The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-10-05
STILL WEDGED In CORAL.
THE MIoWERA STAYS ON THE
REEF.
The Adams and Other Steamers Make
Intellectual Efforts to Pull Her
Off at High Tide.

steamer Miowera was left dependent
on the anchors, the steamers Claudine
and Aikoku Maru having given up the
fight after doing their utmost The
Hawaii alone was left, but not to do
any work, except in case of an emer
gency The little steamer backed and
filled to windward during the night on
a slack cable
Three anchors we're put out and their
lines kept taut to prevent further lee
way. This, however, proved of little
benefit, as the vessel made great deal
of leeway during the night and was
further than ever on the rock this
morning at 8 o'clock. Her bows
pointed seward.
The survey board, consisting Of
Captains King and Sorensen and Cap
tain Parry Of the British bark County
of Marioneth, visited the Miowera last
night and it is said made their survey.
Captain Lorenzen and the officers Of
the vessel say that last night was the
toughest experienced on board since
the Miowera went ashore. AT mid
night the steamer was listed far over to
windward and the humping and bump.
ing with each successive swell was
something to remember 1t almost
put stop to locomotion on the decks.
THE ADAMS GOES OUT.
This morning at 7 O'Clock the United
States cruiser Adams went out to the
vessel and, after taking up position
well to wndward, sent boat out, and
a man in the bows took soundings
along the windward side Of the stranded
ship These soundings showed an
abundance of water off the bows and
about half way aft, where the water be-
gan to shoal towards the stern.
1t was then thought that the way Of
rescuing the ship which offered the
best prospects of success was to let 60
the anchors on the starboard quarter
and put others off the bows on the
starboard side, and when the tide was
highest to heave on these anchor
cables with the steam vinches, and
have the pulling steamers push ahead
at full speed at the same time.
Commodore Simonson was on hand
with his scow at an early hour, and the
ships furniture was taken out and
lowered into the lighter.
The scene between decks at this
time was one of devastation. Carpets,
bedding and soiled linen we're being
tossed and rolled this way and that.
The tables and chairs, and, in short, all
the movable furniture, even down to
the cooking utensils, were hurried up
the companion ways and over the ships
side pell nell. Everyone in the
stewards department was hard at work,
sweating and more or less disguised
with coal dust and CRIME. One of the
hardest workers and most interested
was the parrot, whose cage sat on the
dining saloon table. The bird sputtered
and screamed constantly, telling every
thing he knew and added to the genera
confusion by every art and vile known
to his excitable nature.
The social hall and music room were
scene of black desolation and blue
ruin. OF all the elegant furniture
nothing but the piano and the
bare wooden settees were left. Sitting
behind the piano were two stewardesse!
looking particularly blue The,
thanked the STAR reporter for thu
copies of the last issue Of this pape
presented and took occasion to den,
the report that they were willing t.
work in private families ashore till sucl
time as they could be sent away.
At 1890 A. M. 200 tons OF genera
cargo had been discharged, togethe
with all the fruit and a great quantit
of coal, and the ship was much lighte
than at any time before.
FURTHER OPERATIONS.
AT about 1880 the tug Eleu cam
out, bringing the lighter and anchor
which were dropped off the bows o
the starboard side, and half an hou
later the Adams sent off launch an
two whaleboats carrying hawsers to tn
ship. The signals used between tn
cruiser and the officers on board tb
steamer were of great service and save
much time in the transmission Of me:
sages, and was kept up almost cor
stantly.
The result of investigations by tn
Board appointed last evening was tn;
the vessel had made so much leews
by the stern that any further atteml
to take her off from the starboar
quarter would be useless, and that
the vessel was to be taken from h,
position al all it must be done by
concerted movement from the sta
board bow
At noon the Miowera had shifte
her position so much that the buo
near which she went ashore, and whic
was on the starboard bow at the tim
was brought round to leeward. Cons
quently the vessel must have bee
lying on pivot, almost amdship
upon which she worked nearly half W;
around.