New-York tribune., 1906-08-21
PACIFIC LINER ASHORE.
THE M4NCHURI1 ON REEF.
Wrecb Near Honolulrs- Passengers
General Smith on Vessel.

Honolulu Aus. 20.-The Pacific Mail Steam
ship conpany's steamship Manchuria struck bow
on on the reef at Rabbit Island at f:3O o'clock
This morning In heavy rainstorm. She was
considerably out OF her course Rabbit Island
Is a small speck in the close TO the wind
ward side cf the island OF Oahu on which
Honolulu les The coast is unusually danger
ous owing TO the heavy seas
The ATanchuria IS commanded by Captain ).
w. saunders She sailed on August IA from
San Francisco for Honolulu and the Orient with
80 saloon passengers and 5000 tons of freight.
Among her passengers were Major General
James F. Smith, the new Governor General on
the Philippines. accompanied by his WIFE, ahu
Judge ~ w Gilbert. OF the Court OF First In
Stances OF Manila, with his bride 5enerai
smith IS on his way TO Manila 20 take the oath
of Office as Governor General. The Manchuria
had also on board eighteen missionaries oouhu
for China and Corea- There is no danger OF any
loss OF life. ,,,a
r,,e theory is advanced that Il is possiOle
che recent unusual tidal phenomena ana cur
rents attributed 10 the Valparaiso eartnquaAs
may have affected the course of the vessei alio
sbroUn her off her reckoning. The Vessel is NJ
teen to twenty miles of the course from the
regular route between Oahu and Moiokai-
Ii was total darkness when the MahcAuiia
struck the rocks, but there was no panic on
20 Makapuu Point. for which the last congress
appropriated 100000 for a lighthouse;
The revenue cutter Manning and the inter-
ISLAND steamers Maui and KilaI have gone 10
render assistance. Automobiles are going over
the Pail road TO bring back the passengers Ihe
tug Fearless and the interisland steamer a.
Cummins have also gone 10 the scene
The position of the Manchuria is not oeheNe1
IN be ore of immediate danger. Launches are
bVin
Governor Carter was among those who started
in automobiles to bring friends 20 their MONIES.
Some of the passengers. including GeneraI
Smith. and the malls will be brought TO Homo
lulu at once.
detailed report received overland from val
uaanalo SAYS that the Manchuria is not leahlhs'
CAPTAIN Saunders mistOok another point OF land
for Mankapuu Point. He saw land ahead shortly
before the vessel struck and reversed the en-
rines at fur speed but IL was tco late TO avert
the accident. The steamer is aground along heF
full length and lies broadside 70 the mainland
She was drawing twenty-five feet forward ana
tu-enty-seven aft. Soundings show the deptn OF
water forward to be twenty feet and twenty-five
and a half feet aft. The vessel is on fast her
tanks were emptied and at 9:lo a. m the rug
Fearless began an attempt TO pull her off, but
without result Other steamers are placing two
lines aboard and a united effort TO float the big
steamer will be made. The passengers, number
ing nearly two hundred are being landed at
waimanalo and most of them will be brought
70 Honolulu over the Pail road.
The eight hundred Asiatics will be placed on
island steamers and brought around by sea. The
Manchuria lies between Rabbit Island and the
mainland partially protected from the swell
s sen nOrtherly wind is blowing, and she has
gone further inshore since she struck. II is
believed that she has sustained little damage,
but tightening her cargo may be necessary 70
float her.
The wind is beginning blow and the is
rising about the Manchuria. which is making
her position one OF considerable peril despite the
land PROTECTION from the swell One of the off,
cere said:
We saw la which we supposed TO be
Nakapu Point. 1:45 o'clock and at o'clock
the course Of the ship was altered south by
j. point east. At 4:07 o'clock land
on the pOr bow. The ngines were immedi-
ately reversed and full speed aStern signaled,
but at $40 o'clock the vessel took the ground.
The well sounded, and IL found that
the ship tight but got all the boats
ready and took soundings around the steamer
We found that the ship was in five and half
fathOms of water aft, four and quarter amid
ships, and three and quarter forward At
b:36 o'clock boat was sent ashore to commu-
nicate with agents of the Pacific Mail Line.
At first the Manchuria swung around half a
point. and then swung on full and grounded
amdships.
On watch at the time were Captain Saunders
the second and the fifth officers.
The Ma1lchuria is a twin screw steel steamer
Of 1869 gross tons and s, 75O net tonnage. She
is 600 feet long. with beam of ti5 feet inches