Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-03-09
LOGAN GANGWAY
FALLS-MANY
ARE injured

A score Of passengers in the United
States army transport Logan that sail
ed from Honolulu for San Francisco
yesterday afternoon received painful
injuries through the collapse of q
weakened and defective gangway, the
accident occurring few minutes be
fore the troopship hauled away from
her pier at Manila
The gangway leading from the
wharf TO the Logan is said TO have
been small and flimsily constructed
and at the time OF its breaking under
the strain. about two score OF people
were either attempting to gain the
deck Of the transport or leave the yes
sci for the wharf
Passengers aboard the transport and
spectators that crowded the deck were
horrified at deafening crash. follow.
ed by the shouts of men and screams
of women and children who had been
plunged to the lower floor of the
wharf from a considerable height
Medical officers from the Logan
rushed to the assistance of the in.
jured and first aid treatment was
speedily administered. With but few
exceptions, those receiving injuries
and listed as passengers in the vessel
for Nagasaki. Hoaolulu or San Fran
cisco elected to remain with the tran.
sport Manila spectators hurt at the
time were In some instances conveyed
to hospital.
The injured passengers had com
pletely recovered by the time the 10
gan reached berth at Pier 6, Honolu-
lu, late Saturday night. The Logan
was delayed about "a hours in steam.
ing from Nagasakd. owing to rough
weather With cabin, dormitory and
troop quarters well filed with travel.
ers drawn from the ranks of the mill,
tary. navy and insular government,
the vessel remained at this port until
noon yesterday before resuming the
voyage to San Francisco. AS victims
OF the Philippine government guillo-
tine, 70 former employees are returning
to the homeland Joining the Logan
at Honolulu were about 200 passen-
gers assigned to various quarters.
Officers in the Logan bear out the
announcement appearing I'M the Star.
Bulletin that the vessel is to go out
OF commission for four OF. FIVE weeks
while new life-saving equipment is in.
stalled The Sheridan will take up
the run to the Philippines in place
of the Logan, the former troopship
sailing from San Francisco April 5.
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Wailele Makes Quick Trip.
A speedy round trip has been com
pleted by the. InterIsland steamer Wa
ilele which is today being discharged
Of a shipment of 2075 sacks of sugar,
$50 sacks Of corn and quantity of
empty containers. supplied at ports
along the Hamekua coast of Hawaii.
Purser Smith, completing his second
trip as an officer in the wailele re-
ports fine weather at the several ports
visited. The coast and geodetic sur.
rey steamer Patterson was passed at
Mahukona. The steamer Helene was
receiving cargo at Honokaa.
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Mail Dispatched IN Transport Logan.
Before the United States army
transport Logan pulled away from Pier
6 at noon hour Sunday, several hun.
dred sacks of mall were placed aboard.
The vessel is due to cover the pas.
sage to the coast in about eight DAYS
and will land the correspondence at
San Francisco about "a hours in adj
vance Of the mail to be forwarded to
the mainland in the Matsonia. A
large crowd of spectators gathered at
the wharf to witness the departure OF
the troopship.
CnissOn Remained Behind
The huge caisson intended for a
gate for Pearl Harbor drydoek. which
has been cleaned and repainted while
on the Inter-Island floating dock, was
not taken to the naval station when
the United States naval tug Navajo
took up a line on the floating crane al
8 O'Clock this morning. The caisson
Will remain at the port awaiting ia.
yorable weather. 1t was Intended to
employ the Matson Navigation tug
Intrepid to assist in the towing of the
crane, but the services of the tug
were not required
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Lurline Due in the Morninu.
The Matson Navigation steamer Eur.
line from San Francisco is reported
as making good time from San Fran
cisco and will reach the port at day
light tomorrow morning, bringing %
cabin and a few Storage passengers.
The vessel. has more than 1000 tons
OF general cargo for Honolulu, with
24o tons Of freight for discharge at
Kahului.
Sugar awaiting shipment on the isl.
and OF Kauai includes the following
shipments according to report brought
by officers in the InterIslaud steamer
Kinau: K. S. NJ. $50 bags. Cay and
Robinson 27.f5o. Hawaiian Sugar Com.
pany 1854, McBryde 23,5I6. Koloa 10.
$40. G. +. 5000. L. P. $4,000. kealia
1850, kiianea $500.
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