The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1872-10-23

6yst ofaeer took one beat aud picked up several
CAipsmeu. conveying them On sOard another vessel,
aud then returning 10 the scene OF this great ealan
iy; the Cap,aln. unwilling TO leave his ship while
the AinteSt hore remained Ct doing any good. re-
treated step BY STEP nom the furious re and dense
smoke, auth be rvseAra tie house on the hurricane
deek. Whenee be lcsped iate the sea. utterly eN.
hausIed, aud but Tor Capt. Williams Of the Costa
Rics, would hare pcrlshcd, The rcst Of the ofnecrs
aud ereN, eNevP, those who Nete lost. bad etee,ed
an escape by jumping overheard and swimming.
Toe lhree Earopesus Nho lest their lives were Bar.
ker, eugiueers storekcepcr Lymsrt, stecrage watch
man, aud Cook, toe second cook. The flames hSv-
ing n0p ssioed complete mastery they seemed
Intoxicated With their success. and searched with
their 6ery glarc every crvvicv aud nook Of the
sci; sho, upward through the matches, and PLAYED
about the insists aud yards uutil they gave cut
speh urid slare that the moon palvd before their
6eSy ssrength, making
"rhs nce Il Heaven - bright
nat eiciS sight sag. ard thiak IL we're Ne, uisA,
Boats continued 70 pull around this burning mass
in hopes Ct picking up some struggling being who
might DC still alivc in the water; and soon afer
midnight an attempt was made to sink her ey firing
several shot from howtzer the effect being, how.
ever. that tbs shot tell from her ponderous sides As
pistol shot fr0n stone WALL and the attempt was
relinQuiShed About A. NJ the mizzen.mast tot.
tered aud fell. being followed BY the FORK. mast
Sne Afterwards BY the main. The walking beam
usxt gave way, ard IS it fell the wheels gave
hslf revelation like the last throcs Of dying man;
the smoSe-staek >ttu stood out prominently, being
heated 70 org6, nd, To those who approached
the pteous noises sud cries OF the cattle aud
pigs, some Of whom being on the weather side me,
slow aud horrible death, being literally roasted
alive NJ explosion took Plsey, the cartridges max
j-S rvports like crackers; and though the magazine
gsd not bDen flooded, ard an explosion therefore
JpPreltpdtd. uoee happened. and next day the
reg- tur .ree uobe America wcrc Jewcd
oyrg 90 Nsu1gsua ia'ugh not Nithou, fonlipg two
or three ships.l whSrv she WAS beached. Atvphoou
coming on IN ths afternoon the IRE soon became
altogether exiuguiShed, as she had burnt down al
most TO the waters edge.
An inquiry has been held. the Judgment being de-
livered to-day, ID being he opinion OF the Board
that the lameutable occurrence was caused fgssi,-
torsaily by persons eouspjriu to rob the ship
aud passengers, or iron feelings Of revenge, aud
wss The result OF accident It also rejects upon
the eusiuevr's department for want Of preparation
and great tardiuess GA the occasion; aud it is uu-
doub,edy true that had there been sufficient steam
in the d0nkey-engiue to work the pumps for the
supply OF i've sets OF hose the IRE when i-st dis
covered could have been extinguished. The first
stated under examination that il would
have been more difficult, require constant blowing
Oh and be ineouveuient 70 al on board and expeu-
siye to the Company 10 keep more than Il Jos. OF
steam in the donkey boiler-the only resource for
steam power in portland which is totally made.
luate to work the pumps in case Of IRE with less
than . 80 lbs, beng the pressure required to
supply i've sets Of hose. There were thirtY-ihIee
sets Of hose in the ship and when at sea they can
all De supplied by the main boilers. They could
also at sea have injected steam into the hold to
smother the hge Il IS also clear that, everyone
being cnrUssed With the wish TO cheek the IRE and
save property the boats were entirely neglected BY
both the captain and second officer, whose station
vas on the main deck At the boats, and great loss Of
life vas tlus caused. The Chiu.s Guild have
p s>ed vote Of c,sure isr tle ap.lrl-t -ligeuce
'n the part OF The officers IT, u,--e-la TO afford
their eouutrymen some better meaH> OF cScape