The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-05-06
SEWALL SAFE IN
KAHULUI HARBoR
(From Monday Advertiser ,

(From Monday Advertiser)
Atloat and uninjured, the big white
American ship Edward Sewall, which
lodged on the reef at the entrance to
Kahului harbor Saturday morning, was
pulled off the coral yesterday after
noon about three o clock, when the tide
was at the full, and is now safe inside
the breakwater.
-Four steamers are reported to have
assisted in getting the ship off its dan.
gerous pinnacle. Two others were I'M
der orders to proceed to the scene to
aid in the salvage of the vessels, when
news reached Honolulu that their serv.
ices were not needed.
The wireless was kept busy all dur
ing the forenoon and the night before,
arranging for means to drag the vessel
into deep water, and all the time steam
ers were hoverng about the vessel or
en- route at full speed to help, fleet
consisting of the United States naval
tug Navajo, Matson Navigation tug In.
trepid and the Inter-Island steamers
Claudine and Wailsle, focking around
the vessel when the critical full-tide
hour arrived The oil tank steamer
Lansing may have remained standing
by.9 although Alexander & Baldwin,
agents fer the vessel, were not appraised
Of this yesterday. 1w lfs hili
4 Kukui Under Way. ~
Just at four clock yesterday wire.
less WIS received by Alexander & Bad
win announcing the safety of the Ed
ward Sewall. just short time before
the United States lighthouse tender
Kukui left the harbor for Kahului.
Lighthouse Inspector Eldredge and Cap.
tain Warrener of the Kukui yesterday
offered tile services of the tender to
save the un!ucky sailing ship, and the
offer was accepted. A wireless was
sent TO Kahului asking whether the
KulNui would be needed. The reply
came that the vessel could be used and
at half-past three O'Clock the vessel
steamed out under full head of steam.
In the Molokai channel wireless
from Alexander & Baldwin reached Cap
tain Warrener that the Sewall was safe
in Kahului harbor and the Kukui was
Immediately turned about and started
for this port, arriving last night.
Yesterday morning the local agents
were Informed that the captains of the
vessels standing by the Sewall had de-
cided not to make an attempt to float
the vessel until afternoon.
Lurline Notified.
That the position of the Sewall was
regarded as extremely perilous Is evil
deneed BY the fact that Alexander Il
al lnI A,fn hA
local agents of the Matson line, fol-
lowing which a full report of the
Sewall's predicament was wirelessed
ont to Captain Weldon of the steam.
ship Lurline, Saturday night Shipping
Manager Drew of Castle & Cooke in.
formed Captain Weldon that if the yes
So. was not afoat by last evening, he
would be directed by wireless, to divert
his vessel to Kanului and go to the as.
sistance of the stranded ship. The
Lurline is a large, powerful vessel and
it was expected that in the event of
the combined horse power of the four
smaller steamers being insufficient, the
I.urline's engines, in addition, would
bring the vessel off the reef.
Captain Weldon was notified last
night that the Sewall was safe and that
there would be no need to go to Ka-
hului. The Lurline, therefore, will ar
rive here on time tomorrow morning.
No Particulars Come.
owe have received no particulars
as to how the Edward Sewall got on
the reef" said John Guild, of Alexan-
der q Baldwin, yesterday. "However,
it is presumed that the vessel was dis
charging ballast in deep water, not be-
| ing allowed to do this in the harbor,
and when the tightening work was COM
| pleted, started in toward the harbor.
Probably during this maneuver the
wind freshened and the vessel struck
| the reef. The Sewall arrived at Ka-
hului last Tuesday from the Coast.
"a survey will be held to ascertain
che condition of the Sewall before any
sugar is loaded in. The vessel will take
IA cargo of about 5000 tons of sugar TO
New York. via Cape Horn"
! Captain Quick, master of the Edward
Sewall, is well known in Honolulu,
having visited the port several times.
| He is one of the ablest of the big
sailing ship navigators. He has the
fortune to command one of the few
large sailing ships flying the American
flag.
"hc Navajo, Wailele, Claudine and
Intrepid may all be back in port this
morning. As far as Alexander & Bald>
win could learn. the Claudine, Intrepid
/ and Navajo were to have left Kahului
soon after the Sewall was taken into
| the Maui harbor,