The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-10-04
COAL AND BALLAST JET
TISONED:

4hC AL lI5
ers with the full account of the strand
ing of the Canadian Australian steam
ship Mlowera up to 2 A. NJ. yesterday.
The work of getting off the grounded
vessel has continued ever since and is
still going on.
AS the chances OF floating the Milo
vera were very slim during the early
hours yesterday, it was reported that
Capt. j. A. King, minister of the in
terror, who is also an experienced sea-
man, suggested to Capt. Jas. Stott, of
the Miowera, that he jettison some of
her coal in order to Tighten the vessel
and by this means get her off. The
captain at first hesitated and inquired,
"Where am going to put my coal?"
SIS not the ocean big enough?" was
the ready and pertinent reply of Cap.
King. Capt. Stott acted upon the
suggestion.
Mr.. Jerry Simonson, wharf agent of
III. Hackfeld & Co., was summoned to
bring out the company's steam scow
and barge. each having a carrying ca
pacity of about one hundred tons. The
lighters, in charge of Mr.. Simonson,
reached the stranded steamer at about
A. NJ. AS the work of delivering the
coal from the steamer was very slow,
it was IL o'clock yesterday morning
before Simonson's first load from the
Niiowera reached the Pacific Mail
steamship wharf.
The work of jettisoning the coal
from the Miowera could be distinctly
seen from commanding points along
the shore, more especially from the
Mail wharf. Clouds of coal dust fly
ing around the vessels sides were
seen by visitors on the city front all
day. They were caused by the coal
as the men heaved it from the ships
bunkers into the sea. The lighters
did not accomplish much work yes
terday, as they were not good carriers.
II is claimed that up to late hour
yesterday afternoon at least 800 tons
of coal and 80 tons of pig iron ballast
4 were thrown overheard. Captain
Stott states that he had on board about
800 tons Of pig iron, stored amidships
| for ballast.
Many people on shore were wonder
| ing why the half dozen coasting
schooners now lying idle were not
chartered to go out and save the coal
| being thrown overheard. What was
more amazing and beyond the compre-
hension of the 'longshoremen was
that the tug Eleu, which did noble
service working to save the Miowera,
was obliged at 6 AM. to return to the
p. NJ. 8. s. Co.'s wharf to get a fur
ther supply of six or eight tons of coal
for the use of her engines.
Seamen explained the reason to be
| that in order to claim salvage, none
| of the jettisoned coal from the Milo
vera could be appropriated by the
tug.
Capt. Paul Smith, of the dredger, is
of the opinion that with the use of
the dredger the jettisoned coal could
be regained. Whether he made the
remark jokingly or not, the sugges-
ton seems to be good one.
| Al uaynCedh yesterday hhOA -
Notwithstanding the efforts of the
| tug Eleu, the Miowera had swung
around during the night, and was
| lying broadside on, with her bow
pointing E.N.E. Instead of her bow
| pointing towards the shore battery,
which was her position when she
stranded, it was pointing towards
| Diamond head.
By order of Capt. Campbell, the
IL. 3. n. Co.'S steamer James Makee.
Capt. Haglund, was sent to assist
the tug Eleu in getting off the
Miowera at O'Clock yesterday morn
ing. Capt. Haglund reported as fol-
lows: son reaching the Miowera at
about O'Clock I found her pointing
E.N.E. After fastening a hawser to
the stern of the stranded steamer, the
tug and my vessel commenced towing
from the stern together. After pulling
for several hours We succeeded IN
changing her position from enc. to
| N.N.E., which is equivalent to a
points magnetic beaying Or IS degrees.