The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-01-06
S|LVERTONN
HAS FINISHED
Work of Cable to
Be Completed
Tomorrow.
LANDING OF CABLE
LAST FEATURE
Staff May Get Away for Home
Nsxt Week Station Ship Now
Under Discussion.


ship Silvertown completes coaling and
hauls over from the Hackfeld wharf to
the Railroad slip for the purpose of
finishing the transfer of the cable from
the tanks of the vessel to the tanks
ashore, the last portion of the business
| of the great steamer will be on.
The transferring of the 100 miles of
| cable which still remains in the ship
will be a matter of interest, and will
| occupy the greater portion of the day.
The ship will be laid alongside the
Railroad wharf and the cable led across
to the tanks which have been carefully
constructed for the purpose of keeping
the cable intact until it may be needed
for the purpose of repairs on the line,
should there be a break The cable
must be kept under water, and the tank
is arranged specially for the purpose of
keeping the materials in the best shape
until call for a length comes.
As soon as this is over the ship will
move out into the Naval Row and there
will lie until the orders, which are now
expected daily, come from the head of
flee of the company. Already the Off
Gals of the ship have received a cable
gram of congratulation over the sue
cess of the expedition, and the next
thing to be expected from London will
be the orders for the homeward jour-
ney. Just how this trip will be made
is a question The usual course is the
sending of the ship home with cargo,
taken principally for the purposes OF
ballast, and it was at first thought that
the ship would proceed from here to
San Francisco and load wheat for Lon
don, but the low price of freights
makes this leg of the journey really
inadvisable, and the result may be that
the vessel will be sent direct to its
home port. In this case the ship will
be given 1000 tons of ballast and Will
make direct from Honolulu to Coronel,
and thence into the Atlantic ocean.
The cable staff of the ship may not
be kept here for any length of time.
There is a rumor that the Silvertown
may stay at this port until the compile
ton of the thirty days guarantee time
so that it could be sent out on repair
work. This would mean that the OIL
GERS would have the best kind OF
time. for the reason that the cable is
so laid. as regards shore approaches
at both ends. and it is extremely I'M
likely that any anchor will drag the
cable, and that is practically the only
way in which any break could be made.
The technical staff of inspectors will
not remain, according to the present
plans, longer than January 13, for it
is necessary that these experts should
return to London for the purpose of
inspecting the cable which is being
made at the works of the Telegraph
and Maintenance Company for laying
between Manila and this port. Captain |
Pattison will have charge of the in
spection of that portion of the contract |
as well, and he now expects that he |
will be back in Honolulu by the middle |
of the year with the end of the cable |
aboard of the Anglia. He will be ac-
COupdulcu Oh HIS IcbuI IL ny -hl' A10A
well and perhaps by some of the engi-
neering staff of the Telegraph COM
pany. The company which put down
this leg of the line was practically the
only bidder, as the other corporation
had it's hands full with the British
cable
There will be landed from the Silver
own, as well as the cable for repairing,
.ackle which will be used in any such
rips made other than by the vessel
tself There has been made no ar
'angement for the sending of a cable b
hip for the purpose of being on hand e
or repair work, and until such a (
hip has been found there will be used
or any short trips which might be '
some one of the tugs or is
and steamers. The gear for the Crap
ling for the ends of the cable is sim
lie and can be we'll operated from any
mall vessel that may be selected, the
rincipal reason why size Is needed be.
ng for the purpose of coiling in the
old at least one mile of the cable for
Sc in making repairs. There will be,
S well sent ashore from the ship the
roper outfits for the use in making the
olices in the sea line, and any emery a
ncy which may arise will be met at v
nee here with a full equipment on o
GARD the steamer which may be Sc a
,cted. There will be a staff main
lined here for the purpose of meeting o
Ich emergencies. and one of the office
,rce under superintendent Gaines will
ways be on hand for the electrical
ork
The question of station ship is in a
resting some of those who have to f
, with the future of the cable. There p