The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-12-03
ANOTHER STEAMER
HERE IN DISTRESS
Bankoku Maru Meets Typhoon
That Struck Rio Pasig and
Seiko Maru

Another steamer. struck by the same
typhoon that forced the Rio Pasig aud
SeikO Maru to put 10 here last Wedncs-
day, arrived off port yesterday morn
ing. She was the japanese steam "
BankOku Maru, from San Francisco,
Portland and Comax with lumber and
general cargo for Shanghai.
A jury rudder was rugged after the
| steamer had drifted four days, I ut
eight miles an hour was made during
! the voyage here. One man, &. Okuni-
shi. was lost overheard November 9,
and 5000 feet OF the deck load Of luin-
Der went The BankOku Maru will he
here about a week for repairs.
Head Winds Thereafter
In l67 west longitude and 81 north
latitude the worst of the typhoon out
of the southeast struck the Bankoku
Maru on November II. 1t continued
at its maximum two days, while the
wind changed from southeast to west
and northwest. Each day since the
steamer met westerly or head winds,
which were uRfavOrable for her to
make Shanghai.
| The rudder stock was broken across
November l3, ten and one.half inch
steel swapping. This was just within
the hull. Repairs required four days,
for mishaps continued to occur after
a jury rmdder had been rugged by men
who worked five minutes at a time in
the cold water, the longest they could
endure it.
i A chain was twisted about the stock
and made fast to the rudder and con-
! tnued to projecting booms on the
deck. From these Blooms wire lines
ran to the steam power. II was q neat
1 job, done under difficulties There were
breaks in the booms, wires and chain,
j which prolonged the time before the
steamer could make for Honolulu.
Even after she did start from l67 west
band - north November II there was
another mishap November 22, when the
chain parted again, delaying her an.
other day.
Honolulu Nearest Port t@.
| Honolulu was chosen over Victoria
because il was slightly closer, l7I3
miles as compared with 1928. Japan
was PIGS miles away, and the voyage
would have meant bucking head winds
all the way, whereas the winds were
favorable for an eastward run. A
speed of eight miles an hour was pos
sible. s,..0.F.' '
The lowest point reached by the
barometer was 2Sll inches the morn
ing of November IL, Capt. X. KOnaka
said. sN.
The Bankoku Maru was here Sep
temher q with $3.50 tons Of coal for
the Inter Island and 1900 tons of gem
Feral cargo for San Francisco She sail
| x...k
1900, roo feet of lumber from that port
and 10 tons of steel rails, 102 drums
Of gasoline and other cargo from San
Francisco, whence she sailed October
l6. After calling at COmax for bunkers
the steamer sailed on the great circle
for Japan.
Her coal was low when she arrived
here, as she had only ahout 200 tons
left. $50.
Captain Konaka said that the fine OF
$4,000 imposed upon the steamer for
carrying Capt. Randall Rogers, pilot,
from Portland TO Astoria in violation
Of the navigation laws had been ap.
pealed to Washington. As she has no
wireless apparatus the maximum mum,
her she could carry is forty-nine, and
, Captain Rogers made the fiftieth man.
The fine was imposed September 2s.
Low Barometers Reported y TT a-t ~
The American steamer Rio Pasig,
Cantain Arlantn. arrived here last We'd.
n""dav short of coal. She met the tv.
uhoOn III" piOht Of November IL while
! hound from Sh"nghai to San Pedro
The JananNse steamer Soiko Maru ar,
rived the same d"v. apI 4sbo was struck
Nv tho sto~m N0''~mbcr ~ near the
AlPutian islar1S She was hnuad frap