The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-12-13
Steamer Ctr Of Columbia Once
More in PORT.
UNDER htR OWN STEAM
Crew Clam orins FOR Pay Cap,
minor a Man OF Troubl.s.
SUITS In Prospect

I bia showed her stern against Brewer
wharf yesterday about noon Just
twenty-four hours from Hilo. She il
stiH in command OF Capt. Minor, who
has had charge Of the unfortunate craft
ever since she left Seattle. August 23rd.
Chief Engineer Turner. Purser Baker
and all the former officers and crew are
still with the City Of Columbia, for the
best reason in the world. They cant
get away from her. For as soon az
1 they can get the wages long due them
/ they will leave instanter. 80 they say.
! There Is full wages due them, ana
few dollars dolod out to each man IS
all they have received for their now
nearly four months service.
J. =. Jacobsen. who represents rhe
owners Of the steamer, has been in
HiIo some weeks past. trying to adj
| just matters. and came down on the
Kinau Saturday night. United States
Vice Consul Boyd was also a passed.
| ger on the Kinau, for he il was who
brought matters TO a head. eliminating
In the removal OF the City OF Columbia
| from HilO harbOr to Honolulu Once
here things will proceed to a payment
OF the 1000 which is said to be due
| the officers and crew. This may be ar
! ranged without resUrting TO law, since
/ the United States Consul has shown a
| cOmmendable spirit in handling the
AFFAIR. Capt. l.. II. Turner, VINO repre-
sents large portion of the Insurance
which covers the steamer, was ON
board the City OF Columbia and will
also prove an interested party In the
coming contest
The trip Of the City OF Columbia
from HilO was without incident and
made in exactly the time intended.
Underneath the joint OF the main
steam pipe leading from the superheat-
er TO the engines, which has been the
chief cause of the City Of Columbia 5
pilika, a brace or horse has been con-
struCtod. Il was found that the move
ment Of the deck timbcrs overhead.
which caused the pipe to sway, would
prevent any safe anchorage there, and
The horse or brace now supporting the
pipe rests upon the iron work below.
The City Of Columbia seeking HilO
p instead Of Honolulu as a harbOr of
refuge on November End was the cause
OF some comment here. II is now eX-
planned that the steamer Centennial
was known to be there and il was de
sired that the news OF the City OF
COlUmbia's disaster should go to Sc
attic. whittier the Centennial was
bound, Immediately. Since the arrived
OF the City Of Columbia in HilO there
has been continuation Of the troubles
I which have besCt the hooded steamer
for the past four months. The ghost
did not promenade and the crew got
weary. The few dollars In the purscr +
7 strong box soon gave out and the
r trad"smcn OF HilO have been supplying
p the ship under the hope that the own
crs would come 10 its financial rescue
. by next steamer the funds would ar
rIye-but they never came. Last Mon.
day evening there was a climax and
Capt Minor Went ashore and called
upon the authorities OF HilO for assist.
ance in quelling mutiny-as hs
claimed. When the two boat loads OF
4 policemen got aboard everything was
. quiet and, like General Somebody
army. they then marched back again
This incident increased the friction
which has been going on between Capt
5 MilnOr and the crew. The men CLAIM
that there was no cause whatever fol
Capt. Minor calling on the police
They had only asked for the tire,
months pay due them and had not re
. fused duty They claim that they hav'
: been anxious that the City OF Colum
bia should come TO Honolulu and tina
-, Capt. Minor has constantly Oppose
such move and II was only on the re
Il quest OF Capt. Turner, OF the under
t writer's, that Minor finally consente,
n TO leave.
a The pumps are being run by tn
donkey engine and no water Is gaining
u II Is coming In about an inch an hour
o so there is no trouble in keeping he
dry. The biggest leak Is flist arounl
f.. the packing Of the shaft at the stern
whore there Is quite n little stream
Il perc0latIng in. 1t Is possible that tn
2 City OF Columbia could reach the Coas
;. with proper repairs 10 the deck sup
. porting the steam pipe and some OF tn
braces for the boilers which have brok
en- loose from the dead wood to whic'
they were attached.
u Capt. Fitzgerald. port surveyor an
IS pilot at liilo, was with the City O
!, Columbia. He came in the capacity G
:, adviser to the officers of the ship. Tn
u duty of Capt. Fitzgerald was to poin
ont safe anchorage in one OF tn
channels In case the vessel Shove
signs OF being unable to make the pas
sage. The City OF Columbia behave
N admirably. She had no cargo and q
d she sits at lrmgard wharf an uneve
D. blade OF the propeller is an inch or $
:, above the water.
III Capt. Minor is beginning to sho'
NJ the weight of the care he has born
in ever since departing from Seattle wit
OF the Jonah" ship. A great many sci
IN ious charges are lodged against Mi
Id nor. Looking for facts 1t seems thG
n the only grievance of the men aboar
the City of Columbia is that they hay
not received their pay. Naturally the
look to Milnor for this and of cours
n he Is unable TO give them penny. Tn
80 allegation that there is somethin
,,,ith Nilpn,'S Scam