dis
patched for Honokaa, Kukuihaele,
Paa1hau ind ports at an early hour
tails afternoon. The vessel Is due to
return here with sugar and a number
OF head OF cattle. '-5