The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1893-10-06
Steam Power Holding by Night
and Hauling by Day.
But Fails to Move the MiOWera from
Her Coral Berth.

Ell OUTSIDE laSJ nlSnJ, Wnlle Une Jug
Eleu came into port to coal. The
Adams relnquished her line, but the
two other steamers kept theirs taut.
Five hawsers, three ropes, one wire
cable and one heavy chain with
heavy anchors at the end were hold
ing the bow of the Miowera this
morning. A two-ton anchor was
taken out on the tug Eleu early this
morning, and is on one of the cables
holding her bow. The engines on
the Miowera were worked until the
cables were taut, but the steamer
never stirred.
The tug after throwing out the
anchor went to sea and towed in the
German bark j. c. Phuger, and then
made preparations for again going
to assist the other steamers in the
effort to get the stranded vessel off.
According to report brought by
the Eleu the Miowera was in a much
worse position than yesterday, hav-
ing drifted further in about ten feet.
There we're breakers all around the
steamer, although she did not bulge
an inch. 81 think" said Captain
Rice of the tug Eleu, "that she will
never come off again"
After coaling the Eleu waited for
Captain j. A. King, Minister of the
Interior, who intended going out to
superintend operations. At 11:30
O'Clock the Eleu left the wharf with
the following persons on board:
Captain King, Minister of Interior;
w. o. Smith, Attorney General; w.
E. Rowell, Superintendent of Public
Works; Col. Soper, Major Pratt and
Captain Ziegler.
H. Hackfeld & Co.'S scow in COM
mand of Commodore Simonson, with
Mr.. Clarence Crabbe, stevedore for
T. H. Davies g. Co., agents of the
steamer, Captain Paul Smith, and a
BULLETIN reporter on board, left half
an hour earlier for the scene of the
wreck. There were on board the
scow two coils of the strongest ca
BILE wire rope in town, and one-ton
anchor with chain attached. Super
intendent Rowell had thought that
the extra anchor might be need.
Mr.. Crabbe carried letter from the
agents to Captain Stott on the Mio-
vera with instructions and informa-
tion that it would be high tide large
at 1:50 according to the Government
weather bureau.
1t was 11:2O o'clock when the
scow ran alongside the Miowera in
heavy swell. Pilot Lorenzen, who
was stationed near the bow of the
Miowera, was notified about the
anchor and chain. His answer was,
mo use, no use; we can't take it.
There isn't place to put it!''
Captain Stott also appeared at
the bulwarks and the letter was
handed up to him. The captain ad-
vised commodore Simonson to keep
clear of the ship, as the scow was in
very dangerous position. Miss
Mills. one of the stewardesses on
board, was to be brought ashore on
the scow, but it was dangerous un-
dertaking, either to go on board or
take passenger off. The swell was
mountainous, the scow being high
in the air one minute and the next
uedIly puIlcu petWeeu TWO mOuuI-
aims of water.
Captain Stott echoed Pilot Loren
zen's remark with regard to the an
chor, and said that nothing could be
done just then. The best thing
would be to wait for the tide at 80
o'clock. He ordered the men to con-
tinue with the jettisoning of the
coal.
At 11:30 o'clock the cable to the
steamer Likelike snapped and that
steamer drifted farther to sea. AS
Captain Stott did not see any boat
put out Immediately from the Like
like to connect the cable again he
gave instant orders to the scow to
put over and tell Captain Cameron
to hurry up. Captain Cameron was
notified and he answered that he
would pick up the line as soon as he
got into position again.
This morning there were three
hundred tons Of coal still on board
besides few stores. 1t was estimat-
ed, however, that the coal would be
all out of her after hatch at o'clock
this afternoon. The laborers on
board were working like beavers and
everything movable will be out of
the ship by tomorrow. Captain
Stott wore an anxious but deter
mined air when seen to-day. He
was reckless of means for further
tightening ship. Pilot Lorenzen
looked as if he was in much need of
good nights sleep.
There is hole in the Miowera
near her propeller caused by bump
ing on the rocks, and the dunnage
was smashed. Two blades of the
propeller were clear out of water.
SITUATION THIS AFTERNOON.
The tug Eleu with the same peo-
pie on board as went out this morn
ing, returned to the Claudine wharf
at 2:45 o'clock this afternoon, towing
a lighter with Captain Paul Smith
and his assistants on board.
A query put to Minister King
elicitted the reply, swell, you see,
we haven't got her in yet"
Captain Rice was the only person
from whom any information could