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

played by Captain Honeyman of the Dun
reagan, for when the tug Eleu and the
steamers Mokolii made their approach he
was apparently not over-anxious for help.
When TIE EIeu went as near to the Dun
resgan> az she dared and threw line
abe card-<he sailors of the bark commence
ed hauling away on the line but were
stoppe3sbylsn order from Captain Honey
man, who>fhen informed Captain Hilbus
of the Efeu that ne wished to make
Z, rms with the tugboat Hilbus replied
that lse couldn't very well make terms
Just tbeh but that he would do every
thing ~ HIS power to save the Dunreg
gan. Captain Honeyman was not inclin-
ed 10 box on the matter in that light. and
50 informed Captain Hilbus. whereupon
the Eleus men hauled in the line and the
tug put back to port
Then the little steamer Mokolii COM
nisnded by Captain Napela, approached
pretty close to the British bark and of
feIed hef help. but Honeyman declined
lassistance. All this time the Dunreggan
was making water-sldwly, to be sure,
but IL was impossible to ascertain the
amount OF damage done to her bottom,
and as she was rolling little, IL was not
! az all improbable that the motion of the
vesscl on. the reef might. increase, any
da mage tofher plates already inflicted by
= the rocks y
I whneS the EIeu and Mokoln were Offer
ing their assistance to the stranded bark.
thu Hawaiian Fertilizer Works people
ashore. the agents for the Dunreggan,
lvere making arrangements for the tug
Fearless TO go out.
shortly after 10 o'clock the famous San
Francisco, tug Fearless, Captain Gilbert
Brckaw In command. arrived off Diamond
Head ready TO show tue strong stuff oi
which she is made. AS she steamed al
Sxnt. sf.rrr orda fIraa nal .oxly
,slis met the Eleu and Mokolii returning
with the report that Captain Honeymar
had declined assistance. The terms which
Captain Honeyman wanted the Eleu ant
Mckoiii to. agree to were that the matte
be submitted to arbitration in the even
OF the vessel being saved and that no pay
,ment was to be made should the at
tempt 70 save the Dpnreggan prove
failure.
When the news Of the accident reache,
the city. the tug Fearless was practical
ly laid off. IT was not intended by he
owners to put her in commission until to
day, and she was lying at the Oceani
wharf with all her machinery discon
nected and no steam up. The crew wa
1 engaged in giving the Fearless genera
, Cleaning up. but, Notwithstanding he
, ccrdition, the Fearless got ready for act
! i've servicd In wonderfully short spac
of time. When she started for the Dur
: reagan she had aboard George X Carte
, representing the consignees, and w. y
= lG;nard and Fred. Whitney of Vim. G. II
win x Co. The two latter gentlemen WEI
: mot going to be left behind .bn this til
o first commission of their new tug in Hs
. waiian waters. She did spiendidly, a
a Though she had a verys-choppy sea an
y was- Steaming against a strong breeze.
- " was dangerous work for the Fearles
X TO approach the Dunreggan, accoui
n of her nearness to the shore CAPITA
.e Ercksw backed very slowly towards Il
c vessel. taking soundings every rev yard
Six fathoms were noted, then five, fol
ie and three and half. BY this time Il
n tugs stern was close to the bark's boz
he The wind off shore was strong al
)r steady and the sea was unusually roul
II for that vicinity. The steadiness of 4
T. Dunreggan's rolling and the absence
ne any pitching on her part plainly indicat
ne that she was settled down hard and ia
De o.. the reef. The bark was still pointi
I'd her bow out to sea and was gently ro
er ing with a heavy swell. Big waves bro
be up against her sides, showering the win