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...steamers Solvang, Laristan and Antinoe. The Solvang rammed a tanker and sank. The Laristan foundered and was lost with all her Malay crew. The Antinoe foundered in a 90-mile gale and blizzard, her 25 officers and men being rescued by the President Roosevelt (George Fried, Captain), which stood by with splendid heroism for four days...
...Japanese naval tanker Hyatoma has these several years carried oil from California to Yokohama. She trailed the U. S. fleet from San Pedro to San Francisco. She put out from San Francisco on the day the fleet sailed, was several times sighted on the flank of the battleship division commanded by Admiral Pratt, entered Honolulu as the battle began, docked at Pier 7 near Admiral Coontz's umpire flagship. On several occasions, her officers paid their respects to the U. S. commanders. She went cheerfully on to the sunrise...
...Standard Oil of Indiana thus becomes not only one of the largest oil companies in the domestic field, to which it had previously been confined, but also in foreign markets. It acquires important Mexican producing properties, as well as pipe lines, refineries, and a tanker fleet second only in size to that operated by the Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey...
...when the port of Hamilton was actually sighted at 4:45 on Saturday morning, she was water-logged and very heavy. The S.S. Patoka, with the U. S. Consul at Hamilton and many Island officials on board, was in harbor carrying its gigantic mooring mast. The former Navy tanker passed into the open sea to make mooring easier. But heavy winds complicated the problem of mooring, so that, after five hours' hovering flight, it was decided to return without an attempt. The mail was dropped in the Governor's gardens, while disappointed thousands waved goodbye to the airborne...
...largest single loss was $4,467,336 on the steamer Argonaut and the largest single payment was $2,200,000 for the loss of the Standard Oil tanker John D. Archbold...