Honolulu Republican, Volume IV, Number 500, 18 January 1902 — ROANAKE COMPLETES HER LONG VOYAGE [ARTICLE]

ROANAKE COMPLETES HER LONG VOYAGE

TO BE DOCKED AT ‘FRISCO. Big Ship Made Trip From Honolulu to Coast m Nineteen Days—Onfy Thousand Tons Coal Arrived at Destination. S\N FRANCISCO. Jan B.—The American ship Roanoke anchored in the harbor ia.-t night. after an eventful 'rip of nineteen days from Honolulu. This completes the famous v v age of the Roanoke, which sailed many months ago from Norfolk with a argo of coal for this port. After ns out for months and not being -poken after leaving the Atlantic, the ship was posted as overdue, and n the course of another month was p .u'.-ally given np as lost. She appeared, however, one morning off Hon. lulu in a leaking condition and with h r cargo cn fire. Prompt as sistance saved the ship. Early in Novi tnber her cargo caught fire, but was extinguished after a hard fight.) The flame, again appeared on No-

.- ■ - lst- This time it was im possible to quench the fire, and in addition the pumps showed that she was leaking. Being then several thousand miles from her destination, the Captain derided to make for Honolulu. Then began a race for life. The crew had to work day and night at the pumps, and alter thirteen days when land Ctg: - captain an- <rew were almost exbu-ted. The major part of the Roanoke's cargo was discharged at Honolulu, and ;»it l(t'V> tons brought to this port It will t*e nece--.ary for the ship to be dwked and thoroughly overhauled.