The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-10-13
Steamship
in
Mid.Ocean
Passengers and Grew Forced
to Flee From City Of
Honolulu-Pickei Up
by Freighier.
All on Board Rescued

Gan Francisco, oct. i2.--tBy A. Pl
ALI the passengers, officers and
crew Of the burning steamship CITY
Of Honolulu. which was abandoned 1T
1910 this morning are safe, according
10 wireless adyices received By the
Federal Telegraph company from the
freight steamer West Faraion.
Tho west FarsIon reached the
scene early this afternoon and had
taken most of the people nboard bY
35i. The city Of Honolulu carried
~ passengers and Itt officers ana
members Of the crew. n total ~ 2if.
Fire broke out aboard the city ~
Honolulu shortly after . this morning
and spread 80 rapidly that all ihonc
aboard had 10 take 10 small bonts
The sen was like glass when the shin
VIVA abandoned.
The ship was hofncward bound fo
San Pedro, cal. from Honolulu. and
was i.405 miles east of Honolulu and
$40 miles southwest Of Fan Pedro
when the fire broke out.
Nj SDOhT0 FFetHutFp.
Capt n. II. Lester ~ the city ~
Honolulu reported later In the after
noon that all vepe aboard the West
Faraion. The West Faralon lay
about mile away
Although three other vessels. thc
Matson liner Enterprise. the army
transport Thomas, and the private
yacht Caslana. Of Edward l.. Doheny.
Los Angeles oil msgnate. heard the
distress signals from the city Of
Honolulu before tho West Farnlon
did, the freighter was only 50 miles
away when It started 10 the rescue,
shortly before noon.
Conditions were favorable both for
tho small boats Of the City Of Homo.
lulu to ride safe and for the West
Faralon 10 make fast time. and by
245 the resculng steamer had reached
the scene and was beginning 10 take
the passengers aboard. All had
reached the deck BY $40, message
stated.
Only brief messages had been re
ceiyed here early tonight, 70 II was
not known Under what circumstance
the passengers and crew escaped from
the burning vessel.
Conditions YSvosabis.
Apparently tho SEA rsmained
smooth throughout the day for Capt
H. M Walk OF the West Fafalop re
ported conditions were favorable.
Az tho West Faralon, a shipping
board freighter operated by struthers
a. Barry Of San Francisco. has only
limited Accommodations, Il In believed
that many Of those rescued from the
deck until larger vessels arrive.
Less than half dozen OF the pas
sengers were from tho eastern part
Of the United States. A large number
were 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
Seven OF the passengers were In the
saloon. the others third class. -Four
of the saloon passengers were women
One woman was travelling third clas7.
with baby girl.
Former German Ship.
The City Of Honolulu originally was
the German passenger liner Friedrich
Der Crosse. built at Stettin in 1898
and used in transatlantic travel un.
til 1914, when II was interned in an
American harbor. When the United
states entered the war the liner was
renamed the Huron and used ms n
transport carrying troops to France
After the war the Huron was
brought TO San Pedro. Cal. and re.
for the Los Angeles Steam
ship company. Tho City OF Honolulu
and It's companion ship. the City Of
Los Angeles, formerly the German
steamer Kronprinzessin Cecilie, re.
Gently began the first direct passenger
service with Honolulu that Los An
gelcs ever has had.