Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1881-04-23

of the 18th of January heavy squall of wind and
rain struck the ship. l heard the first officer give
other light sails having been previously slowed
away. In few minutes heard him give the order
TO haul the mainsail up and tack ship knew by
mediately jumped out of my berth and went on
deck. At that moment the vessel struck the bot
tom. looked at the compass and found
everything hard aback andtried to back
her off, but without success We lay just
cear9f the breaLers ana working bro road.
dark that could see no land few minutes
later we're broadside on to the breakers The
| ship commenced striking heavily, and the false
found no water in the hold. At "A. M. the hold
full of water, and the bottom of the vessel was
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 we're cool and worked hard to save pro-
| visions, but were not successful in saving much,
as the greater part was slowed in the lower hold
and was under water. The ship was pounding and
| thrashng about with fearful violence. 1t must
have been high tide when the bark struck, and as
the tide went out the breakers were continually
breaking on deck amidships.. 1t was not possible
| to stand without holding on hard. When daylight
broke the weather cleared little and we found we
were on the reef the southwest end OF the island
of Tarowa about and half miles from land.
| One ships length to the north was smooth water
and two ships lengths toward the south would
have cleared us of the reef.
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and the gig off the forward house without staving
them. Hauled the boats under the starboard
counter it being the least exposed to the breakers
the vessel being listed seward 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 II. j. Moore. our interpreter were work
ing the boats, and after several unsuccessful at
tempts succeeded in getting the boats clear of
the wreck, and landing our immigrants three rec
Mt the time. The boats made several trips to and
from the wreck during the day, each time saving
something. 1t raining and blowing fresh dur
ing the day. just before dark and during u vio-
lent squall of wind and rain. the boats left the
wreck and with heavy hearts we made our way to
the shore and made ourselves comfortable as
circumstances would permit. 1t was raining and
blowing and everything was saturated with water.
January 18th at daylight the boats started for
the wreck and succeeded in saving few barrels OF
meat. We found that the natives had been on
board ut low tide and carried off everything that
was portable that had not been washed away. The
breakers 80 heavy that the boats were obliged
to leave the wreck and return to the shore.
January Both Weather rainy and sqnaliy. me
boats started for the wreck but could not get on
board the breakers were so heavy.
january 3lst. II was impossible to board the
wreck wind blowing hard from the NV. At
! P. NJ. Captain Randoif, of Apnians, and the mis-
blowing hard from S.W. The beach was strewn
T with portions of the wreck. At 4 +. NJ. author
lied my first officer to sell the wreck of the bark
Harai at public auction as she lay on the reef. for
: the benefit of whom it may concern. The wreck
was knocked down to Captain Randolf for the sum
of S35. he being the highest bidder.
February 18th bought a large boat from Cap
tain Randolf and on the 14th started her for the
island of Jalut in charge of the second officer and
four searnen in hopes to intercept the Storm Bird
He arrived ut Jaluit the 9th and delivered my
letter to our commercial agent and one to Captain
rierney. and the 18th the Sto, Bird started to
our relief reaching us 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 brigantine Storm Bird
!. Engaged six immigrants this morning a"" "
I the captain had his anchor "'~
D Apaiang, arriving the ~
four immigrants at u
started for Jaluit and
$ filed our water tanks an
: Honolulu with seventy
tain officers and crew of
Y Rev. Kapu, Hawaiian
. teuea and Mr., II. j. N