The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-12-22
MACAULAY WAS
NOT To BLAME
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in contact with the reef. Captain Ma
eauIay's report, in full, follows:
Pilot Nracaulay's Report.

Pilot MacauIay s hepoIt'
pilot, report of the arrival of the
British ship, Celtic Chief, on December
5, 1909: r..ua
Head signal station at 1:50 ?. m, De
eember 5. 1909. The wind was blow
inc from the northeast, the weather
was good and the barometer was 299S'
The blot left his station at $3.50 p. m,
and boarded the said ship at 6:3O P.
M of said date. The ships draught
of water was p feet.
Upon the ship being sighted from
the pilot station, off Diamond Head,
the pilots, Captain Lorenzen and Captain
gaeaulav. put off to sea in the same
boat. for the reason that there were
two vessels approaching the harbor
very close together at the same time.
We took with us in the pilot boat two
red lanterns and one green lantern. Inc
green lantern we placed on the black
buoy on the outer and Eva side OF
the channel leading into Honolulu har-
Dor. The red lantern we placed on the
fair-way buoy off the anchorage of Ho-
noIulu harbor. After doing so, we pro-
ceeded TO the ships as quickly as posi-
I'd
turn, hailed the first vessel, which
proyed TO be the schooner Churchill,
and asked if they wanted pilot. The
reply was that they did not want
pilot This schooner was lumber laden
and bound for the port of Honolulu.
Advised Wearing Ship.
We Immediately pulled for the other
ship, which I hailed, being next on
turn, and asked if they wished a pilot.
i obtained no answer to my request.
However, I hailed the ship and shout
ed as loud as l could to keep the ship
off shore, as he was too close in to the
reef, and to reduce sail as soon as
possible. These remarks were over
heard by pilot Lorenzen. In getting
close up alongside, we could see no per-
son on deck to give this alarm. How
ever, we hooked on to the ship with
hook line which we always carry in
the pilot boat. Shortly afterwards, two
men appeared looking over the rail
and passed over a Jacobs ladder. and
hailed the men and told them to make
the ladder fast as soon as possible.
However, / did not wait until the lad
der was properly secured, but climbed
over the rail of the ship as soon as /
possibly could, and Immediately, I went |
upon the poop deck to see the captain. |
NV remarks to the captain, as near as
l can remember, were something like !
this: Captain, / am pilot from the !
port of Honolulu. / would advise you
to wear the ship, and stand off shore |
until we can get some sail off the yes |
sci, and then bring her to an anchor" |
He did not seem to favor my advice. |
but told me that the sails could be |
quickly taken off the ship without hav- |
ing to wear. Then / asked him if his |
anchors were all clear. He replied that !
they were all clear for letting 90. /
then asked him if he had a Iead-line
handy. He said, eyes, the lead line
is all right, and we are taking sound
ings regularly" "Well," | said, eff
you do not wish to wear your ship and
stand off shore, we viii do the best
we can to anchor you without wearing.
My advice is to Immediately shorten
sail as much as possible, as we have
very little time to spare until we are
of Honolulu harbor."
Anchor Was damned.
Immediately after getting to an un-
Outstanding about how we were to an
ehor the ship, we started in to reduce
sail as quick as possible. The chief of
feer was stationed forward with his
watch. The second officer was station
ed aft with his watch. The captain
and myself stood together upon the
poop, issuing our orders as to the man
ner in which sail should be taken in.
At this time | ordered the helmsman
to keep the ship off until / should give
him the order to steady her. Ny rea-
son for doing so was to kill as much
time as possible before we arrived at
the anchorage. We succeeded in taking
all the sail off the mizzen, main top
gallant sail off the main. fore top
ballant sail off the fore, mann topmast
stay sail and inner jib. At this time
the ship slaekened her speed consider
ably, but we were little too far off
shore to procure definite soundings.
Having the ship in this condition, L
proceeded to back the main topsail and
prepared for rounding-to, which we
partly accomplished | ordered the
helm "hard- alec. " The ship immedi-
ately started to go to the wind and
we found by the lead nine fathoms of
water. | hailed the forecastle and
sung out to the chief officer to "let go
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