The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-10-03
The Position of the Vessel
What the Officers Say
Notes From Shore
and Sea.
and Sea.

The Canadlan-A australian steamship
Miowera, Captain James Stott, was
telephoned fifteen miles Off port after
sunset yesterday evening, about four
teen days out from Sydney.
Pilot Lorenzen, Port Physician DR..
Andrews, G. B. Reynolds, agent for
the board of health, Harbor Master
Fuller and l.. T. Kenake, of the post
office. went out in the pilot boat at
about o'clock. The Miowera was
then off Waikiki and heading for the
entrance to the harbor.
According to the statements of the
boat boys, the pilot boat containing
the pilot and other government Off
Gals was on the way out beyond the
lighthouse when the Miowera was
seen to come in near the entrance to
harbor and suddenly stop.
WHEN SHE STUCK.
According to those present on the
p. NJ. S. s. Co.'s wharf, it was about
500 p. NJ. when the Miowera's bow
struck the long coral reef lying several
hundred yards from the entrance of
the harbor on the Waikiki side. She
there became fast, where she now
lies.
Whether or not Pilot LorenZen was
on board when the accident happened,
no one on shore, not even the agents
of the steamer, knew anything about.
1t was the general belief, however,
that the pilot was not on board. Only
a few of the lights on the can buoys
lining the passage were lighted, and
| it is presumed that the reason was the
polit hurried to the steamer when he
became aware that she was ashore,
and so left the rest of the can buoys
unlighted.
BOARDED THE SHIP.
| Pilot Lorenzen and the other Off
Gals boarded the Miowera little be-
steamer all night.
| Harbor-Master Fuller, as soon as h
saw the unsafe position of the MIC-
vera, returned to the p. M. S. S. Co.'s
wharf and gave orders to get up steam
on the tug Eleu. The harbor master,
port surveyor, large number of Off
Gals and others, went out on the tug
to render assistance at about $40 P. M.
A large number of shore boats carry
ing passengers, two steam launches
from the United States war vessels,
and large boat from the japanese
steamer Aikoku Maru, went out, but
most of them put back as there were
high seas running.
Among those who went out in
shore boats, etc., last night were
Ministers J. a. King and w. o.
Smith, f. w. Holdsworth, Of Theo.
II. Davies & Co., F. NJ. Swanzy,
Lloyd's agent here, Messrs. G. L.
Carter, Frank Godfrey and others.
Only Mr.. Swanzy boarded the
steamer.
When the tug Eleu reached the
Miowera, large hawsers were fastened
to the steamers starboaard quarter
and the tug commenced towing her
off. First the tug would pull back
from the stern and then side ways in
order to move the steamers bow from
off the reef, but it seemed that the
tug was powerless to do any effective
work. The tug could not move the
big steamer an inch backwards, so
thought those who went out in
shore boats.
Passengers in the shore boats did
not have pleasant time out there
most of them returned before mid
night thoroughly drenched with the
briny element, resulting from the ac-
ton of the propeller.
A big surf-boat, manned by six stall
wart natives, was taken out last
night to act as a tender to the tug,
taking lines from her to any part OF
the steamer as directed.
WHAT THE AGENT SAYS.
Mr.. F. NJ. Swanzy, Lloyd's agent,
returned from the Miowera at l.
o'clock. He stated that he knew very