The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-10-03

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The T. 5. S. Iroquois returned yes
terday afternoon from Midway via Ka-
uai and BARRIERS Point. docking at the
Naval wharf at O'Clock. She had had
d good run to Midway. arriving there
one day ahead of the Restorer and
landing the stores she had taken over.
The Restorer arrived the next morning
ana landed her passengers, Captain
Metcalf and Captain Pillsbury also go
ing ashore.
The landing was made partly by the
use OF the launch Brothers, which was
lowered and Tut to work, but which
was unable to approach nearer than
one mile from the landing because of
the reefs, the channel through which
was not known to Jack Young Sever
al attempts to find the channel were
made, but each attempt resulted in the
launch humping aground on the coral
The night before making the island
the Buford and Mongolia were sighted
by the Manning crew A few hours
after the arrival of the cableship the
1roquois departed on her return to Ho-
Kauai lights en- route. When off Bar
ber's Point she was hailed by the Iva
lani and went in to the assistance of
the Sheridan
The crew of the IroQuois are pretty
we'll tagged out with the hard work
they have been doing steadily for the
past several weeks, which includes the
surveying at Midway and the drilling
of test holes in the reefs there the
pulling on the Manchuria the hurried
run to Midway and the towing of the
Sheridan on the way back. There will
be little rest for them, however, this
week as the Iroquois will be out again
with the Sheridan on Friday.
WRECKED CREW RETURN.
The crew of the schooner Kauikea-
ouIi. abandoned at sea on Thursday
last, arrived in Honolulu yesterday on
the steamer Likelike from Kawaihae-
Captain Kalama gives the following
report of the disaster to his vessel:
The Kauikeaouh was taking a cargo
of 100 tons of fertilizer to Kohalalele,
Hawaii, having sailed from Honolulu
on Tueaday, the 25th uit. Heavy
northerly swel1s were encountered as
the little schooner approached the Is
land of Kahoolawe, the boat pitching
in the swell. There was
little wind, not enough to steady the
vessel, and the mainmast gave way,
breaking off about four feet above the
deck. The foremost followed. tearing
down the rigging and threatening to
pound in. the side of the boat as it
bumped alongside The wreckage was
"a
found that the vessel was aleak beyond
the capacity of the pumps and the order
to abandon her was given.
The crew landed in Kawaihae on Sun
day morning, from where the owners,
Allen & Robinson, were notified of the
wreck.
Insurance on the Kauikeaouli to the
amount of $4,000 was carried with VIM.
G. Irwin & Co. of Honolulu.
IRMGARD DEPARTS.
The barkentine Irmgard got away
yesterday afternoon promptly at 2
o'clock for the Coast. She carried some
700 tons of sugar as cargo and had
eight passengers aboard. The Irmgard
will not return to this port until early
next year, Captain Schmidt expecting
10 visit the Sound and load with lumber
ror San Francisco as soon as he has
discharged his sugar cargo.
SHIPPING NOTES.
he Orient.
Mail from the Coast will arrive to-
per S. S. China.
The schooner Marston left Hilo on
for the Coast with sugar.
Register today, basement of Capitol,
z to a. m. and to 8 .. m.
The British ship Fairport will sail |
ng up in ballast.
The s. S Alameda sails for San
francisco at 10 o'clock this morning
she will take a large number of pas
engerS.
The French bark Button, Captain LIE
)ru, arrived off port yesterday after
oon and anchored in the outer har-
or. She is AZ days out from Hobart.
The Nippon Maru arrived in san
Francisco on Monday, the same day as
he S. S Sonoma, which left Honolulu
early twenty-four hours ahead of her.
The ship Edward Sewall win proba-
ly be ready to depart on her home
yard/trip to Philadelphia on Friday of
his week. She has her sugar cargo on
GARD and has been oyerhauled for the
oyage.
The ship Australian, which arrived
ere from Hamburg on Saturday last,
rought, $500 tons of fertilizer for this
ort the discharpino of which began .
In addition to this, the yes
Ell has a large amH,an1 of fertilizer
)r Portland, where she will sail after
earing from Honolulu.
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ring of considerable rock in the cut
n the south side.
EVA.
The work of matchmaking the main
Dad from Wahiawa towards Waipahu
as gone steadily forward, and 1000