The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-02-05
WIND vi
DESTRUCTIO
Moorings Break and
Ships Foul.
PILE DRIVER DISPLACED
Fearless Ships Some Big Seas Bring
ing the B. ?. Cheney Into
Port.

ing around to the direction whence ko-
mas come. made things very lively on
the waterfront and in the harbor yester-
day. Ships mingled their yards and did
their level best to bang holes in the sides
of each other, pile-drivers and similar
gear careened before the wind, piles of
lumber toppled over, vessels strained at
their mornings, and the waters OF the
harbor were whipped to dancing little
waves by the high winds.
Early in the morning the wind began to
come strong from the southeast, increas-
ing in its strength as the sun arose A
stiff gale, for these ATTITUDES, was blow
ing by midday and the barometer was
still falling.
For the past few days the wise ones
along the waterfront have said that
there would soon be kona, and yester-
days weather was TO all intents and
purposes very good beginning for a big
Wlndstorm from the south Those
whose business did not take them on the
waterfront very wisely sLaid away from
that portion of the City. Wnile the
wind was ruffling the generally smooth
surface of the harbor. 1t was also hav-
ing its own way with the dust on the
front, and a irregular duststorm ragged al
day.
The schooner Twilight, lying in the
stream, parted her stern mornings in
the morning and got badly mixed up
with the schooner AIuIiei, lying at an
Choir right next to her. No damage of
any Importance was done. although the
o
some time and it took a great deal OF
work to get them separated.
The bark Alden Besse mingled yard
arms with the barkentine Cnarles f.
Croker in the stream, and this time the
tug Fearless had to be called to assist in
the separation. The Alden Besse was
taken to the Inter-fsland wharf, where
she is now alongside the steamer W. 6.
Hall, completing her cargo of sugar for
the Coast. Fortunately no damage was
done in the mix-up.
over at the Naval wharf early In the
day, boat which was lying alongside
the ship Falls of Garry got between the
vessel and the wharf and was crushed
when the wind forced the vessel up
against the wharf. "A barge, belonging
to Cotton Brothers, with a donkey en-
CINE aboard, got adrift during the wind
storm and was blown onto the reef in
the neighborhood of the wreck of the
Edward O'Brien.
Away out at the end of the pier at
the sewer outfall. the large pile-driyer
was carried away by lie force Of the
wind. Young Brothers launch went to
the rescue of the big derrick and lowed
it to a place of safety before it could
be battered to pieces in the sea. 1t is
very much damaged. however, and it's
displacement will greatly affect the
progress of work on the sewer.
The tug Fearless had quite an exciting
experience with the storm In the morn
ing when she towed into port the bark
B. 2. Cheney, from Tacoma. The Fear
less took several big seas aboard and
one went into the engine room and occa-
Stoned a great deal of trouble for a
time. People on the shore who noticed
the rough time that the Fearless was
having, coming over the bar with the
Cheney thought at first that she would
be swampeo when they noticed the great
seas which she shipped. But Brokaw
handled the tug with great skill and
brought her through all right, with the
Cheney safe and sound at the end of the
line. The bark came in swiftly; the tow
line was slack most of the time and at
one time it looked very much as If the
sailing vessel would beat the tug into
the harbor. The pilot had a hard time
boarding the Cheney but managed TO get
to drop her anchor in the harbor 1t was
discovered that her winch was broken.
The anchor was let go nevertheless; 9TH
erwise there would have been serious
trouble in the harbor. The Cheney was
moored to the Pacific Mail wharf.
| Although the bark Klikitat was ready
to set sail for the Coast yesterday morn
ing it was thought advisable not to take
her out, as it was altogether too rough
In the afternoon the force OF the wind
somewhat abated and about sunset it
was thought that the weather would
clear. The wind, which had been blow
ing lively little gale from the southeast
all the morning and part of the after
noon, shifted to the southwest, and. al
though it continued to blow with great
force, showed signs of letting up. and
it Is thought by many of the seadogs on
the front that today VIII prove much
clearer and that the storm will have
spent it's fury. Others say that there is
likely to be a stiff Kona before the
wind lets up.
! Professor Lyons reports an electrical
storm to the southwest, working this
way with an upper current. He says
that the wind will probably shift to the
west today. There viii not be a regular
Kona, in his opinion. Honolulu is at
present in the middle of great storm
which is likely to last for day or two.