The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-10-06

AT Il O'Clock noon today the Cana
dian-AustralIan liner will be three
days, fifteen and half hours on the
reef at the entrance to the harbor.
When she first grounded she was sup
posed to have struck on the outer reef
beyond the twenty foot water mark,
but since 500 o'clock p. NJ, on the I'd
instant, she has drifted further in,
this result being brought about by
the action of the tide, as the vessel
was lightened by the removal of coal
and ballast. She now lies on the reef
over one hundred feet further in than
where she first grounded.
The steamer Hawaii, Captain Fitz-
gerald, remained by the vessel during
Wednesday night. At noon yesterday
the steamer Likelike, Captain f. f.
Cameron, steamed out of the harbor
and took up position outside of the
Miowera. w. E. Rowell, superintend-
ent of public works, was on board the
Hawaii. Captain J. A. King went
out at 10 A. NJ. to superintend the
operations of the steamers of the
Wilder Steamship Company.
The u. s. S. Adams, Commander
Nelson, left her moorings yesterday
morning and went out to lend assist
ance to the grounded steamer. The
spar buoy, about one-third of a mile
from the Miowera. Her seven-inch
hawser, with a three-inch cable
wound around it, was fastened to the
starboard bow of the unfortunate
vessel. The Adams remained at her
post outside the harbor last night, and
will be on duty again with the other
steamers to tug at the Miowera at
high tide large at 1:5O PM. today.
All the towing heretofore has been
from or near the stern, but as the
Miowera had changed her position
during yesterday nearly half around
until her bow pointed seward, the
towing of yesterday was therefore
done from the bow, the intention
| being to tow her across and over the
one hundred feet of reef.
At noon yesterday before high tide
large, the towing vessels took up po-
sitions as follows: The Adams as
| mentioned was stationed near the
spar buoy, about one thousand feet
| from the steamer.
The Hawaii came next with the
| tug Eleu close to her rear. A little
| way off to the starboard of the tug
was the steamer Likelike.
From l to o'clock, the four towing
steamers struggled to bring the Milo
vera seward, but at the end of that
time the vessel had not moved. There
| was only eleven feet of water at the
bow Of the grounded ship, while the
depth at and around the stern was
seventeen feet.
During the pull, the Likelike lost
| an anchor and chain. Seeing that il
was useless to continue towing yester
| day afternoon, as the tide bad already
receded several i;1cnes below high tide
mark. Inc signal was given to the
,e,dams, Hawaii, Eleu and Likelike to
cease working.
The tug Eleu brought in message
from Captain Stott to his agents OH
shore to procure for him a 5000 pound
anchor with four and n half inch
wire cable, if such could be gotten in
this city. a two ton anchor with wire
cables will be taken out to the steamer
this morning. Captain Rice of the tug
stated that he had used up three new
coils of seven-inch hawsers since Mon.
day night, but his supply has not yet
| run out.
The tug went out to the Mowers
yesterday afternoon again, and re.
| turned at o'clock bringing ashore
Captain J. a. King. w. o. Smith and
w. E. Rowell. The tug will go out tc
the stranded vessel again this morn
| ing.
II. Hackfeld & Co.'s steam scow and
barge brought ashore during yester-
day the saloon furniture, consisting Of
chairs, benches, rugs, etc. They were
stored last night under the Inter
Island Steamship Company's sheds.
Prof. c. J. Lyons, of the survey de-
partment, drew a diagram yesterday
showing the various positions of the
Miowera since her first stranding
The chart gives very clear idea Of
the various positions the Miowera has
been in.