The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-10-27

to the steamer. He also began to
decker as to the salvage. The mate
said he had no authority to make bar
gains The line was passed and the
Mauna Loa pulled away, and eventual
~ the hawser parted. The steamer
w. G. Hall came up but did not stay.
The Fearless showed up at this time
and passed a line aboard Captain
OLSEN went aboard the Frenchman
and talked with the captain. The In
ter-Island Company sent out two of
its steamers.-the Niihau and Likelike
after the Mauna Loa passed in with
her passengers and the mail The j.
A. Cummins Joined the fleet, as did also
the Lehua.
The only steamers pulling when she
slid off were the Fearless, Likelike.
Niihau and Lehua.
The four vessels had thrown out
their anchors during the forenoon and
kept up constant churning with their
propellers. The Fearless and Likelike
were close together pulling toward Ka-
alawai and the Lehua was almost di-
rectly astern The Niihau was at some
distance ahead of the Likelike and
Fearless, and about 1916 a boat put
where another hawser was passed out.
The line was put aboard the Niihau
just a few minutes before she slid off,
The Likelike took up her anchor
about 1850, and Immediately she be-
gan to swing around toward the Le-
hua. Finally the Likelike bore broad
side down on the Lehua, and the two
vessels crunched their sides together in
Inn
wooden vessel got the worst of the en-
counter and one of her boats was car
ried away, some of the railing was
ripped off and the woodwork generally
was damaged. Spectators ashore ex-
pected to see the Lehua sent to the
bottom, for both vessels were rolling
at terrific rate.
AT 11:20 1t was seen that the Reyer's
stern swung townwards until she
headed bow on evenly toward Gurrey's
place. Then as she swung back again
to her old position she slid backwards
and at 11;24 precisely was once more
in deep water. All lines were present
ly dropped and with the wind astern
the Frenchman started for the harbor.
The Ernest Reyer was built at Nam
ties, France, in 1902. Her wheels bear
the following inscription: "Societe
Anonyme des Chantier & Ateiers de
st. Nazaire- Penhoet." She is owned by
II. and C. Gullion. Her tonnage, as
given by the Maritime Register is 1879
Her dimensions are, length, 261 feet;
beam. 1873 feet; depth, "a feet. Hind
Rolph & Co., are the ships agents.
The Reyer had made an exceptional
ly fine run from Newcastle, beating
the quick time even of the French bark
Charles Gounod, which arrived few
days ago.
She went ashore close to the place
where the British bark Don piled up
few months ago. Some
years ago the British bark Dunreggan
went aground in the same vicinity.
Captain Dieulangard states that the
chart used by him is one which shows
that 1t is safe water close to Diamond
Head. 1t is peculiar coincidence that
many wrecks to foreign vessels in and
about these islands are ascribed to
old charts which apparently fail to
give the proper fathom depth about the
shoals. Local consuls would be con-
ferring a benefit upon the merchant
marine of their respective governments
by notifying them of the existence of
new and accurate charts.
The Ernest Reyer carries a crew of
n men. The vessel has a cargo of
coal aboard.