Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-10-13

, $40 miles southwest of San Pedro
when the fire broke out.
Captain Makes Report
Captain Fl. r Lester, of the City Of
Honolulu, reported later in the afterj
noon that all were aboard the West
Faral0n. The condition of the City Of
Honolulu, which was reported as d
gigantic pillar of flame and smoke, was
declared by Captain Lester to be criti.
cal. The West Faralon lay a mile
away.
Although three other vessels, tho
Marson liner Enterprise, the army
transport Thomas and the private
yacht Casinana of Edward L. DohenV
Los Angeles oil magnate, heard thd
distress signals from the City of Homo
lulu before the West Faralon did. The
treighter was only 80 miles away wheu
it started to the rescue shortly before
noon.
Conditions were favorable both fot
the small boats of the City of Homo
lulu to ride safe and for the West
Faralon to make fast time, and bJ
2:45 p. m. the rescuing steamer had
reached the scene and was beginning
to take the passengers aboard. Al
had reached the deck by $40 D. m.
messages stated.
Uniy brief Messages
Only brief messages had been re-
eeiyed here early Thursday night, so il
was not known under what circum4
stances the passengers and the crew
escaped from the burning vessel. Aps
parently the sea remained smooth
throughout the day, for Captain Fl. NJ
conditions were favorable.
As the West Feralan Sb;nn;ra
board freighter, operated by Strutht
ers Il Barry of San Francisco, has only
limited accommodations it is believed
that many of those rescued from the
City of Honolulu will have to remain
on her decks until larger vessels arr
rive. The West Faralon's registered
tonnage is 7,451. She was bound from
San Francisco for Yokohama.
Less than half dozen of the pass
sengers were from the eastern part Of
the United States. A large number
we're from Honolulu, most of the rest
from Los Angeles and other southern
California points, while the remainder
came from other parts of the Pacific
coast.
Fifty-six of the passengers were id
the salon, the other 16 third class
Thirty-four of the salon passengers
were women. One woman was travel.
ing third class, with baby girl.
The City of Honolulu originally was
the German passenger liner Friederich
der Crosse, built at Stettin in 1896 and
used in TRANSATLANTIC travel until
1914, when she was interned in an
American harbor. When the United
States entered the war, the liner was
renamed the Huron and used as :
transport, carrying troops to France.
After the war, the Huron was
brought to San Pedro, Cal, and was
reconditioned for the Los Angeles
Steamship company. The City of Hon.
olulu and her companion ship, the Ctr
of Los Angeles, formerly the German
steamer Krouprinzessin Cecile, recently
began the first direct passenger serv.
ice with Honolulu that Los Angeles
ever has had.
The City of Honolulu's registered
tonnage is 10.6SS: her length, 523 feet
The vessel has twin screws.
Transport to Rescue
The army transport Thomas win
take the passengers and crew of the
City of Honolulu aboard and brins
them to San Francisco, and the Matson
liner Enterprise win continue its voy.
age to Honolulu, according to a wire%
less message from the West Faralon
received early Thursday night by the
Federal Telegraph company. The
Thomas was expected to reach tho
West Faralon some time Thursday
night.
Aboard United States Army Trans.
port Thomas, Oct 12.-(By wireless
to The Associated Press. THE trans
port Thomas is proceeding southwark
at full speed toward the scene of the
burning steamship City of Honolulu
and expects to arrive there at IL a. m.
Extensive preparations are being mads
to take care of the passengers and
crew of the Inflated liner.