The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-02-16
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| With thirty-four passengers for this
port, and towing the barge Mohican,
the Matson Navigation Company's
steamer arrive here a few minutes be-
fore nine O'Clock last night. 1t was
case of ''oh, am glad to get on shore
again. for most of the passengers, and
they gave vent to their feelings as they
came down the gangplank, for the trip
down was one of the nastiest that the
new Matson liner has yet encountered
Somewhat garbled reports regarding the
trouble the Lurline had when she lost
her tow have already reached Honolulu,
but, according to the story told on the
boats last night, the wireless messages
! from the transport Sheridan exaggerat-
ed the mishap.
In the first place the Mohican was not
dismasted, nor was she in the least dam
aged during the night which she rolled
helpless in the heavy sea, after the $780,
fathom tow-chain had pulled itself free.
The two big guns bound for Oahu s for
tifications were dashed fast in the hold
of the barge and not once did the lash
ings break or even loosen. The only
trouble which the men on the Mohican
will say anything about is the odor
which filed the ship on account of
number of leaking oil-drums.
1t was about nine o clock in the even
ing when the heavy tow chain with
which the Mohican was being dragged
The old bark was plunging her nose in
head seas at the time and the enormous
jerk of each plunge, in addition to the
weight of the 1S0.fathom chain, made
it impossible for the fastenings on the
Mohican to hold. Almost all night the
stripped bark wallowed in the noun
famous seas, absolutely helpless, but in
no apparent danger. Early the follow
ing morning the Lurline, which had
been hauling in her end of the tow-line
during the night, again hooked up With
her tow and the voyage was continued.
The Lurline dropped the Mohcan out
side the harbor and came into port,
docking at the Oceanic wharf. The Mo-
! hican was picked up by the Intrepid
and was swung into moorings at the
Matson dock very handily by Captain
Lane and Captain Trip. The Lurlne
brought down 1000 tons of freight for
this port and about 500 tons for Kahu-
lui. On board the Mohican, besides the
two coast defense guns, weighing 81
tons each, were two splenid shear.legs
of Oregon pine with which the guns
will be taken ashore.
The Lurline s cargo consisted mostly
! of general stuff, including the shipment
of mules received here by the Schuman
Carriage Company. Twenty-one prayers
were brought to Honolulu, and twenty
Maui for the Maui Agricultural Com
pany.
| 1t is probable that the Mohican,
which has been cut down to a barge,
will remain in the Islands for some time,
picking up inter-island cargoes for the
Matson Company. This is the report
, that has come down here from the main
land but it has not been confirmed To-
calIy as yet. The forward deck of the.
Mohican has been taken completely out,
leaving a space suitable for carrying
sugar. The Lurline will begin discharg
ing what cargo she has for this port
Immediately this morning.
The Mohican is well known on the
Pacific ocean, as she was at one time
one of the largest sailing vessels of her
| class afoat. She was a Boston packet
for number of years, and later made
| regular runs to the Islands. Her mas
ter is Captain Page, who is known here