The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-03-20

West Mag, and when the ship brought
up she was about zoo feet off Sumner $
Island.
q. How much of the ship was
aground?
A. After ship struck, sounded bilges
and tanks every hour and found dry
Ship listed five degrees starboard
Sounded on both sides Forward fore
rigging staTboaTd SIDE, 80 feet; port
side, Is feet Under forward bridge,
feet, with fofefoot out of water.
@. What steps were taken to float
your ship?
A. We backed the engines for 21a
hours full speed. We whistled imme-
diately, after we struck, for assistance
and the tug Intrepid came out and took
line over our starboard quarter. We
found at midnight that we could not
move her with our own power. Decided
TO tighten the ship. Salvage work con-
tinued. Snip foated at l1:59 Tuesday
night, March 10th, 1909.
Q. How much cargo was it necessary
to move?
A. About 200 tons.
K Q. How much of an investigation
of damage done to your shipa
A. We have had divers at work for
two days. There is a diver at work
under the ship now. All tanks and
bilges that could possibly be got at
have been examined.
Q. Have you any reason to believe
that the ship was damaged by her
grounding?
A. No, sir; I have none at all. I
think there is absolutely no damage
done at all.
No further questions were asked
Captain Stinson by the board.
Captain Sanders Statement.
Captain Sanders then made the fol-
lowing statement in regard to the
mishap:
ION the evening of the 18th of
March / went on board the U. S. A. 7.
Logan to pilot her into Honolulu har-
Dor. 1 went aboard at about O. clock.
The doctor came aboard and soon gave
the ship pratiqne.
Gas usual. we proceeded in the
channel Nv orders were to take the
ship to Matson s wharf. We came up,
made our turn around the lighthouse
and Strengthened her up the harbor.
The weather was rainy. It was very
dark, and apparently all of the cleo
tric lights along the waterfront were
lit, and gave a great glare. 1t was
practically impossible to get anything
of an outline of the wharves or any
thing along the waterfront. The bark
S. c. Allen was lying at the Oceanic
wharf Ny idea was that / could GER
tainly see the S. c. Allen IS spars or
her yards or masts to assist me In max
ing my turn around the Oceanic wharf
for Matson s wharf. When / got up
to where I thought | was about off
Alakea street wharf or Kinau wharf,
| saw an object or thought l saw an
object. Very shortly after that / saw
a white schooner. When / thought
saw this object, / starboarded my helm.
Thinking ] was going to be too close
to the Oceanic wharf corner, and not
having seen the bark g spars, / star
boarded my helm. l saw a white
schooner on my starboard bow ana
thought that it was lying at one of the
wbaryes below the Oceanic wharf. Al
most Immediately after, the ship
struck. The captain says, She's TAX
ing bottom. NO, get OUT says I;
however, to make sure, ] reversed her
engines full speed astern. That is the
story.
Questions by the Chairman.
Questions were then asked by Com
mander Moses. chairman of the board.
Q. Captain StinsOn in his test,
mony stated that the ship grounded
with her head north 40 degrees west
magnetic. What is the direction of the
| harbor line along which You were run
ringl
A. The harbor line runs about n.