The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1907-03-08
MARINE
HOPE TO SAVE VESSEL.

| Norman Watkins, the agent of the
Hawaiian Fertilizer Company to which
the cargo of the British ship Loeb
Carve was consigned, and J. A. Ken
nedy, the president of the Inter-Island
Steam Navigation Company, returned
yesterday morning in the steamer
Claudine from the wreck OF the ship or
Kainalo. According to the reports
brought by the Claudine. the tug In
trepid. and steamers Iwalani and Like
like had lines aboard the Loeb Carve
early yesterday morning when the
Claudine left and the prospect OF float
ing the vessel We're regarded as fair.
One report was that the wrecked craft
was resting on a coral bottom, while
another report stated that she was on
sand In any event, both reports
agreed that she had not started to leak.
The accident is now explained by the
fact that the master of the Loeb Carve
mistook Molokai for Oahu and when
the vessel. with strong breeze back of
her, rounded the buoy Off Kamalo, the
officers thought 1t was the bell buoy
off Honolulu hartor. The vessel struck
sand and then went on to coral, SO 1t
Is reported. There is only two feet of
water at her bow but six to seven
fathoms eft She seemed to be
aground less than half her length.
The steamers Kinau and Mauna Loa
put lines on the vessel but were UNI
able to float her. They had to hurry
to Maui on their regular runs. The
steamer Claudine arrived at the scene
of the wreck on Wednesday night. and
tried to aid in getting the boat floated
but nothing could bulge her. 1t wal
proposed to shift the cargo from the
forward part of the vessel aft. so as to
tighten her in the section where she
is aground and also to tilt her.
Captain Richie of the Loeb Carve
broke one of his fingers after the ves-
sci struck, while he was engaged In ef-
forts to get her fioated again. His
wife and daughter who were on board.
were sent ashore and stopped with Mrs. +
McCorriston at Kamalo over night.
At the time that the Claudine left
the wreck the revenue cutter Manning
had not reached Molokai, but was pass
ed in the channel The Manning, OF
course, put line on the ship as soon
as she reached her. The big effort to
float the Loeb Carve was to have beeen
made at 1880 o'clock last night. at high
tide. If the weather holds good 1t was
thought the ship might be saved.
The Claudine was. In all Likelihood,
at the scene of the wreck to aid In the
grand pull The steamer was rushed
out to Kamalo yesterday afternoon
inter Q o'clock and will no doubt put
a line on her.
MARINE NOTES.
The S. s. Alaskan departs early this
for Kahului.
The steamer Kinau is due tomorrow
from Hio and way ports.
The schooner Moi Wahine departed
yesterday afternoon for Honoipu.
The s. S. Hilonian is scheduled to
depart tomorrow for San Francisco Via
Hilo.
The steamer Claudine will probably
depart on her run this afternoon lot
Maui and Hawaii ports.
lowed her far into the channel as there
was a dead calm when the vessels de-
parted.
FOREIGN MARINE NOTES.
The bktn. Mary winkleman sailed
from Eureka for Honolulu Feb "a
The schooner Robert Levers sailed
from Port Gamble for Honolulu on
February "a.
The schooner Mary Il. Foster left
Port Townsend the same day Tor no