The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-02-07
A SAD ACCIDENT At ENNOR PLAGUE NAHMN STREET EXTENSIONS NONG A2
ANOTHER ISLAND STEAMER is
AGROUND.
Stranded Inside Lanai Reef, a Hundred
Feet Away From Kahalepalao Land
ing-Shore Lights Badly Needed.

The Wilder Steamship Mokolii, one
Of the oldest of the island fleet, is
ashore at Lanai. She went aground on
Monday night, near Kahalepalao land
ing, while on her way from Olowalu
to that place. Captain Bennett was in
charge of the vessel at the time. The
accident is due to the lack of a light
on Kahalepalao landing, for which light
preparations We're already under way.
The captain is thought to have been
led astray by mistaking the location of
light in the residence of the wharfin-
ger at Lanai.
1t was about $3.50 when the steamer
struck bottom. The night was a very
dark one, but calm. The vessel had
run completely inside the reef in some
way, and her stern struck bottom only
about hundred feet from the landing.
After trying to pull her off the captain
sent ashore and got the assistance OF
the Talula, the Lanai steam launch re-
Gently brought here from San Francisco
to run between Lahaina and Maunalei
| The Talula made a hawser fast to the
stranded steamer and worked all night
Monday and up to three o'clock yes
terday afternoon trying to pull her off.
Failing to move the steamer the Talula
! left for Honolulu to get assistance, ar
irving at four this morning. On the
way she spoke both the Lehua and
|
Both promised to go to Lanai and give
all the assistance possible and ii is
thought that they will very likely be
| able to accomplish something. AS soon
as the Wilder Steamship Company
! heard of the disaster, arrangements
were made to send the Maui to the
scene as soon as possible. About fifty
tons of freight, provisions for Molokal
that were on the Mokolii were saved
by the Tulula.
Captain Bennett had diver at worl,
yesterday to investigate the extent OF
the damage to the steamer The diver
reported that the bottom of the vessel
was uninjured. She was resting on
coral and her propeller had worn a bed
in the coral, during the efforts to free
her. Dan Kamai, the mate of the Mo-
koiii, came here on the Tulula, as navi-
gator. Fred. Armstrong of Olowalu
who. was on the Mokolil at the time
OF the accident, as a passenger to Ho.
nolulu, is also on the Lanai launch.
The Mokolii has been nearly thirty
years of service in the island trade
here, being one of the first steamer.
brought down for the business. Sh,
cost $4,000 and is still in first clas
condition. She has done splendid ser
vice all the time and is good for a lonj
period of running yet If she can b,
pulled off the coral. The policy tha
. ildS peSH CARRIED out OF putting her OF
the dry dock and having her overhauleC
at intervals has kept her bottom il
first class condition, and the Wilder
company will lose a valuable piece o.
property If she is wrecked.
President Wight of the STEAMSHIP
company stated this morning that HI
expected the Maui to bring the steame
back. Captain Benefits advices to tn
company simply state that she 4
ashore and ask for help to pull her of
and, as the weather is reported calm
the damage may be slight.
The Wilder Steamship company ha
already sent some lights to Lanai t
, be put on the landing and they vii
greatly reduce the danger to vessels o
the coast. The need of light houses a
many points on all the islands wa
noted by Captain Perkins of the surve
ship Pathfinder, when he prepared hi
maps before beginning his surveying
The captain has marked many place
). where he will recommend the placin
of lights.