The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-03-18
Some Experts Estimate On the
Worth Of a Steamer.
THE FAMOUS CITY OF COLUMBIA
She IS Sesworthy. Say a raw-NG-
jority Conference.-The Linen
Light Plant.

ne attention OF the supreme Cuurs
was taken up yesterday with expert
testimony as to the value OF the :. s
City OF Columbia rs IL stands to-day
and IL IL were broken up.
Mr.. KindelberSer. ships carPcn or.
was the first man called. He said Jlfat
in his opinion the vessel was all right
1t could he he repaired and put an
good shape at San Francisco. lie SID
that the vessel had been bought TN at
Seattle by lien holders for si0.O 900. jus,
previous her voyage to- these Islands.
Russell Colegrove. formerly con-
nected with the Columbia. also testified
in regard to- the $4,000 paid at Seattle
In addition to- that amount the lien
holders had spent in Seattle about $50
900 in repairing the boilers. hull. and
other paraphernalia He would he wal
ing to go to- San Francisco IN her after
some slight repairs had been made.
with Capt. Smith commanding. The
repairing necessary to- take her Co that
port would cost abou; $4,000. He coa-
sidered her seaworthy.
Captain Smith was recalled. He con
sidered the vessel seaworthy as she is
to-day. He would advise. though. that
temporary repairs he made on her bc-
fore taking her to- sea.
w. ]. Dyer. mechanical engineer at
the Honolulu Iron Works. had made
an examination OF her machinery and
iron work. He found most of ,de ma
chinery in apparently good condition.
He thought there were about 100 tons
OF scrap iron in her which Is worth
ABOUT thrce-fourths OF cent per
pound. He did not think that the ma
chinery could he used except rs scrap
iron.
Capt. e. J. MadSen. OF the Fails os
Clyde, had made an examination of the
steamship. He would have paid about
$500 for her. but not more. II would
no; pay him to break up.
Captain Dabel. OF the Aloha. testified
that he had had some experience tn
breaking up vessels. This steamship
as she lay there at present with every
thing might be worth $500. He had
an experience a few years ago with
a vessel which he had purchased on
Kauai. After breaking IL up the re-
suit was minus s5i.
Captain Peabody testified that ne
had been a captain for twenty-five
years. He had made an examination
OF the City OF Columbia and consider
ed the hull worthless. He could not
speak as to the machinery.
Capt Martin had examined the
steamship and had found her in very
poor condition. He did not consider
her seaworthy. He would not give over
$1,000 for the vessel and contents with
a view to breaking her up.
| A.W. Keech. experimenting engineer
OF fInter-Island Co, thought that the ma
chinery seemed TO be in apparent good
repair. 1t would be good for scrap iron
if taken out. He thought there were
about forty-five tons OF coal in sight.
He did not believe that the dynamo
would bring more than $3.50 or $500 II
sold at auction. II IL were new and
a man had use for It. II might be worth
$500.
Mr.. Theo. Hoffman. OF the electric
works. testified that he had made an
offer of $500 for the electric plant on
board the Columbia. II Il were guar
anteed he might perhaps give $3.50.
CHARLES NcLane. marine engineer.
testified that the engines were IN prst-
~ bad shape. He thought there were
about for;y-five tons OF coal on board.
The engines were fit for scrap iron.
The whole vessel needed a general
loverhaulins.
Capt. Chas. VI. Nichol was the next
witness. He thought that the City OF
Columbia was about the hardest look