The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-09-13
TO HAUL ON
MANCHURIA
THIS week
PRECISE DATE HAS NOT BEEN
NOT BE BEFORE SATURDAY.

The exact time for commencing the
big pull on the wrecked Manchuria has
not been selected. 1t may be at high
tide large, tomorrow at 1.21 p. m. or
high tide small at 1903 a. m. At the
office of H. Hackfeld and Company, it
was stated this morning that the in
dications at the present time were that
the pull would not be commenced be-
fore Saturday. High tide large on
that day occurs at . .. m. and high
tide small at las a. m.
While no report has been received
| this morning on the subject, it is
| thought that all of the Hedge anchors
have been put into place. There are
fourteen anchors in all, varying from
3 IL to Z tons each. This means that
| there will be seven lines running from
| the ship to a similar number of anchors
An extra anchor is attached to each
| of the largest anchors in order to back
up the anchor and increase the holding
power when The haul begins with the
winches of the vessel.
The work of getting the lines fast to
the anchors and attending to other de-
tails of this part of the work as well
as getting lines from the U. S. S. Iro-
quois and revenue cutter Manning to
the Manchuria, has caused the delay
in starting to haul on the ship. The
intention is to haul the vessel toward
the port beam as it is thought deep
water lies in that direction closer than
astern of her The angle at which the
hauling will be done is about 40 degrees
or possibly even less.
The ship will probably not be light
ened to less than 20 feet draft. The
work of moving her outsidewards is a
very ticklish proposition and Captain
Metcalf has to guard against the dan
ger of the vessel topping over on her
side.
The pulling will be done by the cable
S. S. Restorer, Cutter Manning and
naval tug Iroquois. The tug Fearless
may be sent over to stand by to aid
the vessel in event of her being float
ed
The work of jettisoning the coal has
been in progress for three days past.
Three hundred men are now engaged
i'm this work. One hundred and fifty
japanese stevedores were sent to the
l vessel yesterday to aid in this work
The water necessary to tighten her tC
about 20 feet will be pumped out to.
night or tomorrow in time to bring hel
to the desired mark when the hauling
:, begins. The principal reliance is, o.
course to be placed on her own winch
e es AS each swell comes in and thu
vessel rises the winches will tighter
. on the lines leading to the anchors anC
every inch gained will be held, so Ions
of course as the lines hold.
Blasting of the reef about the ster
of the vessel was begun yesterday
: charges of dynamite being set off
Three charges were set off yesterda!
and four this morning. No report o
the result of the blasting has beef
received at the local agency. The in
tention was to remove obstruction
y about her stern. She has to be life,
. out of her present. cradle in the rec
: and sand. The vessel will have, it i
y thought to be hauled her length, abou
y 600 feet before she will be afioat. Sh
. will not be drawn exactly broadsid
y out but will be pulled at an angle witt
y most of the power toward the por
- stern.
IA How long a time will be required fron
N the moment that the hauling is begun
N before the vessel either slides into deep
x er water, topples over or the experimen
proves failure is uncertain. Eve
Captain Metcalf says that this featur
Of the case is problematical. 1t ma
No be a day or it may be weeks before sh
70 is hoated. The sea has been quit
rough the last few days 1t is posi-
n BILE that if this condition prevails /
10 will assist the work of getting her on
N of her cradle toward the deep water
10 Some of the kedge anchors are abou
10 $500 feet from the vessel and stron
70 lines are run to these from the ship.
10 Captain Metcalf is not expected t
10 come to the city before the first tria
is made with the vessel e. B. Nc
. Clanahan the attorney who has ha
charge of the office work for II. Hack
70 field and Company will go to Wanna
nalo this afternoon F. W. Klebah
Of H. Hackfeld and Company, who ha
handled the outside part of the wor
for the agency will probably depart to
morrow for the vessel. Naturally Their
is the keenest desire on the part o
the public to witness the floating of tn
"a vessel or, in any event, to see tn
-. operations whatever may be the result
=. 1t is highly probable that quite a larg
10 crowd may go to Waimanalo as 500
as it be positively known when tn
hauling is to commence.
- 1t was reported this morning tina
q, the vessel had been foated shortly af
"a ter o'clock but the report proved t
- be an error.
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