Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-01-19
TOWING BRITISH
YEOMAN AROUND
TO WAlMANALO
Wireless From Navajo Indi-
Gates She Has Line on Grip
Piled Bark From Kauai

Impossible to come in. Going TO
Waimanalo Bay ..@:"..>... .-....
At 2:20 o'clock this afternoon the
foregoing message was received from
the o. s. navy tug Navajo, which is
taken to indicate that she has in tow
the bark British Yeoman, which was
rescued from perilous position at
Port Allen by the Columbine and then
lest Is miles south of Kauai when
the towing lines parted The Navajo.
II is argued, could easily come into
port here were she alone ..-
Up to l o'clock this afternoon no
word had been received from the q.
5. lightship tender Columbine, which
was expected this morning. 49,. k. F..
At l O'Clock this afternoon no fur
Their word had been received from the
U. S. lightship tender Columbine, ex-
pected this morning. j..
Late last night the Fort De Russy
radio station, working for the naval
station, was in touch with the Column
bine about 80 "All well. VIII be
in Honolulu in morning." was the mes
sage caught distinctly. Then came the
which the message ceased.
This is taken by the naval station
to mean that the Navajo is towing
the bark British Yeoman to Honolulu.
The bark was towed from danger at
Port Allen by the Columbine, to a
point Is miles south of Nawiliwili
The Columbine yesterday reported the
Yeoman's rudder disabled, her anch-
ors gone and the bark to be leaking
badly. ..= -.
1t is believed the O. s. navy tug
Navajo is towing the British Woman.
and that the tender Thetis is standing
by. Both vessels left here yesterday
morning to assist the Columbine and
the bark . ..." IT,.
Vain Voyage for Wailefe.
Unable to find any trace of the
bark British Yeoman or the U. S.
lighthouse tender Columbine, the In
ter-Island steamer Wailele returned
to Honolulu at 8 o'clock this morning,
reporting that she had not seen the
bark from the moment she left here
Monday afternoon until she returned
to port. -.~~.~ .>...
as the ,proverbial person who seeks
for needle in haystack. To the
thick weather, which made it impos-
sible to see much more than 500 feet
from the steamer even during day
light yesterday, the Wailele officers
ascribe her fnabiftty to locate the
bark. -. .~-.~. .>..~. .
Steaming With an the speed she pos.
sessed to Port Allen, the Wailele's
master, Capt Louis Self, and Joseph
e. Sheedy, general superintendent OF
the Inter-Island, found when they ar
rived at the Kauai port that the Brit
ish Woman was no longer there.
Steamed to Nawiliwili. ..>. ~
AS it was not possible to land a
boat at Port Allen because of the rag
ing seas there, the Inter-Island Off
Gals headed the Wailele for Nawili.
will. There they found all the tele-
phone lines down because of the
storm. r.. .:...... 49,. IT,.
Hiring an auto they managed to get
to Port Allen, where they found the
Columbine had towed the British Yeo-
man out to sea. They returned to
Nawiliwili and there they found a ra-
do message from the Columbine wait.
ing for them, stating that the light
house tender and the Woman were
riding out the storm Is miles south OF
Nawiliwili and could be found there.
All speed was made to the position
indicated by the Columbine, but no
trace could be found of either ship.
The Wailele cruised around in a wide
radius, passing most of yesterday aft
ernoon searching for the two vessels.
The thick weather, however, prevent
ed the steamer from catching even a
glimpse, so the Inter-Island boat came
back to Honolulu this morning, out
of luck" having never even seen the
British Yeoman, much less got line
to her. The WaileIe has no radio
plant, so could not get in touch with
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