The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-10-10
ARRIVAL OF COLONIA
FROM TANNING
ISLAND
SUCCESSFUL TRIP OF BIG STEAM
ER-HER WORK WELL ACCOM-
PLIsHED-CABLE LAID WITHIN
MILE AND QUARTER OF ISLAND.

The cable S. s. Colonia, Captain
woodcock, arrived this morning from
completing the work Of laying the long
est section of cable in the world. She
layed the cable from Bamfield Creek,
on Vancouver Island, British Colum-
bia to a point within a mile and a
quarter off Tanning Island. This ca
BILE is 3455 knots in length.
The Colonia left Vancouver Island on
September Is, and at p. IN. began the
work of laying the cable. She encoun-
tered unpleasant weather for the first
day or so, but fortunately, the weather
improved until it was everything that
the cable people aboard the vessel could
desire. The trip was perfectly salts
factory in every respect. The cable
was laid at the rate of nearly 200 miles
a day. Not the slightest hitch or break
of any description occurred during the
entire trip.
The cable was laid to point within
a mile and a quarter of Tanning Island
in AIS fathoms of water. 1t was about
II a. m the morning of October 6, after
IL days of trying work, that the work
of the Colonia was completed Pre-
Vious to buoying the cable and drop
ping the line into the sea, Mr.. Lucas,
the special engineer in charge, sent a
dispatch to his main office in London.
The following entry occurs on his log
book:
Monday, 9th October, IL a. m,
sounded 49O fms. sent following Telcon,
London: October 9Th, IL a. m. about to
buoy end one mile from Tanning Id.
cable house, Have had fine weather
all the way and the whole of this long
section has been laid out without a
check of any kind, everything and ev-
cry one has worked splendidly, length
3455 knots. Colonia proceeds to Homo
lulu this afternoon. All well.
LUCAS"
Mr.. Lucas visited Tanning Island
and found that the cable house was in
course of construction and the trench
for the land portion of the cable was
about one-fourth completed. After he
had arranged the details of this work
at Tanning Island the vessel sailed for
Honolulu. Mr. Lucas is in charge of
the entire work of laying the cable. He
is the engineer for the Telegraph Con-
struction and Maintenance Company of
London. With him is 7. Clark, the
chief electrician OF the company. Both
of these gentlemen have been associat-
ed for many years in cable laying
work and in fact, have assisted in the
development of marine cable laying
from it's infancy to the present time.
Both of them were members of the
pioneer expedition that tried to lay the
first Atlantic cable in 1865 and were al
so with the expedition which installed
the cable successfully the following
year. With them are their various
Staffs. Mr.. Peak, the engineer who
represents the Pacific Gable Board is
also aboard the Colonia. The members
of the cable staff on the vessel are F.
r. Lucas, chief engineer for Telegraph
Construction and Maintenance Com
pany; Il. Clark, chief electrician; T..
London, M r. Bond Mr.. Studdert,
Mr.. Berners, cable engineer staff; w.
Todhunter j. Downs, w. Hintzie, cleo
trical staff; r. E. Peak, representing
the Pacific Gable Board; r. Sayers, A.
Harbin, Mr.. Vinegar, assistants to Mr..
Peak.
The Colonia is a magnificent vessel.
She is the finest craft of the kind a1oat
and was finished only this year, the
present voyage being her maiden trip.
She was built by Wigham- Richardson
Company at Newcastle, England. She is
sol feet in length, 56 feet beam, depth
80 feet, tonnage 5000, speed, when load
ed, IL knots, has twin screws and has
a cargo capacity of 1000 knots of tele-
graph cable. Her staff of officers is as
follows: H. Woodcock, captain: H. b
r. Lee, chief officer; L. Newton, nav
igating officer; G F. Carlton, second
officer; I. Brown, third officer; H. Bar