The Hawaiian gazette., 1879-01-29
Adrift In N storul.

Iron the oswesO N, " Palladium, Nov. 81
Captain John Walters, of the schooner Sea-
bird, arrived here Sunday last from Trenton.
with twenty-five other vessels had been lying in
McDouald's Cove, riding storm. Upon reach
ing this point Captain Walters learned OF the
finding Of the yawl of the schooner Julia. con-
tanning the body OF Moses Dulmage, sailor. on
the beach at Stony Point, on Sunday morning,
The statement of this cruel fatally as gather
ed by Captain Walters Is as follows Thursday
night. October 3lst ten vessels, among which
were the julia. Olivia and Ariadne, lay At South
Bay Point, the Julia and Olivia lying near TO
each other. About seven P. NJ Dulmage asked
permission of the Captain OF the Julia to take
the yswl u nd go over to the Olivia 70 visit some
friends The Captain gave his consent aud
Dulmage went He staid on the Olivia nil be-
tween ten aud eleven P N, when he proposed TO
go back. The wind, which was out of the north
west, had stitfened and was blowing gale, with
big sea running. The Captain of the Olivia
said he told Dulmage he had better stay ul night
but the latter said he afraid the Captain
might want to go out before morning, or would
want the yawl for something. and he started
back The crew of the Olivia watched him, and.
seeing that he was goirg 10 eeward, shouted to
him TO bead her up to windward. They heard
Dulmage call 10 the Julia TO throw him u line,
which was done, but he tailed 10 get it and DRIFT
ed past the j ulia and came alongside and pretty
close to the Ariadne. which lay astern of the
other two. As he came alongside he called to
the Ariadnes crew to lower the boat and come
after him, for he was going out into the lake.
The Captain of Ariadne heard him and thought
somebody was shouting about his vessel and that
she might be dragging her anchors. He ran for
ward, saw the boat with man 10 it and called
| up his crew. They lowered their yawl at once
the sea partly filled her and the Captain told
| them it was no use, they would all be lost, aud
the attempt was abandoned. Dulmage was rapid
| " driven on before the maddened and hungry
sea- and cried out to another vessel which he
passed TO save him. but no further effort was
made and be dritej out OF sight crying for halp.
| Long after be was lost to view in the darkness
his distressing cries pierced the gale with piteous
appeals Tor help. Sunday morning Mr. Smith light
keeper al Stony Point, found the boat ashore just
south of the lighthouse. with dead aud bruised
body in it. OF the awful circumstances under
which the poor fellow died, who he was or how
lost be hud no knowledge. The body lay on its
| face. with the head toward the bow. The legs
were lashed TO the seat and thwarts with the
| painter. The oar was found on the beach, about
| i've rods further south, from all OF which Mr.
Smith concluded that the man must have been
alive and was steering the yaw when he went
ashore, and that he died almost Immediately
from exhaustion and reaction. He also thinks
that he came ashore Friday morning, judging
from the appearance OF the hood-wo AID debris
along the shore at that place. The storm did
not abate until Sunday, and it is not strange that
the boat and Its awful freight should not have
been discovered sooner From South Bay Point
to Stony Point is forty miles, and this terrible
voyage young Dulmage made 10 that tempestu-
GUS night in the face of almost certain ueath.
The horrors Of that night cannot be painted.
The annals of lake navigation show nothing
more thrilling or pathetic.