Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-10
SENATOR, CAPTAINAND PASSENGERS
SCORE DETENTION OF BIG liner

!, i1eVing that the all night delay was un
necessary.
I'VE travelled through China and
| Japan" said the senator, "and had a
very enjoyable time Honolulu looks
as charming and inviting as ever. and
/ | am glad to get back, even for a
brief stay. The place certainly grows
on one, and Mrs. Salisbury and will
always look back to our first visit here
with a great deal of pleasure and con-
tinue to hope for the time when we
can come again to Hawaii"
Captain IL lncensed -
As much annoyed as were his pas
sengers at the delay in docking due
to the refusal of the quarantine Off
GERS to inspect the liner outside the
harbor late yesterday, Captain Emery
Rice of the Mongolia this morning ex-
pressed in no uncertain terms his
opinion of their tactics, which he
claims will make the boat day late
reaching San Francisco.
We arrived outside the harbor at
6:06 last evening" he said after the
boat had locked today. There is no
Pacific Mail ruling requiring com.
mander to stay outside the harbor at
that hour. Our instructions are not to
enter after dark. When we arrived
outside the harbor 1t wasn't within
half an hour of sunset, much less dark.
The doctor refused to come out and
inspect us. saying he couldn't finish
before sunset. We could have got in
and docked long before dark II 1t had
mt been for his refusal. l shall have
to make report in San Francisco as
to the cause of the delay, which means
that we will be nearly day late
reaching there.
I'VE would nave left at 10 o'clock
this morning IL we had been allowed
to dock last evening. Now We won't
get in to San Francisco in time for
quarantine. We usually arrived there
by noon"
The Mongolia locked at 9 o'clock
this morning, and its passengers were
hardly in happy frame OF mind, al
though extremely glad to land after
so many hours passed at anchor just
outside the harbor last night.
Letter From Passenger.
The following letter on the deten-
ton of the Mongolia was received this
morning by the Star-Bulletin.
Editor Honolulu Star-Bulletin.
,r.'Dear Sir: Two hundred cabin pas
sengers of the steamer Mongolia,
which entered port this morning after
having remained outside since yester-
day afternoon, will leave Honolulu to-
day with sour taste in their mouths
over the reception rendered them yes
terday by the local quarantine officials
IN their action ifl4 refusing them adj
mittance into port because of what the
doctors claimed theif arrival after
shutdown. 0fficefs ana passengers
claim the ship arrived a, sufficient time
before shutdown tol permit of an in
specticn had the doctors loaned their
cooperation There is not the slight
est doubt but that the vessel could
have been passed had any cooperation
been shown. It Is not to be conceived
that such fair-minded men as Senator
salisbury, Admiral Cowles Colonel
Johnson and Fred Waterhouse would
have expressed their indignation, as
they did in a message to the Adver-
tiser this morning, had there not been
a cause for it, especially so in the
case Of Admiral Cowles, who Is him
self strict disciplinarian and obsery-
er of regulations.
.sOne Of the staff attached to the
service, in speaking of the
matter, said: Yes, it would be fine
thing II we allowed you in after
short inspection and then found we
had plague, smallpox or some other
contagious disease to contend with.
ITO shipping men and the travelling |
public, this sounds ridiculous. What
could be more absurd than to believe
that the doctors from shore would |
know more about the health condi- |
tons aboard than the ships doctor,
who Tin this instance) had from 10
days to three weeks to observe these
matters? In fact, in the port of Hong |
kong there is no health inspection at |
all. No argument is made that these
should be done away with |
there was sufficient time for that in
this case- but merely to show there
was no ground for a statement of this
Kind.
40n the whole it was a rotten piece
If work, and perhaps we'll hear more
about it. We hope so, for Honolulu's
sake. =..s -: IL.
Sincerely, 80 Il
"A MONGOLIANITE."
IS. S. Mongolia, August 10"
Captain Rice reported fine Voy-
age, with the exception of the delay.
he said the Mongolia left Hongkong
July 90 The liner brought rs passen-
gers to this city and carries nearly 200
cabin passengers for San Francisco.
Among the interesting persons on
board, in addition to Admiral w. c..
Cowles, Senator w. Salisbury aud Col.
Sam Johnson are number of prom
neht American and Oriental business
men. ~&. z. -..:.. - -
B. Megie of the Waltham Watch
Company is stopping over here.
G. R. Bennett, a prominent cotton
iealer of Houston, Texas, is on the
boat, accompanied by his wife and
laughter. .-. .=....."
Mr.. and Mrs. George E. Brown of