The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-03-15
THE LOGAN MOVING.
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t was Immediately seen that this
was no good and another cable was
sent over. This was followed after
by third and larger wire, it being
six-inch. Then with all three cables,
the warship began a steady pull, at
the same time drawing upon her own
anchors. The Iroquois and Intrepid
were also pulling for all that was in
them. 1t was during this mighty eff.
fort that the transport was moved
the little above referred to.
At the most promising period of
the pulling, however, one of the ca
bles on the cruiser parted, and II
was followed shortly after by the
popping of a second one. With a
five-inch and a six-inch cable gone
the cruiser was obliged to let go and
get another six-inch cable, which she
laid out as soon as possible. She was
using the two remaining cables this
afternoon.
This showed more than anything
else how solidly the transport is sunk
into the coral rock Yesterday the
Iroquois, which lis a powerful vessel
for her size, broke two large haw-
sers. and with the parting of five
inch and siX-inch wire cables this
morning the men having the task OF
pulling the vessel off began to real
ize the immensely of tn. Job they
had tackled
The Cambrian was this morning
figuring upon a bride for the strand
ed vessel, and this may have yet to
L IL 10 1,t11 hEs
deck bit is a risky proposition, as it
is easily Liable to so strain the
transport as to put her entirely out
of commission. The idea of Captain
Vaughan-Leves is to girdle the YES
sci and to draw from a pulley thus
distributing the strain. He wanted
to do this earlier in the day, and
would have done so, but for the fact
that the cruiser carries scarcely
more than enough cable to accom-
plish the purpose. However, the mat
ter is still in mind and may. be put
into effect before next high tide.
Captain M. N. Sanders, one of the
Oldest port pilots of Honolulu, brought
the Logan in. He was on the bridge
through the channel and was directing
her movements when she struck. 1t
was the intention to moor the vessel
at Brewers wharf To reach that des-
iination an easy circle should have
been made of the Oceanic docks. In
place of doing that, however the Lo-
gan turned lighthouse point and then
steered a straight course for a point
betwe old rotten row" and Quar-
anime island. The night was a trifle
dark and it was raining slightly; no
wind. Numerous lights were display
ed on the various docks and shipping
on that side of the harbor, which
might have been confusing to a
stranger in these waters.
When off Fort street it was seen
that the transport was not making the
swing around intended. In place of II
she seemed to be going straight or
to the Hackfeld wharves. A moment
later it was seen that she was hug
ging dangerously close to the south.
west boundary of the channel, and IN
still another few seconds the hundreds
OF people on the docks were Mortified
|, to see that the transport was not veer.
ing her course at all but was shovins
head onto old Summers Island. The
crunchfng noise so familiar in rec
wrecks followed Immediately, and thu
big vessel came to a full STOP hel
bow advanced upward about two feet
. three inches and some fifty feet of hel
keel sunk into the coral bed.
The tug Intrepid moved out prompt
~ to the assistance of the stranded
boat, but found the latter about a,
solidly stuck as the coral itself. He
5 most powerful pulling did rot budg,
the troopship an inch When the tid
became low the Intrepid returned t.
her dock for the night.
Early yesterday morning Une bigge
tug Iroquois returned from Pearl Har
Dor and took a hand. She and the In
trepid pulled at several different time
during the forenoon and afternoon Du
made absolutely no impression. At on
time the Iroquois parted two eight Incl
. hawsers on the job, which Shove,
6AGIIl0G
Last night another attempt was mad
by the two boats, with the assistanc
D also of the lighthouse tender Kullui
1 hut this morning the big transport wa
IN precisely the same spot and fix sh
was Yesterday morning. She had no
been moved a particle, and, in fact
seemed listed more to port than sh
was yesterday, showing that she ma
b gone up higher on the coral bank. TN
was the situation when the Births
cruiser Cambrian went out to her at
i O'Clock this morning.
The opinion of Captain Trim an,
other port authorities on the matte
Is that the Logan. will have to b
Il lightened before she can be gotteI
n on at all. She is so tightly fastene
n into the coral that a force suficien
S to loosen her would strain her S
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