The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-01-21
BARK
british YEOMAN
4 NOW lsagN TOW
Naval Tug Navajo and Coast
Guard Cutter Thetis Go
TO Rescue
iMPERILED VESSEL
IS UNDER CONTROL
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Should Arrive From Kauai With
Its Conveying Craft Some
Time Today
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I, The bark British Yeoman Is being
towed TO Honolulu from Kauai and she
and her conveying vessels should ar.
rive here today. This word was re-
eeived last night in radiograms from
vessels that went to the rescue Of the
imperiled bark.
Both anchors gone, rudder disabled
and reported leaking, the situation Of
the British Yeoman was extremely pre-
eafious when the lighthouse tender
Goiumbine asked for help early yes
terday morning. The United States
Navy tug Navajo, Captain Meters.
and the Coast Guard cutter Thetis.
captain Brown, put to sea during the
morning, and the Inter Island steiner
Wailele, which was despatched Mon
day TO Port Allen to asst the British
feoman, near destruction at Port Al
len from the. kona, was caught at Ma
wiliwili by q radiogram from the Ci.
umbine, which was standing by. The
vessels succeeded in taking the bark in
tow again.
Captain Warriner of the Columbine
advised A. T.. tArledge, lighthouse in
speetor, that he was proceeding TO
Honolulu, would arrive this morning
and that all was WELL Mr.. Arledpe
took this to mean that the Columbine
had turned over the work to the othsr
vessels and would return ahead OF
Making For Honolulu n.
Other early advices in the eve ing
were fragmentafy, because Of tho bad
static conditions The radio s,a ion
Mt the navy yard was able to get little
from the Colnmbine, but Fort DE Ri sly
caught fragments Of a message that
indicated one Of the steamers, prob
ably the Navajo, had the British Y o.
man IN tow and that they were max
ing for Hoholulu. gThe message of
Captain Warmer appeared conclusive,
however. NV Taiss . l.5 .
At four-thirty o'clock yesterday
morning Captain Whrriner reported to
Mr.. Arledge and 10 the naval station,
that all his lines were gone and that
the Yeoman's rudder was disabled. He
asked for aid Immediately. On being
advised Of this Admiral g. J. Beush,
ordered the Navajo to
sea, inasmuch as the Wailele had gone
TO Port Allen, where she expected to
End the bark, and as she was not
equipped with wireless, much time
night be lost before she could return.
The Navajo sailed at eight fifteen
. clock, bucking the heavy seas at
high speed, and the Thetis followed at
zen O'Clock. eeEas1 v4L ~
officers Act Quickly ~. ~ =
The officers acted quickly and with
,htt a request for assistance being
made. - GA{'gA 'g..s -
1T was expected that the Navajo,
whose top speed is fourteen miles an
lour, would arrive at the scene before
lightfall yesterday, and that the Thotis
would arrive during last evening. "
With the British Woman in tow, the
3olambine had arrived fifteen miles
'outh of NawiGwili when she lost her
asst line yesterday morning. This posi-
ion was given the Navajo and Tibet 8.
Difficulty had been met by the Col
imbine in getting the bark out of
Port Allen and TO s"a. She fouled her
propeller Monday afternoon with one
II the towing lines, and sent radio
gram asking for aid. In response to
his, the Navajo was about TO depart
when the Columbine reported that she
lad got clear and would not need help.
She took the bark well out TO sea and
exported that she was on the way to
but that progress was slow
ind that il could not lie stated when
he would arrive. The next word
anne yesterday morning.
Without the assistance of the Colnm
,ine, II is probable that the British
Ieoman would have followed the
chooner Prosper, which was d iyen
shore by the kona Sunday and which
low lies, a total wreck, on the shoal
" the mouth OF the Hanapepe river,
Inc Anchor Is Gone ~
There are. no adYices as to whether =,
he had lost both anchors when the
took her in tow, hut II had
'een stated that one was gone. When
Ter rudder was disabled is probl matt.
al. - II 4
IT. would have been the first en-,
esyor Of Captain Warmer to get the
'essel we'll from land so as to have
ome leewaY. With the kona raging
he was on a Ice shore. Her pos ton
ifteen miles south of .Nawiliwili was
MS she might drive up the
hannel before the kona, thus escaping
he rocks itEE y,
The Navajo took a ten-hch Manila
able and steel line, and the Wailele
vas supplied with salvage gear. so
hey should be able TO bring the Yeo.
nah in without further trouble The
I'll" mbine waa not especially equipped