The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-08-22
LOOKS TO METCALF
TO SAVE SHIP
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moderated. The wind and swell had
decreased since yesterday. The vessel
is not pounding and rolling as she did
yesterday and the night previous.
Last night the starboard water tanks
We're emptied and the port tanks were
| filled. This was done in order to list
the vessel to port in the hope that her
rolling and striking would be eased.
Previously she would roll and strike
her port bilge keel, causing her to
| hremble and shake violently. The
shifting of the water ballast has had
an appreciable 'effect for the better
The vessel was not pounding much dur
ing the night. In fact f. w. Klebahn
of H. Hackfeld and Company, reported
that she had rested quite easily during
the night.
"There is practically no change in
hqr," continued Klebahn who was
talking through telephone from Wal
manalo. Captain Saunders seems to
| feel more hopeful and personally,
have more hopes of saving the vessel
than l have had since she went
aground. The conditions in her en-
! CINE room are exactly the same that
they were yesterday and she has sus-
tanned no further damage or injury in
that quarter. The work of getting the
kedge anchors out is now in progress
and l hope that We will have them in
place this afternoon"
1.-The reports from the steamer Man
churia are by far the most favorable
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of H. Hackfeld and Company that we
have received since she went aground
There are excellent prospects that she
will be saved but we will make no
further efforts to float her. We are
now at work trying to save the vessel
and hold her in her present position
until Metcalf arrives from San Fran
cisco. He is to take charge of float
ing her them. He will l presume come
provided with the necessary heavy
tackle, and various appliances neces-
sary for the work. We have cabled
to have the necessary heavy tackle
brought by the Ventura and l presume
that such will be done.
The vessel is able to use her star
bdrd engines, four boilers and her
auxiliary power. We hope now to get
the kedge anchors out so that the
steamer can begin to haul on them with
her winches. The anchors will be out
forward and two at the after part OF
the ship The steamer will haul on
them so that she will be made secure
and kept safe until Metcalf arrives
The cable steamer RestOrer has a line
on the Manchuria and the Manning
is also there, They are waiting to see
if anything can be done. The Niihau
and Pioneer are being used in connec-
ton with the laying of the kedge an
chors.
1.-The Manchuria is making compare
lively little water. In compartment
No. starboard, one foot had risen
within u hours and during the same
period of time ten inches had risen in
compartment No. port bilge last night
This report shows that the vessel is
making practically no water and has
not sustained much damage to her hull
by the pounding she received the night
previous. There was practically nc
pounding last night, according to re-
ports that we received today
"Our principal work now is to save
the ship from further harm and to hold
her firmly until Metcalf arrives. He
will then assume charge of the work
of trying to float her. No! the ship
} has not been abandoned to Lloyds but
a representative of Lloyd may have
gone over to the vessel today"
The Oriental mail was brought Ia
the city this morning by the tug Eleu
She left the Manchuria about $3.50
o'clock this morning. Captain Meals
} ter says that at that time there was
no change in the position nor general
situation of the vessel "She is rest
? ing on an even keel" he said. "There
was not much wind blowing and the
swell was lower than it had been yes
terday. They were using the boats OF
the steamer Niihau to put out the
kedge anchors. None of the anchors
had been put ont when left. Captain
) Haglund Of the Inter-Island Steam
Navigation Company was aboard the
Manchuria confering with Captain
} Saunders about putting the anchors
out. Two of them are to go forward
and two Of them aft so that the vessel
can use her winches ON them.
"The Restorer put a line on the
Manchuria this morning but there was
no pulling done She is simply stand
ing by. The Manning was also there
but was not pulling. The boats Of