Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1881-04-23
Supplement to the Saturday Press, April 23rd, 1881.

of the 18th of January a heavy squat OF wind and
rain struck the chip | heard the first officer give
the order TO clew down the top-gallant sails the
S~"y IN few beard R hs s orsr
10 haul the mainsail up and tack ship knew by
the order that something wrong, and i'm
mcdiately jumped out of my berth and went ON
deck Al that moment the vessel struck the bot
tom l looked at the compass and found
her heading ). 4; ! immediately hauled
everything hard aback andtried to back
her OF, but without success We lay just
clearof the breakers and working broadside
on. The weather was 80 thick and the night
dark that we could land A few minutes
later we were brondside 10 the breakers. The
ship commenced striking heavily. and the false
keel coming up alongside, started the pumps but
found no water In the hold. At . A. NJ. the hold
was full of water and the bottom of the vessel was
stove ill., We got the port boat down and clear of
the vessel and had the immigrants all in the cabin.
We were then obliged to cut away the masts for
fear of the bark going to pieces before daylight.
All hands were cool and worked hard To save pro-
visions, but were not successful in saving much,
rs the greater part was slowed in the lower hold
and was under water The ship was pounding and
thrashing about with fearful violence. II must
have been high tide when the bark struck, and
the tide went out the breakers were continually
breaking deck amidships. IL was not possible
TO stand without holding ON hard When daylight
broke the weather cleared n little and we found
on the reef on the southwest end of the island
of Tarown about one and u half miles from land.
One ships length to the north smooth water
and two ships lengths toward the south would
have cleared us of the reef
We succeeded in getting the starboard boat down
and the gig off the forward house without staving
them. Hauled the boats under the starboard
counter II being the least exposed tn the breakers,
the vessel being listed seaward. We got inn
migrants into the boats without accident. Six of
the best of the men kept on board to assist III
saving provisions The crew, with the second
officer and III. j. Moore. our interpreter, work
ing the boats and after several unsucces sfu at
tempts we succeeded in getting the boats clear of
the wreck and landing immigrants three
fourths of mile from the beach, it being low tide
mt the time. The boats made several trips to and
froin the wreck during the day, each time saving
something. Ii was raining and blowing fresh dur
ing the day. just before dark and during vio-
lent squall of wind and rain. the boats left the
wreck and with heavy hearts made way
the shore and nade ourselves as comfortable
circumstances would permit. 1t was raining and
blowing and everything WAS saturated with water.
January 18th ut daylight the boats started for
the wreck and succeeded in saving few barrels of
meat We found that the natives had been
board ut low tide and carried off everything that
portable that had not been washed away. The
breakers We're so heavy that the boats were obliged
to leave the wreck and return to the shore.
january Both. Weather rainy and sqnaliy. The
boats started for the wreck, but could not get
board the breakers were so heavy.
January 3lst. II was impossible to board the
wreck wind blowing hard from the NV. At
sionary Hama arrived: At 3 p. NJ. the wind was
blowing hard from S.W. The beach strewn
with portions of the wreck. At 4 +. NJ author
lied my first officer to sell the wreck of the bark
HaraH at public auction rs she lay the reef for
the benefit of whom 1t may concern. The wreck
was knocked down to Captain Randolf for the SUM
of S:}5, he being the highest bidder.
February 18th bought large boat from Cap
tain Randolf and on the 1+th started her for the
island of Jaluit in charge of the second officer and
four seamen i'll hopes TO intercept the Storm Bird.
He arrived at Jaluit the 9th and delivered my
letter TO our commercial agent and one 10 Captain
rerney. and the 18th the Storm Bi,ri started TO
our relief. reaching March 4th.
March 9TH transferred the immigrants to the
Storm Bird and sold out what provisions | had
left then we all embarked on board of the Storm
Bird.
March It'll. on board brigantne Storm Bird
Engaged six immigrants this morning and then
the captain had his anchor weighed and started for
Apaiang, arriving the same evening. We engaged
four immigrants at this island. On the 10th
started for Jaluit and arrived the 18TH We
filled water tanks and on the 18th started for
Honolulu with seventy immigrants all told, cap
tain, officers and crew of the wrecked bark HdcuH,
Rev. Kapu, Hawaiian missionary from Tapi-
teuea, and Mr.. II. j. Moore, our interpreter.
passengers. The first twelve days we had fresh
trades and rainy weather, then light variable
winds made the islands of Niihau and Kauai
April l7lh and had light east winds thence to
Honolulu, where arrived April 10th.
BENZ. WHITNEY, late Master bark HaIrdi.
Official Renort of the Cruise of the