Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-04-09
MANCHljRIA in
STORM, DAMAGED
NAGASAKI

"A NlCIlLn- OF IeTfluc SJOIu "lIillll
a Iandlocked harbor at Nagasaki, ia
pan. the big Pacific Mail liner Man
churia, now steaming across the Pa
cific for Honolulu and due to arrive
here on next Wednesday morning, is
known to have received considerable
damage while maneuyering to keep
clear Of other vessels. Advices re-
ceiyed here nov state that the Man
chHria hit on the bottom at Nakasah
harbor prior TO the departure from
that port for Manila The impact was
plainly felt throughout the great ship
and some of the more timid passen-
gers expressed decided alarm. as to
their safety aboard the vessel In
this connection much praise has been
bestowed upon Captain Andrew Dixon,
master of the ManchHria. In the Opin-
ion Of many outward bound passen-
gers had II not been for the cool and
calculating work on the bridge, one
Of the mammoth Pacific Mail vessels
might ut this minute be resting on
the bottom OF ,Sagasah harbor.
Passengers Tell Graphic Story. b.. --'a1
In praising the work of Captain Dix
on, A. ID. s. Johnson, a passenger, re-
lated graphic story of the disaster
to the Manchuria which is to visit Ho-
nolulu next "Wednesday e.
4 was standing at the forward part
of the vessel" he stated The, wind
was terrific. blowing between 20 and
so miles an hour. There were but few
Of us on deck. the nasty weather send
ing nearly all the passengers below
Captain Dixon made a beautiful en-
trance to the inner harbor despite
the heavy handicap Of the gale. II
was not until he got up nearly TO his
accustomed anchorage that we were
able to see another ship anchored so
close as to make II unsafe for us to
remain. think It was then the cap.
tain decided to put out to sea again
and ride the blow.
To do this required the most ex.
pert maneuvering The few of us who
were then on deck witnessed some Of
the most remarkable handling of big
vessel II has been our good fortune 20
see. Two big hawsers were made fast
to- buoy and the ship was slowly
swung around. Before this had been
completed the hawsers parted. 1t was
then that Captain Dixon showed that
he was a master of the situation. For
some minutes II looked as IL some
thing disastrous might happen for he
had but limited space In which To-
maneuyer the vessel. In swinging
around the vessel grazed override mud
but was off again in a minute. Had,
we not been on deck we would not
have noticed Il. None OF the passen.
gers below knew what had happened.
We got clear after some pretty jockey.
ing and put to sea, remaining ii the
open all that day and the night. The
next morning we returned and anchor.
ed without the slightest difficulty"
Busy Week IN Sight.
Honolulu harbor will fairly TEEN
with deep-sea shipping for the week
beginning with next Monday morning.
The Oceanic liner Ventura. the Paci-
fic Mail steamer Siberia and the
United States army transport Sheri-
dan are on the boards to make Fan
appearance at the port on Monday.
The transport may be delayed one
day. Tuesday is predicted will be d
blank as far as arrivals are concern
ed. Wednesday, should see the Mat
son Navigation steamer Wilhelmina
from San Francisco and the Pacific
Mail liner Manchuria from the Orr.
ent Friday should open with the ar
rival of the Sonoma from Sydney and.
Page Pago. while the Japanese steam
er Chiyo Maru from China and Japan
Is also due. The Matson steamer Hi
lonian from San Francisco by the
way Of Sound ports is looked for on
Saturday at which time also is ex.
pected the American Hawaiian liner
Missourian
The ship John Ena with coal for
the navy, the British freighter Strath-
endrick with lumber enroute from the
Sound to Australia, and to call here
for coal the japanese liner Anyo
Maru with 20o0 tons Of nitrates from
South America are also due during
the coming week. l.. Il"
"a
Korea Due AZ Early Hour. - ... .
The Pacific Mail liner Korea from
San Francisco with 20 cabin and Is
second class passengers. is due to ar
rive at quarantine about 6 o'clock TO
snorrow morning. A late aerogram re.
ceiyed at the agency OF, n. Haekfel6
,& Company today states that the yes
sci is expected to depart for Japan and
China at 3 o'clock in the evening.
The Korea will be discharged of 251
tons Of mainland cargo and 600, tons
Of coal will be placed in its bunkers
before sailing for the Orient. A large
delegation of Asiatic steerage passen.
gers has been booked for the coast OF
Japan and China in this vessel.
Sugar awaiting shipment on the is
land of Kauai included the following
consignments according to a report
brought to this city with the return
of the steamer w G. Hall: Kilauea,
$4,000; L. P, $500; Kealia. $1,000: X.
S. NJ. 1850; NJ. a. X, 1912 Mob, 27.-
9lS; X. p, 5S4S sacks.
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The Matson Navigation steamer
HiIonian with cargo from the Sound
is due to arrive at Honolulu on Sat,