The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-10-10

ed whether there were any steps ue
inc taken for any Of the coaSflng
steamers 70 70 out 10 render assist
ance. he replied that he knew OF none
81 present. a that matter rested en-
rfrelv with the commander Of the
Mower. Ii Vas his place 10 order
assistance from shore II lie thought Il
necessary.
Ar high tide small at II o'clock last
night. the Miowera was as fast IS
when she first grounded, with no
signs Of coming of. The agents ex-
pect 70 fiost her ST o'clock this
morning
When the tug reached the scene OF
disaster. s large sugar boat, manned
by some half dozen natives, was sent
10 the steamer with the tugs new
eirht-inch hswser, and Capt. Fuller
went ahead in his shore bost 70 direct
the handling Of the line
A somewhat heavy swell was run
ming 81 the time, which was aug
usnted BY the tugs propeller, making
il rather nasty work for the men in
the bosfs. After s trial or two s line
was thrown from the steamer 10 the
tug, and the end of the hsvser taken
from the sugar boSt and made fast.
This was safely hauled aboard the
steamers starbosrd quarter, and then
the word was passed from Captain
Rice 70 the tugs engine room 10 60
ahead.
Ninety pounds OF steam was what
the gauge indicated, and that pressure
vrss maintained from the start 10 mid
night, when the press representative
left.
The hswser was q new one, and
from time 10 time slipped around the
hits, shaking the little vessel from
stem 10 stern, the shocks a. such times
causing many of those aboard TO
think the tug had struck s rock.
The Miowera's propeller revolved
ssvagely. ST times churning the water
into white froth, and nearly swamp
ing several small boats venturing too
near her stern. The tug did good
work, as the strain on the new hswser
testified. Twice the rope was stranded
and twice the tug was backed in order
70 let the steamers crew take in the
slack.
shortly after l. o'clock Minister J.
A. King. Acknowledgement W. Q.
Smith and the press representatives
left the tug in s shore boat, and roved
70 leewari OF the steamer where the
cauCwav was found lowered, and the
party went aboard.
Perhaps the most striking feature
OF the affair as seen on fhe steamers
deck was the perfect order and entire
absence OF all excitement. All the
passengers with the exception Of two
OF three gentlemen were in their
state rooms and apparently sleeping
a. quietly as if the vessel was along
side the dock.
The crew were busy working around
various parts OF the vessel, and most
of the officers not on watch were in
their rooms.
Within q few minutes after the
visitors reached the vessels deck the
hawser stranded again, and then it
wEs deemed necessary TO run ont
wire cable. This was accomplished
by making the cables end fast to the
hawser. and calling out 10 Captain
Rice TO stand by to haul his line in.
4 strong of-shore breeze was blow
ing throughout the night, and as the
tug was obliged to work TO windward
across the channel from the steamer,
IL was extremely difficult TO make
those aboard OF her hear anything,
and this caused considerable i'm
patience among the steamers officers
and men. Finally, however, the tug
people understood the order, and soon
the wire had taken the place Of the
cable and the tug was once more sent
ahead al full speed.
From almost the start, those on
both the tug and steamer realized
n
do more than keep the big vessel from
going further TO leeward, and conse-
quently further on the reef. as she
had gone on at high tide, and the
water soon after began 10 ebb.
Soundings were taken shortly after
midnight by Captain Lorenzen in 2
small boat, and his report to the cap
tain later on, showed that the vessel
was on the reef almost the entire
length Of her keel. There was seven
teen feet OF water under her fOrefcot
and about fifteen feet TO leeward, while
the water to windwand gradually
deepened from seventeen feet TO thir-
", and directly under the stern there
was about seventeen feet, which
shOaled somewhat further astern.
II i very curious thing" said
AANL4lu ~lols - ue slO0l on the
bridge talking with Messrs. Smith
and King, but the green light on
the custOm-hOuse cannot be seen
either from here or from the
bows, Vet il Is distinctly visi-
bic from the waist, OF even direct
IL under the bridge The party then
went forward and TO the vessels
waist, and found such 10 be the case,
which was particularly strange, as
the bridge is quite an elevation above
the ships deck.
The captain. in explaining how his
vessel came to be on the rock, said in
substance that he was closer inshore
than be thought, and was feeling MS
way along slowly, while waiting for
the pilot who had not come aboard
Vet, when the vessels bow struck the
reef and then the wind and swell car
ried her on brOadside, where she lay
as if held in q vice, despite the efforts
made with the screw running At full
speed 10 back her OF.
Soon after the tug began work on
the vessel Captain Fullers boat was
sent ashore torequest the services OF
the steam scow belonging TO Messrs
Hackfel6. The scew was wanted to
take a kedge snchor 10 windward into
the channel, 10 prevent the ship from