The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1882-04-01

to attend to for further entries TO be made. The
captains memo. book which contained daily
notes TO assist the mate in writing mp the log
was literally blown to pieces. the stiff backs been
torn, as if they had been tissue paper. The
following terse account of what happened is
taken from the record made 10y Captain Halliday
himself in the book in which he kept his notes
Of his subsequent voyage TO these islands.
At 40 pm, ship exploded bursting up
everything. Clewed mp and backed mBinyard.
put two lifeboats into the water with provisions.
which lay by the ship all night. At . am
March 3rd) took in boats, made sail 10 try and
take the ship As far as possible towards the
Sandwich Islands. About IL am. fire was seen
issuing from pump-well, got boats out and pro-
vlsioned. About noon ship getting very hot with
volumes of smoke from after hatch and main
hatch: got all hands into boats q boats) and
got 10 windward of ship, about l pm. Could
soon see fire issuing from ship about pump-well
and after hatch. Three quarters Of an hour
after getting all into the boats, the mainmast
went over the side large dame from the main
hatch right aft to stern. About 1 pm, mizen-
mast went by the board. ship paved of before
the wind enveloped in flames. Made sail on
boats for the sandwich ISLANDS, giving all boats
| orders to follow and keep close.
OF the boats i'll which this adventurous vuy-
age was commenced, two were life boats Of 20
feet keel. These were commanded by Captain
Halliday and the first mate. The other boats
were somewhat smaller the second mate had
charge of one, and the boatswain OF the other.
The following is the captains own record of the
voyage to Hawaii
March 5th.-Could not see mates boat at
daylight. At noon no appearance of mates
boat. 2nd mates boat and boatswain in COM
pany. Latitude - 81 N, longitude 121' 40 W.
Strong trades. This boat being deep, shipped
lots of water all night. March 10th. at daylight
took two hands from boatswain's boat. Put the
remainder and provisions into second mates
boat, there being no one capable, nor any means,
of navigating her should she part company.
Noon, latitude II "a N, longitude 1913 3 W,
distance 80 miles. Before dark, reefed both
boats sails. Wind strong. Daylight of March
9TH, strong breeze and rough sea for boats.
Noon, latitude IA 80 Y longitude by account
125' 5 w. Strong trades and high sea, boats
making rough weather. Sth March, latitude at
noon Is 10 N, longitude l26. AZ w. distance
116 miles. Kept showing lights to keep COM
pany. Strong breeze and much sea. towards day
light moderate. March 9th. Fine breeze with
fair weather, sea smoother. Noon, latitude 10.
81 N, longitude 12S' 10 W., distance run 10
miles. March 10th. Breeze fresh during night
with breaking sea which went down "A little
towards daylight. Latitude at noon -. 80 N.
longitude by account 1908 w, distance about
los miles. Wind moderate and sky cloudy S
pm, fresh breeze with increasing sea. Mid
night, wind higher, sea smoother. March 18th.
Have given and compared latitude and longitude
with second mate daily. Noon, latitude 1920
N, longitude 1872 56 W. distance, 1875 miles.
About 10 or 16 miles of this distance belongs to
yesterday, as | did not get a sight for my
chronometer 6 pm, fine weather, nice breezy
and clear, the pleasantest day since WI left the
ship. March 18th. Latitude at noon, 16. 81 N. |
longitude 1874 09 w. Boats crew, self included,
number II, second mates boat, 9 all of whom
l am glad to see looking so well. / hope in God
that they will continue so, and that we may be sue
cessful in our undertaking. Midnight, moderate
and cloudy, fresh breeze and shipping sufficient
water to make it unpleasant. 13th-Distance,
112 miles, fresh trades, ordered second mate to
enlarge his sail-we have been detained n good
deal waiting on him. now he can pass us;
strong trades, nasty cross sea. 14th-Distance,
81 nnTla ~ sr&a-- d Il a.
trades with rain squalls. 16th-Distance 92
miles wind hauled to E., and set the sails as
square sails. 17th-Distance, 124 miles. 18th
Distance, 134 miles. 19th-At 5 am, lost sight
of second mate in a squall; showed a light when
he answered it astern distance run, 100 miles ;
altered course to w q S. 20th-Calm, put out
oars went alongside the other boat, and all
hands got Ill her stern, bringing the bow out of
the water to stop a leak in the ~forefoot dis
lance, 40 miles caught a turtle, bat found could
make no use of it pulling with oars we find Il
very laborious work in the hot sun. 21st--
Light breeze, distance, 50 miles we are 300
Jnilasg ts1eD 1Halte 1rJ'afT5t STIR as gp4s-. distance
neaEly an inch long, are gf0tinS on
heir bottoms. 23rd-StrOng trades distance,
lis miles. From Hilo, by chrouometer, 112
Midnight, clouds banking up to SW.;
reefed sails. 24th-At 4 am, wind veered to
SW., sea rising, showers of rain 6 am, with
much trouble the End mates boat is still III COM
Dany, weather being very dark, raining con-
At d~ayhreak could see the land ahead
Dy $50 am, found ourselves close in with the
and, but it was so much enveloped in rain and
could not make it out. Wind and sea in
,reasing from southwark right along the land, ran
both boats before it. Expected to be southwark
If Byron's Bay. Ran all day up to noon before
fresh gale With a very heavy sea for boats.
Found we must have made the land about Lau-
to leeward of Byron's Bay. Tried to
and in a valley, but found on going close there
vas too much surf. Ran both boats before a
resh gale and avery high sea all afternoon.
Passed several schooners lying to an anchor
the land at different places. but too much
sea for going alongside, could see ut different
places people waving to us on shore, and SEEM
ngly pointing northward, meaning l suppose to
20 round north end of island, to leeward, which
was trying to obtain. About > pm, wind
going down a little, sea smoother, as we neared
Cpolou Point, where we saw a schooner lying 10
anchor. I told the second mate to make for the
schooner, thinking 1 would obtain information
where to land, everyone being very tired and J.
both boats having shipped a fair quantity
IF water all day. Wind falling away to calm,
hen into westward; water smooth, lowered both
boots sails and put oars out. Got alongside OF
schooner about 4 pm. Captain said he would
us all on board only he was bound up the
coast to load. But after showing him the chart
be told me that by pulling further round to
southwestward of the island about , or 6 miles /
would get the S. $. Likelike and that she would
sail tomorrow for Honolulu. This was most
welcome news to all. Doublebanked 4 oars i'm
one boat and five in the other to get in sight of
the steamer before dark. About 7.30 pm, got
alongside of steamer. After telling captain what
we were, he very soon had Us all out and boats
hoisted up. The steamboat had just cast of her
TO 90 further down the coast to Hawai-
haze Bay. This is where l told the mate and
second mate to make for. if We parted company.
Capt. King and his officers gave US all every
attention that could possibly be given to US.
certainly were most thankful that we had
been so successful as to get on board on any
vessel. Thank God, every one is in good health
and I am glad to say look well. Our food was
one biscuit each night andamorning, with n six
pound tin of beef or soup and b%ouilli, making
the same do ~ days among II men with about
3 parts of a pint of water in morning with same
at night, and about H-pint at noon, in all about
one quart daily. | never was asked for water.
only on one or two occasions, but thirst was be-
ginning to tell on us all the last 4 or ) days.
mo word of mates boat In Kawaihae Bay.
[ hope he has been picked up by some vessel, as
expected him TO get here before me, having to
wait on the second mates boat so much for the
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