The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-03
MAIZENA, HIT REEF IS RUMOR
Crew Say Only Made Regular Call
Many Boats Coming---Last of
Famous Fleet---Sierra
Reports 0. K.

e With the arrival in port port this
morning of the gasoline launch Ma.
kena with a cargo of beef from the
Raymond ranch, the rumor started
round the waterfront that she had
been on the reef again while making
the trip to Makena, Maui.
The story going the rounds was
that when off the Molokai coast the
engines broke down and that she
grounded on the reef, but was floated
off without any serious damage. This
story is denied by those on board this
morning, as they say they only made
call at Molokai and dropped some
machinery there.
The Makena left Makena at six
o'clock yesterday evening and arrived
between 8 and 8 o'clock this morning
with about four tons of beef in her
hold.
Although she made fairly good
trip, 1t was stated this morning that
she needs much strongr engines, as
the present forty horsepower is not
enough to drive her at fast speed
all the way. She will unload today.
and in all probability start back again
for Maui.
MANY VESSELS COMING.
After a quiet week, matters along
the waterfront should liven up con.
siderably within the next few DAYS.
there being three big vessels rushing
toward the port and scheduled to get
In within a day or so of each other.
Tomorrow morning the transport
Thomas on her way from Manila to
Portland is expected to come along
side the navy wharf and put in the
day taking her necessary supplies on
board. According to the present ar.
rangements she will leave again at
five o'clock, bound direct for Port.
land.
On Monday morning the Pacific
Mail liner Siberia should smudge the
local horizon with her smoke and
come alongside from the Orient. No
word was heard from her today but
a wireless is expected either late this
afternoon or early tomorrow morning
Following the Siberia, the Lurline
will arrive Wednesday morning bring.
ing mail from the coast and a general
cargo. News of her should be re-
ceived on Monday.
Following the Lurllne the Persia is
expected from the coast couple of
days later
FAMOUS LINE GONE.
The past few months have wit
messed the disappearance, through
sale to foreign buyers, of several we'll
known lines of British sailing ships.
Thus the Anglo-American Oil Co.'S
fleet of sailers will shortly be entirely
/ sold out, the special trade of that
company in case oil being carried out
entirely by steamers. The famous
coolie ships of James Nourse, Ltd,
of London, have also disappeared
from the East India trade and now
the Loeb Line packets are being
welded out The firm of Aitken, Lii
burn Co., of Glasgow, which owned
them, is being reorganized and will
henceforth devote their attention ex-
elusively to steamers in their Aus
tralian trade. AS reported last week,
the Loeb packet Loeb Carron is
the latest one of the firms few
remaining ships to be sold. She
is of 2O75 tons net register and
was built of iron on the Clyde
in 1885. The Loeb Line of packets,
! long famous in the Australian trade,
was initiated in 1869 with the de.
spstch from Glasgow of the new ship
Loeb Katrine, which arrived at Mel.
bourne on December 20. Then fol.
lowed a succession of fine vessels
. "AASh SolllSu passengers ana CARGO
until the exigencies of the trade hav-
ing made speed a secondary factor to
economy of operation, the tall spars
were cut down and the ships reduced
to barques, in order to do with small.
er crews. The latest Loeb packets, of
the Loeb Carron type, were rugged as
I tour-mG5ted barques and designed en-
tirely with a view to securing large
carrying capacity. However, from
the beginning of their history, the
Loeb Line vessels were always we'll
found manned and kept, and for
beauty of design, workmanship, speed,
and accommodation had no superiors
in any part of the world. They held
their own longer than any other sail
ing ship fleet against the onward
march of time, represented by the en-
croachment of the steamer, but the
time has now come for their disband-
ment and the ports that have seen
them for SO many years will know