The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-08-23
On Board S. s. Manchuria.
August 81, 1906.

S:45 p. N.
The two stewardesses went ashore
this evening. With this exception the
officers and crew are all aboard.
The crew worked like Trojans all
day on the baggage and were all in by
sundown. Captain Saunders has asked
Hackfeld & Co. for more men. Four
hundred pieces of baggage belonging
to the cabin passengers, 1000 pieces of
Oriental baggage and 150 sacks OF
through mail were ready to be taken
ashore this afternoon but nothing puc
in an appearance to take them.
At p. M the Manchuria had list
of about twenty degrees.
The revenue cutter Manning was
pulling all the afternoon but the steam
er Niihau has not had a line on yet.
Captain Saunders is surprised and
pleased at the way the ship has quieted
down The past 40 hours have been
very trying ones and the way the ship
has stood it is an eloquent testimonial
to her magnificent construction.
The captain has recovered his nor
NAL condition and is in good spirits. He
thinks that it is possible TO blast
passage through the reef but admits
that the undertaking would be huge
one.
THE CAPTAIN HOPEFUL.
He is very hopeful, if the weather
remains fair, that the Manchuria will
be 1oated but is prepared to remain
MeteaIf and his salving outfit. 1T
rough weather sets in the outlook, he
thinks, will be dubious
The captain holds to the opinion that
if four good heavy tugs had been pull
ing on Monday, they could have pull
ed the liner off the coral.
The Pioneer s four big anchors which
are the heaviest in town, will be put
out, two from the bows and two aft,
in the morning. The Restorer and Man
ming will try to pull her off at high
tide, about a. M, but 1T IS not CON
sidered likely that they will meet with
success in their efforts. If the Man
churia is once started, however, she
viii GO.
The idea in putting out anchors is to
keen the vessel taut and to prevent
her from sagging.
There are 1900 more tons OF water
in her tanks than was the case yester-
day.
At this writing the vessel is lying
like a duck and hardly moving. All
aboard will sleep well, marked con-
trast from conditions prevailing last
night.
Among those aboard are: Captain
w. r. Foster of Lloyd IS, Capt. Short,
Superintendent of Mails Carr ana 1ohf
customs inspectors.
The Japanese sampan men won t
come off to the vessel tonight to take
anyone ashore on account of the surf
making landing bad.
SOUALL AFTER MIDNIGHT.
Aboard s. 8. Manehuria.
August %, 1906.
5:45 a. M.
The weather was squally along after
midnight and the stranded vessel roll
ed considerably for a short time. Day
broke fair, however, and the sea
died down. Since last night the Man
churia's bow has swung round more
inshore Her stern is held STEADY py
the Manning The liner is slowly but
oAA
terdav afternoon she pounded terrinc-
allv on a rock on her starboard side
about midships. Last night TINS rock
did not bother any but whether 1t mas
been ground off pierced her side Is a
matter of pure conjecture.
On Monday morning the stern OF the
vessel pointed to the small islands on
Mokapu Point and the bow at Maka,
puu Point Today her stern is pointed
at Mokapu Point and her nose between
the other promontory and Nalmanalo
landing.
The tide is ebbing and nothing I'M
nortaut in the way of pulling Is likely
to be done until high tide tins after-
noon.
The Restorer has come In further anu
anchored an eighth of a mile off the
Manchuria g stern and \. Il. from her,
and trifie ahead of the Manning. A
spar is being towed from the Restorer
to the Pioneer. which is lying alongside
us, This spar viii re used III placing
tbe anchors brought by the tender Inc
anchors will be placed between two or
tbe Niihau's boats and towed astern
bv Young Bros. s launch.
The steamers Niihau and Eleu are
still standing by. The latter IS going
to take a line from the Manehuria
bow and the Restorer will run out
wire cable to her stern.
The ship's people don profess anV