Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-12-29
WORKING ON
OCEAN CABLE

lUt uuulntl OtlnE some Ol lne weight I
lest OF Honolulu's citizens. The frail |
dividing structure swayed back and |
forth several times but bright |
thought occurred to those who were |
standing on the dangerous side Of the |
fence and It was quickly propped up
with spade handles. However. II is
not at all unlikely that Mr.. Irwin will
have bill of repairs on his hands as
a result of the too vigorous leaning of
yesterday.
About 700 Present.
At liberal estimate. there were
probably seven hundred people on the
scene Il was difficult TO Judge with
any degree of accuracy because large
number of people were in boats along
the shore and even out on the reefs
which line the channel near the shore.
Signals went forth between the shore
and the cable ship while the work was
going on so that every detail as It was
carried out was known at both ends.
Blue Flag Goes Up.
Finally at exactly 3:45 o'clock, the
American flag which had been flying
| from the pole on the cable company's
strip and near the beach, was lowered
and in its place. a blue flag was sent
up, indicating to the men on the Sill
I yertown that all was clear and that tho
men ashore were ready TO receive the
! line that was to bring the cable ashore.
Rope Leaves Ship.
There was another period OF wait
ing and then the crowds sa wthe two
launches leave the Silvertown with
couple of the ships boats in tow, the
latter carrying immense coils of rope,
aggregating some $50 fathems and fur
nlshed with five gutta percha buoys.
Canoe Took the Line.
One of the launches left the boats
about half way in and. casting of, lay
to while the other launch towed It's
burden ashore Arriving at the pier,
n man from. the launch shouted out TO
the half dozen or more canoes near by:
l"Will some Of you take this line
ashore?" There was shout, scram-
BILE and a dipping of oars but A. W.
Booth. DR.. A. c. Wall, Olaf Sorenson
and two natives in fine boat were
quicker than the others and were soon
alongside the launch. The small line
was passed to the man in the stern and
the end of the big hawser was soon
splashing In the water. The small line
was pulled in and the hawser was then
passed through the two iron pulleys
and thence to the engine stationed out
side: II was just 3:47 when the big
hawser was landed.
The two boats we're then towed out
into the channel and the hawser was
paid out The other launch gave a
helping hand and in a short time the
hawser had been passed aboard the
Silvertown. all the boats making for
the side OF the ship to await further
orders.
Cable Starts From Ship.
At 4:3S o'clock. everything having
been done for the actual bringing OF
the cable ashore, there was a straining
at the big hawser and soon the rope
was on it's way ashore. A couple o!
minutes later a blue flag went up at
the fore of the cable ship. the big
launch approached the bow of the Sill
yertown and at 4:i2 the first buoy with
! the end OF the cable was seen TO slide
down into the water, The launch i'm
mediately attached line to the cable
end for the purpose of keeping II In
/ the proper course and then people
) stood on tip toe for an hour while the
laborious work of getting the CABLE
: ashore was going on. The launch tug
ged and strained at the cable. hnall!
' getting It in such a fine position thai
2 one of the officers on duty ashore cried
: out when the launch was not far away
5 1T could not have been better"
II was growing dark very quickly
: and the photographers who had in
tended getting snap shots when the frs
: balloon touched the beach, were forced
TO leave their vantage points in grea
disappointment
y Balloon after balloon kept disappear
: ing over the bow of the Silvertown onl!
y to reappear again floating on the sur
s face OF the water and finally making
4 complete line OF IS which dotted tn
> cHdnnei lToh snip w suOie'
D Landed Amid Cheers.
At exactly 5:41 o'clock the first bal
n loon reached the shore and the people
a no longer able to contain themselves
], threw their hats into the air and shout
y ed as the cable end appeared above tn
:. water and entered the first pulley nea
: the beach. They jumped into the mar
row slip of land, bent down and felt o
# the cable and then forming a guard o
n honor on either side, walked along witt
I 1t as the end was drawn up to posi-
ton a few yards mauka OF the cabl
hut ALI the while they shouted an,
n cheered, showing their enthusiasm a
: the arrival on Hawaii's soil of tn
4 means OF. electrical union with all tn
|, world.
. The hawser was soon detached an
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