Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-16
LEARN DETAILS
OF SEIZURE OF
MtASKALL SHIPS
Ma, fland Papers Tell of Taking
Over Boats From Which
Sailors Came Here

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Further details concerning III sci.
cure OF the Marshall Island German
power schooners Neptune and Atlas.
part Of whose crews, native islanders
from the Marshall group. arrived in
Hcnoiulu from San Francisco on the
Oceanic liner Sanon1a week ago, Is
contained In news story printed by
the San Francisco Examiner OF April
z.
The Neptune and Atlas were two OF
the four refugee German merchant
VESSELS seized IN that port by federal
authorities April 6. The other two
were the steamer Scraps, BOSS tons
register; and the four-msstcd bark
Ottowa. 2542 TONS
The Ottawa, Serapis and Atlas were
taken from Richardson's bay and an
chgred between Goat island and the
Key Route mole. The Neptune. re-
Gently sold to Williams, Dimond & Co.
for debts, was at Stones yard In East
Oakland, but was also placed at an
Choir with the other three.
Ottawa Being Sold
z An interesting feature OF the seiz-
ure of the Ottawa is that II. stopped
the sale OF the vessel to Balfour. Guth-
RE q Co. for $4,000.
After taking possession OF the Sera-
pis. whose main shaft was found tam
pered with, making IL impossible to
move her. the officials seized the Otto
wa and then proceeded to the Atlas.
There the schooner's captain and
crew we're taken off and q guard oil
four marines and two customs I'm.
spectors left aboard. The sailors,
guarded by immigration officers, were
then taken-to Angel island and placed
IN separate quarters, where they will
be guarded until instructions are re.
ceived as 10 their disposition.
The Serapsis was pulled off the
mudflats OFT Richardson's pier by the
government tug Slocum, and with the
Ottawa and Atlas towed to their pres
sent anchorage.
The fourth German vessel. which
was q refugee at San Francisco, the
power schooner Neptune, 13I tons,
was sold recently TO Williams, Dimond
q C0mpany;for $4,000. Whether this
vessel VIII be released Is to be de- !,
ii -, nr..t..esSn anthstts !
Msn 1sksn OF earlier
From the above story In the Exam.
liner, 4 would appear that the Mar
shall islanders from the Neptune and
Atlas were taken charge OF by the i'm.
migration authorities OF Angel ISLAND
p week or more before war was de-
clared. The story they told here on
their erriFal ct Honolulu last Monday
was that after the Neptune was sold
the immigration people told them
they could come to Hawaii 10 stay
until they could return to the Mar
shalls. After they were aboard the
SonQma war was declared and they
found on their arrival here that their
plan 70 live on board the gas schooner
Hermes. olsister vessel of the Neptune
aud Atlas, could not be accomplished
as immediately on the declaration OF |
war the oreWeof the Hermes was re-
moved from the vessel and placed in |
detention 'at the immigration station,
where all the German refugee sailors !
and officers now are.
The names OF the Marshall Island. I
1rs who arrived here on the Sonoma |
from San Francisco are Lena, LankaS.
la Yick. Thomas, YoeI, Jarju. Arsat.
hannas. Jehu, Joshyst, George and /
La Mark They all resemble Hawai-
lans very closely. Ten are sailors, one |
cook and one q boatswain. 1T was
Too cold for as IN San Francisco" they /
said. We couldn't stand t."