Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-08-02

of steel was lifted from its bed. The
blocks lifted without a creak or a
sound, and before half the spectators
were aware of il, the gun was swing
ing free, and was rising foot by foot
above the Lurline's deck Slowly il
swung around in mid-air, so that the
length OF the gun was thwartships,
and then as silently as it had been
hoisted, the electric travelling ma
chinery was put in motion, and the
40-foot engine of destruction poked
its muzzle over the side of the ship,
and finally lowered over the pontoon
of the crane. With the same smooth
ness of motion and lack of jerk il
was lowered to the pontoon, from
which it was later transferred to a
cradle that had been built for 1t on
big navy barge. When wind and
tide favor, this barge with its pre-
cious cargo will be towed to Fort
De Russy, where it will be beached
at high tide. Hydraulic Jacks will lift
the cradle onto a runway, on which
the gun will be rolled into position for
mounting.
Voyage Success.
The voyage to and from Pearl Har-
Dor was in itself of great interest to
the Lurline's passengers. At los the
20 odd guests were aboard, and the
lines were cast of from Alakea wharf,
where the Lurline had locked on
her return from Kahulti hardly an
hour earlier The naval tug Ring
gold and the Tug intrepid acted as
conveys for the liner.
The Pearl Harbor channel was ne
gotiated without trouble, Captain Mel
son, the harbormaster and pilot for
the naval base, bringing the ship
through the channel and to safe
anchorage close to the drydock. 1t
took nice maneuvering to get the
.Lurline In just the required position,
but this had all been thought out be-
fore, and marking buoys dropped, 50
there was no mistake or delay. The
longest part of the operation was the
bringing alongside of the crane. which
was towed into position by the In
trepid. The Lurline's masts are some
10 feet higher than the crane arm,
and extreme care had to be taken in
bringing the arm into position to ham
ole the gun. The ships aerials were
taken down before she left Honolulu.
to clear away one obstruction aloft.
Nice work with the lines and cap
STAINS turned the trick without even
a scratch to the paintwork, and by IL
o'clock the big gun was Off the liners
deck.
Expensive Operation.
1t will have cost the government
more than $4,000 for transportation
and handling, before the gun is finally
landed at De Russy The unloading
of the piece today was undertaken by
the Wellman-Seaver-Morgan Co.,
which built the crane, as it has not
yet been accepted by the government,
and is still the property of the con-
tractors. A very spectacular and con-
vincing test was therefore made q
matter of remuneration as well.
The gun, while the largest in cali
bre Of the Pacific defenses, doesn't
weigh as much as the 12.ineh rifles,
mounted at Fort Kamehameha. II is
altogether a more effective weapon,
however, and is considered the last
word in big coast defense guns The
guns record shows that 1t has been
fired 123 times, having been used to
test number Of carriages at the
proving grounds. before being shipped
here.
The officials of Castle & Cooke prov
ed splendid hosts, breakfast being
ready for the guests as soon as they
came aboard, and both the agents
representatives, and the ships officers
doing everything in their power to
give the passengers an interesting
time.
The following were guests of the
s. 9. Lurline from Honolulu to Pearl
Harbor and return: E. d. Tenney, G..
P. Castle, F. NJ. Swanzy, F. "A. Schae-
fer, S. M. Damon, ]. r. Gait, ]. A.
Kennedy, a. Lewis, Jr., w. O. Smith,
e. l. Spalding, w. r. Harrington, E.
r. Stackable, Dr. F. E. Trotter, F. w.
Klebahm. F. C. Anterior, f. E. Blake,
+. Armstrong, j. Evans, j. d. MeIner-
ny, HI. Giffard, F. c. Smith, A. p. Tay-
Tor, Capt. Stayton, First Lieutenant
Tilton, Capt. r. P. Lister, Major Tim
berlake, Capt. Carpenter, Capt. r. N.
Tapley, w. E. Loekhart. Lieut.. L. NJ.
Stevens, General Funston; General
McComb, Lieut.. Ball, Lieut.. Peyton,
Major Penn, Capt. Massey, Capt. Ma
haffey, Major Case, Major Conkling,
C6l Galbraith, Mr. Lawrence Reding-
ton, Mr.. Gartley, w. W. Goodale, Mr.
j. A. Balch, Mr.. Glib, Mr.. F. L. Wal
dron, G. F. Renton. Seeley /. Shaw,
Chas. Bellina, ]. B. Guard, T. H. Pc
trie, A. H. Arnitage, C. G.. Graham,
j. H. Drew, J. F. Haley, Capt Me-
Phail, ]. T. Wakefield, ]. L.. Robinson,
Mr.. Glib, j. L. Mclean, ". e. Gedge,
N. Watkins, E. Smith, C. Hall, G. H.
Paul, Mr.. Neal, Capt. VIM. Howe, Mr..
p. Heeney, inspectors Stults and Bor-
Gus, J. P. Cooke, E. E. Paxton, Mr..
hackfeld, Mr.. Klamp, C. p. Morse.