The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-12
Pacific Liner Afire; 800 Liues Periled
Boat
Is Speeding
ToGjue Aid

Los Angeles, Calf, Oct.
PA message received at
the office of the Los Angeles
Steamship company here
from Captain Lester said
that he and the chief engi-
neer were standing by the
ship. The message was timed
1850, about a half hour aft
er it was reported the vessel
had been abandoned. Off
cials took it that either the
captain had refused to aban-
don his ship, or that his mes
sage had been wrongly
timed in transmission.
San Francisco, Calf, Oct.
12.-(By t h e Associated
Press).-The fire on the
steamer City of Honolulu
was beyond control at 1910
a. m. today and the ship was
being abandoned by the cap
tain, chief engineer, first Of
ficer and radio operator, the
last four aboard the vessel, a
radio dispatch received here
today said.
The steamer Enterprise the
nearest of three vessels to the
Honolulu, had not reached the
burning craft when the final mes
sage was sent The message in
dicated, according to the federal
telegraph company, which received
it, that all Of the passengers and
crew had taken to the life boats.
The radio operator said that he
and the threo officers were the
last to remain aboard and that they
were leaving.
The last message received from
the ship, sent by the Radio Cor
poration of America wireless oper-
ator, just before he abandoned his
hey said:
Captain and gang leaving ship.
Goodbye to you all"
Los Angeles, Calf, Oct. 12.-
There were 200 members of the
crew of the steamship City of Homo
| lulu, according to announcement
at the offices OF the operating COM
| pany at Wilmington, Calf, today.
| The vessel carried 76 passengers,
81 of them first and second class
and 12, third class The addresses
of the third class passengers were
not taken in Honolulu when they
boarded the boat.
San Francisco, Calf, Oct. 12.-
! Life boats were lowered at S:47
, O'Clock this morning by the pas
senger steamer, City OF Honolulu
which was afire in the Pacific
ocean, according to wireless mes
| sage received today.
The message as received here
was addressed to the steamer En-
terprise, which was in latitude
32.17 north, and longitude 1862
west. The message said the Homo.
lulu was lowering boats now,
and asked the Enterprise "if she
was coming?"
"Bad Fire Raging"
Twelve minutes before the Homo.
lulu wirelessed she was lowering
boats she put out an S. o. S. say
ing, "a very bad fire was raging
on the vessel and immediate as
sistance was asked.
! The Matson Navigation com
pany, owner of the steamer Enter
prise, which is bound from Hawai-
to the mainland. said that their yes
sci was rushing to the assistance
Of the burning liner and should
reach her between noon and ont
O'Clock this afternoon.
Two Days Off Shore.
Los Angeles, Galif., Oct. H.
With some three hundred passen
gers aboard the Los Angeles steam
ship company's new steamer Cit!
of Honolulu was reported by wire
less today afire after two days Of
shore from this port on the re
turn trip Of its first voyage be
tween Los Angeles and Honolulu
| The City of Honolulu is ship
ping board vessel Of 1880 ton
and was allocated to the local com
pany for six months trial for ser
vice between the city and the Ha
waiian Islands. 1t left Septembe
% with more than 800 passengers
mostly tourists, and it is believed {
large number OF these were re
turning ON the vessel.
Three Vessels Near.
The position Of the City Of Homo
lulu at 5:3s o'clock this morninl
was given at latitude 31.07 nortl
and longitude 1910 west. Thre
vessels are known to be near tn
tCity OF Honolulu. the transpor
Thomas. the steamers Enterpris
and the City of Los Angeles.
FIRST SNOW IN DULUTH.