The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-03-07
MARINE:

News of very peculiar marine
disaster was received yesterday morn
ing by wireless. The British ship Loeb
Carve, Captain Richie, so days from
nitrate ports for Honolulu, went ashore
near Kamalo, Molokai, shortly after
O'Clock last Monday morning. From
the brief information obtainable. The
vessel appears to have gone aground
in broad daylights She was reported
by one wireless dispatch to be on the
reef, inside of the buoy at that point.
News of the disaster was received b.
the Inter-Island Steam Navigation Co.
and by the Hawaiian Fertilizer Co.. to
which concern, the vessel with cargo
of 1900 tons of inter, was consigned
Another message stated that the vessel
had gone ashore and that the steamer
Mauna Loa had put lines on her shortly
after O'Clock, Tuesday night, and,
after starting to pull, suddenly cut
the lines and continued on her way to
Lahaina.
AS soon AS the news of the disaster
became known, efforts were made at
once to send relief to the vessel. The
steamer I.ikelike, which had arrived in
the morning, was gotten under way
by 1880 a. N. for the scene of the
wreck. Norman Watkins of the Ha-
waiian Fertilizer Co. and President J..
A. Kennedy and Captain Haglund of
the Inter-Island Co. and Capt. Foster
representing Lloyd g local agents, de-
parted by the Likelike. She was equip
ped with two 9-inch and one 8-inch
hawsers. About noon the tug Intrepid
departed for the scene OF the wreck;
at 1850 p, M, Captain Miller of the
wrecking company, sent the steamer
James Makee out and at 7:45 last
night the revenue cutter Manning de-
parted to aid the wreck. The Man
ming was unable to get oat earlier, as
she had to take coal.
Little information was to be obtained
until after the departure of the Like
like, as the possible desire of the Inter
Island company was naturally to reach
the wrecked vessel and get a line on
heT ahead of any competing craft that
might try to cut into any possible
salvage claims.
1t was expected that the Likeike
would reach the Loeb Carve yesterday
afternoon. It is possible that the
steamer Iwalani and possibly the XII
nau may have put lines on the dis
tressed vessel, but the latest advices
were that she had not budged from
her position, which was said to be on
the reef about mile off shore. Orders
were sent to the steamer Claudine, by
wireless, to stop and assist the wreck
this morning from Hawaii and Maui
ports, but she will probably be delay
ed by reason of stopping to aid the
British craft.
The odd part of the wreck is the fact
that the Loeb Carve was seen about
O'Clock last Monday morning. by
the revenue cutter Manning. At that
time, the British ship was under top
sails and did not seem to be In any
danger She was beating about the
channel off Molokai. The Manning saw
her about an hour and q half before
the Loeb Carve is said to have gone
ashore. About noon of the same day,
the S. s. Hilonian sighted the vessel,
at that time, apparently riding at an
Choir. But no signals of distress were
observed flying from the Loeb Carve,
although the Hilonian passed her in
broad daylight. How the Loeb Carve
came to get ashore seems very peeu-
liar. No details that would throw any
light on it, were received yesterday. !
Another report that is rather peeu-
liar is the statement relative to the
Mauna Loa cutting her lines and leay-
inc the wrecked vessel. Not until fur |
Their information bearing upon this
point be received, will much reliance
be placed in the charge. 1t seems
strange that the Mauna Loa would |
nave deliberately abandoned the yes
sci. If Captain Simerson stopped haul |
ing on the vessel, there was probably |
some good reason for it.
There is no wireless station on Mo
lokai. and information about the wreck |
has first to be sent by boat across the
channel to Maui, from where It IS