The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1872-10-23
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T0kaHAlI,, sept ), 1874
Our harbor has Just been the seeue 0f the most
callmiIous shipping disaster ever known in tie
waters Of Japan, the catastrophe icing the
Destruction By F1HE OF TIE 2. n : > AMERICA.
catastrophe which called over sixty souls To that
bourne from which 10 traveller returns, some Of them
being awakened from sleep Of flaeied security to
plss, within minutes, into that I1ug sleep Of
tearh- From sun francisco the America brou.ut
thirty SALOON passengers and some oue L1nlred aud
fifty Chinese in the sJesFag=, arriving here 1T :
o'clock on the morning OF the 24il Of August ali
vel, and no one dreaming, Ia bis overflow Of
spirits, that before another sunrise Tie noble keel
which bad borne them 50 CALAMITY aer1-- ths ocean
would be supporting nothing bGt a-l-- e- l.aak-
burning ruins During the day al the ---l-t- 1.r
Yokohama discharged and cargo taken in TOR
Hougk6uE. comprising rice, arms, cartridges, u--
there being also On beard for Hongk5Hg s575,Co0
in treasure BY evening all tae saI0ou passengers
except two were ashore, some OF the Chiuamsu-
though not mauE-had also left the vessel for day
ia Yokohama, but th. ships eompluy, with oue or
two exceptions, remained on bourt- II ga, 10
and Ig.s0. the usual rounds werr made b. those
who aad the watch, and all reported safe; but az
II o'clock A 4aaftsruasrsr named Wilson, after
* bells went into the afer stserlge and there dis
covered IRE among some 3 bales Of hay, slowed In
three dress near the freight deck hatchWag- Tie
pfsrcin cry Of Fire y nov thrilled through every
wli1i-u- heart, and lrgaEht =F-rylae k1rriedlY 90
ms stlifou- Quickly the hose vas manned, AID
tie chief officer taced the dense voiume Of snake
IN the sreerarz to fight the Threatening enemy,
wAfe the Captala was extremely energetic in get
ting thur lengths Ct hose stretched along the saaou.
Bur alas i've CT tx minutes PASSED II 6reat auE-
Iry Zoe the dow Of water and H0us eans- TIE heavy
columns Of smoks By this time flrcing tie male
baez and apou the next deck, wien be rar another
hose stretched 1Ioar la= hurricane deck Presently
A fsebIs stream q E1fer PASSED through 0le hose
saIF, and as tla fines we're seeu II wild revsIrT
through the headlights il tie saloon. lzd the smoke
became more AID more slf1caflng, the dreadful
truth flashed 1cruss fae minds Il al that Ills zc6Ie
vss=eI-ras gem Ct the me % WITCH she 5eiougel-
TIs doomed sun the fight with the cracking
IRE vas maintained Erh cnlrars1ls vig1r. AID the
hos. falling water passed along IL hGceefs. but
saeh a hdid lad The lanes g1E Gf The Pile tin5eTs
ard filings ii the lter steerszs b tbs tlle that
tas aver1V leIallng element SEEMED o. laugh r4sir
Efforts u scum Everyone siIll seeasG iarsnt E1F
ever ca gu-rin- cur tie fire. taz wls fsrtuEafs- .
a. the work 81 getting cas- tEs boats Efs eutirs1g
neglected. aad .1=s It NE vas the result Two
lighters were 4IsuEst= lsr ther afeerz having lsfr
- azzisf II cheeEinr ths fire the eaoEies, e5Vdrd
Ike showed az ne Chinese portion q tire crew .
IaFered iHd rlt away IN iva of th= saiP's boats, .
aud t1. Chinese pazsenr-rz f1cad "a Sc rs "a tle
E1nrxag Iadder 70 Eject an escape frun tae blrulnE
ship aud Is tie Danger became more aFfgl and The .
eaances AZ escape acre u1csrrain, ile E1ngw1g
Iadde- give wy beneath The weight Of tie crushing
cru va and prsriPfflted tens q shen INTO the
NaE ensuef scene q f-fgtf, disorder and ia D.
th6uzh the sEipFs company sria tou-At tie sgrsad-
ing aamez manfaaY, bgs nothing sut ! god sap
ply a water s1uid euahEe them % beat back me
r1riug FIRE ChfaaEeu nov commenced throwing .
overheard their truasz IN h0pes liar rsir PF5peTtg
might Be thus saved blt fhz ffuaks d solle ~
stances falling apon ne Eea1s q Struggling nsu5
added q the nansser u the GrDWned ofaers sFer-
Teiwaszd Themselves Eifh mouey - thefF Ioye q
grid ezessaIng even thefr love CT ~, AID were 4
thereby borne down, Fowsriesa. iato tx sea Tie