Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-10-15
BARK ALLEN
BELIEVED A
TOTAL WRECK
Little Hope Held out for SAVING
Vessel Now Ashore Off
Diamond Head

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Diamond Head
The bark s. C. Allen, now consid-
cred as hopelessly piled up on Dia-
mond Head reef. is declared today
doomed TO become dismantied at the
spot where she now lies, if the inter-
tested Insurance companies are to re-
| Alize anything from the splintered and
tangled mass of wreckage at present
ldfiftfng TO sea or onto the shore.
The illfated vessel today is fmpris-
loued fore and aft in fourteen feet Of
water, with each succeeding rise and
| fall Of the sWells, coming in forcible
contact with the rock and coral.
Throughout the night the bark bump
led heavily on the reef, each shock
vibrating through. the vessel and prov
| Ing constant menace 90 the inasts
and gear that lowered skyWard, but
which vet remain intact.
It was q terrible experience thar
Ifen TO the lot Of Captain Hartman,
master Of the tug Pioneer, who board
| ed the Allen about five o'clock yes.
fefday afternoon ana remained
Oagh the night as the represent.
tti9e for the underwriters The sew
HUalS insuffloe 6ompanies have no iris
ltentioli Of Abandoning the vessel, 90
II was positively stated today
Bark 9ektIes 10 swallow water.
The bark Is aeGmpletely waterloo.
/ ed. The seas have found their way
into the -cabins. through large holes
, ground into the after part of the hold.
The cargo of lumber below decks has
begun to swell to an extent that 1t
has served ID stiffen the ship. 1t is
estimated that It viii require % feet
Of water to Hoat the vessel In her.
present condition She is now rest
ing ii IA feet Of water at high tide,
making It necessary to tighten the.
vessel to at least eight feet before
there is any possibility Of floating the
craft.
The masts are in fairly perfect
alignment espite The terrific opuil-
ding on the rocks. the rigging is pro-
noanced ia first class condition, ana
has net Stacked IN to any sextent,
much to8tle surprise Of those who
have watched the career CO the YES
sci sincek going ashore.
Extent Of The Damage.
A closer inspection OF the Allen
shows that the keel fore-foot. stem,
stern pest and d considerable section
Of CARDBOARD strake have been reduced
| to q mass OF splinters. Al quantity
lnf Wreekage frcfn the bottom has
been making ltS appearance at the
side Of the vessel. and drifting out
Ito sea. With impact OF the bark the
| fudder post rises to asdistance Of six
fleet above the poop deck. The fad-
der was wrenched from its moorings
Hast night.
Salvage Of Cargo.
Several schemes fer salving the
cargo Of lumber now intact below
decks have been mooted The plan
mcst favored calls for securely moor
ing the distressed vessel with the aid
of several big anchors. a force Of
| stevedores would then be employed
| to get the lumber out Of the hold and
raft it into the barbor, there to be.
turned over to the insurance com
panfes With the lumber out of the
ship it Is predicted that the Allen
might be foated and later toWed to-
the city. The deck load of lumber is:
about one ?hHlf discharged The
greater part Of this has been recover
ed by Japanese fishermen and towed
into the harbof, where it is taken over
by Representatives Of the underwrit-
tiers. It is predicted that there may
follow much legal ENHANCEMENT be-
fore the ownership Of the cargo Is
finally settled in the courts
Vessels Standing BY.
The u. s. navy tug Navajo has been.
enc of the faithful attendants at the
destruction Of the Allen Captain Bah
son and his officers and men have
been on duty for S6 hours at stretch
while the tug remained near the
dreck The q. s. lighthouse tender
Kukui; Inter-Island steamers Mauna
Kea and Maui returned from the
wreck this morning following an all
night session with the towing lines
attached to the distressed vessel. The
lighthouse tender Kukui broke a new
I0inch manila cable while the strain
placed on q 14-inch cable from the
shin to the Mauna Kea parted 1t last
night Despite the combined efforts
exerted by four steamers, the position
of the Allen this morning remains
practically unchanged. Capt George
Piltz relieved Captain Hartman on
board the bark this morning. Twenty
dollars offered as remuneration for a
watchman IN the Allen for a time last
evening found no takers
Mafher Has Mace Many Trips.
Shipping men are at loss TO ex-
plain the action of Capt. r. Mather in
coming In so close to danger, in at.
tempting to gain Honolulu harbor He
lis said to have followed this trade for