The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-08-10
tFrom Thursdays Daily)

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Under full sail, in broad daylight, tn,
British bark Dunfeggan, a large stee
vessel from London, went ashore yes.
terday morning off Diamond Head Will,
rounding that point of land and approach
ing the harbor.
Diamond Head Charlie" the lookou
at the lighthouse, was watching her dan
gerous sailing with anxious interest. II,
was considerably surprised at seeing d
vessel venture close to shore but would
have been more surprised had she escap-
ed going on the reef after coming so
close to the land. The Dunreggan was
sighted early in the morning and was
bearing down as is the custom of other
vessels which come from the direction of
Makapuu Point. AS she starred to round
Diamond Head she was sailing along In
fine style with all sails set and a fresh
breeze, when she suddenly stopped dead,
her sails straining at the yards. 1t was
Immediately evident to Diamond Head
Charlie that the big vessel had struck
the reef and had gone ashore in almost
exactly the same spot where the Gains
borough, now the Diamond Head, struck
some time ago. The Gansboroush was
the last vessel to get aground in that vi
cinty.
When the Dunreggan stuck hard and
fast in the sand she was almost half
mile from the shore. She rolled slightly
at first and then swung quickly around
with her bow pointing directly out to sea.
Tb1 at xuh cha Is, i,,yt
midway between the lighthouse and the
signal station. The Dunreggan is heavily
loaded with cement, firebricks and fertili-
ger. Her cargo is consigned to the Ha-
waiian Fertilizer Company.
The news of the accident was immedi-
ately telephoned to town by Diamond
Head Charlie" and lively scenes ensued
along the waterfront. Tugs and launches
and sail-boats were hastily put in readi-
ne SIS to hasten TO the scene of the trouble
the tugs to lend assistance and earn sal
wage, the launches to convey Interested
parties to the scene anu the sall-boats to
carry the curious who were anxious to
get sight of the Dunreggan lying help
less on the reef, magnificent vessel car
rying valuable cargo, which was evil
IDENTIFY to meet serious disaster after
long and tedious voyage from far away
London.
How such strange thing could pos
silly happen is something beyond the
powers of explanation of the saltiest of
salts op the waterfront. The charts and
maps aboard the Dunreggan must surely
hove shown her captain his dangerous
neErness TO the reef upon which he struck
long before the accident occurred. When
the bark struck there was stin breeze
off shore and the sky was overcast There
pTn or CHI ,,.la
The tug Eleu was the first boat on the
scene and the steamer Mokolii which
was working on wreckage, left on the
spot where the William Carson was, for
tho Wilder Steamship Company, started
for the Dunreggan as soon rs 1t was evil
don't that she was hard and fast on the
reef. From where the Mokolii lay the
masts of the bark Dunreggan could be
seen over the lower point of Diamond
Head and those aboard the little steamer
came to the conclusion that she must be
ashore.
Very little anxiety seemed to he dis
played by Captain Honeyman of the Dun
reagan, for when the tug Eleu and the |
steamer Mokolii made their approach ne |
was apparently not over-anxious for help |
When the Eleu went as near to the Dun
reegan as she dared and threw a line /
aboard, the sailors of the bark commence (
ed hauling away on the line but We're
stepped by an order from Captain Honey
man, who then Informed Captain Hilbus
of the Eleu that he wished TO make
terms with the tugbOat. Hilbus replied
that he couldn't very well make terms
Just then but that he would do every
thing In his power TO save the Dunreg-
gan. Captain Honeyman was not inclin-
ed to look on the matter In that light, and
so informed Captain Hilbus, whereupon
the Eleu's men hauled In the line and the
tug put back to port.
Then the little steamer Mokolil. COM
Handed by Captain Napela, approached !
pietty close TO the British. bark and Of
feied her help, but Iloneyman declined 1
assistance, All this time the Dunreggan
was making water-slowly, 20 be sure
hut II was impossible to ascertain the
amount Of damage done 10 her bottom /
and aa she was rolling a little, II was not /
az all improbable that tho motion. of tho I
yefhel on the reef might increase any /
ahmase 10 hor plates already INFLICTED by |
The rocks
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