The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-04-21
KUH|O BAY WHARF
PROVESGOODBERTH
Captain Of Big Schooner VIII
mington Thinks Landing Safe
For AH Craft
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HILo, April i1.--By one Of those
condolences which sometimes happen
to add interest 20 questions which are
engaging the attention Of the public,
the steam schooner Wilmington arrived
in Hilo and proceeded to the Kuhio
Bay wharf, there 60 discharge hef cargo
of close on million feet Of redwood
lumber. Two days prior TO the arrival
Of the Wilmington, Superintendent Of
Public Works Charles r, Forbes, made
an impassioned appeal to the citizens
of Hin 20 exert all theiT egeFaies to
have vessels nsing the harbor Of Hilo
also use the Knhio Bay wharf. Mr..
Forbes then declared his belief in the
safety Of the wharf and here, three
days later, the public of Hilo were af!
forded an opportunity TO see for then.
selves whether there was any under
tow or other sub aqueous action which
would initiate against the successful
use OF the wharf by deep sea vessels.
Capt, 7. Olesen, when asked his o. iu-
ion Of the wharf, was outspoken In his
response, eharacterizing the wharf as
a dandy one and declaring its loca-
tion TO be the best place in the harbor.
shipper Says NO Undertow s.e
Asked regarding his experience, Cap.
tain Olesen said that he had been at
sea for twenty-five years and had fire.
qpented the ports on the Pacific Coast
of America, y"
He laughed when asked IL there was
any undertow at the wharf, There
is no undertow here now" he said.
Why. she lies here like duck. She
doesn I move-she doesn't pull on her
lines; you can see that for yourself. ]
find the wharf o. X.
ftThese are the mooring lines which
| would use in any other pace, There
are Just stern and breast lines aft and
head and breast lines forward; there's
an anchor Oh the port bow and stern
mooriug line, just a small one. That
line Indicating the stern mooring line
reaching from the vessel to a buoy) Is
the one we would use in Honolulu 'or
San Francisco. This (pointing to the
stern line from the wharf to the ship
is a heavier line, an eight inch line,
which ! wonld use in any outside port
in the states.
"The Wilmington is a heavy yes
sci. he added. "She was drawing
over nineteen foot as we came in, for
we have 100000 feet of redwood um-'
Der ON board. su.L - 81 ..
No Danger To Vessels -.
To-day Is fine day, but I would
not be afraid to lay here in any kind
Of weather. You could fasten q line
to that mooring which would hold q
vessel in any kind of weather aud keep
her on the wharf IL you wanted TO
though what would happen II you did
touch the wharfp We do that right
THINK anyt6ihs -abodf4it. There s lots
of times we have 60 clear out of har
bors; we stay asslong as we can but
sometimes we have TO get out. There's
no chance of an open sea coming over
here and forcing a ship out, The seas
would have to be- mighty big to come
over that breakwhter; in northerly
wind they might break over a little,
but II wouIdn Z amount to much. Even
without the brealcwater you. have the
reef; that in itself would take some
Of the seas away, Ne
The wharf is certainly as good as
you could clap eyes on. There g a big
fine front and for diseharging cargo
you couldn I get any better and seldom
You could get as good. When found
that | was to come to the wharf was
tieklCd. 1t will take me about until
Thursday to get discharged and with.
out any trouble too. II Is as good as
anywhere in the states and the railroad
people are SO accommodating.
Would Load Al Wharf "
81 will load sugar fol, San Francisco.
but I haven ! any definite orders yet
| believe we are going to get it out
in the bay. II IL was on the wharf
we could take IL; this is where, woull
like to load IT,. Ea-. / ~ " J
Captain Olesen was told that the
Great Northern landed her passengers
by small boats LAYING away from the
wharf and on the last trip il was dur
ing rain squat.
"The captain ought to have been
prosecuted he said. 81 would take
the Great Northern or any other
steamer alongside here at any time.
! would not ask for better barbor
II Il could always run to as nice a
place as this I would be satisfied. !" r.. .