The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-09-09
CLAUDINE AND
MAUNA LOA RACE

There was much excitement at the
Inter-Island and Wilder wharves at
noon today when the steamers Mauna
Loa and Claudine departed on their
regular runs. The Mauna Loa backed
away from the Inter-Island wharf a
few moments ahead OF the Claudine
and just as Captain Simerson of the
Mauna Loa was preparing to signal
go ahead" the Claudine began back
ing out of the Wilder slip Captain
Parker sounded five toots of his whis-
tie. This was a new signal and evil
IDENTIFY meant for Captain Simerson
not to take the right of way. In any
event Captain Simerson waited and
when the Claudine got under way, the
Mauna Loa started up. Then ensued
very pretty race.
ITS going to be a race sure" declar
ed the crowds. At the Wilder wharf
the people crowded the end of the pier
to watch the contest, while the en-
ployees at the Inter-Island wharf for
got their dinner and scrambled onto
the tops of the various steamers to
watch the two vessels. The Claudine
turned the spar buoy about half a
minute ahead of the Mauna Loa. Both
of them had the bone in their teeth
and We're driving along a a fast race.
The Mauna LOa soon began to crawl
up on her opponent and by the time
the bell buoy was reached she had
cut down the other boats lead by ten
seconds, and finally passed her before
Diamond Head. Both boats were
crowded with passengers, and the little
incident was quite exciting to all of
them.
President j. A. Kennedy of the In
ter-Island was aboard the Mauna Loa.
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waii but, that he had conferred with the
board While at Washington and that
they, with the Secretary of the Trea
sury, had approved all of his recon-
mendatiOns and had, in the case of
lighthouse tenders and revenue cutters
raised his estimates. New lighthouses
needed were at Makapu point, in the
channel between which and Molokai
nearly all Pacific ocean traffic passed.
On this side of the channel a light
house was needed at an estimated cost
of $4,000, also light at Kahului, there
being none on the exposed coast of
Maui. Estimate $4,000. This to be
erected on the reef, of concrete One
on the Puma coast of Hawaii at a of
$4,000 with a fixed white light distin-
guishable from the one situated at Ala
cape One at Kailua, Hawaii for local
steamers, of the sixth order at an es-
tiEated cost of $1,000
One in Honolulu harbor at a cost of
$4,000 to replace the present light on
this island which is dilapidated and
needed raising and replacing. 1t was
explained that the Myrtle boat house by
it's present position prevented the range
from being picked up until vessels We're
directly off the harboV The total
maintenance, including salaries and re-
pairs was given at $6,727 for the year
ending June 80, 1902.
The chairman brought out the point
that the secretary of the treasury had
recommended appropriations and that
the fault, if any, for appropriation
by the general government lay with
Congress. The improvements asked for
estimated 900 for lighthouses, $l25,-
900 for lighthouse tended and $15O,OOO for
revenue cutter
Harbor dredging was next taken up
nd the lines, as established by the local
government and the war office, with
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