The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-10-12
FOR
HARDY TARS
Uunreggan Must Pay
$4,000.
FOR FEARLESS AND CREW
JuSgs tstee Makes Salvage Award--
Captain Mscau'ey Gets
500.

TOT her services In pulling or the
Dunreggan from the reef of Diamond
head the tug Fearless and her officers
and crew will receive something over
5000. Judge Estee handed down his
decision in the case yesterday morning
and the matter. which has dragged
along for such a length OF time ia at
last finished
1t Is n lengthy opinion which Judge
Estee gives. 1t recltes the voyage of
the Dunreggan from London to this
city and tells of her going on the reef
on August sth last and IL describes the
work OF the Fearless and the Eleu and
the Iroquois, and how finally she was
pulled OF the reef by the three vessels
combined and lowed into the harbor.
OF the services rendered by the Fear
less Judge Estee speaks specially tell
ing how she stood by the Dunreggan
Tor over forty-eight hours, never for an
instant ceasing TO pull on her save for
the time when her hawser parted He
believes from a, careful reading Of the
evidence, he says. that the Dunreggan
was in imminent peril. According to
the testimony she was in such a pre-
carious situation that she would have
gone to pieces In a short time longer,
for her rudder post was strained, her
plates were pulling apart and her frame
work was being displaced. IL she had
gone to pieces her crew would have
been drowned without doubt, had not
the Fearless stood by
He pays some attention also to the
peril which the Fearless herself epcoun-
tered by remaining with the Dunreg-
gan and Juggling away at her during
the long hours while she lay on the
reef. He recites what Captain Pond
Of the Iroquois said that he would not
have cared to put his vessel i'm such
/ position unless in case of dire emer-
gency. and he believes that owing to the
current and the nearness of the break
ers the Fearless was all along In great
danger and that II was only due to the
courage OF Captain Brokaw and his
men that she stood by at all.
Judge Estee makes a careful estimate
of the value of the vessel and of her
cargo and he closes his opinion with
the following Judgment:
After a careful reading of the tes-
timony taken in this case and OF the
briefs OF the various counsel. the Court
Is OF opinion that the value Of the
Dunreggan when she went upon the
] reef was $4,000; the amount of money
necessary to repair her VIII be $4,000.
leaving her present value $4,000. 1t Is
conceded that the value of the cargo
and freight saved is sj4.3e6.59. making
a total valuation of the property saved
ssf. 2ss.59.
considering all the circumstances OF
the case and without reference to the
question of proportion. the Court is of
opinion that a reasonable compensa-
ton to the salvors in view OF the
amount OF property rescued should be
the sum Of $4,000 to include the SER
vices of all three vessels.
That of this amount the Iroquois
would have been entitled TO $1,000 IL she
had made any claim for salvage; not
having done so that amount enures to
the ship Dunreggan and her cargo;
that the Eleu has been already paid
and has receipted In full for her SER
vices amounting to the sum OF S157.70,
also to be deducted from said sum OF
$4,000.
Captain Macauley is entitled to some
compensation for the services rendered
by him and the Court hereby awards
him the sum OF $500. That the balance
OF said 81, 900 after deducting the said
$1,000 aud the sum OF s157.70 already
paid by the Dunreggan and after the
payment 10 Captain Macauley Of said
$500 as aforesaid TO wit fs342.30 is order
ed TO be distributed as follows: $780,
thereof to the master and crew Of tht
tug Fearless In the following manner
To Captain G.. II. Brokaw, $500; to X
B. Seike. the mate Of the Fearless
500; 20 Bert Wheeler. the chief en-
gineer. $3.50; to J. S. Purdie. the assis
tant engineer. 500: TO Dave Rees and
Torkelson. deckhands, each $50; to WA
liam Parker and J. Hancock. firemen
each $50: TO John Johnson, the COOK
Ss5. and TO ]. Wiese. the messboy. 80
constituting the crew OF the Fearless
the balance Of s7.042.so to go to JohI
ID. spreckeIs and Company, the libel
liant herein as owner of the tug Fear
less in full for the services of the tus
and including all the expenses Incurred
by the tug In rescuing the Dunre ggan