Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-04-09
NATSON liner
REPAIRED, And
SAILED TODAY

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Il the Matscn Navigation steamer
WflheImira, in command Of Captain
NJ. A. Madsen. laden with 5000 tons
of sugar and island products. went
ashore off the FaraIlones on the morn
ing OF March 81, as. reported by Off
GERS in the Lurline upon arrival here.
the damage is believed to have been
slight, in the opinion of those con
neeted with the local agency at Castle
& Cooke
A cable received at noon today an.
! nounces the departure Of the Wilhei'
nina from San Francisco at the resu-
lar sailing hour, though one day be-
hind the schedule. The liner has been
supplied with one OF the largest car
goes in her history, the freight list in
Guiding 1896 tons for Honolulu, 800
tons for Hilo, 100 tons for Port Allen
and 80 tons for Kaanapali
In the opinion OF the agents, the
loading Of this big shipment OF main.
land cargo may have had much to do
with the delay in departure from San
Francisco. s... ~
That the Wilhelmina met with an
accident or was in collision at the
coast port has been currently reported
here following the return of the Lur.
line to Honolulu. The Wilhelmina had
reached at berth at he Matson wharf at
San Francisco shortly before noon on
March 81. while the Lurline was dis.
patched from the opposite side Of the
pier at o'clock in the evening.
The statement that the Wilhelmina
was rushed into a drydock immediate
| ly following its arrival is denied, as
II is stated that work of discharging
the cargo of sugar and island products
was undertaken as soon as the vessel
reached berth at the wharf.
We have had no official advices
concerning q disaster to the Wilhel-
nina. In fact we have not been mott.
| fled officially OF a change in masters.
declared John II. Drew, manager Of
the shipping department at Castle &
Cooke.
"The news that Captain Peter John
son had been appointed to the com
mand OF the Wilhelmina in place of
Captain Madsen, came to US entirely
through outside sources" he added.
That the Wilhelmina could have
gone ashore on the Farallones on q
clear day, at full speed and not car
iried away a generous portion of its
bottom IS looked upon locally as an
.mpossibility.
Captain Madsen, who was In charge
OF the Wilhelmina on the voyage, has
been identified with the Matson line
for the past four years. Prior to join
| Ing the company he was master Of the
big ship John Ena, of which vessel
he Is a part owner Captain Madsen
has borne the reputation among sea.
faring men OF being one OF the most
careful and experienced navigators in
the Pacific. For e number OF years he
was In command Of schooners that
piled between the Golden Gate, the
Sound and the South seas. AS master
of the John Ena he has sailed that
vessel around the world.
Officers in the Lurline admit that
they gained but little information dur.
/ ing the brief stay at San Francisco.
That something happened to the VIII.
helmina is believed certain, but the
extent of The damage done the vessel
lis understood to have been slight.
judging from the limited time allotted
to the steamer at the coast port for
lTepairs.
The Wilhelmina is due ts arrive at
Honolulu a. an early how next Wed.
nesday morning.
Bring Many from South Coast.
In the large number of passengers
from the Mexican, Central and South
/ American coast to reach this port In
the Japanese liner Anyo Maru in tran
sit to Japan and China, are s cabin
and 19l second class travellers.
A late aerogram received at the
agency of Castle & Cooke today
states that the vessel may arrive here
on Saturday morning for the purpose
of being discharged OF 5000 tons of
nitrates brought from the south coast.
/ The Anyo Maru will probably remain
/ at the port for four days
Fine Weather on Maui. IN, q. ~ 80
Officers in the Inter.Island steamer
Claudine report meeting with fine
weather OF the island of Maui. The
vessel is an arrival today bringing a
general cargo including 1854 sacks of
sugar. 1S6 packages of sundries, 70
sacks of taro, 6S sacks of spuds, "a
head of hogs, 46 sacks of corn, and 4
crates of chickens. A small list of
passengers returned to the port in
this vessel. s.rr, q
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Many VIII Leave in Sonoma.
i Forty.five intending passengers have
! booked for San Francisco in the Gee.
aTlic liner Sonoma, scheduled to de-
part for the coast on next Friday aft.
ernoon. G.. Brewer & Company has
been advised that the vessel sailed
from Sydney, n. S. W., by the way of
Pago Page, with IS cabin and SO sec
cnd-class passengers. The vessel has
room for about 500 tons of additional
freight and can accommodate so addi-
tional travellers from the islands to
| the coast.
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