The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1883-08-30
An Eventful Voyage.

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with the voyage of the British steamer
Hankow, whioh arrived recently and was
discharged Aug. LIST at the Oceanic
Steamship Company's wharf. The fol-
lowing is the substance of the experience
encountered as detailed by Mr.. Norman
vile, the second officer:
The British steamship Hankow reports
the vessel to be 1882 tons register, and
1884 tons gross register, and 5OO'h
power; length $50 feet, beam AZ feet,
depth of hold 2S feet, and is owned by
Messrs. Milburn & Co.. of London and
Newcastle. Left London bound to Hon
olulu via Madeira and st. Michaels Ito
embark Portuguese emigrants) on April
Is, 1888, thence to MADEIRA had fine
weather. where they arrived on the oath
of April; between that day and the 25th,
the day of departure, embarked 952
souls. men, women and children.
From there to St. Michaels had
fresh northwest gales and high seas.
Arrived there on Sunday, Goth April and
left on May I'd. during which time
they embarked 489 souls, making a total
OF l441; add to this the ships company
and saloon passengers, and we have a
grand total Of 1911 human beings on
board. With this tremendous living
freight the good ship proceeded on her
long and eventful voyage to the south
ward. On the Sd of May spoke the
German bark Prince Albert, bound
northeast. Crossed the equator on May
18th, and sighted the island of Fernando
Noronha on May 18th, great excitement
prevailing amongst the people ut the
sight of land. On May 18th passed q
Lamport & Holt steamer, and asked 10
be reported "all we'll" From this day
had continuance of splendid weather to
A degrees south and GO degrees west,
and then encountered heavy southwest
gales till the 26th Of May, when Cape
Virgins was sighted, and they entered
the st, ats of Magellan with fine weather
and clear sky. At , p. NJ. brought up
in Possession bay till daylight. Sunday,
May 9th, at 1880 A. NJ, being daylight,
hove up anchor and proceeded westward,
and anchored again at Sandy Point at
$50 p. NJ, in company of French man
of-war and German steamer.
Proceeded at $50 A. NJ. on the 2Sth of
May. and brought up at 4:3O p. NJ. in
Fortesque Bay. May Goth got under
way 1850 A. NJ, and at $50 P. NJ. had to
bring up in Boya Bay for . dense fog.
At the north end of the bay q number
of boards with ships names were seen,
nailed to the trees and of course We left
ours. The chief officer and Mr.. Gar
wood, saloon passenger, landed in one Of
the ships boats, and found it to be q
most wild, barren and desolate spot.
They procured few mineral and botan-
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The natives were presented with parcel
OF old clothes, some beef, biscuit and to-
bacco and seemed greatly pleased. At
dark they were sent ashore. They came
from the coast, of Terra del Fuego.
May 30th hove up anchor and proceeded
out of the straits, passing Cape Pillar at
5:l5 p. NJ, it then blowing q fresh gale
from the northwest, and from there to
Coronel, our coaling point, had a
succession of fresh northwest gales and
high cross seas 1.-THE ship rolling heavily
and constant showers OF rain, rendering
it quite ont of the question for the pso-
pie to come on deck.
A number of cases OF measles broke
ont among the children and eventually
spread considerably, and SO much cold.
wet weather following, wbooping cough
and diarrhea succeeded. aud from Cape
Pillar 10 Coronel . number OF them suc-
cumbed to the combined attacks of the
two diseases. Arrived at Coronel on the
7th Of June. and were detained till the
18th by fogs and northwest gales. the
surf being too heavy to ship the coal.
Finally sailed on the 18th Of Juno for
Honolulu. great delay was caused on the
passage by the Bad qualities Of Colonel
coal. and The epgineere had the greatest