The Hawaiian gazette., 1884-09-10
A SHIP ASHORE!
Illustration Of the Honolulu Pilot
System!

Illustration Of the Honolulu Pilot
System!
ASsts n. "a. ON tho e,h inst Oats news botri
furnished the general pablic with tho iaforfnati
that ''thc ship ~ issrfic - passing Coo Head
The information. besides being forwarded 70 that
head crnteE VI shipping ncvs was alrc sent 30 We
I pilots; u being Cart. Mclntyru's watch, be was
the ono on whom dcvolsri the duty OF bringing
the vessel IN IA Case the Pict signal was Hlsis'ea
/ 40 $40 tho telegraph station NJ Diamond Head
Displayed the signal Tor ''pilot wanted and Nc
/ lntyrp trotied toward tho rrlr and stcuihed the
iatrntton u csinc out % the VESSEL. steam vrs
yot up The TUG, aud Capt liicu and his engineer
aud mates were engaged IN the double duty 81
/ getting everything ready for a SEA trip and the
I ejaculation ~ remarks that showed how pleased
they were Al the proepcct Of getting cold sinncFt
AZ SIS y. m. pilot Mcintyre sent word 10 Captain
liicc that he would not 50 ont 10 the vessel until
| morning. steam was then allowed 20 - down
and all hands LEFT for homo. Capt. Meintyrg Ar
irving al his house only few minutes behind his
regular dinner hour.
"A sslS the ship Et3srtdn was scrn tr1m the
docks coming around Diamond Head, all sail sci
Wind light northeast, sra almost a. Sncrth IS
glass The vessel came slowly down the reef, The
closcncss With which she was Kept TO the iushorc
ectrayire q stranger captain, aud also a sccning
wish 10 mach an anchorage. The pilui was - THIS
time probably comfortably cnscunccd m his pa
ianas and Shippers and solseing himself with =
puf Of the weed that "checrs but not intuNicnics
A 81 blue lights and torches were DISPLAYED
irVm the vessel indicating that she w,s IN tFouhlr
and desired assistance, bat pilot NJ iNr. not
being At hand, and he not having tniufuCu any
Of his brother pilots that he did not iuteld 81 yer
form hts duty on the occasion. the relief drdircd
was not obtaiuable.
The news that vessel wa ASHORE Eut spread
around 50 that it finally reached the ears Of a
representative OF the GAEErrr. who. IN company
with Deputy Marshal DAYTON. proceeded towards
the re to take passage tor the secne o. the OK
pcctcd wreck, Arriving NJ the Frf, hundreds OF
people were found 10 be there already having been
attracted by the sound Of the steamers whistle
which was uttlinnd n intervals TO summon the
presence Of the tug engineer. The not and DIS
order ON bosr,i the tug induced passage IN the
fral she'll Of the Eclipse Rat Club, the bows kind
n conSenting TO pull the p1rty Of thrce tpcputy
Dayton, Capt Reynolds Of the board Of Health,
and the Newspaper reporter to the vessel On
the vay cat 10 was learned that the Eclipse boys
had been attracted by the lights buraoi, bad eoac
out and AZ the request Of the captain had brought
a note ashore for pilot Mcintyre. This note had
been given 10 4 boats crew OF natives some time
previously by the captain Of the stranded vessel,
but thoso messengers thought that The rncssase
would probably keep, 80 on The way IN they had
tied up At tho spar buoy, and were engaged N tsh
ing when caught up with by the Eclipse crew, who
brought the note 30 shore.
Midway between the spar and bell buoys. in a
bay like purtuu Of the shoals that fringe the coral
reefs, with all sail set but imovahle rs II riveted,
with starhoard anchor down, the chain showing no
strain rested the gpod ship Eifay1ffs, Capt. Ham
phrcys, ~ DAYS from Newcastle, \. ;. W, laden
with 1884 tons OF coal and consigned 10 W. G. lr-
win q Co. The ECLIPSE boat was put alongside.
and az 30 the thrte travellers arrived on board,
bring the first from shore TO step on the deck Of
the vessel in answer TO the help sifnals displayed
over two hours before. Deputy Dayton iunedi-
atcy entered into conversation with the mate, the
captain being below, and asccrtaining that there
was no kedcc out. advised that one be put out NJ
once, himself helping with vim that was surpris-
inS. to carr. ont the suggestion. The kedgc was
put and held, and-to make long story short
saved the vessel. The GAZETTE representative
seeing that the captain was not very comfortable
on deck, led the way TO the cabin and obtained
the following information;
TTIE CAPTAINS srOEr.
