The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-03-13
ADMIRAL VERY
CUTS THE LINE

tdAtSLHOOH- AulAiId4 very OiUSTel one
of the lines T. ON the transport Thomas
cut, and Captain Lyman OF the
Thomas, when the order was given.
told the admiral that he had been to
sea for fifty years. but this was the
first time he had ever seen one sea-
man cut another seamens line.
The affair caused sensation on the
waterfront, and that it should have
occurred was a matter Of regret to.
every seafaring man who heard of it
because of the very high esteem in
which both Admiral Very and Captain
Lyman are held.
When the Thomas was made fast
to the Naval wharf at IL o'clock in
the forenoon, in accordance with the
quarantine regulations OF the port
lines were put out both at the bow
and the stern, on the side opposite the
wharf, in order to ho.d the vessel
away from the wharf the regulation
distance. The stern line was made
fast to dolphin near the marine rail-
way. 1t was right across the slip out
of which the Iroquols had to back in
voyage to Midway.
Sometime before the Iroqgois sa led
a megaphone message was sent from
the bridge of the Iroquois to the bridge
of the Thomas directing the Thomas
to take in that line. Captain Lyman
replied that it was unnecessary to take
it in, but that he would loosen II so
that it would drop to the bottom and
be out of the way of the Iroquois. Pre-
Stunning that this would be satisfactory,
he gave orders to have the line loosen
ed and it was done, something over
fifteen fathoms being paid out so as
to give plenty of line TO permit It
sinking to the bottom.
Shortly before 8 o'clock, Captain Car
ter of the Iroquois again shouted
through the megaphone demanding
that the line be taken in Captain
Lyman replied that it was not neces-
sary, that the line was at the bottom
that it had been made fast where it
was by the harbor master to conform
to the quarantine regulations, and that
he would not take it in without the.
harbor masters orders; that if the
harbor master ordered it, he would.
take it in.
Captain Carter then sent his exrclI-
tive officer, Mr.. Kenney. to Admill
Very, reporting that the Thomas re-
FUSED to take in line across the Slip
Admiral Very at once went to the Iro--
quois dock and received CAPITA n Car
ter's statement of the matter II at
once ordered the Thomas TO take in
the line. Captain Lyman again re-
fused TO take it in without the orders
of the harbor master, maintaining thar
the line was not in the way Of the.
lroquois in any manner whatever Nd
miral Very again ordered 1t taken in.
saying that if it was not taken IN he
would cut it. To this Captain Lyman
replied that no seaman would cut an
other seaman's line. In the mean
while some one went for the harbor
master, though it does not apTear
either the officers Of the
Thomas or the Navy officers sent for
him. But before he arrived Admiral
Very sent out some sailors in a boat
TO the dolphin to which the line was
made fast, and they cut it W tn an
lx at the point FART est away from
me Thomas- The end dropped into.
he water, and the Iroquois Immediate
Y backed out. Howeve-, as the line.
vas not drawn in it was in exactly
ne same position. that It was before
[ was cut II 1t had not sink to the
POTION where the IroquOis crossed it.
before it was cut. it is the opinion OF
everal sea captains who saw the oc-
that it would not sink 70 the
l0frnpn al I'd 7 e. a.
gain made fast by the harbor master.
Captain Lyman said in regard 10 The
natter, that in all his fifty years OF
eafaring experience he had never be-
ore seen a line cut as that one was:
hat the Thomas was drawing twenty
I've feet aft where the line was. while
he Iroquo's was not drawing more
han thirteen or fourteen feet while
harbors everywhere large steamers
rossed each others lines, and thai in
ny event il was for the harbor mas
er who had put the line there to say
whether it should be taken in.
I won't stand any fooiishness.v said
ADMIRAL Very, afterwards who ever
card of a manila line slnking?"
" y - y - V y y - y $50. SSS
several years previous. Z IS well
Snown in Kahului that a great deal
# dredging is yet to be done. and
.fforts are being made by the allied
corporations to greatly deepen and
WIDEN the harbor. At present we have
! respite from the work which IS
helping the fishing
In 1907, toward the close Of my
ease, l did not for a time care much
o renew It. but finally concluded T.
10 so if I could. Ny reasons for de-
iding to do 50 were. first. my wife
md several Of her friends who were
Interested in some OF the natives Ifv-
ng at the Fishery wanted 70 have
hem able to stay there and have fish
ng TO do, and was urged 10 get an
'ther lease. and second. thought
would Ike to have some place could
70 to when I wished. away from Wal
uku. I knew II had not paid me %.
un II then up TO that time. but
bought that on the whole I would get
nough out Of it for my share to at
east pay the rent and expenses. as
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