The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1868-10-31
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TO H. "a. B4itasSF
sIs- Tues nip cOrlAfsam, New BsdSard. valentine Lew-,
-.astsr, was bpst on Bb--ons shoals, uoEthwani Of Icy Cape,
Arctic OCEAN. August 81, 1888, at 950 \. ". she had taken
eleven wha,cs the season, and had at the time she was lost
l. tso whaies IN the b.abbsr-rom, and about $50 bbls- of OIL IN
casks on deck. She went on shore IN thick sno~-stnrm- At
so'eioek, a. w., the Captain was called by the officer in charge
of the deck, and told that the ship was in shoai water. We
hal az the time seven hthonis. The Captain came on deck
anil Immediately gave oricrs to wear ship AMI make sail on
account % every hing being frozen solid, had q carry hot
WAFER aloa 20 thVx cut the brace bloeSs bsfpre VIC could wear
roand wore ship ia i've hthoa-. heading OF shore asNH
sounded and 6und eight htiom- stood of ul we cane 10 the
ice sounded and Gaad eight fsthoms in hnesn minutes
sounded again anil found six hthoais and Ia about two min
utes after struck the shoals stFucs thee tines, with q space
between Of about ten seconds
o. was quite evident, some time before We struck, that We
must 60 on shore, fr nothing but a miracle could save Us, with
ice GA one uask AMI the Llnt on the other, with strong gales
Ton, the northwest. a strong northwest current, thick snow
storm. AMI fFeczins 50 that q was almost impossible to work
the ship. We tried 10 loose the mtzzsn topsaii, bat could not
do 90. several u the men had their fingers frozen a. it was
AMI after doing all that ia was possible Toe mea 10 10, the ship
struck, m I have snail bcfDrs, At $50 A. VI, and immediately
ssu over on her beam ends. We cleared away the hrboard
boats to save them. The Captain then gave orders To cut
away the unasts, whseh was aoue, AMI after starting some Of
the oil We hal on derk, the ship rfghted NJ, anil the boats came
back To ths SHY, al bg. the third mate AMI hs went oa shore
with two boats anil eight men, where they rsIaain-I til the
nsxt morning. IT, sail the current vas running ~ strOng that
IL was impossible % get hack % the shiP at thaG time
Apd here let me remark that Mrs. Lewis. the Captains wfs-,
acted through l al with the utmost eouasr-not a sign Of far
was to be scen on either cheek or eye God bless her, and
may she arrive at home IN safety.
Captain Levi. anil his others remained by the ship and did
an they could 90 save her, but the ice was fast packing down
on us, and AZ 5 GO T. ". the Captain and hs wiz. the mate,
-eeonI AMI furth mates, len the ship IN three bpats, O try
and nnd a ship, leaving on board myself aAi nine other men.
And let me here say that we REMAINED by the ship at our own
request, the Captain wishing ~ % % with him tn the boats
bat we preferred 10 remain BY tire wreck Through the night
the zee packed all around ~, hut the wnck lay quite easy. On
the morning Of September LIST, the the thiri mate AMI tire men
with him returned n the wreck came on board about D
O'Clock, AMI after getting breakfast, We commenced % ushtsn
the ship BY th.owfns overheard the remainder q the oil We
had on deck. AMI BY throwing the blabbsr overheard ogs o.
the bIabbcr-roorn- The natives came on baasl, and helped us
would not take anything unless gwen % them. About mil
day the wiut changed round - the southeast, AMI tc ice com
mcnee9 moving from along side the ship, 10 having hem packed
around Us al night snd all the hrenoou eiesrei away the
spars from aiougstde. anil HEhtcu~i the ship. - that at : r. ~.
the wreck bcgtn o. EIovc- We euunicncei ., hsave uP the
anchors.
me cry q saI no. 10 hczrt thrap=h tn sbip. ADJ on Iookfng
OF IN sea, We could all se- N. welcome s-ht-a ship standing
In right fr ~ anil soon another, AMI then another. until sx Of
them were IN SIGHT, and then usght - sen a tear stealing down
frum eye that probably had MT shed a tear Erysans The
. d-t ship ia vas the GeorEs Rowland. Capt knoNcs b gt
4 20 Is with hrs brat ahuf 3 O'Clock We verg then al ah1at,
.pd on tn shoals. CapJ. kaovbss advised u % 1T - the an
ehora. which We DID tn seven hthoms q water. shortly afer
other .hipa arrived, and the Captains came on board. The
Capf- Cogan ; Vineyard, Capt. smith Corusiius EowL1nd,
kCapG Ioman; coueordts. Capt Joncs, and Forhla, CAPT
Nraxer. The Captains % thesc sh4Is al ktndy offered -
home. on board their ships, and a Tree paSsa=s INTO whatever
mort tbey might be going 90 at the end % The season The
corinfhnan's crew, How on board Of thu ship George Rowland
havg rraurstea ms % retarn % these Captains thanks fr their
-. :, ar a.si.tanFs. RICHARD ". n. HEDDEN.
Lass steward % the wrecked ship CoriHthiau-