The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-09-17
THE MONGOLIA IS
IN BAD POSITION
CONTINUED from Page Onej.

causing the wrecks of the Manchuria
and the sheridan last month.
The Mongolia appears to have gone
bow on. She was drawing % feet when
she struck and was drawing is feet
after grounding. She must have gone
on at a pretty rate of speed. A hole
appears to haze been stove i'm her for
ward part for water is in her third com
partment. The vessel went bow on.
She went agroun das far as her for
ward rigging, which means to the fore
mast All the remainder of her is
ahoat in from - to fathoms of
water
some of the cargo Of the vessel was
jetusoned in order to try and tighten
her but according to last reports she
was still aground The passengers to
the number Of $50 including storage
were safely landed at Midway on SIM
day There was no panic or excite
ment it is stated, as most of the pas
sehgers were asleep at the time Of the
accident
Efforts to send to the relief of the
vessel We're at once gotten under way
captain Metcalf and assistants viii de-
part by the cable S. S. Restorer on
Wednesday for Midway He will take
three anchors pumps and lines thar
were used aboard the Manchuria to he
used in the work of getting the Mon
solla INTO deeper water. In addition
to the appliances, the Restorcr win
take supplies for the passengers of the
Mongolia. The u. S. S. Irouuois is
lcoaling and will take on extra sunplies
and will probably start for Midway to-
morrow night TO assist in floating the
Mongolia. 1t has not been decided
whether the Manning will be ordered
to assist in the work or not.
Inc question of getting the passen-
gers here from Midway island is ma
turally one that is causing considerable
speculation Efforts are. it is under
stood being made to have the trans
port Buford go to Midway on special
trip to bring the passengers home but
up to noon today no orders from Wash
ington directing her to make this trip
had been received
There will be no trouble about car
ing for the wrecked passengers at Mid
way. The marines at Sand Island
nave number of extra tents and the
cable officials can turn their old quar-
ters as well as parts of the new quar-
ters into living rooms for the wrecked
crowd. Fully LOCO people can be housed
1t is thought, at Midway although of
course, there will be crowdng.
so far as provisions are concerned
there Is ample aboard the Mongolia
And as long as good weather prevails
the food can be landed. But if rough
weather occurs the Mongolia can not
land food and the passengers will he
dependent upon the cable and marine
supplies ashore. Those supplies are
inadequate to provide for them more
imam a few days. The Restorer and
U. s. 5. Iroquois are being stocked with
food supplies for the immediate relief
of the stranded passengers.
In event of bad weather, the wrecked
people at Midway might be mcon-
Vehlehced' Undoubtedly the steerage
passengers will be crowded but as thew
are used to such experience the dis
comfort will not cause any particular
inconvenience to them. Bedding from
the Mongolia has, it is understood
been landed at Midway for the comfort
OF the passengers. Not over 100 cabin
passengers and possible less were on
board the vessel when she grounded
captain Carter and Lieut.. Cushman Of
the local naval station think that there
VIII be ample room for them.
Inc question of bringing the passen-
gers and the mails to Honolulu is a
problem that had not up to noon been
| solved. Unless some ARRANGEMENTS
| can he made tbav mos. l,,,.a
indefinitely at Midway. The Pacific
Mail may send one of It's other steam
ers to Midway to take the crowd to
this place and to San Francisco. 1t is
hardly probable that the passengers
would be held until the Mongolia be
Heated and then brought by her to
Honolulu. Such may however be done.
The crew of the Mongolia is undoubted-
ly remaining aboard the wrecked YES
sell
! The Mongolia evidently had a large
cargo coming home and it was quite
a rich cargo. 1t Is likely that con-
siderable of the shipment for the main
land consisted of silk. These silk car
goes run from half a million to mil
| lion dollars, the destruction or dam
aging of such a cargo would involve
great loss.
The only hope is that good weather
will continue. She appears to have
gone aground in calm weather. The
calm weather prevailed yesterday, Can
tain Metcalf stated this morning that
he would proceed as rapidly as possible
to the scene of the wreck and hoped
to get the Mongolia off the reef He
viii take some native assistants with
him to aid in placing anchors. There |
lis good holding ground at Midway, al
though the water sheers off to deep
depths close to the reef.
A million dollars and will not It is
thought, be too high a figure to place as
the cost of the two wrecks that the !
Pacific Mail has just had, even though |
the Mongolia gets off the reef She
is now thought to be i'm a much worse |