The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-09-01


The starboard engine only is IN
WORKING order. TIE main steam pipe
broke while the sheridan was backing
, una SISTED.
The tug Fearless, with Captain Hum
phrev aboard, arrived at $50 a. m. The
steamer Claudine. with Manager Ken
nedy of the IL. 6. n. Co. got here at
II a N.
Early this morning Captain Hum
phrev was advised that what was
thought to be the Sheridan had been
sighted. Let you know definitely
later" concluded the message.
At Gas a. N. another message from
the Waterman at the Point arrived.
Transport Sheridan hasn't moved
for an hour" il ran; think she IS
aground
Later on wireless confirmed the
watchman's superstition and captain
Humphrey got aboard the tug Fearless
and came out as quickly as he could.
REPORTERS HELP OUT.
Humphrey, before leaving town, sent
word to Waimanalo, notifying Com
noander Joynes OF the Manning of the
Sheridan's grounding.
This message was forestalled by the
newspa uerrlen at Waimanalo, VINO
were the first 70 take word of the affair
to the Manning
Cant. Humphrey was unfeignedly
glad when the Manning put in an ap-
pearance He is sanguine that the
Manning, pulling with the Fearless and
| Claudine, can free the sherman lfoiu
her unpleasant. not to say perhous'
Dredicament. So far the pulling of the
Fearless and Claudine has had no ap-
preciable effect.
CHANGE OF CURRENTS.
| The strandins of the Sheridan adds
valuable confirmation to the theories
of the captains of the S. S. Manchurla'
! Sierra and Logan as to radical changes
IN the set Of the local currents.
| C,aptafn Pea body of the Sheridan IS
| a mariner of long and varied experience
and has sailed round the world ana
back again. He has commanded the
Sheridan for four years and during that
| time the transports has never received
| a scratch.
| The steamer Helene has been sent
for to take. the passengers ashore.
| The Fearless is using an eleven-lnch
cable of her own and the Claudlne mas
! hitcbed TO an eight-inch cable. also her
own.
ON BOARD THE SHERIDAN.
Aboard Transport Sheridan,
4:30 p. m.
Among the cabin passengers are
Cant T. d. Wood, who took the dry
| dock Dewey from the States to Manila
land Phil B. Danky, a former HOMO
lulu newspaperman.
| The Sheridan's officers are:
Captain T. Peabody, Chief Othce1
Anseu. Chief Engineer Kidd, First
| Assistant Engineer W. f. P. Lit
! tlefeld. Chief Steward W. n
Hannigan, Captain and QuartermasteI
Morrow. Ouartermaster Clerk Kelly d
Strauss.
/ THERE WAS NO PANIC.
! Until the Sheridan went on the reef
the voyage had been delightful one
There was little or no shock and abso-
lutely no panic The discipline Is saio
to have been perfect.
/ LOT OF PASSENGERS.
i All the first and second-class passen-
gers with the exception of the enlstee
men will go to hotels. If under orders
the government will pay their expenses
The enlisted men viii be sent to Quar-
lantine Island Whether the passenger
L VIII De sent TO San cTdLiCiSto Ny mo-
steamer or transport is at present I'M
!, decided.
4 CAPTAINS WIFE HERE.
Captain Peabody is much upset b!
the disaster which has overtaken him
His wife stayed over in Honolulu OF
the Sherman's last trip and is at pres
ent waiting for him at the Hawaiian
J Hotel.
The Helene arrived at 5:45 p. m. ant
!. is taking passengers aboard.
The Sheridan appears to be resting
| on a knuckle of coral set in a bed o
i sand She is pounding and strainint
very little.
STEAM PIPE BROKE.
The eight-inch steam pipe Ga the por1
iengine roke about twenty minutes after
the vessel went aground. The boiler
were emptied. the lower cabins scaldet
with steam and the lights went out
The dynamo was quickly got going
again The distilling and refrigeratins
plants are out of order.
Early this morning she knocked abou
considerably, but by high tide, which
occurred this afternoon, had quietet
down great deal.
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