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Show I SHIPWRECK STORY ! DECLARED UNTRUE Steamer Maui Not Blown Up But en Route to Destina- tion at Kauai. . j Honolulu, March 2G. Reports of the , 1 destruction of the Inter-Island stoam-er stoam-er Maui with the loss of many lives, -was said today to be- untrue. A search of several hours failed to dis-I dis-I cover any wreckage of the steamer, ( i which was said to have been blown 'up off Pearl Harbor last nlghL. It is now believed that the vessels will report safely later. . ' Ilepresentatlvoa ol the Inter-Island Steam Navigation coiapar.y, owners of 'the Maui, discredit tho alleged state-1 state-1 meut of soldiers at Fort Kaniohamoha, 1 that they Baw tho ship blow up and I sink. It is believed tho vessel will arrive safely at Kauai, her destlna-Tlie destlna-Tlie Mauf loft this port late yesterday yester-day carrying a cargo -which included a large quantity of explosives. When the report of the ship's destruction de-struction was received here, every i available tug and launch, including the naval tug Interprid put to sea. ' The Maui had aboard about 10 men, including the crew and a number num-ber of Hawaiian laborers. |