The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-03-21
S. S. Manila Created Stir Along
the Waterfront When She
Nosed Into the Sand On
Waikiki Side Of the Channel
HUNG UP FOR SHORT 50
i 49,. TlME-PULkED OFF
Craft Now Flying Chilean Flag
Is Making First Voyage Back
To Waters From Which Amer
leans Sailed Her As War Prize
(FrUm Sunday Advcrtfserl

The Chilean steamer Manila went
aground on the reef waikiki of the
channel yesterday afternoon, but, with
little trouble, at two-ffty o'clock, Jack
Young's tugs. Makaala, Louise: and
Helene, pulled her free after Fifty min
utes work. ,~t' p
About twelve.forty-f Ave, the Manila,
in from San FRANCISCO for Port SWEET.
tenham, Straits Settlement, struck on
the sand and coral between buoys No
and No. 8. Her bow was two or four
feet up. The bottom was principally
sand, with little coral, and it is inn
probable that she is damaged at all.
Capt. J. c. Lorenzen, territorial
pilot, was bringing the vessel in. The
captain said that the helm was aport
as II would be in entering the channel
and that he ordered the man at the
wheel to steady her. She continued
to swing and he ordered hard a-star.
board and the engines reversed astern
but she continued under Roadway and
grounded. The wheelhouse Is under
the bridge, and the pilot cannot see
how well his orders are obeyed. z,
Tugs Swarm To Rescue -.
Immediately aftnr ~ the Maniia
grounded, tugs from Jack Young Z
boat house hurried ont, followed in a
few minutes BY the Matsor tug In;
trer'd, the lighthouse tender Colum.
bine and the navy tug Navajo. The
government vessels could not aid the
vessel unless she actually were in
danger, and Capt. A. H.. Peterson, mas
ter Of the Manila, refused other assis
tanee, for the time bong, preferrink
to try to free the vessel W.h her own
power. ~ W., ~"
This failed, and he took lines from
the Makaala and Helene at two o clock.
The Ouise was sent out IA few min,
utes later to work, in tandem with
the Helene. At two clock the bottom
shoals rapidly at the reef, and there was
plenty of water under the Manila ,sstern.
The tugs made a neat job of swinging
her several times through a ninety,
degree are, pivoting on her bow, as
she backed herself, with the result
that she foated free within fifty MN
ntes. Tide coming in helped. ~
A Survey Probable "T' +E.rf'
Captain Peterson cabled his owner,
at San Francisco for instructions. II
is probable that survey will be made
here however, and the Manila win be
here three or four days, il is expected.
Unless there is unexpected, damage,
necessitating docking here for repairs,
she will proceed, after the survey, and
after bunker coal has been taken, to
the Straits via Suva for bunkers.
Cargo of the Manila Is one electric
bucket dredge, having sixty-fve buck
cts, each of which weigh 1900 pounds
The dredge Is consigned to the Tin
Ben Tong, Ono liability, Captain Pet
erson sail, for tin dredging operations
in the Ben Tong river, near Port
Swettenham, which, in turn, is nea T
Singapore. 1t has been reported thar
the Manila would be sold at Shanghai
after delivering her cargo, but Captain
Peterson said he did not know what
she would do. +
Old Spanish Gunboat W.. ~
He praised the little vessel highly
When one considers her history she
does look good. she was the Spanish
gunDOat Manila, captured by Admiral
Dewey at the battle of Manila, and
taken to San Francisco, striving juno
", 1909. At San Francisco she was
used for a long time by the r>ited
States government rs prisoa ship
About year ago she was loaded wish
Fargo but some one 5 carelessness left
her sea cocks open, and che filled so
that 1t was necessary to discharge her
This, therefore, is really her FIRST,
voyage since being taken TO San Fran,
cisco after capture at Manila. She
sailed from San Francisco March g.,
making passage of twelve days. Her
gross stonnage is 1852 tons, net GA,
length 200 feet, beam 81 and depth Of
hold II. She Is equipped with wire.
less. A radiogram yesterday morning
to the lnter'Island notified that com,
Pany of her arrival off port at noon.