The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1881-04-27

keel coming up alongside, started the pumps, but
found no water III the hold. At A. NJ the hold
was full of water and the bottom of the vessel was
stove IN. We got the port boat down and clear of
the vessel and had the immigrants all in the cabin
We We're then obliged to cut away the masis for
fear OF the bark going 20 pieces before daylight.
All hands were cool and worked hard to save pro-
visions, but were not successful in saving much
As the greater part was slowed III the lower mold
and was under water. The ship was pounding and
thrashlng about with fearful violence. Ii must
have been high tide when the bark struck and as
the tide went out the breakers were continually
breaking on deck amidships. Ii was not possible
to stand without holding on hard. When DAYLIGHT
broke tie weather cleared little and We found We
were the reef on the southwest end Of the island
OF Iarowa, about one and a half miles from land.
one ships length 70 the north was 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 q" of the forward house without stayiug
them. Hauled the boats under the starboard
counter It being the least exposed 10 the breakers
the vessel being listed seward. We got our i'm
migrants into the boats without accident SIX of
the best OF the men kept on board to assist IN
saving provisions The crew. with the second
officer and II. j. Moore, our interpreter, were work
M The boats, and after several unsuccessful al
temTts We succeeded ia getting the boats clear of
the wreck, and landing cur immigrants three
iuurths of mile from the beach, 1t being low tide
at the time. The boats made several trips TO and
from the wreck during the day. each time saving
something. IL was raining and blowing fresh dur
ing the cay. just before dark and during a NO
lent sguall Of wind and rain. the boats left the
week and with heavy hearts We made our way TO
the shore and made ourselves as comfortable as
circumstances would permit. 1t was raining and
blowing and every thing 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 at low tide and carried of erytEiug that
WAS portable that had not been washed away. The
breakers were 50 heavy that the boats were obliged
10 leave the wreck and return to the shore.
January 3JtG. Weather rainy and sqgally. The
bolts started tor the wreck but could not get on
board. the breakers were SO heavy.
January @lst. 1t wis impossible to board the
wreck: wind blowing hard from the NV. At .
p NJ. Captain Raudoif, Of Apaiang, and the mis-
-iouary Hama arrived. At 3 p. Il. the wind was
blowing hard from S.W. The beach was strewu
with portions Of the wreck AZ 7. n. / author
izd my first officer sell the wreck Of the bark
HG0Ui at public auction 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 so. he being the hi shest bidder.
February l2th bought a large boat from Cap
tain Rgndof, and on the l4:h started her for the
island OF JIluIt in charge of the second officer and
four ssamen, IN hopes TO intercept the Storm Bird.
He arrived AT JaiuIt on the 2tth and delivered my
letter to our commercial agent and one to Captain
lIrrney. and ON the 18th The Storm Bird started to
our relief, reaching us March 4th.
March jth tTiIIsterred the immigrants TO the
Storm B5rd and sold out what provisions | had
left then We all embarked on board Of the Storm
Bird.
March 7th, on board brgantine Storm Bird
Engaged SEX immigrants this morning and then
the captain had lis anchor weighed and started for
Apliang. arriving the sIuc evening. We engaged
four immigrants at this island. On the lnIh
started for JaluIt and arrived on the 18th. We
filed our water tanks and ON the 18th started for
Honolulu with seventy immigrants all told, cap
tam, officers and crew OF the wrecked bark Ha,e1i,
Rev. kHpu, Hawaiian missionary from laIi-
teuea. and Mr.. Il. J. Moore, our interpreter, as
passengers Tie first twelve days We had fresh
trades and rainy weather, then light variable
winds: made the islands Of NIhau and Kauai
April I1th and had hight east winds thence to
Honolulu where We arrived APRIL 10Th.
BENJ. WHITNEY, late Master bark H1rrHii.