The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-08-10
DRIVES ON THE BEACH OFF DIAMOND
HEAD AND FOILS ALL EFFORTS
Several Tugs Try in Vain To Pull Her To Safety
Cargo Is Now Being Jettsoned
BY Fifty Men,

Iof the vessel being saved and that no pay.
ment was to be made should the at
tempt to save the Dunreggan prove a
failure.
When the news of the accident reached
the city, the tug Fearless was practical.
ly laid off. 1t was not Intended by hei
owners to put her in commission until to-
day, and she was lying at the Oceanic
. wharf with all her machinery discon-
nected and no steam up. The crew wa.
enPaged in giving the Fearless genera
, cleaning up, but, Notwithstanding her
Icord!tion, the Fearless got ready for act
i've service in a wonderfully. short space
of time. When she started for the Dun
repEan she had aboard George r. Carter.
repr esentirg the cons'gnees, and w. NJ.
Gffard and Fred, Whitney of VIM. G. Ir-
win & Co The two latter gentlemen Were
not going to be left behind on this the
first commission of their new tug In Ha-
waiian waters. She did splend dly. al
though she had a very choppy sea and
was steaming against n strong breeze.
1t was dangerous work for the Fearless
to approach the Dunreggan, on account
lof her nearness to the shore Captain
Bfofaw backed very slowly towards the
vessel, taking soundings every Tew yards
Six fathoms were noted. then five, four
and three and a half BY this tine the
tugs stern was close to the bark's bow.
! The wind off shore was strong and
steady and the sea was unusually rough
for that vicinity. The steadiness of the
punreggan's rolling and the absence of
any pitching on her part plainly indicated
that she was settled down hard and Past
o., the reef. The bark was still pointing
her bow out to sea and was gently roll
inE with heavy swell. Big waves broke
W against her sides. showering the wind
tcssed spray onto her decks. She was
mr. tfNgr b..
/ topsails. 1t was indeed risky work for
the tug, but she had not touched bottom
and she was ready to give valuable aid
to the jeopar died bark.
| Captain Honeyman then appeared on
the after-deck and made II known to Cap
tain Brokaw that he wished to make
terms. A lively conversation ensued, rem
dered difficult on account of the Captains
having to yell at each other at the tops
OF their voices Brokaw yelled that the
DCLreggan had better get hawser as
quick as possible If he wanted to get off
the reef. But Honeyman persisted IN
making bargain. Brokaw asked what
terms We're wanted Honeyman wanted
In know what would be charged. The
jccptain of the tug shouted that he would
pull the Dunreggan off for $4,000 The
,balk's captain Gffered to submit the mat
ter to arbitration after the vessel was
saved. This was agreed to. But Honey
man also wanted 1t plainly understood
that in the event of the bark not being
saved there was to be no payment. Cap
tain Brokaw agreed that If he didn't pull
her OF he wouldn't charge Il cent. Not
SO tistied with all this, Honeyman called
three of his crew to witness the agree
ment ana again shouted out the terms
Captain Brokaw agreed for the second
time and threw the Dunreggan line.
1t was the work of only a few moments
to get heavy hawser over the side and
rot many minutes afterwards the power.
full tug was pulling away at the big bark
for all she was worth. The hawser was
maze fast around the foremast of the
vessel and the tug started pulling on the
port side. When the hawser became taut
the Fearless came to stop. All steam
vas put on but still ;he heavily frelghted
vessel didn't bulge. She kept up her
steady rolling and sometimes appeared to
be coming around, but she always re-
turned and Captain Brokaw realized that
he had hard task ahead of him The
Dunreggan did nothing more than churn
NJ II little sand. Sand covers some parts
of the coral reef Off Diamond Head The
bark seemed, If anything, to be settling
deeper.
Not long after u o'clock noon the Fear
less hoisted n signal for another tug.
Diamond Head Charlie" telephoned this
l
o'clock In the afternoon the Eleu was
once more on her way out to the Dun
reggan. Not long afterwards the Fear
less hoisted another signal reading How !
much water shall We have at high wa
teri" Charlie could not answefsthe signal
because he had no fiaepolo and hasn't had
one for years.
Early IN the afternoon II was seen that
the two tugs would have a tough time OF
IL pulling the bark OFF the reef, II, indeed,
they succeeded In saving her at all. 1t
was realized also that the cargo would
pCtably have to be discharged before
an ything could be done successfully.
Steamer j. A Cummins, returning from
the other side Of the Island. was also /,
wiling to lend assistance, but this was
not desired, and the Cummins steamed I
into port, II was expected that al about |
> o'clock In the afternoon the high tide I
would help the DunreBgan on the reef |
hut II didn't, aud tho vessel remained in I
mo same hard ana fast position. except .
mat Hho had evidently gotten IN closer I
20 the shore
About o'clock the United states ug
lIptu0ls went out 10 the scene and stood ]
by ready 20 give assistance. Later "A .
hthi iefl the Dunreggan carrying line t
IA the lfuqu0iH, The lToqu0ls ala no pull /
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