The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-12-15
The STORM
At KAHULUI
SEA WAS QUITE HEAVY AND THE.
EMILY L. WHITNEY STRAINED
HEAVILY AT HER MOORINGS.

| KAHULUI, Maui December 12.-Ka-
hului harbor has this past week pre-
scented quite an old time appearance
with a forest of masts from the sailing
| ships and at times the hasts and fun
nels Of steamers. The bark Emily f..
| Whitney, Capt. Goodman, master, ar
rived from Eureka, Cal, on Saturday
last, the Sth inst, with a full cargo OF
lumber and h. w, posts for the Kahu-
! lul Il. Il. Co, The vessel excited quite
a little comment as shv entered the
! harbor, as she had quite a big list to
one side, due to q shifting of the cargo
en- route.
| The bark 1-ohican will have all of
| her cargo of coal out by tomorrow, and
| expects to sail for Port Towssend on
Saturday or Sunday. The Mohican is
| experiencing the usual trouble in get
ting a crew to go outw it'll. Most of
the sailors made trouble and were paid
off here when the vessel arrived, and
Capt. Hersey went to Honolulu TO get
new men. He brought several sailors
up with him, but three of them walked
ashore the Same day that they arrived,
their objection being that they did not
want to work the coal. Thee aptain is
now expecting more men from Homo
lulu and his departure will depend on
his luck in securing the same.
The schooner $. T. Alexander is dis
charging and has most of her deck
load off, but she will not get away UNI
til after Christmas.
Sunday and Monday last the S. S.
Nebraskan lay in the harbor also, Civ
ing the harbor a decidedly busy appear
ance. This trip Of the Nebraskan has
been unique in a way, as It is the first
time that one of the large steamers
has come to Kahului and gone away
without taking any freight at all. This
was also the first trip of Capt. Knight
as master of the big freighter. Capt.
knight states that he story in the San
Francisco Examiner as to his elevation
to the command of the big liner Mon
gOliau was all a fake, as he was not
offered the said command, the story
originating through the overzealaus-
ness of reporter. Capt. Knight fur
Their states that he is very well salts
fled where he is. The Nebraskan sailed
on Monday evening for Hilo, and eX-
pected to get away from IIilo for Sc
attic on Tuesday evening. There is a
rumor about here that the Nebraskan
is soon to be put on the run from Ka-
uai to Salinas Cruz, carrying the sugars
from that island direct, and cutting
To 10 II
that such will not be the case, for the
Nebraskan is a favorite BOAT here.
For the past week q very heavy surf
has been running here along the coast,
the breakers at times going right over
the breakwater, although the inner
harbor has been quite calm. The break
water has shown the effect of the heavy
hammering of the breakers to a certain
extent Their ocks having been leveled
down somewhat, but not more than
was expected. The breakwater being
in very much of an unfinished state
the effect of the winters storms upon
it have been feared, but so far there
has been nothing to worry about. If it
goes through this winter, in the state
that it is, here will then be no ques-
ton about it's lasting when completed
Last night q very heavy tide was
running out of the harbor, which
caught the brk Emily F. Whitney and
swung her against her Opes with great
force, and put such a strain upon them
that several lines parted and for a time
but onel inc was holding her. The Sc
we're strain also carried away a part
of her rail and some bits, but she was
soon made secure, and the damage will
be easily repaired.