The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-08-23
OPTIMISM STILL PREVAILS
ON BOARD THE MANCHURlA
Preparing for Strong Pull This Morning,
Captain Saunders Feels More Confident
Baggage Should Arrive Here Today.

great confidence in the projected pull
ing operations. The opinion seems to
be that the work is to be done on the
eff-chance of the unexpected happen
ing and the vessel being shifted.
Whether the tug Fearless is coming
out today or not is not known.
The Manehuria s list is about 90 de-
grees.
4e spot where the Manchuria is
aground is calculated to make even the
skipper" of an ocean greyhound sick.
All along to starboard are livid patches
of coral on which the surf breaks.
These patches loom up brown and
threatening right under the very bow
of which rises pail like a pyramid.
Half mile to port are Rabbit and
Green islands, at the base of which a
terrific surf is breaking.
There are islands and serrated tow
ering headlands ahead and astern and
there is an island or two to weather
and a territory to lee.
The sea, colored by churned up coral,
is a Cambridge blue. Over the noun
tains the rain. clouds come and go,
creating wonderful effects of light and
shade which give to the cane-covered
plateau on which Waimanalo planta-
tion is situated, hundred different as
poets.
Just how the Manchuria wended her
way to where she is lying is matter
for wonderment. She must have crept
along as if she knew she was going
home 1t would take careful manipu
lation to do the like in the light o day.
RESTORER IS WIRE CABLE CON
NECTED.
8 a. m-F. ". Klebahn of Hackfeld
s. Co., and Smith of the North Amer
lean Dredging Co, have arrived. The
latter is preparing to do things and ap-
pears to be "the man. aboard.
The Restorer's wire cable has been
connected
Work on shifting some of the cargo
in order to balance the vessel better
will shortly be commenced.
1t is likely that the steadiness of the
vessel is due to sand forming under her
and holding her.
The Eleu is leaving for Honolulu.
She will take $50 bags through mail
to Honolulu.
TREASURE AND BAGGAGE.
s. S. Manchuria.
August %, 9 a. m.
The weather remains fine with
bit more wind than at dawn. One of
the many captains aboard expresses
himself to the effect that it IS lucky the
Manehuria didn It ground a month lat
er when the north-westerly gales, in
fuenced by the autumn equinox, are
due.
eff she got one of these gales be-
hind her. said the man of the sea,
she'd be piled up on the reef good
and high for all the anchors and haw-
sers in Heaven, hell or Honolulu
couldn It hold her.
The steamer John Cummins will
probably take the treasure ashore this
afternoon. 1t amounts to $4,000 and
is in 20 boxes and II bags. She will
also take a lot of baggage to Homo
lulu.
The executive officer of the Manning
has just come aboard. He says his men
have run out of provisions and asks
Capt. Saunders for meat, flour and su-
gar to last two days. The requested
supplies viii be sent aboard. The Man
ming will have to go to Honolulu for
coal on Friday night. She has done
liner all the time.
LIFE ON BOARD
The routine of the ship is going ON
exactly as it would under normal con-
ditions. Scrubbing and polishing are
serupulously attended to, as usual. the
only difference in the saloons and cab
ins being that cushions are turned back
to protect them from dust
No packing is being done in anti
cipation of having to move things
ashore.
The menu served is as usual, a bit
cut down. of course. on account of the
small number of patrons of the festive
bill of fare. Menus are printed on the
ships elaborate cards and by the
ships press.
The electric light and refrigerating
plants are working smoothly and well.
Chief Steward Veazie and Second
Steward Hollingum are doing all in
their po xer to make those aboard as
as possible.
Said Steward Veazie: 81 m as GER
tain that the vessel viii go back to |
Frisco as l am that her name is Man |
,huria''
Two or three kedges are to be pIae-
ed in deep water astern and one at |
he Manchuria s bow.
The vessel Will take hold of the stern |
1edges with her own winch and will |
)ull on them in concerted action with
he Restorer, Manning and Niihau, at
ligh tide this afternoon. The liner
viii previously have been ridden of
Ter water ballast and thus lightened
nav slide off the coral ledge on which
he is at present hung up.
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