The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-03-16
WILL TAKE OUT
LOGAN'S CARGO

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vessels bow from the berth of coral
upon which il still rests Today the
greater part of the forward freight
will be shifted to hghters-the barges
Mohican and Pioneer probably being
secured, as well as one or more of
Young Brothers craft-and this will
greatly facilitate the final mighty at.
tempt which will be made.
Transport Thomas May Come.
1t is possible that the u s. A. T.
Thomas, which is now i'll San Francisco,
may be hurried down here from the
Coast to take the large number of i'm.
portant passengers and troops on to
the Philippines. No official confrma-
ton Of this rumor could be secured
yesterdays fact, no official = in.
formation Of any kind could be secured
but It is entirely within the pale of
possibility end was talked about along
the waterfront yesterday.
Manila Mail in Korea.
Over four hundred bags of mail for
Manila were taken from the hold of
the Logan yesterday, and, after eonsid-
cradle red tape, were transferred to the
Pacific Mail liner Korea, which sailed
at $50 D. m. It was necessary for the
four hundred odd bags of United States
mail to be taken from the transport
in launch to the dock, from there
to the Honolulu postoffice where it was
all checked over and inspected before
it finally could be taken on board the.
1 Korea.
1T. was expected that a number of
Al I.oeL te, fn1-
sage on the Korea for the Philippines,
and the fact that they did not do so.
IS taken As sign that, if the Logan
is delayed here for very much longer,
the Thomas will come. 1t is estimated
that it will he at least two weeks be-
fore the Logan can leave this port,
granting that she will be pulled off
the reef tomorrow or this evening, as
she win have to be submitted to a
thorough examination and survey be-
fore quitting Honolulu. This is re-
quired, notwithstanding the fact that
her damages will probably amount to
little more than the scraping off of
the paint on her bottom forward.
Sanders Still On the Bridge.
Captain Sanders, the pilot who was
in charge of the huge troopship at the
time Of her accident, has not left the
ship once since she struck. During the
day he has been here. there and every
where, on the boat, giving orders.
scheming and planning for the best
way in which to get the boat off the
coral reef He will make a report of
the entire affair to Marston Campbell,
Superintendent of Public Works, but
this win not be done until the Logan
slips backward from her position on
Sumner Island He will make no de-
tailed statement, but it is understood
that he admits that the accident oc
CURED through his misjudgment and
that he places the blame for this on
the bewildering number of lights
which CLEAN along the inner water
front.
1t is more natural for skipper to
keep biz away from a known dan
ger, in this case the shipping in port,
and this is an excuse advanced for. the
fatal error of Captain Sanders. It IS
generally said that not only should
there be rear-range light to east its
glow over the harbor channel, but also
that the spit upon which the Logan
wedged her nose should have been
dredged ont long ago.
British Bulldog Helps.
At davbreak Yesterday the Iroquois
and the Intrepid, both powerful tugs,
began pulling on the vessel. Back and
forth they swayed, now pulling in
Jerks and now combining their
strength in one mighty effort; but not
an inch did the firmly wedged boat
move. Then came the British fighting
craft to the aid of the American troop
carrier. 1T was strange, a unique
sight. to see the gray painted, bulldog
appearing vessel with the Union Jack
living at the masthead straining and
putting forth every pound of an enor-
nous power in a-Ealn effort TO brIng
the United States Army transport once
more into deep water.
And for while it seemed as if the
assistance of the Canbrian would do
the work. Both the Intrepid and the
Iroauois were doing valiantly, and it
ala not seem possible that the Logan.
which was going at dead slow speed
when she struck, could be so firrnly
fixed that she could not be dislodged
by the tremendous powered pulling
agents. At the crucial moment, when
the firmness. of the coral $ grip on the
forward part. of the vessel seemed 10
be almost overcome, when the towing
boats were almost rocking the stern
of the troepship-th there was
zipning noise.a crack, and the steer
cable on which the Cambrian was do
ing her utmost parted. Without as
sissanee. the tugs Iroauois and In