The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-10-10

ter1sy afternoon. Captain Davies was
seen from whom the following report
was obtained: ''The Claudine reached
the Miowera at about 10 O'Clock on
Tuesday morning, and has been tow
ing ever since. During Tuesday night
two ot our nine-inch hawsers parted,
but were fastened again. The MiOwera
Is in better position now than she
was on Tuesday morning. The ship
is all right, only the rudder post is
carried away.
"You should have been out there to
see the Claudine pull this morning.
She used l55 lbs. of steam, making 80
revolutions minute, developing over
1000 horsepower"
The captain assured the reporter
that the Miowera, with the joint as
sistance of the Aikoku MaTu and
Claudine, was shifted toward 4 better
position at noon yesterday, and in his
opinion, if there had been any kind of
southerly swell at that time, the
vessel would have surely been tioated.
A swell would have lifted the ground
ed vessel several feet from the coral
bottom, which would have made the
work easy for the towing steamers.
| Captain Davies is of the opinion that
! the Miowera can yet be fioated.
A meeting OF the agents OF the ). ).
Miowera, Theo. H. Davies & Co.. was
held AT their office on Kaahumanu
street yesterday afternoon. Capt. Jas.
| Stott of the stranded steamer was pres
ent. The agents were represented at
the meeting by MeSsrs. 7. R. Walker,
F. NJ. Swanzy and Z. W. Holdsworth.
Capt. Stott returned TO his vessel in
the afternoon. The meeting closed at
$50 o'clock last night.
From the agents the following brief
account of that important meeting
| Wilder's s. s. Co. regarding the
Claudine's taking mails and passen-
gers to Victoria, B. c., has been de-
clined by the agents.
Up TO 9 o'clock last night the Clau-
| dine was not available, but the agents
of the Miowera expect a reply from
Wilder's 5. S. Co. at o'clock this
morning, and it will then be decided
whether the Claudine will go to Vic
toria or not. Negotiations with the
Japanese s. S. Aikoku Maru on the
same subject are still pending, and
the result will be known also at 9
o'clock this morning. Messrs. TheO.
h. Davies & Co. have used every en-
deavor to obtain a steamer to go to
Victoria in place of the Miowera, but
the chief obstacle has been with re-
gard to the amount of subsidy asked.
Theo. H. Davies Il Co. received
word from Captain Stott, of the Milo
vera, at o'clock last night, in which
the captain expressed his firm belief
that the Miowera was ut the time of
writing in a much more favorable
condition than she was in the morn
ing, and he had every hope that his
vessel would get OFF at high tide to
day, which is at l o'clock this
afternoon. The steamer Hawaii has
been engaged to remain all night with
the MiOwera.
Two of the big anchors from the
steamers hold were taken cut yester-
day and placed at some distance from
the stern, to prevent her from drifting
inland. The Miowera has three other
anchors down for the same purpose.
Admiral Skerrett sent out two steam
launches and barge to the stranded
vessel yesterday afternoon, with q
large number of men to assist in
getting out the anchors from the
steamers hold.
The agents of the Miowera knew
nothing of the current report yesteT-
day concerning the offer of Captain
Barker of the United Slases cruiser
Philadelphia to assist the Miowera.
Last evening Admiral Skerrett
kindly offered the services of the L.
:. :. Adams which was accepted.
Early this morning the Adams and
the steamer Likelike will 90 out so as
TO be ready to pull together at high
tide with the steamer Hawaii.
Prof. c. j. Lyons OF the weather
bureau informed the ADVERTISER
last night that high tide large at 11:47
O'Clock yesterday morning was two
feet above mean low water mark and
one foot above high tide small of the
night before. He added that equinox
ical tides are not high here. The diff
ference in the rise of high tide large
during the next few days will be very
small.
At o'clock yesterday morning the
Miowera listed so much that it was
very difficult for any one to walk
upon her deck, but at ! o'clock in the
afternoon the ship righted and was
lying in that position last evening.
Mr.. F. N. Swanzy, Lloyd's agent
here, at the request of Captain Stott
has appointed committee of three
Captain ]. A. King, minister of the
interior, Captain Parry, of the British
bark County of Merioneth, and Mr..
Sorrenson, the local ship builder, to
act as surveyors and report the result
of their inspection. They are to go
out today and inspect the position of
the MiOwera as she now lies at the
south entrance of Honolulu harbOr,
and recommend such steps as they
Jointly consider practicable for getting
the stranded steamer off the rocks; I
their suggestions will be acted upon /
Immediately.
The agents wish TO state that as far |
as abandoning the Miowera is con- /
cerned, there IS no possibility OF such |
thing happening, even if hole Is /
made in her bottom. Captain Stott |
has said that he Will not give up his /
ship until she goes to pieces on the /
rocks. If the Miowera is fioated and |
her damages are repaired her rudder 1
could be bolted on and the steamer |
taken either to San Francisco or Vic /
toria, B. c., TO be repaired in the dry |