The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-02-17
WHAT SAILOR MEN TALK Of
LEAK IN THE SHIP HITCHCOCK
DISCOVERED.
Not so Bad as was Expected-The C..
D. Bryant has a Brush With a Sand
Bank-News and Gossip.

Capt. Benneche has been given the
command of the schooner w. II. Tai
bot.
The schooner Mildred arrived at
San Francisco on the 4th, % days
from Kahului.
The barkentine Jane L. Stanford
sailed from New Castle for this port
on the Bird inst.
The schooner Albert Meyer was dis
patched from Fort Gamble for this
port on the 5th inst.
The Mauna Ala commenced taking
sugar from the schooner IA Moi, in
the stream, this morning.
The Hitchcock will probable be now
brought alongside of Sorenson's wharf
before work is commenced.
The Hyde is receiving the Mikaha-
las sugar, and the James Makee's is
going into the Andrew WEIGH.
The Argentine barl<entine Sharp
shooter sailed from San Francisco on
the 9th for Kahului. The Sharpshoot-
err is quite a noted vessel.
The Inca will sail for the Sound in
ballast as soon as her coal cargo is out.
She will probably take 200 tons of
rock ballast from the Hitchcock
The Kaena is ready to come off the
railway, but must wait for the Eleu,
which is also on the ways. They will
probably come off on Saturday.
The Iva arrived in port this morn
ing, after steaming for hours through
a deluge of rain. Capt. Townsend says
that the thunder storm was very hea-
Wv off Kaena Point.
1t is reported that the American
ship Reaper, once of the sugar feet
has been sold to the Alaska Packers
Association, for $4,000. The ship TIA.
coma is said to have been sold to the
same company.
The Mikahala and James Makee ar.
rived from Kauai ports this morning
the former with 1850 and the latter
with $3.50 bags of sugar. Both skip
pers report having experienced very
squally weather, with lots of rain, but
not heavy enough to prevent working
sugar.
The long looked for leak in the
Hitchcock was discovered Yesterday
afternoon, and proved to be less seri
Gus that was anticipated. BY boring
through the false bottom the search
ers heard the water tricking in on the
starboard side. about amidships, foul
feet below the water line. BY shift
ing the ballast, Capt. Gates expects II
heel the ship over far enough to make
the necessary repairs right here.
The Maui is a perfect success and 6
pleasing addition to the Wilder fleet
She is nearly like the Helene, that nc
| one except a sailor could note any diff.
ference. Inside, she is as cozv and
comfortable as a pleasure yacht. As
soon as her inward cargo of 200 tons
can be discharged. the Maui will be
granted a coasting license and at once
go into commission, probably on the
old Likelike route.
The bark c. d. Bryant while going
to sea in tow of the Lehua YESTERDAY
afternoon, had brush with sand
bank in the channel, which looked Sc
rious for the moment. The Lehua
was the only steamer available to take
the tow, and when she started out of
the channel about 3 o'clock, with the
Bryant trailing behind, the channel
was smooth. Half way out a sudden
squall struck the vessel and the Le-
hua had not power to hold her. She
stopped and then swung broadside on
the bar, her keel striking rather heav.
lily. Pilot Lorenzen, seeing that the
Lehua could do nothing, got line of
to the nearest buoy, and with the aid
OF the winch, succeeded in hauling hel
back into the channel. The squat
lasted only about ten MINUTES, and a
calm streak followed. The Lehua then
succeeded in getting the bark into
the open sea. In the meanwhile, Capt
Fuller had gone aboard. The pumps
were tried, but it was soon found that
everything was tight below, and the
Bryant was permitted to 90 on her
way. This morning she was off Dia.
mond Head, but later disappearded to
the eastward. No assistance was offer.
er from the men-of-war in port. There
were no other vessels under steam in
the harbor at the time.