The Hawaiian gazette., 1878-03-13

Loss OF THE PILOT BOAT FANNY.-This fine
little craft, which purchased in San Francisco
by W. II. Reid Esq, for the Hilo coastiDg trade,
was wrecked at Punaluu, Kau, Hawaii, on Satur-
day, March 2nd. She was 40 tons burden, and had
served for many years in the pilot feet at the port
of San Francisco. She cost $4,000, but we do not
know whether she was insured or not. Captain
Willfong, who was at Punaluu at the time of the
disaster, gives the following particulars. From
another source We learn that her loss owing to
her having been anchored too far to the leeward
aud TO mismauagement of her officers and crew.
who might have saved the vessel had they paved
out ehain or slipped the cable and gone sea, the
wind being moderate at the time the accident oe-
CURED. Capt. Willtong says: "About 1880 a. m
Saturday. March End, l saw the schooneI's main
sail set, aud supposed she had discharged and was
leaving. l soon perceived that she was dragging
her anchor She was then a good distance off
shore. As she neared the shore, l saw the men
heaving rapidly at the windlass and the faster and
harder they worked, the faster the schooner came
IN toward the shore had good view of every
thing, and waived my handkerchief to them to slip
their chain and make sail and run the schooner off
shore. They paid attention to me, until the
first breaker struck the vessel then they hoisted
all their head sails, and paid out chain as fast as
ihey could. The vessel struggled hard for her life,
with all sails full and would have bore away If
they could have paid out chain fast enough. The
breakers were not continuous very far out and ten
minutes interviewed between the heavy breakers
rolling in, giving ample time for the vessel to get
under way If the chain had been clear. and not
fast at the wiudass. The rollers again struck her
and put the vessel brOadside on The smooth Pahoe-
hoe rocks. saw her keel when the sea passed by
IL was then IL noon precisely The next sea came
and hove the schooner broadside against the rocks
which crushed in her starbOard side, and she went
to pieces at once. The men remained by the vessel
until her side was crushed in; then, like many
seals. diyed under the breakers and came on shore
One woman and the acting captain very much
exhausted when they reached the shore, but soon
rallied. At 10 minutes past ~ many pieces of the
wreck had reached the beach. The schooner's
nasis, spars and sails, being fast to the rigging,
ware caught among the rocks What lumber re-
NAMED on board was all safely hauled up on the
beach. No lives were lost. The schooner's clock
was still running after drifting shore on some
fragments OF lockers AT O'clock the beach was
covered with wreckage. then left Mr.. Lee, our
storekeeper, and twelve men to guard the wreck,
and save the Sails rigging and masts as soon as the
sea subsidized, and then left for home. The wind
was not very strong when the vessel began to drag
hut increased to gale by oclodk. / sent my
whale boat out, but, unfortunately, not in time TO
do any good. The schooner captains all persist in
anchoring too far to leeward, and in deep water.
Captain Nika is the only who anchors in the
right place, and have never heard of him having
the SLIGHTEST trOuhlp ~