The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-08-26
HIGH WINDS
LAST NIGHT
Manchuria's Position Is
Unchanged by
Weather.

Telephone communication bet&eeh
the beach at the Manchuria wreck aqd
Honolulu was opened up yesterday al,
loon. This newest station of the tele-
phone company is four miles from the
Office of the Waimanalo plantation,
through which the wire passes, and the
stringing of this four miles of wire
along the fence posts and on the IAN
tana bushes was done in little less
than three and a-half hours.
This extension is already proving of
the greatest advantage in keeping the
agents here III close touch with those
aboard the liner. the long and rough
trip over the sands from the landing
to the plantation phone Station being
done away with. And, as the MESA ges
for the Manchuria and the answers
have Deen gong and coming at the
rate of about fifty a day since Mon
day, the saving in time and trouble is
considerable.
MANNING BACK AT WORK.
The revenue cutter Manning, with
full coal bunkers and a fresh supply
of tackle, got away for the scene of
the disaster yesterday morning, ready
to stand by and assist the Restorer in
holding the big vessel in her place
until Expert Metcalf arrives with his
wrecking apparatus for her rescue. The
Pioneer also returned yesterday to the
windward coast, being taken out in tow
of the Fearless, which has replaced the
plucky little Eleu for the work. The
Pioneer was heavily loaded with tim
bers for rafting anchors and with sup |
ofcay. m
A MATTER OF INSURANCE.
1t is the opinion of some that the
question: of Insurance has something TO
do with the passiveness OF the inter-
ested ones at this end of the cable, the
liability of the underwriters being IN
question in the event of the vessel be-
ing fioated before the arrival of their
representative, who is accompanying
Captain Metcalf ON the Ventura.
The insurance on the vessel Is one
and a-haIf millions, placed in London.
and it is supposed to be a question not
yet settled whether, under the circum-
stances. it would not be more to the
advantage of the Pacific Mail to sur
render the boat to the underwriters,
ti,an to have her floated by their own
exertions Private advices from San
Francisco are to the effect that the
underwriters have already taken over
the Manchuria, although this report can
not be confirmed here by the agents.
SEAS GETTING ROUGH.
Word came from Waimanalo last
night that the wind was freshening and
the water getting quite rough, worse
than has been the case for the past two
or three days.
The position of the wrecked steamer
was unchanged and the work Of those
ON board was being directed to shifting
certain portions of the cargo beyond
damage from the water, which was
finding it's way into the hull in two OF
the compartments. So far no leaks nad ,
been located and from the limited ,
amount of water encountered there are |
no bad ones.
Until the arrival of the Ventura, {
with the proper tackle and the ex-
perts it is not probable that there VIII
be any changes to note regarding the
The Restorer and Manning
will conffne themselves to keeping thelr
lines on the vessel ready to pull should
the weather threaten to drive her tur-
ther ashore. :
TRIPPERS TO THE WRECK. :
There will be a big influx of Homo G
Iulans at Wairnanalo today, hunureus j
Of people having made arrangements /
to cross the Pail for view OF the I
stranded Manchuria. Practically every I
vehicle in town, private rigs ana au- I
,omobiles and every outfit at the livery G
stables, have been spoken for, and the t
possibilities of the Pail road VIII De t
tested fully. a
Others are arranging to visit the h
wreck by water and many small yes t
sells will round Rabbit Island anu d
,ruise in the neighborhood. II
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