The daily herald. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1886-1887, 1886-09-15
THE sHIPwREcR.
Further Gleanings-A Relief Expedi-
ton.

The lifeboat in which the seven
sailors Of the Dunnottar Castle made
the fifty-two days passage from Ocean
Island to Kauai, is twenty-five feet long
and eight feet beam. She is lugger
rugged and carried two jibs and Jig
ger sail The material of the jibs is
sheeting, rather llilnsy for ocean
blasts.
Yesterday morning Major ]. II.
Wodehouse, II. b. M. Commissioner,
chartered the steamship Waialeale of
the Inter-Island Steamship Company's
fleet, to go to Ocean Island for the
rescue of the captain and remainder of
the crew of the wrecked ship. The
various newspaper managers desired to
send reporters with the expedition, and
there were many other applicants for
accommodations, including photog-
raphers, artists, and men of leisure. 1t
was, however, deemed inexpedient to
take a large company, and, to avoid the
appearance of partlality in taking a
few, all we're refused. Mr.. ]. ID.
Strong, the painter, was afterward
allowed to so for the purpose of max
ing sketches of the island, wreck, etc.
No others except officials and persons
engaged for special services were
granted passage.
The steamer was supplied during
the day with coal and provisions for
the cruise. Materials for shed,
together with water tanks, were also put
on board, to be erected on the island
by the Hawaiian Government, for the
benefit of any shipwrecked people in
the future. The shed is to be twelve
feet by sixteen feet, rooted with CORFU
gated iron and fitted with cutters for
catching rain. The steamer sailed
from the Wilder Steamship Companys
docks, at a few minutes before five
o'clock, amid cheering from a crowd
on the wharf and the passengers on
board the steamship Kinau, just about
to depart for windward ports. The
Waialeale is commanded for the cruise
by Mr.. Hall, chief officer, who brought
her down from the Coast a few weeks
ago. MIR. Norman, first mate OF the
Dunnottar Castle, accompanies the re-
lief party. DR. Craddock goes as ply
stefan, representing the Board of
Health; Mr.. Baird, as British Consular
agent; Col. James Boyd, as agent of
the Hawaiian Government, and Mr..
Strong, as mentioned above. 1t is
calculated that the trip will take about
six days each way, which with few
days spent on the island would bring
the expedition back in about three
weeks. As turtles and fish are plen-
tiful and easily caught at the island,
apprehensions felt about the insulated
company have regard mainly to the
scarcity of their water supply Also,
several of them are reported by the
rescued party to have been in feeble
condition, and may not survive until
the arrival of the relief expedition.
1t is noted that the last arrival of
shipwrecked sailors, prior to that of the
seven of the Dunnottar Castle, was in
1881, when the crew of the British
ship Norval, burned in mid-ocean,
were picked up off Hawai- by the
Likelike, then in command of Captain
King. They had been borne by fav-
oring breezes 2,Ioo miles in twenty
days in an open boat, arriving in good
health.
1t is said that the wife of Captain
Martin, of the Dunnottar Castle, is in
San Francisco awaiting the arrival OF
her husband now on Ocean Island.