The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1870-11-05
MEMORANDA.
Loss OF Ship Hibernin," of New Bedford
Ennf. Thns. w. w IIinmn.

Capt. ThOs. w. w lila mas.
Sunday, Aug 18th, IST~O-COmmenced with strong breeze
from NE. After dinner squared in the yards and run for a vessel
in distress, which we found to be the bark AIIHiTG, of Edgartown,
Capt Marchant. During the afternoon We had thick snow squalls,
with large quantities Of scattering ice about the ship. At pm
tackled ship, heading TO the north ; at ! P NJ came up to heavy
ice and wore ship, Mr. Green, LIST officer, on the bow, running
the ship. At 5 O'Clock ship struck a large cake OF ice on the port
bow ship under main tOPsAfI, double reekd fore and mizzen tup-
sails, jfb, fore staysaH and main spencer started both pumps
Immediately and found the water gaining rapidly on the
Upon examination found the two lower breast hooks broken of,
also several tinber5, and water coming in on both sides Of the
came to anchor in two and a half hihons Of water. Set the
six feet Of water in her hold the ship resting lightly in the
mud kept the pumps at work constantly
crews Of the following ships who sent their boats to our as
sist@nees AretIe, Henry Ta6sy, Helen SHoV, oHsaZd,
boats from the other ships we commenced breaking out the
fore hold, and bailing az en- three matches, besides keeping
pumps at work. Ship was anchored about two miles south
Monday, Aug 29th--stn at work with the crews Of the
ether ships, trying to free The ship continued baiHng and
pumping until . p Nc, when, finding the water gaining Easter
easksO concluded il was impossible to save her. Ship resting
on her sIaEboArd side cut away the mainmast, which in fan-
sold At auction for one hundred and fry dollars Had on
board At the time Of her loss 500 barrels oil and 5000 pounds
whale bone Amer abandoning the ship went on board the
Josephine BY invitation Of Capt COgan, who kindly, gave up
90 make Us comfortable I desire here TO return my heartfelt
ssnSs 70 UaPt logan Tor n. And sefSleei 10 my family and
successful A. he has been this season, and live many years To
cAIoy tIG Arllt1 % III Illus W. LA
Loss Of Bark "AImIra,- Capt. C. M. Mar
chant
August 2srh, Is70-About 8 O'Clock in the morning, while
engaged in boiling oil, the vessel struck . large cake Of ice
staving In her sEarboArd bow. The shock was 50 great that
one breast hook and four timbers were broken. about eight feet
Of plank by four feet vide was also broken The fore hold was
broken out and pumps kept constantly to work, but as the
water vas gaining very rApdly e was deemed advisable after
bow sailing the ship when abe struck Had on board when
The vessel vas abandoned 20 barrels Of OIL and aboot l,Soo
dred dollars ! desire to return my sincere thanks TO all who
rendered me assistance C-M. MARcHAxT-
Report OF ship "JuIIaa.o
Len Honolulu 9Th Of Dec, 1860. CruEsed on the line for
sperm whales but without success, from thence proceeded to
the LadrOne Islands, arriving At saypan Feb oath, where We
took four hunPbaeks, making Us 200 barrels Of oil, leaving
saypan the goth Of March
We touched al the BONN Islands, and from thence North.
Had Light winds up to lat IS n, and long lso E in lat "a N,
and iong lE2 I, had heavy gale o. wind, blowing from south
sail and waste boat We made the ice on the Sh Of May, and
saw hui very lew whales in the ice went through the Straits
IN all go vaIrus; len the xaIrus ground July 2sIh. ana took
our first boEhead Aug 18th in hI T0o 80 N, long I64o so
making Us IN all IL bOwheads Ien the Arctic Sept 2ith, hav,
Ing enough 70 an cur casks Arrived al HOnOluiu, Nov. LIST,
1870, with 1900 bbls Of OIL and l6Ooo lbs bone
fOurs respectfully, JOHN HEPPISGsToxE.
Reporf Of Bark Midas.
Sailed from New Bedford, June 22d, 1869 took $50 bbIs. Of
sperm oil on the passage out Made the ice May lst, Lat COS
S. N. Long. lis % e; saw q few whales in the ice passed
through Bhering Straits, June SOth took the sst whale Aug.
I7th,-ast Sept. 18th, having taken in all IL whales. Lett
we have experienced bad weather had q heavy gale from the
westward IN Lat Ge N also, another from 8. Z. in Lar. IS;
which we have had strong easleriy winds TO port Amount Of
oil and bone taken since leaving New Bedford, $50 bbls sperm
Oh LOO b6s whale OIL and $500 lbs bone.