The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-04-17
SEA AND SHORE
Work on the Carson
Stopped.
Pactolus Departs--The Fort George
Here--Branch Office Estab-
lished--Notes.

The WORK on the wreck Of the Will
liam Carson is to be given up. For sew
erai months salvaging of the cargo of
coal has been going on and in that time
less than 200 tons has been recovered
by the divers. The original plan was
to take out the coal in expectation that
the would rise TO its own buoyancy.
Upon removing portion OF the coal the
vessel rolled over so that her matches
instead of being in a horizontal posi-
ton were in a perpendicular position.
The current where the vessel Is sub
merged is very strong and as the hull
| changed its position IL was found to be
getting dangerous for the divers to
work. They could not go into the hold
without fmperilling their lies as the
working OF the air tubes was affected
by the current which got them foul of
the rigging and other debris. One of
the divers was nearly smothered in this
way one day last week. The vessel was
gradually settling to the bottom and
so the plan of employing air casks to
raise her was tried Nearly two hum
dred casks were placed in the after part
OF the bark and by this means her
stern was raised to within about TWEEN
ty feet OF the surface. A big pontoon
was made and taken down and secured
near the bow to raise that. The current
however was so strong that the pontoon
tore loose from its lashings The work
mas been under the Immediate super
vision OF Alex. Lyle. an expert diver.
and Ollie Sorenson, who have done
| in, thatw
success of the work.
After a careful consideration of the
matter from all sides it was decided by
the wrecking firm and c. l.. Wight of
the Wilder Co. not to take any further
steps In the work. At present the Car
son Is on the bottom in ten and a half
fathoms or water. IL Is probable that
she will be allowed to remain where
she Is and the first Kona storm that
comes will break her up. A consider
able portion OF coal will be washed
up on the beach and recovered and the
anchor and chains will be dredged for
these being easy to get.
The Kinau's Run.
On her last trip the propeller of the
klnau was discovered to be loose so she
will not be able to get away on her
the completion of repairs to the marine
railway before docking to make re-
pairs. The Claudine will rush the dis
charging of her big cargo OF sugar and
be ready by Wednesday or Thursday to
go on the kinau's run. The Helene will |
take the Claudine's run while that YES
sci Is on the Hawaii route.
Branch Office.
The wilder S. s. Co. is going TO estab- |
lish branch Office on the company's
wharf. 1t is for the purpose OF reliev-
ing the main Office of a great deal of /
work that can be Just as well transacted
on the wharf. The Office will be a ship
ping office and Commodore George
Beckley, the head purser of the com
pany, will be in charge. He will be in
direct supervision of the steamer pur-
sers and attend to all the freight ship
pea on the steamers OF the Wilder
Company. The Office on the wharf will
NIL long felt want as heretofore con-
time has been lost in the
transaction of business in running be-
tween the main office and the wharf.
Baths Permanent.
President c. l.. Wight Of the Wilder
steamship Company, in conversation
yesterday said: mo step taken bv
the Board of Health has so greatly IA
cilitated the dispatch of steamers
as the prophylactic injections.
Since the officers and men have been
allowed to come ashore all discord is
done away with. Considering the fact
that many of the men were confined
TOT over four months aboard their yes
sells without shore liberty, 1t is re-
markable that We were able to keep go
ing as long as We did. Since the shore
liberty was granted there has not been
a single desertion and those men who
stayed by the comps nies deserve a
great deal Of credit. The baths on the
wharf are a great treat to the bows
who are taking advantage OF every op-
Dortunity Offering to use them. We
nave determined to keen the hath
'ooms on the wharf permanently and
ne employees Will have the use OF them
whenever they so desire. Instead of
having man 10 see that the bows take
PATHS, we have had to have a man TO
zee that they don't take too many dur
ng the day.
NOTES.
The Mikahala and Ke Au Hon got
way for Kauai yesterday.
A bark was reported coming from
he westward last evening about sun
ct.
The Czarina was locked yesterday.
she still has lot of cargo to dis |
harge.
The Australia worked all day yes
erday taking sugar. She leaves at 4
}. m. today.
Inspector II. Kruger has resigned 4
rom the Customs force to take a nosi-
ion uptown.
The Mauna Loa will leave TODAY on
Ter regular run to Maui and Hawaii
'he will take a large cargo for Kona
md Kau ports.
The Pactolus got away for New