The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-11-06
FL0TSAM AND JETSAM.
THE TOLNA WAITING TO GET A
CREW.
The Pet is Ready for Work The
Aloha Sails Tomorrow A Launch
For Customs Officers.


on board the yacht Tolna on account
Of her owners being unable to secure
competent crew, and the consequence
is that the yacht has run down very
much since she began her maiden
voyage This morning the Countess
pointed out to reporter the general
bad condition OF the little vessel, and
IN speaking If the reasons for it, said
that thus far they had been unfortu
nate in getting for the most part worth.
less and incompetent help. No new
sailing master has been appointed yet,
and the Count and Countess do not
feel greatly encouraged at the present
prospect Of securing such a man as
they need. Yesterday one of the APP
pllcants, Victor B3Cke, at the request
of the Count, went aboard the Adams
where he was professionally examined
by some Of the Ulcers. Just what the re.
suit OF the examination was could not
be learned, but the Count said this
morning that he would not engage
him. The yacht is only waiting here
till a competent crew can be engaged,
when she will sail for Hio.
Twenty years ago a wreck similar to
that Of the City Of New York occurred
in the Golden Gate during a fog at
night. The Costa Rica, then in the
Hawaiian trade, under Captain Lapidge,
and also owned by the unfortunate
Pacific Mail Company, undertook to
run in without pilot, and in a very
dense fog took bottom on the north
side. The cargo of sugar was ruined
by the nine or ten feet of water in the
hold, but the vessel was of wood and
held together in a quiet sea as well as
the salvage wreckers could have desired
The result was that after little patch
ing and good deal of pumping she
came off the spit and kept ahoat with
the pumps going. 1t is quite possible
that the City If New YORK may have
the same good fortune if her bulk heads
are reliable.
A report has been current on the
water front during the past two or three
days, to the effect that Captain Dabel
of the Aloha, was in danger OF losing
his papers because he was not an
American citizen, and that a naval
Officer had been sent aboard the Aloha
to investigate. 1t is only just to Cap
tain Dabel to say that he has been sail
ling into this port on American ships
during the past II years, and were he
not an American citizen he never could
have received his papers as a captain,
nor could he have sailed on an Ameri.
can vessel as even third mate. The
rumor is without any foundation what
ever, and probably started from the fac
that Lieutenant from the Philadelphia
recently paid the Captain Of the Aloha
a friendly call.
Mr. Mcdowell is at work with severa
men to-day, putting the returned gea
from the Mlowera IN order on the mai
dock. The piles ready to be taken on
to the wreck from the lower end of thu
mail dock were launched this morning
and Mr.. Rowell's pet" went to tn,
upper end Of the dock to rsise the bi.
hammer which was lost when the ole
pile driver capSized and which lie,
under the Matilda. The pet" ride
the waves in proud defiance of the pre-
dlctionS to the contrary, but even il
, still water, and without the weight O
: the hammer, the end where the donke,
engine sits is only about eighteen niche!
above water, so that with anything Of
+ sea running it will be difficult to keep
fire going.
The schooner Aloha is receivin,
1900 bags Of sugar from the steame
lwalani to-day and will sail for Sal
. Francisco tomorrow morning with I4oc
tons of sugar,
The bark S. c. Allen, Captain
Thompson, arrived yesterday with full
cargo of general merchandise from Sal
u Francisco. The Allen made the run il
ID days.
The steamer {. r. Bishop sailed 70
: Waianae this morning with the rest 4
the machinery belonging to the macera
ting mill, recently sent to that place.
The brig J. ID, Spreckols will pro
= badly bring the new naptha launch re
Gently built in San Francisco for tn
S Honolulu customs service.
The loose rock off Brewers wharf
being raised by a diver. After tn
e larger pieces are removed the dredge
5 will resume work.
Engineer Scott, who received VIII;
II were believed to be fatal injuries from
rs fall lately, is repC rted as slowly recove
ing
Ia The steel bark r. p. Rithet can
l. off the Marine Railway this mornin
NJ The Kaala sails at 9 A. NJ. to morro'
and the Iwalani and Mikahala at p.
W. The steamer James Mckee sails f
= the usual ports at 4 p. NJ.