The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-08-09
ON THE REEF IN DAYLIGHT


Itcsfed spray onto her decks. She was
now carrying her mainsails and her fore
Itorsails. IL was indeed risky work for
the tug. but she had not touched bottom
ana she was ready to give valuable aid
10 the jeopardized bark
Captain Honeyman then appeared on
the after-deck and made IL known to Cap
tain Brokaw that he wished to make
terms. lively conversation ensued. rem
dered dimcult on account OF the Captains
having to yell at each other at the tops
OF their voices. Brokaw yelled that the
DrLreggan had better get kawser as
quick As possible II he wanted to get on
the reef. But Honeyman persisted lin
making a bargain Brokaw asked what
terms were wanted Honeymsn wanted
IN know what would be charged. The
captain OF the tug shouted that he would
pull the Dunreggan OF for $4,000. The
befk's captain offered to submit the mat
ter to arbitration after the vessel was
saved. This was agreed to. But Honey
man also wanted II plainly understood
trat In the event of the bark not being
saved there was TO be no payment. Cap
tain Brokaw agreed that IL he didn't pull
her of he wouldn't charge a cent. Not
50 tished with all this. Honeyman called
th-ee OF his crew to witness the agree
ment and again shouted out the terms.
Captain Brokaw agreed for the second
time and threw the Dunreggan a line.
IL was the work of only a few moments
TO get a heavy hawser over the side and
rot many minutes afterwards the power
full tug was pulling away at the big bark
for all she was worth. The hawser was
made fast around the foremost of the
vessel and the tug started pulling on the
port side. When the hawser became taut
the Fearless came to a stop. All steam
vas put IN but still he heavily freghted
vessel didn't bulge. She kept up her
steady rolling and sometimes appeared to
be coming around. but she always re-
turned and Captain Brokaw realized that
he had n hard task ahead of him. The
Dunreggan did nothing more than churn
uT n little sand. Sand covers some parts
of the coral reef of Diamond Head. The
lark seemed, II anything, to be settling
deeper.
Not long after ~ o'clock noon the Fear
less hotsted a signal for another tug.
Diamond Head Charlie" telephoned this
fact to the agents I'm town and about I
o'clock In the afternoon the Eleu was
once more on her way out TO the Dun
reagan. Not long afterwards the Fear
less hoisted another signal reading How
much water shall We have at high wa
terri Charlie could not answer the signal
because he had no fiagpole and hasn't had
one for years.
Early IN the afternoon II was seen that
I the two tugs would have a tough time OF
II pulling the bark of the reef. IL. indeed.
they succeeded in saving her at all. IL
= was realized also that the cargo would
probably have to be discharged before
anything could be dore successfully.
Steamer J. A. Cummins. returning from
the other side of the Island, was also
willing TO lend assistance. but this was
, not desired. and the Cummins steamed
A Into port. 1t was expected that at about
o'clock In the afternoon the high tide
q would help the Dunreggan of the reef
but IL didn't: and the vessel remained In
o the same hard and fast position, excep,
e that she had evidently gotten in closer
8 to the shore.
e Abont 2 o'clock the United States tug
q IroGuois went out TO the scene and stood
o by ready tc give assistance. Later q
n beat left the Dunreggan carrying a line
to ohe Iroquois. The Iroquos did no pull
: Ing for long time but finally Joined II
with the Fearless after the Eleu had le
e go her line. and did some big pulling fol
3 awhile. Not more than two tugs pulled
d at time.
e he gasoline launch Union, with repro
z sentatives OF the Advertiser aboard, wen
Il TO the scene OF disaster. The sea wa
II rough and the little launch had no cas-,
d task of Il pushing against the big waves
a Tho Young brothers. who own tn
n launch. knew their business, however
II ane she made pretty good time In tn
che ppy sea.
n Early in Ihe afternoon the Ounregga
X had taken in every stitch Of canvas A
Al . o'clock she was no better of than sh
. was when she irst struck. Tine big stes
n vessel steadily rolling close by the shor,
bscked by the towering. rugged mass G