Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-01-18
SHINYO in AFTER
MANY HOURS OF
Waiting

Bringing his ship in safely past lines
of raging sea. at the harbor entrance
after passing all day yesterday and
all last night riding out the storm &c
miles off port. Capt c.. r. S. Fflmer
and Territorial Pilot j. r. MacauTay
locked the 22,0G0 ton T. X. X liner
Shinyo Maru at S:45 this morning at
Pier Z. The steamer will sail for San
Francisco at $3.50 tomorrow morning,
"a hours behind time. 49,.
This is the worst storm have ever
known in the Hawaiian islands or vi
entity commented Capt. Filmer this
morning, as he watched torrents of
rain pouring down ON the pier and
gazed at the waves pounding over the
reef This is the fourth day of bad
weather in the vicinity of the islands.
although we have experienced bad
weather all the way over from Yoke
hama :" - 49,. .>.s- -
Capt Filmer said his ship has been
followed by southerly gale, with
uniform velocity close TO 40 miles an
hour. Most of the way. the sea was
abaft the beam, running up on the
decks, so that passengers were for.
hidden on deck during the worst Pc
RODS of the gale. 49, -. -
Waves Averaged IS Feet. >~ f..
Most of the time since we ran into
this kona, the waves have averaged
Is feet" said the commander, but at
times there was 90 foot sea. with
breakers all the time 1t is the first
time T. X. K. liner has had to back
out from this port and been unable to
enter" .-:&. ....... f.. =.
The commander said two days ago
his barometer stood at 29.12. an eX-
tremely low stage for the islands. as
in this vicinity it usually stands
around 1890 or 80. ..... ..:.."' 49,. .,
The Shinyo arrived off port yester-
day morning, but so furious was tho
sea at the harbor entrance that after
taking on Territorial Pilot Capt ]. r.
Macaulay, she turned around and head.
ed out to sea- -*.~ "...:.
81 went about 80 miles to the south
and stuck there, to be clear of land"
said Can't. Filmer. I'VE came off port
again at 80 yesterday afternoon, but
the harbor entrance was still too dan
gerous, SO we went out to sea again
making no attemDt to use our anchors,
but merely keeping away from land"
AT 2:30 this morning, the liner
started back to port for the third time.
arriving off port about 7 o'clock. after
slow steaming. Both the liners cap
tain and Pilot Macaulay decided the
sea had gone down enough to make
it safe for the liner to pass the bar
at the harbor entrance. *... =:
Coming in, the big liner rolled and
pitched considerably, making spec
taeular sight She was assisted in
berthing by the Matson tug IntreDid.
and pratique was given the ship after
she locked, the doctors and customs
inspectors not boarding her until after
she had tied up ct the pier. Passen-
gers were allowed ashore by 10
c clock. .:..-. -. r.. 4
Cant. Filmer treated me as if l.
were his own brother" said Capt.
Macaulay after the liner locked. 'He
is a chip of the old block, like his
father before him" Capt Macaulay
STAYED mp practically all last night
with Capt. Filmer, at the height of the
storm. ...=. 49,. ~. - g.,
Passengers made no complaint
about the delay. saying they felt
themselves lucky to get in this morn
ing. considering the condition of the
harbor entrance. -. s~ -.@
For Honolulu, the liner brought 10
cabin, IA second-eabin and 1873 steer.
age PASSENGERS OF the latter. ~ are
Chinese. ia Japanese and 81 Filipi,
nos. Through passengers are 1914.
first-cabin, As second, and 1863 steer
age -. 49, 49,. .n.~.|
OF the Shinyo's 6416 ton cargo. 2181
tons are for Honolulu. The value of
raw silk and silk piece goods on board
to approximately 100000
United States gold. f.. :. 49,. I'M
Included in the Shinyo's Honolulu
cargo are 1881 bags of rice, 2601
pieces of Chinese merchandise, 1856
packages of provisions, COPS packages
Of liquors and various other cargo
Mail for San Francisco will leave
on the Shinyo at $50 tomorrow
morning. Mails will close at o'clock
AT tho nOcfoffoo ..> - : .. >