The New York herald., 1871-11-14
NoTE.-vessels sgnated by asterisk - barks
pGPnRr OF THE sH LIP CONTEST


REPORT OF THE SHIP CONTEST
Through the Kindness OF Captain Leander Owens,
Of the snip Contest, we give The following report Of
Sailed from Honolulu April IL. 1871; touched ut
Atovi, on the 18th and 14th. for wood; passed
made the Ice the 9TH. eighty miles west OF
st. Paus Island, and found much ice III the Kanl-
wnas nearly All through u
to Capes Navrn and Thaheus, June l; Cape Behring,
' rst tI powleaa; passea Indian Point on the stp.
where took on board two oilicers ana seven men
blocSed with iee saw quite humber Of nowheas;
caught two making 200 1arrels; drited past East
from thence to July Ii, making So barrels oil. On
the night OF the 18th we gos INTO the ice IN the log
az wca Clarence S sSa on e h and ss for
wood and ballast; Cape Lishurno, August 1, and
worked up pasi Icy Cape ana i!ossom shoals on the
head on the 7th, on wainwright Inlet; caught i've
up to the 2sth.
way to take whale, ard would return thanks 10
Captains Fisher and Mitche for assist nee rendered
the southeast and pressed the ice on
the land and jammed several o. the ships ashore !;
September the bark Roman was crushed by the Ice,
and sunk in forty i've minutes the crew escaped by
BOARD ny the feet on the night OF the "a the brig
Comet was crushed also; the crew was taken On
board Of other vessels; got underway worked to the
southwest about four miles, and made last to the
ground Ice the packed Ice pressed home to the land
leaving only narrow stream or rivulet in which
the ships were lying anchored aid last to the Ice;
ali Of the eet in sight except seven vessels ON the
7th inst. went win Captains Fisher and Dexter,
southward to see what were the chances OF escape
with the ships. Found less then eight and o half
and nine feet several places to the shoal OF VAIN
wright Inlet and four to eight that OF which
were lying four ships, viz:-Tnoma5 DicKenson.
N ans ans nrser 70 n n
On the Sth had gale from the Sound, and when ft
cleared NJ saw one OF the ships to ,he Sound dis.
On the 9Th ali the shpmasers met by appoint
ment on board OF the Florida, TO confer upon the
situation OF the neet. After several discussions 1t
was decided that any or all OF the ships in sight were
liEe 10 be closed III and crushed, or jammcd ashore
stances plan Tor escape be organized. Ii was
decided to lighter the brig Kohola 10 get her down
Sccoan o he so waer ana c Then boat
expedition to proceed SOUTH to communicate with
the seven outside vessels II found, to be commanded
by Captain Frazer On the Sih to 10th young ice
made from one to three inches. Cartain Frazer
had much trouble breaking way for his boats. On
the 18th, boat returned from Captain Frazer, say
ing he had found the seven vessels beset by ice just
north OF Icy Cape, out thought sone OF them would
escape. After consultation again 1t was decided
to forward part OF our provisions south or all ice
before the ice should prevent boating. Sent TWO
boats deeply loaded with bread, nonr and meat; ;.
day 10 discuss affairs and 1t was decided to TX to-
morrow at ten A. M. to abandon the ships fearing
II delayed any longer We could not take provisions,
which Quo more nights freezing would prevent
SEPrEaBER la.-Boats returned from the south
water lnd al 4 meeting !. was unanimously decided
TO abandon Immediately. All returned TO their
ships TO load their boats. Completed loading mine,
six IN number at twelve NJ, taxing all my remain
Ing provisions except some salt proyisons) all my
osnS,l ss1n, 9csrs rns ala crew. sghs sx!rg men iro%
told. had taken ais barrels OF Oil 200 pounds Of
bone end 800 pounds ivory Since leaving the Sand.
would take this opportunity to return heartfelt
thanks to Captain Thomas II. Meen for his kind
reception on board OF the Europa OF myself officers
Or n Inn nj
to us all during the passage from the Arctic ocean
to the Sandwich Islands.
Following Is list OF masters from the annihi-
lated neet who came as passengers on the Moses
Ieander owens. wife and child, OF the Contest; T.
q Packard Of me Henry Taber; B. Dexter and wife.
q 9un the Emily Morgan; Charles Allen, Of the J. D.
Norton, Of the Awashonks; Jared Jernegan, Of the
Re; o. sae svep 81 the S s,zaet swift W.
Massachusetts,: George Bouldry, Of the Navy; Heze-
" W'r ATsn Ms Dsan snres O. she
dren. Of the Monticelo D. r. Frazer OF the Florida;
Lewis Williams and wife, OF the Fanny; A. Osborn,
tain Smith, OF the Cariotta, and CAPTAIN Kcdned. Of
the Victoria. A number OF mates also clmc up as
passengers. Most OF the party will leave IN day or
account from the Hawaiian Gazete.l
OVER Thirty wukLERs HoPgLEssLY LOST.
The following full account OF this fearful marine
disaster is taken from the columns OF the Hawaiian
by the arrival this morning OF the Hawaiian bark
Arctic, Captain Tripp. we are In receipt OF truly DIS
heartenlng news from the whaling feet lately cruis
ing in the Arctic Ocean. The greater portion OF tho
neet, numbering over thirty vessels has been caught
In the ice and hopelessly crushed, or held so fast
that they had 10 ne abandoned. Fortunately, the
weather was such that all the crews safely got
| on board the vessels which were outside the PACK
| although In some instances, the utmost expedition
mad 10 be used 10 save life. In the case OF the Ro
man, as described 10 us by one OF the company tho
sight must have been fearluy Interesting. The noe
caught The snip on each SIDE and lifted her bodily
keel out. Relaxing It's grip for an instant, the shir
Ing together again, she was crushed like an cRg5liei
into atoms. and as the spasmodc relaxation again