The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-03-16
HARD WORK Or
TUGS AND TENDER

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essay to mnbc Such Wide deiout to
mteI the maIu basin of ihc hafhor ON
/ which the NAfsuu wharf Hcs. aud at
/ which ihc hogan WIS to moor on this
occasion. The inquiry viii settle. of
course, who was on The bridge; what
course was iollowedi what III any.
conversation WIS held between the ear.
tain ~ the ship aud the pilot as 10
The movements Of the vesscli their
Vows aud opinions a. TO the lights
which attracted their attention more
than others; what officer aud lookout
were ON the bridge, and what objects
came into their view as the vessel sped
onward toward sumner Island.
Began Pulling at Daylight.
With the break Of day the United
States tug lroquois swung over 10 the
stern Of the Logan, "a line was passed
! aboard from the troopship, another
was passed over TO the Maison tug In
trepid, and both vessels lying close 10.
geth began straining at the cables.
The lines were stretched to the break.
ing point, while everybody watched and
waited for the expected movement of
the troopship sternward.
| But the vessel did not so much as
culver. Her how remained tight and
fast in the wedge of coral, and the list
to starboard did not alter an inch. 1t
was apparent then that the troopship
was in reality hard and fast on the
| edge of Sumner Island Spectators
ashore and on the boats obtained bet.
ter knowledge of the exact position of
the stranded troopship when boys
waded off from Sumner Island, across
| the short intervening space Of tide
water, and stood upon the coral chunks
heaped about the Logan's bow. They
walked all around the bow. The Logan
on shooting upward on the coral out
cropping had plowed through the reef,
throwing aside heaps of coral as IL
| they had been blocks of ice The ap.
! pearance of the coral heaps alongside
the bow illustrated the strange pre-.
dicament of the transport as no other
l descriptions could. 1t indicated con
clusively that the bow was almost en-
tirely out of water and that gOodly
portion of the keel was resting on the
same reef. Her list to starboard
heightened the effect of the resemblance
of the troopship to wounded leviathan.
Hawser Clogs Propeller.
For some time the two tugs strained
! at the hawsers churning up the water,
surging with the back water from the
revolving propellers of the Logan. Sud
denly the line from the Iroquois
sagged and, being drawn beneath the
stern of the Logan, became cOiled about
the propeller. The Logan IS engines
were stopped and one aid toward salv-
ing the troopship was gone.
A new line was passed to the Iro.
quois and the pulling continued.
Kukui Takes a Hand.
In response to whistle signals, the
United States lighthouse tender Kukui,
in berth at Naval Dock No. ,, swung
out into the harbor, backed up to the
bow of the Iroquois, and received a
line from the troopship passed over the
decks of the Iroquois. The trio of
powerful vessls then concentrated their
weight on the lines, but to no purpose.
The tugs stopped pulling and the Kukui
returned to her dock, leaving the Iro-
quois and Intrepid to handle the mat
ter. These vessels swung over toward
the Fort street wharf, the purpose be-
ing to work the stern downward in the
hope of loosening the coral wedge at
the bow. Then the lntrepid's line
parted, and another parted with the
Iroquois.
Toward noon, when the tide was low,
all pulling stopped, and the steamers
went back to their berths.
Kukui Drops a Hedge.
About p. m. the Kukui steamed
close to the stern of the Logan and
took a line which was attached to a
stream anchor dangling from the huge
hook attached to the Kukui's great
forward deck derrick, the machine
which is considered unwieldy and may
be removed altogether. However, in
this instance its value could not be un-
derrated. The great anchor was swung
up easily, and after the vessel had
Unanswered about for some time until
the right spot was found, the anchor
was dropped and marked by floats. The
Logan then took up the slack on the
line and will use the anchor as Hedge
to assist in backing the vessel off the
reef.
Crowds Watch Operations.
From daylight until dark, and then
even until late at night, crowds lined
the wharfs opposite the stranded
steamship. Seldom does "A vessel pile
herself conveniently close up on n reef
thai thc ptoplc may Wow tue sdlNdBt
operations at close range 1t was ex-
trmely convenient, as the Fort street
wharf offered a fine viewpoint. Autos,
hacks, buggies, bicycles iammed the
wharf all day. The edge of the wharf
was lined deep with spectators, armed
with umbrellas and macintoshes The
street cars came within a block. In
fact, it was very handy.
A Picturesque Scene.
It was picturesque and busy
J scene. The harbor was alive with
: craft, from straining tugs to little
, rowboats, with numbers of launches
putting and churning up deal of
: water as they crossed and recrossed
, the harbor The gangway of the troop.
ship had been adjusted over the side
of the big vessel and officers, ladies
and enlisted men passed up and down,
some bound for town, Others going
back aboard the ship. The launches
had busy time carrying soldiers who
had been given shore liberty. The
.. rowboats got their share Vi tina bust