The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-10-08
WHAT SAILOR MEN TALK Of
THE LEDGE PROVES TOO MUCH
FOR THE DREDGER.
Captain Ewart has High Connections
-Kinau Gets in Early-Shipping
News and Gossip.

The James Malee arrived this
morning from Kauai ports. with $50
bags of rice and will sail again this
afternoon at 4 o'clock for Kapaa.
Captain Ewart, master of the Anne
rican bark Calousa, now discharging
at the railroad wharf, claims to be a
second cousin of Gladstone, and is
very proud of the fact.
The new boiler has been successful
ly placed in the Waialeale. The car
penters are now at work extending
the roof of the upper deck house so
as to have a permanent awning over
that portion of the deck.
The bark r. p. Rithet will finish dis
charging her inward cargo tonight,
and in the morning will move down
to the Wilder wharf to take about
$500 bags of sugar from the Kinau.
After that she will go to the Inter Is
land dock to take the balance of Brew
er's sugar left there by the Irmgard.
Nothing has yet been learned as to
why the Claudine sent a boat ashore
off Diamond Head yesterday, but the
impression still prevails that it was
to land a stowaway. Two white men
were found slowed away before the
steamer left the dock. 1t is not like
~ that if a man was landed back of
Diamond Head he would report his
mishap.
The dredger is again laid up for re-
pairs. After twelve hours work dur
ing which time she worked six inches
into the stubborn ledge. she struck
snag and three of the new steel cut
tiers were broken short off. 1t is very
probable that all of the ledge will
have to be blasted out before the big
dredger can successfully work further
into the new slip.
The Kinau was reported at o'clock
this morning, and was alongside the
dock before II o'clock. Captain Clarke
reports fine weather on the entire
trip. The Kinau brought down the
following list of freight: S464 sacks
sugar. 2i5 bags potatoes, 73 bags of
corn, 25 cows, Is hogs. IS hides, SUI
gar mill roller, l bed plate, cords of
wood, 1877 packages sundries.
The British bark Lebu will get
away for the Coast tomorrow with
$500 tons of rock ballast. She easily
holds the discharging record for Brit
ish vessels at this port, having dump
ed her nitrate cargo on the dock in
ten days time. She has been in port
sixteen days. Captain Sanderson is
having good deal of trouble with his
crew, having found it necessary TO
cause the arrest of two of them since
he has been in port.
While the German bark Pfuger was
discharging heavy iron ODDS at the
lrmgard wharf yesterday, one of the
native longshoremen had a very mar
row escape from death 4 heavy
sling 'of stuff was being lowered rap
IDLY when some one of the projecting
ends caught in the natives trousers.
tearing one of the legs nearly off. Had
1t struck him in the head or abdomen
it must have killed him. The fellow
was so frightened that he ran off the
dock, and has not put in an appear
ance since.
The p. NJ. S. S. City of .Pekin is GER
tainly expected in this afternoon. in
spite of the fact that she is account
ed might hawk" In fact the i'm
preston seems to prevail that be-
cause of the presence of General Man
ager Schwerin on board, she will he
put to her best speed, and xlght to
make it soon after lunch time. The
Pekin will remain in port from twen-
ty-four to forty-eight hours, in order
to give Mr.. Schwerin time To finish
his business and continue his VOYAGE
to the Orient on her.