The record-union., 1899-09-23

swell, but too firmly stuck to be drawn
out by a single tug. The Iroquois was
sent for and she started to help the
Eleu. At $50 this morning both tugs
| left and came to the dock to get coal.
| They had failed to save the vessel and
/ it appeared that she was doomed to
meet the fate of the unlucly Edward
| O'Brien, whose last remaining wreck
| age was visible only a short distance
away. 1t was an uncomfortable sight
| for Captain Evans.
Before s o'clock both the tugs re-
| turned to make another effort. The
| Coalinga, with sails set, could be seen
rolling from the shore, The captain
was considering the advisability of
throwing away the cargo and cutting
off the masts to tighten the vessel.
Both tugs attached hawsers at about
S o'clock and proceeded to exert their
engines. A slight humping on the bot
| tom showed that the Coalinga was not
as fast as she had been. AS the ropes
strained she moved slowly out. scrap
ing and humping the bottom, and soon
she was riding freely on the waves in
deep water. In half an hour, with sails
furled she was passing into the har-
Dor, this time with a pilot. Mrs
Evans, the captains wife, and his lit
tie boy, were on deck. They had
passed an exciting night on the YES
sci.
Captain Evans had no explanation Of
his narrow escape 1t was his first
visit to Honolulu. He stated that the
course appeared safe, and he thought
it better to enter than to lay off out
side till morning.
The Coalinga made a good run from
New Jersey. In one day at the Horn
she made the remarkable record of
$50 miles. She is an iron vessel, for
merly British, under the name of La
Escocesa- She is S74 tons register, and
left Cartert, N. J., 106 days ago. Her
cargo was 1,500 tons of acid phosphate
for the fertilizer company. She is
owned by Balfour. Williams & Co. of
New York The cargo would very
quickly have spoiled had she sprung
a leak.
While turning around the spar buoy
to enter port on the morning Of the 18th
the steamer Alameda cut down two
fishing junks. Twelve Chinese were
precipitated into the water and one
was drowned The body was not re-
covered, and may never be, as the ac-
eident occurred in the shark district
outside the reef.
Eye witnesses of the accident say the
boats were just beyond the spar buoy,
and that the fishermen were taking
up a net The Alameda bore directly
down upon them One of the boa ts
was cut in two The other was caught
beneath the bow of the steamer and
brought into port in that position. The
nets were also trailing from the bow.
Just before the steamer struck the
boats all Of the Chinese except the one
man plunged into the sea and struck
out for land The victim of the ac>
cident stayed with his boat and was
either killed or drowned. He was not
seen after the collision. A few hours
later two of the fishermen reported
that eleven men had landed safely, but
that the one left behind was drowned.
Judge Alfred S. Hartwell has been
chosen by the Government to represent
the Territory of Hawaii unofficially in
Washington during the coming Con-
gress. The appointee will leave for his
post in time for the opening of Congress
in December.
The delegate is admittedly a fit man
for the duties anticipated for him. For
over thirty years he has been closely
identified with Hawaiian interests, po-
litical and business. Besides, he has a
| sphere of influence in the United States
that will add TO his value as a worker
in the cause of this country as a repre-
sentative of the people at large.
1t is not impossible that another OF
perhaps two other, representatives OF
distinct interests may be sent before
Congress adjourns to work for specific
Legislation.
The ship Fong Suey, Captain Willat
arrived at noon on the 18th from New
York with a cargo of general merchan-
disc. She encountered a great deal Of
rough weather and adverse winds, and
was at sea 1913 days. This is an ex
ceedingly long voyage, the same ves-
sci having made the trip in 1O6 days.
The German ship Marie Hackfeld
which docked at Brewers wharf or
the same day, made the trip from
Hamburg, Germany, to this port in 10,
days, breaking all records. The time
is better than the average for a trir
from Liverpool The arrival of the
Hackfeld was a surprise to shipping
men generally, as she was not looked
for at all this week.
4 Walter G.. Smith. a San Francisco
4 newspaper man, has been engaged t.
edit a morning paper here. Mr.. Smitf
was formerly editor of the Hawaiian
j Star" and is we'll and favorably
known in Honolulu.
The yacht Gladys won the Hawai-
Ecup on the 18th. She led the Bonni
8 Dundee from the start, and except dur
: ing one stretch Of the course, when sh,