The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-03-15
HARD WORK Of
TUGS and TENDER
Confined From Page one.)

| the movements of the vessel: their
views and opinions as 10 the lights
which attracted their attention more
than others; what officer and lockout
we've 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 Iroquois swnng over 70 the
stern of the Logan, line was passed
aboard from the roepship, another
was passed over ID the Matson tug In
trepid, and both vessels lying close to-
gether began straining al the cables.
The lines were stretched 20 the break
ing point, while everybody watched and
waited for the expected movement of
the troopship stegnward.
But the vessel did not so much az
culver. Her bow remained tight and
fast in the wedge Of coral, and the list
to starboard did not alter an inch. It
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 a 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 g bow They
walked all around the bow. The Logan
on shooting upward on the coral out.
cropping had plewed through the reef,
throwing aside heaps Of coral as if
they had been blocks of ice. The APP
peaYanee Of the coral heaps alongside
the bow illustrated the strange pre-
dicament OF the transport as no other
descriptions could Ii indicated con-
clusive1y that the bow was almost en-
tireiy out of water and that goodIy
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, ehurning up the water,
surging with the back water from the
revolving propellers of the Logan Sud
denly the line from the Iroauois
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 saIv
ing the troopship was gone.
A new line was passed to the Iro
quois and the pulling continued.
Kukui Takes 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 yessls then concentrated their
weight on the lines, but to no purpose.
The tugs stopped pulling and the KBkui
returned to her dock, leaving the fro-
quois and Intrepid to handle the pat
ter. These vessels swung over toward
the Fort street wharf, the purpose he
ing to work the stern downward, in the
hope of Ioosening 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 Hedge.
About 3 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 I'M
derrafed. 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. Tie
Logan then took up the slack on the
line and viii use the anchor as kedge
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 vessel pile
herself conveniently close up on reef
that the people may view the salvage
operations at close range. 1t was ex-
tremely convenient, as the Fort street
wharf offered a fine viewpoint Autos,
hacks, buggies, bicycles jammed the
wharf all day. The edge of the wharf
was lined deep with spectators, armed
with umbrellas and macintoshes. The
street ears came within block. In
fact, it was very handy.
A Picturesque Scene.
1T was a picturesque and busy
scene. The harbor was alive with
craft, from straining tugs to little
rowboats, with numbers of launches
putting and ehurning up a 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