The Hawaiian gazette., 1876-02-23
sInl.ing OF tl,r harvest Qnecn.

NEw IoRE. January l4ih.--h Is determined
beyond doubt that the Harvest Qaeen. Of the
Black Ball line. was sunk by collision in the Irish
channel. und that ber crew. numbering thirty
men. were lost II is further believed frin slate
meHss made hy sailors Of the steamer AdriaIic,
that Il vas that vessel which came in conlucI
with me Harvest Qasen. There l. no mention
Of collision on the log OF the AdriaIlc and Cap
tain Jennings explained to the agent Of the line
that The collision was 20 slight thai they did not
think il worth while 10 soy anything about IL
lie says it happened little before , O'clock on
the morning OF the 3l,t The Executive Officer
had charge Of the steamer. lie saw the ship an-
preaching 10 u zg zag course. 50 be deemed ii uu-
sale 10 Keep the Adriatie ia her direct course.
lie accordingly stopped the siram-r ringing the
bells 10 REVERSE the engine and sent below TO- me
hut the ship still kept appro ching aud the
steamer had backed - lar that the water was Just
about even with the tunnels wheu suddenly she
turned abOut. crossing bows. aud struck her
Jih-hOOm on our anchor stock. | myself was on
deck Ny tins time. and understanding that cries
FOR help had been heard from The water. ordered
the boats 10 be lowered. thinking that perhaps I
some sailors bad been at work On the ito ut the I
time Of the collision. and bad been swept over
u
happened, aud after keeping the steamer hove to I
Tor abOat three hours. without finding anything
| ordered the bells TO ung TO 20 ahead. Subse. [
qurutig ! heard some talk auiUng the men that .
Ne had sunk vessel, bat that was, Of course too
absurd 10 Oe iisteued 10. The collision was ol
no accOunt whatever A seaman gives the I'll.
lswIng version Thursday Dee Both the Adri- /
attic left Liverpool. Friday morning. when of
Moyne, the head man the lookout sighted a
vessel on the starboard tack gave the alarm and
The steamer changed her course. About ten min
utes passed and Tie lookout gave the alarm again.
Tor tue vessels were closing last upon each other
IL was starry night. moment passed and
ther the Adriatic dashed into the bow of the
stranger. The engine was reversed aud the steam
er backed 4 mile or two. The boats were lowered
and as they rOwed away the lights OF the straa-
ger sank lower iil they reached the waters edge,
aud then the hull mtsis aud all sunk out of sight
The cries Ui the drowning Inen could be distinct
y heard. aud they gave directions as they fOatei
Tor a moment as 10 the course 10 find them. No
one however, was rescued. Il would seem the
collision was not violent enough 10 disturb the
passengers aud they only knew uf il from the talk
of the crew. The Harvest Queen arrived at
Queenstown Dec. 29th FROM san Francisco, and
on the SOth sailed for Liverpool
New YoRK January l4th.-rhe painful inter
est felt in the tate Of the Harvest Qleen Is in-
creased rather than diminished by tO-day's deyel.
opments. There meeting to-day between
Mr.. Curtis OF the White Star line Capt Jen-
nings. and {. LAinsou agent 10 New York of the
Black Ball Line. Capt. Jenaiags made report
VI The collision 10 the British Yice-C0us but
not until this morning. Application 10 see the
Og OF the Adratc was refused This morning
the British Vice Consul refused to alpS Captain
jennings report tn him to be seen on the grounds
hat be had not yet had time to look over it.
NEW IoRE. January l5th.-1he circumstances
attending the loss Of the Harvest Qleeo. sul re-
mains mystery. Philip Hamilton. the lookout
Do board Of the Adriatic at the time Of the coll =
ision with the vessel supposed to be the Harvest
Queen in the Irish channel has been interviewed,
lud atirms that the steamer struck aud sunk said
'essel December 3lsr. Hamilton says he heard C
rles Tor help shortly utter the collision. aud that
be boats Of the steamer were lowered aud
search made for those in the water but no one :
vas picked up. He is supported in bis statement
y Others Of the crew Of the Adriallc