Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-10-15
BARK ALLEN
BELIEVED A
Il)IA WRECK
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Little Hope He'll Out for Saving
Vessel MoWAshore Off
Diamod Head

! The bark S. C. Allen, now consid.
cred as hopelessI piled up on Dia'
mond Head reefs declared today
doomed to beeomdismantled at the
spot where she nj lies. II the inter
ested insurance apanfes are to re-
alike anything frothe sRlintered and
TANGLED mass Of eckage at present
drifting to sea onto the shore.
The ill-fated vel today is impris-
oned fore and am fourteen feet OF
water. with eachicceeding rise and
| fan Of the sweilfoming in forcible
contact with tlleOc1 and coral
throughout the ht the bark bump
| ed heavily on reel. each shock
vibrating throughe vessel and PROV
| ing constant pace 20 the masts
and gear that PRED skyward, but
(which yet rematltact.
1t was q terri experience that
fell to the lot ! Captain Hartman,
Emsster Of the tPioneer, who board
ed tie Allen 1T five o'clock yes,
ferday afterI ana remained
ouch the nj as the represent
aff4e for the jrwfiters. The sev-
feral insufanc hpanies have no M
ftehtiol1 Of abshing the vessel, So
j ii wal possftil stated today.
leSfi settles harlow water. {
Tiih bark bf1pIettsIy HaterIog.
I ed The seaise found them way
Into the cabithrcugh large holes
ground into liter part of the hold.
The cargo of Der below decks has
ibegun TO sWIo an extent that it.
i has served tIffen the ship. It is
4 estimated TIL; will require % feet
4 of water tot the vessel in her
lpresent cond She is now rest
81 ing in Ia Eel water at high tide,
making ii. nBary to tighten, the
q vessel to atst eight feet before
81 there is anyBibiliEg Of floating the
j craft.
!, The mahre b fairly perfect
/ Ialignment.s 1ite he terrific opuil- |
lding on tfleks, tie riggingsis pro-
tinonnced int elias condition, and
tlhas not slid nd to any extent.
! Imuch to tiRlrprie of those who
Ihaye watchhe Greer CT the yes
sel since q ashf
4 lMather ia3de fAny Trips.
s Shippingh arsat loss to ex
RI plain the al Of hpt. r. Mather in
+ coming Id Eloseto danger, n at.
81 tempting tn H4 olulu harbor He
lis said to folded this trade for
/. several vel as hte and later as /
n master Of 5. Clllen. 1t is stated
/, THAT & fair bhorWind was blowing
gil at the timi We on the reef. He
picked up iEnG Head before the
t-tnoon hour,nd is therefore not
e crowded fdineI gain the hafbor
tfhefore sunfn. Fides hts tug was
In sight aphching to get al
whine to hint time of the acci.
s-Ident. Natl waate with veteran
IL Captain WITT he commanded Il
1.-THE Allen. he iAersto0d to have
navigated del bark for more
Id than two YRS.
o Everything hsuk
Of Captain Athef ported to carry
lie q orIe-sixtetth ikt In the vessel
In which onlyh shine ago was in.
sured. Tn vea variously est.
i'd mated as kertHt $4,000 were
~ she put on theet at forced
d. sale.
OF Allen & Robikre understood
as to have alo casome insurance
It on the hull IN a year ago
$40 900 was spelf ecting repairs
IT. following 81 firekccurred while
as the ship was o4arine railway.
st The lumber bed at about
We SIG, 900 and is s be fully cow
nd | cred by insuraI'cm twenty to
to ] TWENTY-FIVE thou llars is be-
/ iieyed to have nied in several
Id i insurance COMP
sct 1t was pointe8 lay that while
ne the lumber to $xtent may be
toll saved, the comb the present
,ilI1 time is a drug market. The
his underwriters h4rienced much
TIL difficulty in di4f the lumber
brought here ifecked Robert
Searles. While local dealers
j. have, not madepuction IN the
on existing pricesR declared to
do be very little for the cargo
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