The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-01-16
CFrom Mondays Adver,iser)

(From Mondays Advertiser)
Wind from the south tore up the
channel waters yesterday forenoon and,
increasing in severity late in the after
noon and early evening with intermit-
tent squalls. put the dredgers Reclama-
ton and Pacific in anything but safe
position, and the Reclamation had to
be towed in by the tug Kaena. She
was brought inside about 4:3O O'Clock.
About the time that the Miowera ar
rived several squalls following each
other in quick succession again tore up
the waters and finally the dredger Pa
cifc swung around and came danger
ouslv near a reef. This much was APP
parent to the watchers from the Myr-
tie Boat House and sea-wall. But with
her two heavy spuds thrust down into
the bottom of the channel and her sue
ton apparatus holding on forward like
the tentacles of huge crab, she held
grimly on.
All afternoon the Pacific waited for
the big Fearless, but in spite of fire.
quent whistle signals from the tug the
captain could not be reused. An effort
was made early in the afternoon to get
Captain OLSEN, but failed.
The wind freshened strongly from
the south yesterday forenoon. There
were lulls and those aboard the Recla-
nation thought it would pass and they
could continue working on the channel.
Instead of lessening the wind increased
and the Reclamation whistled for as
sistance. The Kaena, Captain Mosher,
came up to the Fort street dock and
Law there with the Fearless awaiting
| Captain OLSEN to take that tugboat
out.
During this time the seas were run
ming high across the reef near where
| the Reclamation had been working.
! There was a long swell on also, and it
was seen that the Reclamation s clad
DER, or outrigging which controls the
suction apparatus, was rising and fall.
ing perilously. 1t looked at times as if
the BLADDER would break loose from
the dredger and by SO doing endanger
the dredger itself.
Word had been brought ashore that
the Reclamation was filling with water
and that her engine room was being
swamped. However, as she continued
to whistle, this was known to be UNI
true.
Then the pipeline, running from the
Pacific on pontoons to the Naval reser-
walton. was seen breaking up. The
pipeline broke in several places and
the pontoons drifted away. The pipes
connecting directly with the Pacific
were loosened and Young Bros, with
the launch Brothers, towed section OF
i pipeline and several pontoons into the
harbor for safety. Another launch
took in another section. One division
swung around and damaged the sta
!. tionary pier somewhat. A gang of men
in n flat-bottomed boat were sent from
the Pacific to the drifting pontoons
They boarded the train and worked
J hard to keep it from banging up
against the piers This was difficult
work, but they obviated more serious
damage.
The little tug Kaena went out to the
assistance of the Reclamation about
$3.50. She plunged and cavorted about
in the channel like a bucking cayuse
Her decks streamed with sea, which
went over her bow. AS she neared the
Reclamation the big scow-dre1ge was
seen to be heaving and plunglng dan
gerously. At times the entire scov
was buried under masses of water. The
"ladder'' creaked and groaned as tn,
dredger lifted it out Of the water. Thu
heavy overhang of the ladder and the
sudden jerking kept the steel guys anC
hawsers at the straining point.
The dredger's captain and crew wer,
standing by watching closely every
movement made by the "ladder," fo
upon its fate also depended the fat
of the craft. Captain Mosher brought
the tug around to the stern of tn,
Reclamation, the "ladder' beinl
termed the bow A line was thrown Il
the dredger, towing hawser wa
hauled aboard and bride was made
fast.
As the tug began pulling and yawinl
at the unwieldy craft. the steel lines
holding the Reclamation to the buoy
| were cast loose. The tugs propeller
churned the water, the tug often being
pulled back as heavy seas held thu
scow. But, finally, steam got the bet
tar ~ tha alauanta and kha 1waHUa,