The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1893-11-14
THE KAALA Cues ASKu6E AT
WAIALUA.
VERY LITTLE DAMAGE DONE
TIE LITTLE STEAMER.

A message came over the wlrei
from the Waialua court house
Waialua, on this island, abou
$50 o'clock Thursday afternoon
announcing the fact that the little
steamer Kaala, Captain Gahan, o
the 1. I. S. \. Co.'s feet, had gone
ashore at Puuiki, little blight
about three miles from Waialua
and over five miles from Keawa,
nui, where the steamer Waimanalc
went ashore several months ago.
The Kaala was from Waialua
and on trying to enter the narrow
channel, she went ashore on
Puuiki point, and became fast
amidships. The little steamer
tried to back out as soon as her
dangerous position was appre-
hended, but every revolution of the
propeller on the solid coral bed
rendered it useless. and the blades
were all bent out of shape. Fortu-
nately the steamer James Makee
was sighted lying at anchor about
five miles away at Keawanui, and
a signal blast from the Kaala's
whistle brought the Makee to
Puuiki within an hour after the
Kaala grounded.
The sea was perfectly calm at
the time, and the Kaale was rest
ing easily on the coral bed. 1t is
not known whether or not she
had any cargo on board when she
went ashore.
As soon as the James Makee
could attach q big hawser to the
Kaala she began trying to tow her
of, but after several hours hard
work, when it was seen that the
Kaala did not move, and as the tide
was fast falling, the task was dis
continued for the time.
At 5 PM. George Wond, chief en-
gineer of the Kaala, telephoaed to
Mr.. William Ross, at the l. l. S. n.
Co.'s Office, stating that the steam
er's rudder and stern post were
gone and that the the engines re-
fused to work.
Shortly after ) o'clock the tug
Eleu left the wharf for Puuiki to
help tow off the Kaala. Captain
C. ]. Campbell, superintendent of
the 1. I. S. n. Co.'s feet, also left
on the Eleu to show Captain Rice
the way into the narrow chan
mel of Puuiki at night. The tug
was expected to reach the scene of
the wreck between 10 and II
o'clock at night. Up to 8 o'clock
the tug could not be seen from
Mokuleiar
At 9 o'clock Gaspar Silva, of
Mokuleia, telephoned that he could
see the lights of the Kaala and
James Makee at Puuiki, but that
the tug was not in sight. He be-
lieved the Kaala went ashore at the
same place that the steamer c. R.
Bishop got aground six years ago.
John Kappa, of Waialua, said
that he went to the wreck at 3
o'clock to notify the captains of the
Kaala and James Makee to have
their lights out so that the tug
could see her way safely in. Chief
Wond told him the fol-
owing story: "The captain was
very drunk when he made the at
5empt to enter Puuiki. When she
got ashore the captain became raw
ng mad. He drew a pistol and
to shoot c. Brown and
Ieo. Wond, chief officer and chief
engineer respectively. The two Of
icers Immediately grappled with
he captain and disarmed him,
after which they set him free. The
Kaala is aground amidsips." There |
vas no water in her hold at 6 P. NJ. |
The Kaala was built by |
Oickey Bros, of San Francisco,
md was brought down here by |
Capt. Trip in January, 1887.
The engines were put in by the
Union Iron Works of San Fran !
,isco. When she first arrived here,
Japt. Underwood, now mate of
he barkentine S. n. Castle,
an her between this port and
Vaianae, but several years ago she
vas bought from the Waianae
sugar Co. by the I. I. S. n. Co.
News came over the wires again