The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-02-16
MAUI ON
REEF.
Strikes the Bar at
Mouth of
Harbor.
VALUABLE CARGO
SUGAR ON BOARD
Misses the Channel at Midnight
and Escapes With Slight
Damage to Hull.

NI1LDER,s steamer Maui Captain
| wv Sachs, went on the reef, just
| inside the first buoy, near the
harbor entrance to the channel about
midnight.
She was coming into the harbor at all
most full speed from Maui and Hawaiis
ports when the accident occurred
The Maui was taken for the Dorici
| from San Francisco and was reported
as usual.
| About II o'clock last night the look
out at Diamond Head telephoned town
that the Occidental and Oriental steam
ship Doric, Captain Smith. was off
koko Head.
| Immediately the Advertisers launch
was made ready and reporters started
tout of the harbor to get the latest
news of the outer world
The launch went through the chan
mel at good speed. Just as the spar
buoy was passed the pilot boat was
sighted ahead, turning blue light fori
| the purpose of notifying what was sup-j
posed to be the Doric of it's presence
| The lights of a steamer could be-
pain1y seen beyond the pilot boat, justl
inside of the bell buoy. 1t was thought
peculiar at the time that the steam
ship did not answer the pilot boats
signal.
| The reason was evident a few min
utes later, however, when it was seen
l that the steamship was coming along
at high rate of speed, steaming for
the entrance to the channel Then it
was discovered that the vessel was not
the Doric, but evidently an Island
Esteamer. The reporters of the launch
hailed her as she sped by them, wish
ing to learn her name. The only an
lswer they received was in the form of
an interrogation. 1t was: What's
1.-The natter" The vessel evidently
thouht that the launch was in need of
assistance.
The vessel passed quickly by on her
way to the harbor, although there were
lno lights in the channel. The Adyer-
ltiser launch, seeing that the Doric was
Head had made a mistakes turned
labout and headed for the harbor. The
pilot boat was also put about and
'started to come in.
As the launch neared the lighthouse
: Its occupants noticed with surprise
THAT the steamer was apparently stand
ing still. Upon getting nearer it was
found that she was on the reef.
Steamer ahoy!" shouted a reporter
from the launch. "Who are you and
what's the matter?"
Were the steamer Maui was the
s answer, "and we're on the reef"
do you want the tug?"
NO"
1t was seen that the Maui was hard
: and fast on the reef and that all her
unaided efforts to get off were of nc
: use.
She was laboring considerably, and
: although there was no heavy sea
: running, or high winds at the time
she was in much danger of pounding
u hole in her bottom.
The Advertiser launch notified the
= tug Fearless of the Maui's predica.
j. ment, and Captain Brokaw was I'm.
"a mediately telephoned, answering thai
he would be on hand as soon as posi-
BILE
: The launch then returned to tht
steamer, where every effort was being
made to get the steamer off.
Many people, who had hurried to tn,
!. waterfront to learn the fate of tn,
). Island steamer, stood upon the Pacif'
!. Mail wharf to watch, as best the.
could in the darkness, the progress @
ievents.
When the Advertiser reporter wen
: aboard after the launch had returned
= to the Maui the crew of the yesse
: were running hither and thither, yer.
!. much excited and doing everything II
y their power to get the vessel off. Th'
e stern sail had been hoisted to catcl
= the wind from off shore. and the anch
or had been dropped astern. Upon Wis