The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-10-10

did not pound much. If the wind sets
from the south that will put the Mo
vera in very critical position, and
probably batter her to pieces"
After being nearly fourteen hours
on the reef. the steamer Claudiue. Of
Wilder's line, was sent out to the
NiOwera. The Ciaudine being only
chartered for the day by Theo. II.
Davies & Co, agents OF the Miowera,
she will probably come TO dock this
morning, and is advertised to leave
for Maui ports this evening.
The Claudine left the wharf little
after 10 o'clock yesterday morning,
the intention being for her to reach
the Miowera at high tide large, which
was at IO:45 An. The Claudine, SIS
soon as q hawser was fastened to the
steamer, began towing from the star
board quarter, while the tug Eleu had
an eight-inch hawser from the tern.
The Claudine and the tug worked st
intervals, but with no apparent sue
cess. At times the propeller of the
! stranded steamer would work, revolv-
( ing reversal at full speed, but even
/ that immense power was inadequate
"a move her even q few inches towards
deep water.
The tug Eleu, sitter being nearly
seventeen hours at continued work
alongside the unfortunate steamer,
returned TO the Mail wharf after
o'clock yesterday afternoon. Capt.
Rice, Engineer Farnsworth, and the
men who had been working on her
since 9 o'clock the previous night
sosv a
gineer answered briefly TO the ques-
tionS OF reporters. According to
them, the Miowera appeared 10
be grounded nearly amidships and
not near the bow as previously
reported. According to them, when
ever they commenced towing, the
Miowera seemed to be swinging
around IS though moving on pivot.
The tug parted two new hawSers re-
Gently brought from the coast An
eight-inch hawser parted first and
was rendered useless. A nine
inch hawser took its place, but, that,
too, parted. A new four and half
inch wire cable belonging TO the Mic.
vera which was fastened to the tug
also parted twice. However, the tug
has two more serviceable hawsers for
useon board. 4 new hawser for the
Clsudine was taken out TO the vessel
yesterday afternoon. II was reported
on the tug that the plates of the
steamer We're bending, but this was
not verified.
The Claudine has one anchor down,
and has steam up all the time. The
MiOwera, on the other hand, has but
a small kedge anchor out at her
stern. Several critics seem TO think
that Is not enough, and that the AIio-
vera should have at least two of her
big anchors down, which, it Is sug-
gusted, would have prevented her
being driven further in towards
the reef, as has been the case.
The tug Eleu used 90 lbs. of
steam, which at times ran up to as
one hundred pounds, while towing
the Miowera. The Claudine is sup
posed TO have used somewhere in the
neighborhood of 80 lbs. of steam.
It seemed that all the marine eX-
perts were mustered out along the city
front yesterday, judging by the. COM
ments made on the disaster. The
first criticism was made upon the
eight or ten big steamers that were
lying in the harbor on Monday night
when the Miowera struck Puuiki
point.
How could such valuable steam
er,worth over quarter million dollars,
be allowed TO 90 to pieces while all
HOnOlulu's seTyiceable steamers were
lying at ease at their respective
wharvesm was the query Of one.
The present location of the light
house was condemned as being very
deceiving. a lighthouse should be
where the AIiowera now lies, outside
the reef, and not near the wharf.
The Honolulu pilots were condemned
As having very soft snaps. New York
or san Francisco pilots often 90 forty
or sixty miles out 10 sea 10 look after
incoming vessel, and do not wait Un-
til she is on the reef and then 90 out"
said another
Two big steamers have been on
the reef inside of two months, since
the pilots have been paid salaries in
stead of as before said still another.
Some thought that the dredging
Of the harbor has had bad effect.
People abroad have evidently sup
posed that as the entrance to the har-
Dor has been dredged TO q depth of
thirty feet, they could safely approach
land, hence they do not exercise the
same degree of cautiousness as they
otherwise would.
Another topic OF conversation was
the probability of holding court
martial here to try Commander Stott,
OF the AIiowera. There are two
British merchant vessels in port, the
Darra and the County of Merioneth,
from either of which a senior captain |
could be selected tn sit at the court |
Pilot DOrenzen is still on the AIio-
vera, assisting Captain StOtt in |
advising and devising means of |
getting OFF the Miowera. He will |
remain on board until either the |
vessel gets off or is abandoned.
Several of the saloon passengers by |
the MioWera came ashore yesterday, !
and were around the streets during l
the afternoon.
The tug Eleu went out at o'clock |
last night to assist the steamer Claud- |
inc in hauling off the Miowera.
Clarence Crabbe, who has charge of |
discharging the Miowera' cargo, re-
turned from here at $3.50 O'clock, |
bringing in the barge about 20 tons OF |
pig iron. None of the pig iron has
been thrown overheard. Mr.. Crabbe |
sent out TO the Miowera last night |