Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-01-21
WILHELMfN 4
TO FLOATING
DRYDOCK


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 TO
cabins de luxe and social hall
crushed in by the force of a solid wall
Of wateT, and several stateroouls in
undated, the Matson Navigation
steamship Wilhelmina, with 100 first
class passtEgers,~ In0re than one hun
dred sacks Of mail, and about 1000
tons Of cargo, steamed to a. berth at
Pier Is shortly before o'clock last
night Captain Charles Peterson de.
clared that ip eight years of mari
time experience the present voyage
was the, worst. . -. --s -.
I'VE met with rough reception inn
msdiately after leaving the Golden
Gate For as hours the WiIhelmina
bueked tremendous seas and was de-
laFeds by, gales" stated Capt Peter
son.. .. ...s.- ..~r.. . ...} .. q -
According to report from the Off
GERS a blade in the. Wilhelmina's pro-
peller parted company from. the shaft
shortly before 3 o'clock last Friday
morning. The accident is stated to
have made little. difference in, the
steaming time of the vessel, and had
the weather been more favorable, the
liner would have reached her dock on
about the regular schedule.
The Wilhelnina Is to be raised on
the Inter-Island floating drydock 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-
Lloyed by the founders in their con.
struction. As q result Of a series Of
similar accidents, the Matson Navi-
cation Company is said to have ar
ranged afon the casting OF new blades
Of ggnnmetal, the bronze having been
found unequal to the terrific strain
imposed upon them as the vessel
plunges and her engines begin to
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The seas that continuously swept
over the Wilhelmina wrecked a
stretch Of buiwarks, a force of work
men being employed this morning in
effecting repairs.
Included In the big cargo were IS
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. II is the
present intention to- dispatch the
steamer for Hilo on Friday evening.
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Alaskan Late; Dae Saturday
The Observation-Disclosures freighteri
Alaskan. with about 1000 tons freight
transhipped at SalinR 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 a general cargo, for dis.
charge at several island ports. In
sailing from Hilo this vessel will be
supplied with a full shipment OF su-'
gar. s d
SO. ~ s
Hall Makes Port with Sugar 80
Sugar made up the bulk of the car
go brought TO Honolulu from Kauai
ports In the Inter-IslaRd steamer w
g. Hall, This vessel returned with.
$500 sacks Of the product In addi-l
ton TO the shipment a. quantity Of
sundries arrived. Better weather, is.
reported along the island of Kauai,
according to officers in the Hall.
KAUAI Sugar Report - .zs.m.
Two Kauai plantations have filed
reports Of sugar awaiting shipment TO
Honolulu or to the mainland. Accord;
ing to Purser Hustace in the steamer
Hall the following lots are reported:
L p $4,000 and c. q r. $4,000. -, =
In figures IL feet in length, the for.
mer Hackfeid wharf has now been.
designated as Pier 16 The same pro-
cedure will be followed with all ter.
ritofiai and private owned docks ana
wharves at this port.
Taking freight and mail only, the
lnter-Island steamer Wailele was dis
patched for Honokaa, Kukuihaele.
PaR1hau and ports at an early hour
tais afternoon, The vessel is due to
return here with sugar and a number
of head OF c3ttlo. -
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