The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-11-26

also proved 10 DS rather EOOu 'HlAS'
as II prevented the fire from spreading
below.
The water which was pumped inNat a
temperature of seventy-two degrees,
showed a temperature OF ninety-four
degrees when it was pumped out. 1t
was fneo with small bits of charred
lumber. probably from the places where
the fire had been scorching the skin
of the vessels side and the ceiling.
The coal also became very hot. On the
top it was about eighty seven degrees.
Tnc following report made by Cap
tain Amesbury glyas the exact data:
Left Norfolk June 18th. Light easter
~ winds to 20 ". 35 W. In place OF north
east trades had constant east TO east
southeast winds to 10 n. 80 w. Thence
Gains and variable winds to n. 81 w.
Then southwest monsoon Crossed equa-
tor in the Atlantic August ID. Longitude
2S w. Saw the land near Pernambuco.
Cape Horn, September 18th. Variable
winds to IS S.. so w. Thence very heavy
westerly gales and very high cross-sea.
Ship 1abor,ng hard and straining very
much. September 10Th she started to
leak Strong gales west-southwest to
west-northwest to 81 s. IS w, Sighted
Juan Fernandez. Crossed the equator in
Pacific on November 1st. Longitude 100
w.
November 18th. latitude 16 n. longitude
123 W. fire broke out in lower hold. The
chief officer crawled in from fore hatch
and located fire on starboard side near
amidships in lower hold. 1t was hard
to get at and the mate was near over
come with gas Cut through pump well
abreast of fire and forced in water
charged with marble dust. Determined
to bear up for Honolulu. Strong trades
north-northeast and sharp sea. Got fire
under control by flooding lower hold to
depth of four and a half feet. Pumped
out pieces of burnt soft wood. Water
pumped in at seventy-two degrees soon
rose to ninety-four degrees.
November 18th, smoke and gas again
about stanchions same section of ship.
Used water again with marble dust
Cooled off after about six hoursa Kept,
say, fifty inches OF water in the hold all
the time. forcing in and pumping out.
Fire seems to be in section amidships,
say, forty to fifty feet. all in lower hold.
Coal not so very hot on top, but by dig
ging down heat increases. Have boats
all ready for use in case of need, but
hope to reach Honolulu.
November 22nd latitude 20 deg. 10 min.
N. longitude 151 deg. 20 min. w. situa-
ton about the same. Keep water going
in and out all the time. Coal don't seem
TO be heating much more. but don't dare
to pump out dry, and keep about fifty
inches of water N the hold all the time.
The trip after the fire was discovered
was an intensely nerva-racking one.
When the fire started on November u
and it was determined to try to make
the ship was 2.10O miles from
this port and no one on board thought
that the vessel could make it. The
boats were made ready for immediate
use. There were three Of them and it
was arranged that eleven people should
go, in each of two boats and ten per
sons in the remaining one. Food and
water were placed by the boats and
they themselves were made fast in such
r manner that they could be used on
short notice.
Every one on board felt as if he was
IN the top of a volcano which might
send him into eternity at any minute,
and this anxiety coupled with the
atigue following the constant work of
lighting the fire, made every mile
travelled by the vessel a welcome one |
or the voyagers. The fact that the
vessel made the 2,100 miles in only
thirteen days was far above the eX- !
1ectation of those on board, and II was
thankful crew which arrived in Ho- /
lolulu yesterday morning. as they had !
.ully expected to make the last part !
IF the trip in open boats.
Yesterday afternoon Captain Pond Of /
he Iroquois. Captain Fuller. the har- /
,or master. Captain Allen of the Banja- !
T. on
,oard the Roanoke to survey the dam /
lge. The vessel is laden with coal con- |
igned TO the Naval station on Mare /
sland, and 1t was to be determined |
whether the vessel could safely proceed I
o her destination or whether she would |
AVE to unload her cargo in this port. !
'he surveyors went down in the for
ward hatch and examined the coal, /
which here was slightly heated, al
hough it was some distance from the
ire. Nothing of the fire could be seen
rom this place. however, SO the board ,
vent down through the pump well and
rawled through the hole which had /
'een cut in it. and out upon the coal.
The trip was rough one, as at places
he distance between the coal and the |
cling was only about fourteen inches,
nd the place was very dirty. 1t was
Iecided that the vessel must be dis
hargcd Immediately and this morning
he Roanoke viii go up to the Naval
wharf at the point where the Iroquois
Usually lies, where she will discharge
Ter cargo as soon as possible. The
urveyOrs have not as Yet made out
heir report and. as a matter of fact,
I is impossible to tell the exact ex-
ent of the damage before the coal has
.een taken out.
The Roanoke is as fine a vessel as
yer entered the harbor Of Honolulu.
The has a towering rigging. is well
tted both inside and out, and despite
er many pilik!as has been kept neat
s 4 pin. She is built very much like
ne Packard, which is at present lying /
4 the stream next TO her, but she is