Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-05-13
LITTLESTEAMER
NEARLY HAD TO
BURNHERSUGAR
Governor Forbes Has Unusual
Trip From Manila; Leak
Is Coal Hold Cover

Several things we're unique about
the voyage of the Philippine steamer
Governor Forbes, arriritg today fromI
Manila, 30 days out from that port.
First, she locked with only half q
days supply of coal left. Had she
met much more bad weather it would
have been necessary to begin burn
ing her sugar cargo for fuel.
Second, the Forbes is the smallest
steamer ever making the voyage from
Manila across the Pacific, and steamed
here from Yokohama with only 500
tons of coal She is only 29O feet
long
Third, sS5O,O00 are said to have been
offered for her by a San Francisco
shipping firm. She will probably De
sold there.
Fourth, a mysterious leak one day
ont from Yokohama caused the cap
tain to turn back, when It was dis
covered the leak" had resulted from
the engineers forgetting to replace the
cover on the coal hold when leaving.
There are several prominent Philip
pine business and professional men
aboard. They include:
DIR. p. X. Gilman. former chief sur
geon Philippine General Hospital,
professor Of surgery University OF. the
Philippines, and one Of the leading
surgeons of the Orient: Samuel Ey-
Ter. shipping manager for Macleod d
Company of Manila, and family; Der
nard Cogan, former secretary Oh the
Sugar Central Board, Manila, and fam'
lily, who go to England; n. Lyons
associate editor Manila Daily bulet
tin. and delegate to Democratic ma
tional convention and Associated Al
Clubs convention, from Manila; Cap
tain Miller, supercargo. one OF the
most popular and best.known Shoppers
in the philippines, formerly command.
ing China Navigation Compapys
steamer Rubi; Misses A. L. OMa1ley
and A. T. Riddle, nurses of st. Lukes
hosnital. Manila. Miss Riddle was In
charge of the hospital at Zamboanga
for awhile and did some fine work
among the Moros.
Other passengers are: Messrs.
Jones. Bayliss, Pickell. King and NC
Oueown, school teachers, and Owen
electrical engineer, Manila Electric
Railroad & Light Company. Bayliss Is
among the first teachers to be retired
under the new pension act just passed
by the Philippine Islands legislature.
One day out of Yokohama water
was discovered leaking into the hold.
The pumps were started but the water
apuarertly did not subside, coming In
through an undiscoverable leak. Fin
ally the captain decided to turn back
to Yokohama, and after heading back
-four hours the cause of the leak was
discovered. Engineers had neglected
To nut back the cover over the coal
hold. which was covered with piied
coal. water from seas which broke
over the lower deck finding its way
below. The cover was replaced and
the leak" stopped.
The Forbes was formerly the Ham
burg-Ameriean liner Admiral Won Tfr-
pitz and was bought by Ynchausti &
Company in 1912. She had been IN
the South American coastwise and
China coastwise trade, and is in the
Philippine coastwise trade now, CHAR.
tered for one trip by WEIGH, Fairciiiid
g. Company. She will probably be
sold in San Francisco. An offer OF
7o, 900 pounds sterling is said to have
been already received. Carl Defer,
shipping manager Of Ynchaush &
Company, is on board as purser, and
expects 70 arrange the deal.