The Hawaiian gazette., 1870-12-28
los. OF ,hs y. :. ;. saginaw.

Ii Is our painful duty 70 record the ipSS oi TIE
[ L. :. Steamer saginaw on the morning Of sat
uraay. Oct ss,h. on Ocean Island one Of the
numerous small and barren sand islets which com
Prise the ehain beginning at French Fugate
shoals Asd extending some twelve to fourteen
I hundred miles seross the ocean, This island is
I about y. y. W. from Midway Island, being in
ahou, sS 20 y. and l7Se 10 ". We are
unable to learn the precise Circumstances under
which the vessel went ashore she iea Midway
Island on the 2gth o, Oct. and the uext morning
a, two oeloek and fcr,y-fve minutes went ashore
on Ocean Island. Very few provisions we're saved
from the ship although she did not entirely 20 10
pieces until the morning Of the l4ih Of Noveu-
bey wheu the siler part. which had held together
til then. went TO pieces
On the 18th Of November Lieutenant Talbot,
the executive ofscer, and four of the crew, name
" Peter Franeis. quarter master. james Muir,
John Andrew. and William Haliori. ooNNs'in. all
o. whom had volunteered for the expedition. lelt
The island 10 the ships gig with the hope Of
reaching these islands 10 obtain assistance. The
boat experienced very heavy weather baviuEbeen
obliged to ~heave-t0" in three severe gales and
losing al the oars that were on b0ard. After in-
credible suffering. the crew in the boat sighted
Kauai on the 18th Of December. having been st
sea in a small b0at for thirty days, all Of them
being quite exhausted from long exposure and
the hardships suffered during their perilous vOy-
aee Of over one thousand miles After sighting
the land. the wind shifted 10 the \. W. with
heavy rain squalls during which the boat was
drited away fr0m the land. With great effort
she was beat up again on the night Of the 18th.
Cufor,uua,ely, io approaching the shore near
Hanslei the boat 90, into the breakers and was
eapsired-,he crew being 50 weak and exhausted
that they could do bat little to direct her course
Lieut.. Talbot snd two men were drowned. Hal
fond. the Survivor succeeded in getting one Of
his comra3es on shore. bu; be was 50 far gone
that b. died in 3 sbor, time. On the same day
the yodies Of Lieut. Talbo, snd one Of the sea
men washed ashore and were tskeu charge Of by
Mr. Bind,, manager of the Hanalei Plantation.
They were buried tie next day a; HauaIei to-
se,her wj,h The man who had died on shore.
During the time the boat Was near the shore on
the evening Of the 18th. the schooner Waiola
Capt. Dudeit. mus. have been very rear the un-
fortunate crew, a. they saw her light. bat owing
to ths jarkuess Of the night ihOse on board Of
the schooner missed seeiEg the boat.
The gig 10 abicb Lieut. Talbot aud his crew
took passage for these Islands had been raised
a ten Inches and dscked over preparatory TO
making The pa>ssge. She vss Prosisiouej for
Jbirty-ive days at hSlf raiions ahen she started
from Ocean I>la1j. but during the beay. gales
experienced. large portion Of it was spelled BY
the sal, water aud was thrown overheard. This
misfortune inside {; necessary for the crew to put
themselves on still shorter ratiOns causing great
suffering At the time Of the arriy2I Of the boat
Of Kauai. there were no provisions left except
a fsW spoOusful Of preparation Of potatoes,
wticL Eas mixed With water and eaten by the al
most auishsi crew. FortuHately. the supply Of
wster held 0ut. there bsiug some sixteen GALLONS
isft- After The bost capsizsd ia the surf Wa
Ha.iori eluu- TO the bat for some time. when
be sa~ James Nuir still i1 the boat Lieut. Tai
boz. Peter Francis and John Asdrews Saving
been washed overheard in a state Of stapor.
Ha.fJri made bin fast 10 the deck. and taking
tin box containing paPers and dispatches. vent
on shore. the boat having 10 the mean sime been
thrown iutO shoal watsr BY the suIf Returning
20 the boat be took the ehro0omstsr ashore. and
again returning. took his exhausted companion
ard carried him safely to lani makiBg bed for
him a. best be could from the few old clothes
be could get from the b0at. he then removed
eEssytbinz movable from the boat. having been
obliged 10 doing 80, to wads through the surf i've
times showing the most heroic flrtituds, a. our
readers vi. spPrseiate zheH they reflect that he
had been exposed for 50 many days IN the boat
upou merely enough food 10 sustain Iifs. besides
having teen further exhausted in bis Efforts to
keep hold Of the boat during the time she wss in
the surf
Meas srriEed In Houolula Of the disaster on
Saturday. zheu steps EeEe immediately taken 20
send rshsf to the zrecked people on Ocean Isl
ani- The schooner Kona Packet vas Despatched
o. Saturday evening vith provisions and Eaier
by the American Minister Resident 0n Mon
day. oEinz 10 the uncertain state Of the veather
and the probability that the schooner might Be a
lonz time ia reaching the isa.d. His Exeellsney
requested this Goveruueut that the steamer Hi-
laasa might be despatched o. the mission The
stssuer vas promptly placed at his disposal aud
the proper qHaatisy 0f eoals for the goysgs and
provisions having been placed % board she
sailsi at haif-past i've oIeiock OF Msabay even
ing Il Is to = hoped that she sill make quick
pa=sage- a the Ereeked ereE-sous ninety in
uau5er-Sere plae=d at once after the disaster,
ol quarter ratious. and require aid Is soon = It