The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1877-10-27
MEMORANDA.

REPORT AND Loss OF BARK THREE BROTHERS OF NEW
BEDFoRD.-saned from Honolulu for the Arctic Ocean March
rs, 1877; passed Fox Islands April II, and made the ice on
June 10 cruised along and among the ice in Behring Sea, with
out success. Passed Behring Straits June %; took 500 bbls
made $50 bbls oil and 1900 lbs bone.
Sept I ship was closed in the PacA ice in foggy weather, and
whfe trying TO work in shore 10 q safe position was pressed
between large foes in Ct fathoms water to the eastward of
IOth, when AFTER consulting my officers we decided could see
no chance Of saving the ship. and were compelled to abandon
We hauled our boats across the ice and took what provisions
We could and a bag Of clothing for each man, and made the
bark Pacific. Capt Smithers, Mount WolIaston, Capt Barker,
waiting for Us, viewing our chance as hopeless to save our
ship,-and l would here acknowledge thanks for the kindness
and hospitality shown US by them, and also to Capt keenan,
Of bark A W Farusworth and Capt Campbell Of bark Norman,
and crew. accepted the invitation of a passage down in the
w n Allen, and would again add heartfelt thanks to Capt
Gilley for his generous hospitality.
the ships getting into BehriDg Straits early in May and others
doing well, and the others became involved in the ice in Ben
heads in The ice r in The latter place, but only bly, a few 1TU were e taken taken
on account Of foggy weather and the prevalent winds being ad-
finally most Of the feet passed into the Arctic Ocean ahead of
whales in foggy weather.
Late Master bk Three Brothers
CAPT HANBLIS Of the whaIeship Milton, which arrived to-
day, reports that his ship sprang aleak in the Arctic by CON-
ing in contact with a piece Of ice, which struck her about six
ship leaking 10000 strokes in "a hours. Sept 20, after getting
clear OF the ice succeeded IN partially stopping the leak.
Passed through Fifty passage Oct 6. Reports ship Roman,
stove on bluR of bow, about the water line, and put back to
Point Barrow 10 repair.
REPORT OF scHR HALEAKALA, b B HAMPSTEAD, MASTER.
-Len San Francisco Oct 7 with light winds from the south
west; lay 20 hours outside the bar in a calm, next two days
fresh bree1es from the northwest; next six days light battling
winds from all points Of the compass, next six days light winds
from northeast to southeast; last three days stormy winds
from east Oct % at 9 a m made the Island of Molokai bear
ing south distance 20 miles Arrived in port at 4 p m.
REPORT OF HAw WI BRIG w II ALLEN, G GILLEY, MAS
TEE.0saned from Honolulu April 2lst, and arrived at Fox ISL
land May 10th. 10 days passage From that date TO June 22d
sruised in the ice for whales, and on the oath passed Cape
East. July 5th, while becalmed between Cape East and Cape
Prince Of Wales. three canoes approached the vessel, for the
purpose Of obtaining liquor, but were refused, on account of
their being drunk, in consequence thereof a row ensued on
board, and We were compelled to drive them Off as soon as pos
sibIe, resulting in killing one Of the crew (Hawaiian) and wound
ing two. From that time TO the 3Ist cruising for walrus and
trading; found plenty Of ice and scarcity of whales on the east
shore. CTuised OF Point Barrow and to the east as far as Re.
turn Reef until September, started for the south; pass through
good deal Of young ice and also harder ones further south. on
the lsth pass through Cape East, and on Oct 9th went through
Onimack straIt, thence to port had variable weather.