The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-08-08
BARK DUNREGGAN ASHORE
MEETS DISASTER AFTER A LONG
VOYAGE.
Strikes Bottom in Rounding Diamond
Head-Effort of the Fearless and
Others to Save Her.

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Head this morning, while rounding the
point and approaching the harbor after
a long voyage from London. She struck
bottom just opposite the light house,
from which Diamond Head Charlie"
was watching her dangerous sailing
close in shore. A very strong breeze
was blowing and there was a strong
Currant shOrewards and the bark was
soon hard and fast on the bottom, so
close in shore that is seemed to those
who saw her later that she was almost
in hailing distance of the lighthouse.
News of the vessels plight was tele-
phoned to the city from the Diamond
Head, and the tug Eleu started at once
for the scene. The steamer Mokolit,
which was working for the Wilder
| Steamship Company on wreckage that
is left on the spot where the unfortuna-
te barkentine William Carson was,
started for the scene as soon as 1t be-
came evident that the Dunreggan was
aground. The latters masts could be
seen over the lower point of Diamond
Head, and it was evident to those on the
Mokolii that she was ashore.
Captain Honeyman seemed to think
he was in no serious danger. When the
Mokolii and the Eleu approached they
found him not at all anxious for help,
and when the new tug Fearless ap-
preached the scene later on she met
both the Eleu and the Mokolii returning
with the report that captain HOneyman
would have no assistance.
The master of the Dunreggan hailed
! the steamers and wanted to know what
terms they had to offer for pulling him
off, and as neither the tug nor the ISL
and steamer wanted to try at it on his
terms, which were submission of the
salvage question to arbitration in case
| the vessel was saved and no payment
at all if she was not pulled off, both
steamers started back.
The Fearless was laid off when news
of the disaster reached Honolulu. 1t
was the intention of her owners TO put
| her in commission tomorrow, and she
| was lying at the Oceanic wharf with
! her machinery disconnected and no
steam up, the crew being employed in
general cleanup. In an incredibly short
time the new tug was ready for sea,
! and at about a quarter past ten she
! started for the stranded vessel with
George r. Carter, representing the con-
! signees on board. w. NJ Giffard and
| Fred Whitney of w. G.. Irwin q Com
pany also went on this first commits
! sion Of their new tug in these waters
The Fearless showed herself well up to
her reputation and cut throught the
choppy seas against a very fresh breeze
at splendid speed. She reached the
| scene of the Dunreggans trouble at
! about eleven o'clock.
! The Dunreggan lay pointed seawards,
| gently rolling in a heavy swell, under
all her mainsails and her lower fore
sails. The wind off shore was quite
high and the sea was very rough. The
| steadiness of her roll, and the absence
of pitching movement at all SEEM
ed to indicate that she was quite well
settled down.
The stranded vessel was so close in
shore that is was dangerous work for
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Brokow backed slowly in taking sound
ings every few feet Six fathoms, five,
four, then three and half were sounded,
and the stern of the powerful tug was
| close to the Dunreggan's bow. 1t was
risky for the tug but she had not touch
ed bottom, and was in position to give
her aid to the Dunreggan. Captain
Honeyman appeared on the after deck
and yelled to captain Brokow about
terms. The captain of the tug shouted
that if HOneyman wanted to save his
/ vessel he had better get a hawser as
quick as he could, and the position of
the vessel made it appear that such was
the case.
"Will you make a bargain?" shouted
captain Honeyman.
Captain Brokows answer appeared
to be lost in the surf and the master of
the Dunreggan knocked his fist against
the railing and again demanded to
know if the tug would make bar
gain" What terms do you went?"
shouted the captain of the tug. The
man on the bark seemed willing to stop
and discuss terms as long as anyone.
He wanted to know how much would be
charged. An offer to pull the vessel off
for 100000 was shouted to him. 1t was
met with an answers offering to submit
to arbitration after the saving of the
vessel was accomplished. This was a
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wanted it understood that if the vessel
was not saved there was to be no charge
at all.
''If you don't pull her off you don't
get cent" he shouted to captain Bro
kow.
"All right. Take the hawser If ]
don't pull her off L don't get a cent.
Captain Honeyman disappeared for a
moment, and it soon developed that he
had gone to get three of his men to wit
ness the agreement With the three
men standing by his side on the after
deck, he yelled across the water: IF
you pull me off we submit charges to
arbitration. If you don't, you don't get
a cent" Captain Brokow agreed again
and threw the hawser. By this time
the whole crew of the Dunreggan was
aft at work on the lines, and Captain
Honeyman took advantage of the OPP
portunity to get some more witnesses.
bitration," he yelled from the midst of
the crew, "and If you don't"
II don't get a cent" Captain Brokow
shouted for him, and the Fearless haw-
ser was taken
The line was made fast to the Dun
reggan's foremast, and the tug started
off on the port side. The test came
as the heavy hawser was slowly
Strengthened and lifted out of the wa
ter, and 1t showed that the bark was
very hard aground. The Fearless came
to a stop when the line was taut. AL
steam was put on and still the big YES
sci did not move. She continued hei
steady roll from side to side and onc'
or twice when a heavy swell struck he
It seemed that she was coming round
but she always returned, and after hal
an hours pulling with all the tremen
dous strength of the Fearless withOu
moving the bark at all 1t became evi
dent that there was a hard job ahea'
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