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

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rand or the Matson Navigation Liner
MANGA, 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.
WeeSen, before joining the Matson
line. Was wharf superintendent for the
Ameriean-Hawaiian Steamship Com
pany at Salina Cruz. the Pacific term
inal of the Tehuantepec railway.
The Tehuantepec railroad was built
70 enable the American-Hawaiian line
to ship sugar from HAWAII to Delaware
breakwater. The company had one
fleet of freight carriers in the Pacific
and another ia 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 American-Hawaiian line, Capt.
Weeden. then a master in the employ
of that company, was made port sup
erintendent at Salina Cruz His du.
ties largely consisted in plotting yes.
sells in and out of the port, and in adj
dition 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-
peared in the offing. and the Mexican
pilot" went out to board her. AS he
had no experience as pilot the skip
per refused to let him take charge Of
the vessel and Capt. Weeden was cali
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 a. 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 SUI
preme happiness if knew what you
do. cannot do this work. VIII you
please help me, and / will never go
on 'vap0r' again.
So it was settled between the two,
en- Weedenis 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 a pilot of this port" said Diaz,
you realize, Capt. Weeden, that you
are an official of the Mexican govern
ment?"
"Yes, sir" was the reply
Have You a gum" was the next
NuCStAOA lAOlaA LIE AutCl VI AACAtGOs 0u0
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 it's general
cargo at Hama, Maui The vessel with
lumber and merchandise was anchor
ed off 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-Australas liner Ma
kura, from Australia by the way of
New Zealand and Suva, due tomorrow
morning, will land about 25 tons Of
freight 1t has room for so passen-
gers in the first and secondclass. The
Makura will be given an early des.
patch to Vancouver.