The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-11-06

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The Japanese tramp steamship Chlu-
ga Maru had a strenuous experience IN
making this port yesterday. going a.
ground on the reef at the waikiki en-
trance of the channel and remained
there for some hours. Although she
was on the reef for her full length
requiring the combined efforts of the
u. S. r. c. Manning and the Inter-
Stand steamers Ke Au Eou and Kinau
to pull her back into deep water, the
Chiusa Msru is practically unlnJured.
The steamship arrived off port early
yesterday morning, being first seen by
those on watch at the pilot house and
Customs House a few minutes before
6 O'Clock. At that time she was ap-
preaching the channel entrance and
proceeded, without stopping. past the
outer buoys marking the Waikiki side
Of the channel and up on to the reef.
The report that she had stopped out
side for pilot is incorrect. No no.
tice of her arrival had been given from
Diamond Head and the pilot boat had
left the pilot house only a few min
utes before she struck.
Captain Macaulay boarded the ves-
sci as soon as possible. returning i'm
mediately to notify the tug boats, the
naval station and the agents. The
tug Fearless was the first vessel to
come alongside. Captain OLSON ask
ing for $4,000 to put a line aboard.
This was refused and the Fearless re-
turned to her dock. The Ke Au Hou
skipper and that of the Kinau told
Captain Mizuno, Of the Chiusa, that
payment for their services could be
settled between the owners, and with
this understanding their lines were
taken on. The Manning. whose COM
mander, Captain Joynes, has had a
great amount of this work during the
past few months and who came aboard
to consult with Captain Macauiay and
the Japanese captain, also passed a
line aboard, being given the hardest
position. that on the port quarter, to-
ward the nearest deep water. The Ke
Au Hou was astern and the Kinau to
starboard. Captain Macaulay also adj
vised the laying out of an anchor off
the starboard quarter, which was done,
the launch Brothers being summoned
for this work. To the Manning hawser
was attached eight separate lengths OF
flexible steel wire, these being made
fast to different parts Of the stranded
steamer
There was no confusion at any time
during the work of making fast any
OF these lines. The ship was resting
easily. rolling but slightly in the swells
Forward she had been lifted two feet
out OF the water, from Is feet to less
than IA feet in her draught, while the
lead showed only IS feet astern, hel
draught being Fl. Her bow seemed tc
be free at times.
Pulling commenced about 1880 .. m
and the Intention was to maintain the
strain from all points for an hour
when. II the efforts prove unavailing
the vessel would be lightened Of her
freight and another pull made at high
tide in the afternoon.
In tire meanwhile the passengers and
the personal baggage had been taken
off in launches and scows. Captain
Reilly. with the Pioneer, and Will
Young commodoring the Young Bros.
fleet of launches, taking the immi-
grants ashore and landing them at the
immigration sheds
At the end of thirty minutes OF pull
Ing the steamer showed some signs
OF life. shifting astern a few feet. II
was resolved to pull for another hall
hour, after twenty minutes of which
the big vessel began to move and
then slid rapidly into deep water.
She was at once headed In for the
harbor, the lines being cast Off as soon
as possible. She is locked at the
Bishop slip and SO far the investiga-
ton into her condition shows no injury
to her hull to have been suffered. She
Is single bottom vessel and any
leaks would have speedily been found
had there been any.
Captain Mizuno, who was on the
bridge of the Chiusa Maru when she
grounded, says that he had not been
Informed of the changes in the buoys
marking the channel since his last
visit to this port some four years ago
and he had mistaken the No. buoy
with the light stick for the old spar
buoy. which 1t certainly resembles.
The outer buoy was taken by him as
the bell buoy and according to his
reckoning he was perfectly safe In tax
ing MS vessel where he did He at
tachcd no blame to anyone but him
self for the accident.
The japanese steamer will remain In
port for few days only. returning d.
rect u Yokohama where she will take
on another freight cargo and more
emiarants for this port.
KOREA ARRIVED.
With thousand tons of freight and
a fair number OF passengers for this
port, the Pacific Mail steamship Korea
arrived Saturday morning from the
Orient, after a pleasant run of nine
days from Yokohama. She carries a
good list OF through passengers and was
boarded here by enough OF all classea
to send her away full ship.
Among those who arrived for Homo.
lulu were Mrs. II. A. Isenberg and two
sons and Miss A. w. Duisenberg. who
have been visiting in the Orient.
Several distinguished persons are In
eluded among the through passengers
among these being II. l.. Paddock. the
American Consul at Annoy, who is re
turning to Washington on an officia
mission. and William Haywood. tn,
American Consul General In Korea, VIII,
fa eli In