The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1867-03-30
THE PACIFIC
Commercial Advertiser.
SATURDAY Y, MARCH 80.
NOTES OF THE WEEK.
Los. OF the clipper ship "Kathny."

BY the arrival yesterday Of the schooner Su,
Di.1o. from Howland's Island, We learn of the loss
Of tie above named vessel, and are indebted To
Captain Popham. for the following particulars:
The British ship Eattgy. of 1923 tons register,
Of the port of Liverpool. sailed from Bombay. Oct.
7,h.- 1866, for Howland's Island. Experienced
strong winds and fine weather until reaching the
Friendly Islands. from thence 10 the Equator,
strong n~ortherIy gales and squalls, with Gains for
three or four days. which caused rather a long pass
age of 90 days. Arrived at Howland's Island,
January 6. 1861. when we had very unsettled
weather for several days. having to slip once and
put to sea.
On Sunday. January 20. 1861. while lying at Tie
mooriuGs, swung taut of from the reef with fresh
trade winds. q black cloud in passing overhead
caused the wind to shift suddenly from the west
ward. Got a spring on the buoy. which helped to
keep the ship from striking very heavy as she
swung round. but she started the stcrn-post which
caused her to leak a good deal. We then hung the
ship to the buoy amidships. parallel with the island
with her head to the :. :. W. but the heavy surf
and wind were heaving ship and moorings right on
the reef. being then within 10 feet OF striking.
A. a last resource. we made sail, and in a few
minutes slipped from the buoy. but the ship had
not gone half her length before she was hove
brOadSide on the reef, where she instantly bilgcd
and commenced filing fast. the ship laboring and
rolling 50 heavily on the reef that it was impossi-
Bile to stand on the decks. y few minutes after
wards. the main and mizen masts fell. \ part of
the crew got into a boat and put off from the ship.
Filming I could do no more on board, I left the ship with the
remainder Of the crew, her topgalant- forecastIe being then un-
der water. 4 few minutes afterwards she fell of the reef and
sunk in the short space uf one hour from the time Of the wind
yeerug. II il impossible To save a ship at Howland's Island
with such a sudden shin Of wind, and its my firm belief the
ship went under the island, as HowlaUd's Island. is ia my ouin-
like a bunch OF coral or an old oak tree with the top part
just above water. l don't believe you would get soundings with
1000 :athOms line 100 feet from the reef.
The hGthay was a splendid clipper ship. I must give Mr..
Westrrvet. her builder, great praise in modelling her. She
was built in New York in 1895. We had taken on board about
400 tons of guano, aud had Il fair prospect OF completing our
cargo Of 1000 tons in twenty Eve DAYS
Myself officers and crew list everything II any value. Had
the accident happened by night, there would been loss of hives
also. Bot, thank God. We all got safe on shore. where we re-
mainei until February Is. 1867. having been made as COM
Portable as things woali allow. being short uf everything on the
island Captain Chisholm, superintendent O. the island. de-
serves the highest praise in working everything for the best.
lie also lent N every assistance in trying TO keep the ship OF
the reef.
We have had a long aud tedious passage to Honolulu. getting
short of everything. On sunday last we touched ut Cooks
anchorage at Nuhau, where Capt Tengstrom received gr.a
Kindness from MIR. Sinclair and hs two nephews. They sup
piled Us with three sheep and several bags OF potatoes aud
brought them OF after dark to the schooner, which Kindness |
shall never forget, as there was a heavy surf on at the time.
Capt. TenEstrom has been very Kind to us in this long tedious
passage. The crew Of the hdthGy is twenty-five men all told.
WM ruPHAM.
Late Master Of British ship KathdU.
made Rowland Island to be in Lat. u ~ 90 ", Long.
l7oo 50 IS ".