Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-06-24
DIAI MADE SURE
THAT WEEDEN
OWNED GUN

Tcaad OF the Matsou Navigation Liner
Manca. which steamed to San Francis
CO Tuesday afternoon, never wearies
of telling OF his experience on the low,
er coast of Mexico when he came near
being commanded TO take up arms in
one OF the incipient revolutions. Capt.
Weeden, before joining the Matson
line, was wharf superintendent for the
American Hawaiian Steamship Com
pany at Salina Cruz, the Pacific term
inal of the Tehuantepec railway.
The Tehuantepec railroad was built
10 enable the Observation-Disclosures line
to ship sugar from Hawaii to Delaware
breakwater. The company had one
fleet of freight carriers in the Pacific
and another in the Atlantic. Sugar
was taken aboard at, the Hawaiian
ports, transported to Salina Cruz. ship
ped over the railroad. and again load.
ed on freighters on the east coast, to
be carried to the refineries on the
! Atlantic coast.
When the port of Salina Cruz was
established as the Pacific terminus for
the Observation-Disclosures line, Capt.
Weeden. then master in the employ
of that company, was made port sup
erintendent at sSalina Cruz. His du.
ties largely consisted in plotting yes.
sells in and ont OF the port. and in ad-
Edition to having charge of the freight.
ers of his own line, he was often
called upon to pilot Mexican vessels.
The authorities at Mexico City, to
repay the obligation owing to a Ger.
tain individual, made him pilot at the
port. The new pilot arrived there
with a uniform covered with much
braid, but without the price of meal.
and reported to Capt. Weeden, whom
he was to relieve.
| Noting his half-famished condition,
Capt Weeden invited him to his own
house and gave him bed and board.
|. The next day a Mexican ship ap-
lpeared in the offing. and the Mexican
"pilot" went out to board her. As he
had no experience as a pilot the skip
per refused to let him take charge OF
the vessel and Capt Weeden was call.
ed upon, and took the steamer in.
The next day one of the big freight.
ere of the American Hawaiian line ap-
peared and the Mexican pilot" appeal.
ed to Weeden for help, for when he
arrived on the freighter he was sc
high in the ar that he did not know
what to do.
"Ah, please, Captain weeden, take
this ship in for me-" said the fright.
ened Mexican. Il would be in sn.
preme happiness if l, knew what you
do. cannot do this work. win you
please help me, and will never 60
! on 'vapor' again.
So it was settled between the two,
en- Weeden's initiative. The Mexican
was to stay ashore; Weeden would do
the plotting, and they would have an
understanding as to fees.
/ A few days later President Porfirio
Diaz arrived in Salina Cruz. Capt.
! Weeden was summoned before him.
"As pilot Of this port, said Diaz,
you realize, Capt. Weeden, that you
are. an official of the Mexican govern
ment?"
Eyes, sir" was the reply.
Have you gum" was the next
question from the ruler Of Mexico, and
the reply was in the affirmative
! Then use It."
| And from that time forward Weed
en- was the pilot in Salina Cruz
| Defender fastened to the Coast.
! Fast work was done in discharging
| the schooner Defender of its general
| cargo at Hama, Maui The vessel with
lumber and merchandise was anchor
ed of the port on June Is. The Inter
Island steamer Claudine called at Hama
| last Tuesday and took the schooner in
tow to the open sea. The Defender
had been given a full cargo of sugar
| for delivery to California coast REIN
| cries.
The Canadian-Australasia liner Ma
kura, from Australia by the way OF
| New Zealand and Suva, due tomorrow
morning, will land about Is tons OF
| freight. 1t has room for so passen-
gers in the first and seeend-class. The
Makura will be given an early des.
| patch to Vancouver.