New-York tribune., 1871-01-16
URECKED IN MID-0CEAN.
THE SAGINAW DIsASTER-DREADFUL SUFFERING
OF THE CREW THE OCEAN PRIsON-AID FOR
THE EXILES.

THE SAGINAW DISASTER-DREADFUL SUFFERING
OF THE CREW-THE OCEAN PRIsoN-AID FOR
THE EXILES.
William Halford, the survivor of the boats
crew sent from the wrecked vessel Saginaw o get help,
gives the detail. OF the and the frghtul position
Of the remaining mariners. The narrative as published
by The Attn California is rs follows
The vessel sailed from Midway Islands in the Pacific
Ocean 2sth OF October last and after running
short struck rock bar The set to work
remedy the disaster. But the effort was OF no avail
the breakers came rapidly upon the helpless hnK' ana
hands however set 10 work to get boats ana some pro-
visions From time of wreck nearly three weeks al,
hands employed getting up tents Saving pIoFlrOhs a
rigging making fresh water with apparatus and decking
and preparing captains gig to go 10 Honolulu; lne
launch lost at time vessel struck the former was
raised about inches mtdshps taptEng lore ana a
and wooden deck was placed over ALL win places lor
men 10 row, with moVeable hhtches: Lieut.. iapV,,
Peter Francis, r master, belonging to Manila, ana JOhh
Andrews seaman of Boston; James M1r ,saan n OF
Of captains gig, volunteeedto go III the boat 10
Honolulu. -
Five days out lost all light and IRE, and no means OF
making ether-no dry finder or wood but bad nt ana
steel About five or six days before making hau,l We
succeeded in getting light with the glasses taken from
an opera glass suffered much from wet, cold, and want
of food When we left Island, November Is, at
noon we the north to latitude ~ there TOOK tle
Tspoi supposed, but it proved ultimately not
near that longitude by over degree. We then stood
hove to With sea-ahchor wiceast time lost it. Did not
make land so soon by week as we eHpeS.ga' naas
Nihau Island Friday morning, December l6 Ata ittle
past a. IN, Monday, December ~ she was kePt &
away for the third time. remained below until felt
the boat was getting into shoal water woke Mulr ana
told him 1t was time went on deck lie did not go,
Int / did. Just as / got in cockpit sea broke
aboard. abaft. Mr. Talbot ordered to bring boat by
wind. hauled aft main sheet. Francis Was aI H tns
holm and hronpbt vessel 10 the wind
Just then another breaker broke board and capszed
the boat. Andrews and Francis were washed am away ana ana
and did not get clear until the boat was righted when
IA Mr.
of the boat called to him 10 go 10 the sNrn vi tho
boat, and there get upon the bottom Mns H @
heavily clothed and much exhausted; ne nade no cry
succeeded Ia getting on 70 .ne ne and rrhted the
boat 1t was then that Muir put his head up the cock
when I assisted him in getting on deck: Soon after
anObeT breaker came upset her again. she went over
twice. last time upright and head on 10 'he poaA
e we then found her TO be inside the large Dreakgr
we then drifted toward the shore, at placeEaliea
Kalih Kai about five miles from Hauaei. landed WIFE
the wafer breast high aud took with me tin ease oi d
patches and letters; there tin box ON board win
its cover broken, containing navigation books enart
etc. also Capt scards instructions TO lAeut Talbot ana
other papcrs among which was Muir's and Andrewss
dischafge papers they having shipped Nov 10 tor one
month; they belonged To the contractors as tncu sl
ploy6s. previous 10 that time also my anu fIahsis
transfer paper. and accounts destheu ior ts M t
Navy Yard. The abOve-named box win every ,ng nos
Iashcd ell into the water when We were fr9t upset
landed at about and saw no one nnll day preaa
when, seeing some huts, ] went 10 tnen anu A ~
assistance 10 get the boat into beach had preNouse
by making five trips to the boat succeeded IN Dringng
ashore the long afore mentoncd-chiohone
glass, barometer one ships e1Pas % ~ Ss shore
naele and compass, and aso assisted Muir 10 ,e hoI IT,
He was still Insane aud said but htte ncoberehty. ne
groaned a good deal. was much exhausted ana lalu
mvsrif dnwu 10 rest until sunrise, when looked for
Muir and found him gone from the place leIt MN I
soon after found him surrounded by several hat.s
day cot some food and clothing from the natives
called Pcer-and after resting mys.f Petrr ana YEN
horseback over To Haualei, To shefih "hooA anu "
Mr.. Burt. - . ,,. ,,,ot
The names of the wrecked officers are; capt Mont
gnIr,ry srard: Eusigns Cogswcll Gast AMI Parsons
P4ymasier Reid DR. Frank; Engineers Bntierw"r,n
Nate and ytho Assistant noer to the c0nuacots