The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1875-11-24
HAWAIIANGAZETTE
AN INpErENnENr JOURNAL,
DEVOTED TO HAWAIIAN PROGRESS.
An Appalling Disaster.
STEAMSHIP PACIFIC LOST AT SEA.
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Aboat Aalf,pass two eIeloek on Mooasy si9ee
nccr. \eE. Ssh, private 3esPateAss uers rseslVed
annoeecieg that the STEAMER Pashe, Of 6oodsll
Nslso1 ( PsEkias steamship Ijee. vas los,
SO. sfterEari The MsrcAa1s's ExeAaAgS> ~
esiyed ihs ioll2sipg teles5am
Poxr ToWNSsND. N0vs,nbsr SlA--fhe Shlr
Nssse.ssr. arrived frou, San Fraoeiseo. reports
tie sosal loss Of The steamer Psei6e. tossy rails'
soulk q Care Flagtery % TIE 4th inst The
Messenger rescued one passenger.
Thss despatch vas AZ eoes posted on the bale
,is board q the Exchange. ard al Ihe newspaper
cScss. The news q the disaster spread rapidly
Al lhose interested a. e1ee rushed - the nsNs
eeslres. 70 Ob,aia al possible ietorulatioD, 4
b--s usubsr wet 70 the oacs q GOoGsll. Mel
sca 1 Perkins % aScertaiu particulars. The
agents however. ec1d give nothias further thar
ID already been reserved al The Merchant:
Exrhsuse.
rslsgrarrs were rsesiveG last srenieg. contain
irs trisS statement q The rescssi passenger
h L. jelly, Who states that the steamer Pacific
lea Victoria ~ 9 a n % the 4th- The saue
eveniBg heavy soatbsast gale vas e0eoaatered
forty u,iles soala q Cape Flaitsry. sad about
p u the vessel foagisre3. tie got into boat
Nth 0=s oshsss, BAT il Eas quickly s@AnPed
he zhsrwsfd succeeded IN getting On the plot
b5ese. Or Pises thseeoi, 90 which be 6oalei al
A. n Saturday, two days amer gAs wreck wheu
Be- as picked up by he ship Messenger \
fellow passeBser was Eith hin 90 the pilot-boHss
bat disd ceri1g the tight from exposure. Jelly
i - exhausted zad wsAk that uolhtay lHssheg
car be got rron hin a. pCessnt.
Heavy Jelly. The sprviyss. IS al Victoria, uEde'
The care % : Surgeon 0f the Army. He Is badly
5ssised ard mreh exhausted. EHosts have been
1aGs 70 get trora him detailed account Of The
6is4sts- Sat. owiu-, 70 his coalition. he has no;
been able TO give the facts as frliy as was TO os
desired Last eye1iug. however. De vas vel
sn0ogh % make s=0C1 s.zteaeat, IN the pres,
sucs e the America Co1sag and others liz
says he Pacific aus steamiug 4l0ag 10 i strong
sozshesSt gsls Al ntHe o'clock % Tharsday even
ing- Most u ghe passengers had retired. Hs
vas 10 Is berth. s1i heard Tremendous crash
Jucp,ng Ct, and rushiug 90 deck as socn a.
possIoie. be VAS ted that the steamer had ossu
straek fsrwari oy another vessel The f0rcs Of
the eoeeasSioa VAS - great that the Paci6c
seemed "a be split 10 two
ne Paste 5sgsisei a51at about an hour az
ter the eolGsicu Blue lights wsre set 81. bat
il does r0l sppear that any help cane. All the
boats we're ggt cat. bat the cCJidi5g vessel seems
to have passed them. rendering 20 assistance
Nearly al The wous1 about tssnty) were Pot
II crs Of the boats. bat the smoke stack tell upou
il. sEanpiug il. ssi throWiug sh the occupants
i1to The zaLsr. Jelly thinks al hznis ought 10
have been saved, With proper management. as the
sea was not heavy. Il oeirg clear uight.1ith on
a moderate breeze blessing.
A complete manifest OF the cargo has not yet
been received Size s known 70 have had 90
bodrd hops, oats, hides, bolt-stayes a1d other
merchandise. As she vas The regular steamer
o. ~hlch shippers irum Victoria sent large
snOauts Of treasure, il Is Supposed she had %
board upward Of S6l0OO 10 treasure consigned %
the Bank Q, British Col1mbis and Wells, Fargo
i 60.
The vessel Vas valued st upward Of 10000,
bet vas ouly Insured foc S4I 500.
Frun experienced Captains on the Northern
CcaSt Al 4kI reporter learned that, eysa Il the
boats we're aazehsG. the probabilities are that
they Eere s~suped IN the heavy sea, and sll il
then Esss lost.
This Is the third steamer lost on the Northern
Coast The loss or life on the Nertbsner and
the Brother JO5u4th4u vas yecy heavy bat not
50 great Is that b. the foG1deriog Of the Pacific.
Tie steamship Pacific 6rst arrived Al this port
ou JAY q. 1851. IN charge OF Captain Bdiey,
and eo0tiuged running 10 San Juan del Sur until
1857, 81 which tine she S1s placsd 90 the north
eru coast routes, rgnuiug II times 70 Columbia
River and Victoria subsequently On the sogih-
era coast roGts- Ia 1859 Es fad her il HollA-
day i Beszhzms he, running TO Portland in
1872 II possessiou Of The Paei6c Nail Company,
ca the coast roGses, il whose possession she re-
u1iusd until last February. shsa she vas pur-
chased By G0otzH NslSoo i Perkins, sud coz
uausd il their possession ever since She vas
zlu0st rsogilt By them sftss the purchase, about
$4,000 being expended % her. and shoIt
tine since vas n dock, where she vas eI-
ahmed and fognd 70 Be sound and sta1neh
a. lev bGat- She vas vel PEoEid-
81 With boats and life presesTers. She vas
built II NsE York II 1851, By William H.
BcuEu Vas siis-Eheel boat. and has alEsys
been considered safe s1i comfortable passenger
boat She vas 773 feet log. 81 feet beam. II
fest depth. azi SI6 tons register.
Captain JET HoEsil, her commander. has been
eight O. ui1s years CO this Coast. first IS Third
OEeer II the Paerfe Mail Company; then il
HolLaday / BEsnh4n's employ, making several
trips 10 HoaollI1. and then for time il the Pc
Iican. running TO Earska. He made trip or so
ou the Sogtkeru route. and vas appointed lev
ncuits since 70 the command Of the Pacific. He
vas 1 popqIzr commander. an experienced sea
nlu- and oue fully capable tor his position He
vas thirt!-ivs years age, graiGats OF the
NaEzl Academy AZ Annapolis, and nephew Of
JET Davis. Of the Southern Co1fstsraeT.
Tie nate, AeDoa9ugh, Eas formerly Master
Of the steamer Montana, running to Maueo, sad
sf1es Mate Of the EastpoCt-