The Hawaiian gazette., 1871-01-25

The Saginaw left Midway Island on Frida
beard besides the cssesrS and ersw the EOSkin.
pzrsy who had been enrloyed on the island I
wss theashs saviSsbls TO pass OCEAN Island. stu
atsd about sixty miles 70 the westward Of MID
var. in order 70 ascertain If any vessels Ia,
besa wrecked there. sod If 50 TO rsscse thei
crews At three O'Clock % the r,orniay Of th,
39th. breakers ahssd Of the vessel were discover
ed by the look Oat. the eegiuss were immediate
y reversed. bat owing 10 the snail smouat O
steam i Eas impossible to stop her beadSay be
the vesssl eOutioaed to strike beavily and was
heeled orsr BY the heavy rollers, every one al
nost sreepiOg over her Work was iuuedi-
stely eonneneed in getting bread aud other pro
visions Out q the sto-e roou,s Of the vessel
which wSs eoptiassd until daylight. After day
light bv careful handbag. succeeded 10 getting
the gig. SeeoDd cutter and dlsgy over the reef
no. however uitboat having slightly damaged
the cutter ard diugy. We were able to see a,
daylight that the vessel h2i struck on the reel
which sarrOaDds Ocean Island at a point about
half nile di<saa, from the sand spit
As soon As possible the boats we're loaded With
provisions ard despatched to the shore. The
~o-k o. sasins psoris,ons was eOa,iuusd al day.
Mech Of the bread saved vas completely soaked
by salt water. as wen IS BY the raia. seTeral
squalls having ocesrrsd daring the day. 10 the
afternoon al hands weut on shore where the frst
neagrs snsal xAs eaten Of the uany destined to
Be partaksn before relief shOald arrive
On Ssnday. Nov, s0.h the Captsi0 takiug the
boats. repaired TO the wreck and succeeded IN
saving uore proyisioas aad several sails, which
proved fnFaluable for making tents. The people
On shore were in the meantime employed in
dryius bread
Ga Nooday. the boats were agaia of to the
reef th09sh little could be done On account Of
tbe heavy zsrE
Oa Tuesday. the boats we're Of eOdesvoring to
gss drift xoOd from the wreck Fortunately the
boiler Of a susaE engine vas secured. which Eas
Immediately utilized for disiiIling water Great
joy saz Eaaifes,ed BY al hands at this good for
tune. As. since the ~reek the allousoee OF water
per u4n had been ore half tea cap fall twice a
dsy- It s as vel to say here. that afterwsrissjn IN
digging hole Tor tag staff. fresh water xls
found 10 suEcieut sb1Bdanee to sspply the slip's
COMPANY without the necessity Of dis,iIling,
Seal and iErtle had beer found. the foruer in
considerable nuubsrs on the fsTand. and he bill
q fare for sse two meals day vas generally
Seal ueat and Turtle, with bread and sometimes
little salt beef In fact every resource was
earefally huzbanded from the first. As i. was esi-
dent to al dat many weeks and perhaps mouths
might slapse bsfgre relief would cone. Great
care vas taken II killing the seal neeessary for
Use not to frigbten others axay. althourb fer
soue tine before the party left the island. very
fs= seals we're found. Ia consequence Of the
~ishirawal of the seals aud the scarcity Of tur-
lie d1rHg tie latter part Of the stay Of the crew
Of the Saginaw at Ocean Islaad. they vere O5-
lized 70 e0uteEt themselves ~itk short ratious Of
albatr0ss. o. goo8eys. az they are called Itcane
At lass, alssr living upon the island for month
that this tough. lean and uBsavosy bird became
Geiicaey 1poG which no 0ae uas zH0zsd to IN
dssgs too freely and the greatest care vas taken.
a n the case of the seals that the birds should
Res be irightsnei away By too unnecessary or.
sizzghier- A ItIle -gooney- meat
Eish an oa1ee q f51r THE brsad having been
exhausted or beans vas the daily allowance Of
food 70 al: 10 nHs having the preference. bat
al alike. nth the most her0ic f1rtitas5e without
taxing their quota of szstenancs. hop
II - - -. -. III -
zFaris1z dsspenzatiou send soze passisg Eeszsl
to tksir relief
On the lssh Of Novsuber, the unf0rtsnate
Talaos. With BIS boats crew. Ieft IN the eiz for
thes= Iziznsz-the g;z haFInz been fitted for the
by r1i=inz= her aboas zix inehes and
szekiuz her ovs.-szidst the cheers Of those
Isft behind. f5r sho1 they hs5 voleateerei %
seek rsIief. and nozt dzsoat pssvsr from every
oue Tor a speedy aud safe voyage We have al
ready seen hcr f5sr 0ss a I've Of that her0ic
rres after OEer zouth q storm ard knine
f5zn5 Ezrsry g-zEe sl1osE sithin h.ii q EilliHg
sl-eor- sn5 hs~ Gee tFisnpiiag oEer saizs sud
shTn.rsck- aaEiss3isl q kizseI. asd oaiy intent
span Saving the uinesy odd skipaares uho1 be
szz EFT % the desoEa1e isIana a monih betorp-
boldly zec1rsd the Iefierz nakInz kaazs the
ship-reek- ard exhausted a. he 1sz- reach
in< the shore. pat tksa u = ssesrs Flzcs %
Il = any ons seeiaz ths sTscked boat. and per
hzRs hls HfeHess boiy alld thos= q rs cozradss.
u'5ght kns~ far shat theF bad saerIEes5 them
selves k-zard he dispatches. and <h1s ssczre
he spe@g rzlIef q the szzsisoss on that distant
and h.srren lsief-
Aher the eiz Iefs the izIand. Eo-k zzz Izus-
ls.tsig es1neneed oa > b0af a nach lazg~r size
Lkaa tie eatser q gig. II rhirh- rhe1 c0npiese5.
4 rzz tie fate1ti3a 10 send ere1 % Nid~zy
IzEand Eor saeh suPpEes a. Eess 70 Be Iosnd
here. and II neeessarT. % Dispatch as0ther ex-
Fsiltion 10 shese Islsnds- This uzz 70 Be doae
Il ease tine lad eElrzsd dari1g Hhieh al kope
= the szfs arrisal q he gig and the rsfssn of
reIssf zkoaE haze cezzsd- CsIesIzfisas had been
ns1s & he tize rkieh sssss eizrss tefsrs rsIief
rns1 eone. al1 zhssk tke E-sr q yznaarT r.s
fxsd Tor tss arrival q gszsel Enn Houoislz-
No pen CA dzsrssbe the aazistys-tks hope d
Is7si--of Al @ he isIzsd iar tks "a, isE days