The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-11-10

from the Waialua court house,
WaiaIua, on this island. bout
$50 o'clock yesterday afternoon,
announcing the fact that the little
steamer Kaala, Captain Gahan, of
the I. I. S. y. Co.'S feet, had gone
ashore at Puuiki, a little blight
about three miles from Waialua,
and over five miles from Keawa-
nui, where the steamer Waimanalo
went ashore several months ago. I
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
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 Kaala 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 a big hawser to the
Kaala she began trying to tow her
off, but after several hours hard
work, when it was seen that the
lKaala did not move, and as the tide
was fast falling, the task was dis
continued for the time.
When the news of the kaala's
disaster first reached Captain God
FREY, of the I. l. S. n. CO., he said :
"Gahan is drunk again"
At PM. George Wond, chief en-
gineer of the Kaala, telephoHed to
Mr.. William Ross, at the I. I. S. n.
CO.. Office, stating that the steam
er's rudder and stern post were
gone and that the the engines re-
fused to work.
Shortly after 5 o'clock the tug
Eleu left the wharf for Puuiki to
help tow off the Kaala. Captain
G. J. Campbell, superintendent of
the I. [. S. n. Co.'s fleet, also left
hon 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 last night. Up to 8 o'clock
the tug could not be seen from
Mokuleia.
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 G. R.
Bishop got aground six years ago.
John Kappa, of WaiaIua, 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
Engineer Wond told him the fol-
lowing story: "The captain was
very drunk when he made the at
tempt to enter Puuiki. When she
got ashore the captain became raw
ing mad. He drew a pistol and
threatened to shoot c.. Brown and
Geo. Wond, chief officer and chief
engineer respectively. The two of
ficers Immediately grappled with
the captain and disarmed him,
after which they set him free. The
Kaala is aground amidsips." There
was no water in her hold at P. NJ.
The tug and the Makee made an
attempt to pull the steamer off at
3 o'clock this morning at which
time the tide was high. The cause
of the accident was solely due to
/ the tact OF the captain drunken
ness.
The KaaIa was built by
Dickey Bros, of San Francisco,
and was brought down here by
Capt. Trip in January, 1887.
The engines were put in by the
Union Iron Works of San Fran
cisco. When she first arrived here,
Capt. Underwood, now mate of
/ the barkentine s. \. Castle,
ran her between this port and
Waiauae, but several years ago she
was bought from the Waianae
Sugar Co. by the I. I. s. \. Co.
Captain Haglund, now of the
James Makee, was put in command
of her. About a year ago Captain
Gahan, her present skipper, took
command.
The Kaala is considered to be
a very handy and money-making
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