The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-07-20
CLAVERING Is
STILL ON REEF.
FEARLESS AND CHARLES COUNSELMAN ARE HARD AT
WORK TRYING TO GET CHINA STEAMER OFF REEF
OFF KAKAAKO POINT-LIGHTERING CARGO WITH
STEAM SCOW-VESSEL IN BAD PLIGHT

hopeless as she could be gotten off, they
argued and 1t was their opinion that
the vessel would come off all right in
the afternoon when high water came
up. High water mark was reached at
i.O7 p. m. today.
Fortunately for the vessel, the wea-
ther was perfectly calm last night and
this morning. There was scarcely
ripple on the water when she struck
and only gentle breeze was
blowing. Had the weather been rough
as it was last week, the vessel would
have begun pounding at very danger
Gus rate that would soon have caused
her rivets to part and the vessel to be
placed in a very precarious position.
Towards noon however the sea in
creased somewhat and there came up
a slight swell There was enough
swell running to lift the Clavering
about IS inches and drop her on the
reef. According to last reports this
morning, the vessel was not making
any water so this news would indicate
that she had not been strained to any
serious extent by the pounding on the
reef.
The breeze that first prevailed was
about southeast. Subsequently it haul
ed to a trade. There was not much
wind blowing however. Should the
weather haul around however and come
from the southwark with a hard kona
blow, the vessel would in the opinion of
many people, be doomed unless she can
be gotten off. She is now broadside to
the reef and it would not take much
m nj hull ha
coral. The ship has fiat bottom and
while pounding has been comparatively
Slight it does her no good, and must
inevitably damage and weaken the yes
sci. She has double bottom.
At 11:45 a. m. the tug Fearless got a
lin onto the vessel and began hauling
along with the Counselman. Negotia-
tions with the Wilder Company were
also made to have the Kinau and an
other steamer go out and assist. The
Pioneer the steam sCow of Hackfeld
and Company, was sent out this morn
ing and began lightering the cargo The
Clayering has 500 tons sof freight for
this port. The zoe Japanese steerage
pas engers Nere not aboard she has
only three passengers for honolulu
There are no Chinese coolies for Mex
leo, owing to some misunderstanding
and the vessel is not expected to go to
Mexico this trip but to proceed directly
, to San Francisco.
She is insured in Lloyds and board
OF survey will be called.
1t is understood that the officers of
the vessel assert that they We're bring
ing her to anchorage and sounding.
They got no bottom until they struck
the reef.
At 1870 p. m the Clavering was still
on the reef. The combined efforts Of
the Fearless and Charles Counselman
were unable to get her loose at that
time. The U. S. Iroquois was sighted,
coming from Mahukona. 1t is expected
that Captain Rodman will stand by
the Clavering and put line onto her
and lend his aid to the other tugs in
pulling the distressed steamship out
of danger.
The fact that the Clavering did not
come off at high water has causd econ
sternation. IT looks now as if she were
in worse plight than had been first
supposed. 1t is very probable that
other vessels will be secured to help get
the vessel out of danger. 1t Is fortu-
nate that the vessel got aground at a
time when all of the island steamers
are in port for, if necessary additional
assistance can be given the Spreckels
tugs,
AT $40 the tugs had succeeded in
pulling the stern of the vessel around
considerably She is now almost head
on, which shows that much OF her has
been gotten off the reef.