The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1870-12-28
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Gowafertial A06ertism.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMREB %.
Loss of the u. s.. s. Saginaw.

By the schOoners Jenny and W0Otd from
Kauai on Saturday, we learn of the wreck, on
Ocean Idand, about 100 miles northwest of Ho-
noIulu. of the q. s. S. SaginaO, Capt. Sicard-
She left this port in October last, and after touch
ing at Midway Island,-(that unfortunately UNI
successful attempt to make a coaling depot for
the China steamers -proceeded to Ocean Island,
some 20 miles further to the westward. There,
by some mistake in the reckoning, she ran ON
the coral reef, and has become a total loss
hut few Yaluables being saved Onthe 10th OF
November, 18 days after the wrecking, Lieut..
Talbot young promising oficer,-and four
seauen, volunteers, started for these islands, in an
open boat, of course on short provisions.
They were thirty-one days in the boat, and
made the land of Kauai on the evening of De-
cember 10th. Laying off for the night, they
naturally enough went to sleep from exhaustion,
and the boat drifted into the breakers and was
upset. The Lieutenant and two seamen were
drowned. Two got on shore alive, but only one
succeeded in getting to Hanalei, not far from
which the catastrophe occurred. The other was
found dead on the road. The single survivor of
this heroic boats crew, whose tale is yet to be
told, came up in the Waiola, having had the
DACoNnOC VI bAAu0 ~ PONaAO bAO W. 20
Sicard, to the Consul, which were on the person
of Lieutenant Talbot, whose body was washed on
shore.
The following are the names of the persons
who were in the boat, on that toilsome voyage of
1000 miles Lieut.. j. G.. Talbot, executive
officer Peter Francis, quarter master VIM. Hal
ford, ~coxwain, (only survivor of the boats crew.
Jno. Andrews, seaman Jas. Minor, seaman.
On Sunday morning the KOna Packet, a fast
sailing coaster, was dispatched by the American
Consul 70 Ocean Island with supplies. The Ha-
waiian Government also dispatched the steamer
KiIGued for the same destination on Monday even
ing, taking full supplies of provisions and water
for the relief of the ship-wrecked crew. Captain
Thos. Long, an experienced navigator and ship
master, went in charge of the steamer. She had
Goals for twenty days. and with the present mild
weather may be looked for in about three weeks.
The prompt action of the Hawaiian Government
in aid of the unfortunate American seamen viii
undoubtedly be fully appreciated by the Govern
ment Of the United States. IN ~as-1
The following is a copy of a portion of q letter
received by a gentleman in this city from one of
the officers of the Saginaw:
-r-E. OCEAN ISLAND, Nov. Is, 1870.
~" DEAR Sir The Saginaw is now 9 non est
and as you see, we are on shore duty. waiting orders.
We were cast away and wrecked here on the morning
of Saturday, October 90. All well now, but ragged
and hungry-very being on quarter rations. Have
tents of sails, and are as comfortable as possible.
"Mr. Talbot leaves in the gig tomorrow, if good
weather, and Ishall give him this to hand to you. .
"We have enough to live on for about three months
acknowledgement more than that of meats, as
there is an abundance of turtle, seal and fish. There
however, 90 mouths to feed, and they take a
great deal to fill them, SO the sooner we get relieved
the better. We shall build another boat as soon as
this one is gone, in case of emergency.
. The ship hung together until yesterday,
(that is, the after part) when she collapsed. Try
and arrange it so that we shall come to Honolulu