The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-09-18

rived in port early yesterday morning
with the news that the American ship
Euterpe formerly a~Hawaiian ship,
was ashore near Kahului, having gone
on the reef while trying to make port
on Sunday morning after a passage of
sixty-eight days from Newcastle with a
big load of coal.
The Mokolii was at Kahului when the
Euterpe struck and went to her assist
ance Immediately, giving the vessel a
line and pulling on her for several
hours without success. Realizing that
more power was necessary than that
possessed by the Mokolii the steamer,
after placing an anchor to hold the
ship, started for Honolulu to obtain
assistance.
1t was o'clock Sunday afternoon
when the Mokolii left the scene of the
accident and not much later than 4
o clock yesterday morning when she
made this port, bringing with her Mr..
Rod, the mate of the stranded vessel,
who came to see the agents about
sending help to the Euterpe.
When the Mokolii left the Euterpe
on Sunday, that ship was hard and fast
Iamidships and restrained from drifting
farther inshore by the anchor placed
by the Mokohi, and fifty fathoms of
chain. .
The only reason evident for the acct
dent is that of sailing too close in to
the land. After she had struck, sound
ings were made fore and aft and it was
found that there was plenty of water
around the vessel. She had struck a.
coral mound, small, hard bed which
held her fast. This was the case with
the Dunreggan off Diamond Head AS
it is now, some of the Euterpe's coal
will have to be dumped overheard be-
fore she can be pulled off, at least that
is what the wise ones say.
1t is said that the Euterpe struck at
about half past nine o'clock on Sunday
morning, as she was passing Kuau on
her way to Kahului. At Kuau there is
no harborsn any protection from the
trades, the force of which will drive the
vessel farther inshore unless help ar
rives before it is too late.
The first mate of the Euterpe, on his
arrival here yesterday morning, pro-
lceeded to make arrangements for tug
to go to Kahului to pull the vessel off
the reef; there was some talk of getting
the Claudine to go, but the matter end
led finally by the mate taking the pow
erful tug Fearless to the scene of disc
aster.
1t was rumored on the waterfront
that the Fearless practically ran away
with the mate, that the agents were
making other arrangements but We're
forestalled by the quick action of the
tugboat men. The Fearless seems
bound to live up to the enviable repu-
tation she established for herself on
her arrival here from the Coast when
she yanked the Dunreggan off the Dia-
Imond Head reef with the help of the
Iroquois and Eleu.
The Euterpe is an iron ship of 1897
tons, commanded by Captain Safe, who
is well known in Honolulu. She has
been to these Islands many times. She
left Newcastle on July 10 with a cargo
of coal for Hackfeld & Company.
The steamer Lehua, which sailed for
Maui yesterday afternoon, took along
a gasoline engine to be used in dis
charging the Euterpe. 1t viii be re-
membered that the bark Colusa, since
lost off Sitka, went aground about the
same spot where the Euterpe now lies.
MAPS OF MIDWAY
Commander Pond of the United
States tug Iroquois will probably senC
his report of the Midway Islands sur.
vey to the Navy Department in weel
or so. The maps of the surveys made
on the recent trip of the Iroquois are
about completed F. e. Harvey ha,
been working on them since the vesse
returned. OF the two maps being made
one is of the inner harbor while tho
other is of the atoll as well as the sur
rounding water. Mr.. Willis, who wa:
one of the party which went to Midway
will probably, put the finishing touche.
to the maps, as Mr.. Harvey will accom-
pany Captain Merry to Guam on tn,
Solace before long.
SHIPPING NOTES.
The big freight steamer Carlisle City
Capt. A. L. Paterson, arrived from tn,
Orient yesterday morning. bringing
merchandise for Alexander & Baldwin
The captains wife and child accompa
ny him. There are three passenger.
aboard for the Coast
The Carlisle City sails today for Sar
Diego and san Francisco, and viii car.
ry mail
Capt. =. r. Sterling, which arrived of
port Sunday night and came into tn,
harbor yesterday, brought a cargo O.
l,S93 tons of coal for William q. irwin
Co. The Great Admiral is forty-tWt
days from Newcastle
a fire was discovered early YESTERDAY
morning in the Allen & Robinson Goa
pie at the corner of Allen and Ke.
kuaanaoa streets. Laborers quickly
dug out the coal over where the center
OF the fire was supposed to be and 6
nre engine was not long in arriving and
getting TO work. Some of the men burn.
ed their feet badly. 1t was necessary
70 Keep at work all day on the fire. the
nremen being relieved now and then
All last night men were on hand 70,
the fire still shoulders.
WASHINGTON, Sept. THE war
department has been informed of the
ARRIVAL OF the transport Warren al
Nagasaki yesterday with two battalions
OF the Ninth Cavalry and recruits
ABOARD. The health of the troops is re-
ported to be excellent. The Warren
VIII proceed TO Manila The depart
ment is also advised of the arrival OF
the animal transport Aztec at Kobe
| with horses for he 90