The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-09-21
FEARLESS
SAVED SHIP
lowed Euterpe Safe To
Honolulu.
-
RESCUED FROM THE REEF
Alone and Unaided the Spreckels'
Tug AccOmpIishes Diff
cult Task.
tFrom Thursdays Daily)

1t!
Captain Brokaw of the Fearless is
now having his horoscope cast. He
wants to know how many more ships
he will yank off the coral which fringes
these glorious islands in the next few
months. He pulled the Dunreggan off
the Diamond Head reef last month and
early yesterday morning he made the
Euterpe jump her rocky bed near Ka-
hului.
In the Dunreggan case the Iroquois
and Eleu assisted the Fearless. In the
present instance the Fearless did all
the work herself and saved a valuable
vessel with a big cargo of coal by her
own unaided efforts. While there was
talk of sending the Eieu and several
Island steamers to the rescue of the
Euterpe at kahului, the Fearless skip
ped off to the scene of the trouble and
saved the day.
Last night about o'clock the Fear
less came into this harbor with the
Euterpe in tow and left her at anchor
safe and comparatively sound, in the
stream.
About an hour before this the Eleu
heard that the Euterpe was coming
and hurried out of the harbor to bring
her in. After getting out as far as the
bell buoy, however, she saw the Fear
less coming along with the Euterpe
at the end of line and so put back in
to the harbor.
A rumor got around the water front
that the Fearless was returning. Many
people, not acquainted with the great
power of the tug and the stick-to-itive-
ness of Captain Brokaw thought at
first that the Fearless had given up the
job or that the Euterpe had drifted
ashore near kahului and gone to pieces,
They were much surprised when they
found that, although the Fearless was
indeed returning, she was bringing the
Euterpe with her.
The Euterpe went ashore about 9
o'clock on Sunday morning. She had
all sail set when she struck and. as far
as Captain Sake was able to observe,
it was all clear sailing. The steamer
the accident and Immediately went to
the ships assistance.
About l o'clock Sunday afternoon the
Mokoii got a line on the Euterpe and
tugged away bravely for about an
hour. l. he MOhOlil WAS ny HO fHtdIb
powerful enough, however, to make any
impression, and at 2 o'clock she started
for Honolulu with the Euterpe's first
mate to get assistance. Before she left
she saw to it that the Euterpe was
held from drifting any farther inshore
by leaving one of the steamers anchors
out with a five-inch line attached.
Captain Sake also ran out ninety
fathoms of wire attached to the largest
kedge he had aboard. To this he at
tached an eight inch line. But when
the breeze sprang up later the lines
parted and the Euterpe went further
onto the reef.
The Mokolii arrived in Honolulu
about o'clock Monday morning. The
first mate of the Euterpe went at once
to the captain of the Fearless. The
Fearless first towed the ship Great Ad
miral into the harbor from where she
had been lying outside and then she
was ready to hasten to the rescue of
the stranded vessel from Newcastle.
She left Honolulu about 9 O'Clock
Monday morning with the Euterpe's
mate aboard and arrived at the scene
of the trouble at about o'clock in the
hour later the Fearless had brand
new fourteen inch Manila line attached
to the Euterpe and commenced tug
ging away with all her great strength.
The Fearless did not pull steadily but
pulled at intervals with a sudden jerk,
with the intention of jerking or jump
ing the vessel off the coral reef.
Unlike the Dunreggan case. there
was no preliminary argument concern
ing terms, the Euterpe needed help and
needed 1t very badly and the Fearless
simply handed her line and pulled.
When the tug began pulling the Eu-
terpe's crew began to jettison her car
go. They commenced to throw the coal
from the starboard side overheard first
so as to give the vessel a list to port.
Brokaw thought that in this manner II
would be easier to get her afioat again.
All Monday night the Fearless KEEP
up her jerking and at five minutes after
3 o'clock yesterday morning her efforts
proved successful and the iron ship
floated In deep water. At o'clock the
set sail and, in tow of the
Fearless. started for Honolulu. The
Fearless pulled her along at an easy
speed. the ships canvass serving to
steady the vessel and ease the strain
on the hawser. At dusk last night the
Euterpe was safe at anchor. leaking
only a little. and the Fearless was
alongside her wharf while Captain
Brokaw was figuring In a notebook
salvage: Dunreggan $780,
s20.OOO?-Wela ka Haol
Captain SAKE OF the Euterpe came
ashore about 7 o'clock last night. He
told his story to an Advertiser report
rr. lie II not well acquainted with the
coast OF these Islands and. besides, the
charts show no reef or shallow water
where the Euterpe struck. The presen;
charts OF the Hawaiian Islands are
very imperfect. Captain SAKE blames
The charts entirely, When the Fearless
reached the Euterpe that vessel was |