The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-02-04
MARINE

Mexican, Captain Nichols, arrived off
port early Friday Morning on her
fourth voyage to these islands. She
sailed from San Francisco at 4 o'clock
Friday afternoon, January "a, and was
so near these islands at o'clock yes
| terday morning that she slowed down.
She brought Isl bags of mail.
The weather was good throughout
the voyage. No sail was sighted and
the trip was an uneventful one. Be-
sides a large cargo in the hold for
this port, including a number of large
motor cars, the Mexican brought
thirty-four mules on her deck for Ka-
hului and four for Honolulu. She
brought large quantities of fruit and
vegetables for this market, and a
quantity of poultry, including some
fine bred fowls for local chicken fan
ciers.
She went to the Railroad wharf,
where the work of discharging began
at once. 1t had proceeded so far that
at 1 o'clock in the afternoon one hold
was empty and the work of loading
sugar into it began. 1t is expected
that the Mexican will get away from
here on Wednesday for Kahului, where
she will load sugar, as she will at
Kaanapali and at Hilo, and from the
latter port will sail for Salina Cruz.
DESPATCH OFF THE REEF.
The Hawaiian steamship
Despatch, which went on the reef near
the front range light about 3 O'Clock
Sunday morning, came off at high tide
Monday morning, unaided and unin-
jured.
''She foated off HERSELF said Cap
tain Kokerwitz yesterday. ga gasoline
launch could have pulled her off when
we first went on, before the tide began
to ebb. The paint on her bottom is
not scratched
The Despatch came off about 5
o clock yesterday morning, practically
floating at high tide, moving easily
with the aid of her own propeller, her
winches pulling ON cable extending
to an anchor dropped far astern. After
freeing herself from the reef, the Des-
patch came into the harbor and went |
to the railroad wharf. A board of sur
vey was appointed, consisting of Cap
tain Nichols of the s. s. Mexican, Cap
tain Knight of the S. S. Nebraskan,
and Captain Foster, representing
Lloyds. Divers were sent down to ex-
anime the vessels bottom. These re
ported that the paint was not even
scratched, and that apparently only the
false keel had touched the coral. The
board of survey reported that no injury
had been done.
The Despatch has only about twenty
five tons of freight for this port. In
addition to this she unshipped and dis
charged her extra oil bunkers as she
will not need these in her work among
the islands, her regular oil bunkers
holding sufficient for these cruises. She
expects to sail tonight for EIeele and
to discharge cargo and take
on sugar.
RUSHING SUGAR SHIPMENTS.
Practically every sugar mill in the
islands is at work and sugar is piling
up in the warehouses everywhere. To
keep pace with it's production the In
ter-Island steamers are kept on the
rush. The W. G. Hall and the Ke
Au Hou were sent out Friday night
% Kauai on special trips for sugar,
md the Niihau, which arrived yes
erday morning from the Garden Is
and, was discharged as fast as she
,ould be, stevedores being held over
ime to complete the work, and she
Will be sent out at 5 p. m. today :
oil +riT to She 9