The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1882-02-18

The actual shipwrecks which occurred throughout the
ne u property .cst wa 81. fJ0OoJOJJ. u whiehG Great Brit
the ps-viau- wear ts.rr 49, ~ ir-r.,.- Ina Wre-ks 81 $50
anI an iH.rrH-- II about #I9nl1"p iu the value q prop
for salsz aaa storms aud Il the Ia-s Of ,rs-aIs Or large
st-sa.shIp di-l-.ssT fa u & = vPsT Rle.a ..t.l o. n r.. q
EEign ~ sere British j. American, q French. danish
3 GeraaH 3 Dat-h,f sE-.l.l. 3 spanish. ? Belgian. !
Er-Ahau Chilean each Mexican. Chinese. Austrian.
E,rNseiAn, ahl uIAL'
a. -501 i,H-. - Which iSi1g' were EHt-H- Niaety
pI1-isn. PIN go = 80 - Law. been loaded with
grain. ~ with coal. N with iron. ? with copper orr. Petro-
hum PruvlsiI1s, wool and sugar The total loss 81 ht-
October. Inc s''l'''' '-' 'H one 'H'-'D
The ~Lslaz H--E P.s.a-. a ton. buz,Aea. sunk a.
I pGrucuIan have been received
srIS - - - ~ ~ : 49, 80 I "a 80 ~ 49, c.,ks
% 90, - - barrels which was . be pat on board =
catch % Oh All bone having been lauded- The vessel
| uau ~ tle tide wai-s sbTut hi 800 On TIE nigkt men
uer.d tHr~v IT, Ps=.ne around - that she eame broad
sil- - - use Ind Just a that moment = heavier Eur
4 sItr. anil 90 she had M ARC -E- wrut over on her beam
eEds. A bat vas launched and manned and pulled u the
formed Capt Baker %; tie disaster. when he caused his
eau.4 b. u snv s.-i.tsE-- ~ ;Ee sfd Of tie Eur5ps.s
s@ al the Gl was saved from the Pseiee. which mean;
time hal sunk IN six fatE1Hs u water. the oheeEs and
ereE saved nothing % their effects but the clothing they
forts had been aIsie % r1l-e TIE sunken vessel but had
50 far proved uusgccessfuL
Tue Br4ttaI ship C.HsEGE. arrived IL san Francisco on
January 9TH having on board seven eastaways, who were
picked mp on the Farlh- ON the 10th inst, In lstituds q
sailed from Sexta.tir- Iag4-t gtn IL f s4 San M Fssn Isl,
laden with coal Three days before Christmas. when IN
latitude 3 deg North. longitude 10 deg. West. her cargo
Of eual vas discovered 70 be on are. Ihe burning shiI
was then Ia the Pacific ocean, North Of the equator. with
a - AM "a ~
the mast They were distributed In three boats. Capt
him his wife, who was in q delicate condition. his tive
infant sons and seven sailors the second long boat wa
1 ~ eIETT. Of the chief gmeHT. and the gig Z the rescued
boat In charge Of the second officer, each having : com
PleIneut Of eight people. The zig became separated from
the other boats. End it, occupants went through all tn
horrible suHeriHss u want II food and water. beside
the constant pain from their cramped positions. Tn
eastsways were in their small and frsiI craft twenty-five
Cochin, the scene Of the burning OF the MiiiSh being on
Of the general course OF vessels. What became Of the tw,
long boats after the - Of January Is not known.
On the 3ist OF December last the bark Rainier left POr
Townsend, VT for Honolulu, with a cargo Of Lumber
oWnsi by P9pe & TaiibSt Of San Fr,beitco' The follow
I'M account - gfyeu bv III. nIafe. John RYAN " On Jan
uary 81 We encountered a southwest gale which laste
until the lh At noon and on the morning OF the 9Th a
: pm a storm arose from the southeast. At am tn
We then wore ship At AIN. the wind increased to
gale. The ship then began leaking. and all hands wer
,bral pt ~ = IL" - N IN ,Ia hoI M ~ - IN ~ 81 ys sn1ndsG ~
pumps and found that the water was guiuing The shf
was labOring in q heavy sea at the time, allied the for'
castle and galley With water. putting the FIRE out: A
II 30 a m a heavy sea struck the vessel on the starsoar
threw the ship on her beam ends. The captain who wa
attending T. the pump; was thrown by the sea again;
skull. The seas washed over her, carrying away the boat
etc The floating masts aud lumber carried away I'll
rudder. the seas running high. washed clear over he1
and compelled us 60 lash ourselves fast on TO the poop
keep from being washed overheard. The provision
were all nearly washed away The barrels cOntAinin
fresh wHter were stove IN. and the tank IN the fore hate
spoiled with salt water. At pm on the 9Th the stOrI
moderated. and We then built n FIRE in the cabin. "
lived in the cabin until the morning Of the Tth, when IL
seas washed into the cabin. compelling Us 10 move g
her poop deck, whore We lived until the storm abate'
on the 9th the wind shifted 10 the n~OrthwArd, bringiu
Us nns weather. which lasted ten days, duung whic
time We built z raft On this we spread . sail, und'
which We lived on the morning Of January 18th y
sighted n sail 10 the leeward, bound south, which was o.
Of sight in an hour At the burial Of the captain, on q
morning after h- death. 4 notified the men thattley We
nov ia my charge and that the principal thing was
: make the provisions last A. long as possible They 4
paid strict attentioulD my Commands, and at times, =
though greatly suffering from hunger. would not t0ue
anything except their allowance. On the morning OF u
Zsud- We sighted a vessel. which proved 70 be the br
Orient. Captain " tlltaiu-, bound for the Jmp4ua- Nht
the Orient reached Us % was too rough - lower a boa
and she stayed two days, when we were taken on boar
This waS In latitude g deg. 80 min north longitude II
deg "a min west The crew Of the RSnier consisted
twelve men, who were all safely landed At he Umbqus-