The ship n Refii5 was built IN Yarmouth.
Maine. IN lS6t. and Is owned by Mr.. Richard Har-
ding, Of that port; she IS ll.9 tOus burthen and
has teen Of late engaged IN the Australian trade.
She left Newcastle, y. ;, W, the Sth Of July,
having 1884 tons OF coal on board, for this port.
For the first few days out weather was pleasant,
but sDuu experienced change, the wind hauling
10 the westward and blowing great guns, the sea
at tunes being mountainous, this weather was cN-
perienced TO lSO W., 30 $, when better weather
was experienced. The southeast trades were light,
as were the trades" of the Islands here AZ day
light on the 6th the islands were sighted and the
wind being light, all sail, everything that would
draw was set, N the cndeavot % make TIE port OF
Honolulu before dark. AZ iOl pm. on the 9th the
pilot Tag huis;ed. when Cd Diamond Head,
aud IN answering signal was given from the look
out station About so rounded Diamond Head
but saw no signs Of tug or pilot. As the wind was
light the vessel was kept along toward the port "a
the hope thai pilot would c1me out or thatA g1Od
place for Anchorage might be obtained Passed
the bell buoy, on the port side, at dark, then no
signs Of tug or pilot, was about making pre- para
tons to anchor when the yesss! struck. sails were
Immediately put aback and An cndeavur made %
WORK her Of but uuAvailinE. Displayed four blue
lights and a torch about pm, but you mean
ing the persons mentioned previously art the frs.
81. ali NHaHH1 Inn 20
the prospects Of getting the vesse, Of
Deputy Dayton bad succeeded m landing
kedge of the port bow and had brought strain
On the line. Ike Captain on coming on deck no
ticed that during the time below the vessel had
swung q! Of point to the sJuthward, and BE- be-
came quite ellied when be learned the being
then hupSful Of getting his vessel of. At ll.i1
Mr.. J. ". PduCsT IN the steamer hspsliIfi Accom-
panied BY the tug Pee towing pilot boat IA
which were Pilots Babcoek and Shepherd, and
HGrtor master Fuller. ArTiysd alongside. Mr..
Pduger Immediately offered all the assistance Ia
his power stating that he had no hope for gain IN
the matter. The "oracles" decided, from the
manner IN which the vessel was striking. Is
pecially asteru that she could not veil De got OF
and that the chances we're her bones would lay
there unless some Of the cargo was ietiisoued.
Mr. PhugsE immediately started his steamer,
with the mate. to shore for assistance. A boats
crews, Consisting OF ToEIDsrt, A. Robinson, and
; MonsarFatir belonging 10 the Myrtle Boat Cl1b,
Who had performed many useful acts during the
night, vas used On dispatch service q note being
forwarded % the o1nsiguee. Mr. ". q. Irwin, the
BOYS covering their two miles and arriving IN
town before the steamer. Mr. Irwin did not
however give any help either in advice or assis-
tIucg.
TEEE Aa,Is.
~ I-.IO the Frfs returned and pilot Babcoek
took charge of the vessel in An endelvor % get her
1G pilot Shepherd assisting After - minutes Of
hard pulling. during vhich the vessel vas taken
Of inch BY inch almost, the PETE finally became
victorious aud hearty cheer weut up from all
hands when the ship Eidarusis once more Eiided
into deep water. The Myrtle Boat Club boat was
again called into requisiti1u and the crew placed
a light on the spar buoy for the pilots use ~ en-
terin- the passage. At am the passage vas
cleared and few minutes Afterwards the vessel
dropped anchor m the harb0f, bit litle damaged
after such close contact with the coral reefs Oh
Honolulu haTbuF-
FAL,tAH QUI nrEEUTr-
The great credit Is due 70 Deputy Dayton, his
placing the ksdgs, uhich was sulelY his Ovu idea
keeping the vessel from going brJsdslds On and
thus being placed IN a position that would have
caused her total l0ss. To the crew OF the Myr-
lie Club praIss i due, they were uniIrIug IN
:hsir efforts even In tie frail she'll 10 aid and
sist IN every way and although the not. Forwarded
TO the cousignee brought no good results, they
still performed other duties % a more aruuuus and
dangerous natgrc. SIR. PhuZsE's offer % assist
aaca "a given without any desire % gain and the
captain felt grateful for the generous ofer.
1ha only Ters1u on uhom blame falls j. the one
zao seemingly zIlfaIly neglected has datY. piiat