The Hawaiian gazette., 1888-09-25
COLLISION AT MIDNIGHT.
The Steamship zeslandis cellldes With
the New wharf and Barkentine XIII
kisat.

The ocesnie steamship Zealsndi;
from the Colonies wss telephoued eiGhi
miles south ST l0:ls Friday night, Or
Rrche, Poy, Physician. and Pilot Capt
Shepard went out to meet the steamer
She lsy of snd on for over Sn hour be-
fore entering the passage.
About 70 90 the Zeslsndia cSme Gid.
Ing in the psSsSge pAss the Lighthouse.
Mr.. EldridSe, of the oceanic Steamship
CompSny's office. the ADVERTISER re-
porter. snd perhaps hslf dozen others
were watching the steamer coming in
from the outer end Of the New Wharf on
the ESp.anade. There were also two
hacks standing by.
As the ZaSlSndia came opposite the
Marine Railway it waS observed that
she Was rather close inshore. Some
BODY remarked. ''She will put on speed
70 turn cut" As the huge vessel came
Rszrer Sni nsSrsr. our reporter became
anxious IS the bow WAS straight On for
the moo-ing posi- on which he leaned.
He nervouSlv receiei pace IS the
vessel iSiriy loomed upfor certain con-
t2c. with the whsrf. Quicker than it
tSkeS 10 write these lines the bow OF the
steamer came within yard outside Of
the trSt OF seward corner Of the wharf
Ii seemed IS If with the hsAdway and
swing Q: the vessel that she might
shave p&St. \ voice on bo2pi asked:
rs She clear 9"
No, she viii no; clezr,' VS. shouted
bSck in Sn excited tone.
Run wSS the vori on the
fur.hsS: cut. hzi no. gone more
than ten yards when the crash came
2n Svful Crunchinz Of timberS and rip
ping up q the newlsid planks. The
hack horses Stzmpeded up town in the
meantime, but the people on foot, nos
feeling the conclusion on the inner por-
Ton o; the whSri. went back 10 see the
dSmSSe. From our reporters point OF
view Il seemed thSt the ZsAlSndiS wSs
tearing through the poop 81 the Port
Townsend bSrkeltine hlikitSf, and Is
the boom Sni ssH and after rigging were
torn Sway II seemed SIS If = serious
casualty W&s happening before our eyes.
Al this was only : matter Of seconds.
Slj 3 Ou repo-ter left for the office,
70 -. : start On this SccOunt, the
steamer h&1 passed Snd then backed
again, thus getting oct q the line Of
further damage An examination a
ihs hliki.St showed thSI, happily, the
ZeSlzniis hzi not come into collision
NTH the bSrzentine's hull. the only
dzmSEe 70 her being what Is relztei
shove zni perhaps, X being covered
with the sheets, part q the stern rzil
On the p1-t side b7okeR. There were no
oC-c-ssS heard from the steamer which
would Indicate Snything ike : panic On
bo&r3 The wharf received : fine
singled gizleIng blow iron the steamers
bow, 81 the Import eorneT, then the
lateral pressure Of The passing hull /
Ene starting back Pzrd q two from
Ihzr co-rsE 10 : point near the opposite
Gamer would include the dzmsse 70 the
EhSr-
On soing back to the OosSRic wharf
Shs1 the Zszlsndiz Ess i0cksi, shout
! O'clock, ou reporter ne. Captain
Shepard, Eho explained hoE the scci-
ls1l occurred Ins-s EzS fresh breeze
blowing II the 10 which would hsye
SSESe1 70 swing the steamer IN Sl right.
But the breeze suddenly fell o1 zttsE en-
.sEL-E TIE bSroo- zn1 the steamer fzilei
10 cone ro1ni II time. Frtn al exam
5nz-1o1 IL hz6 uz6s 10 tznsge 10 the
o1cld be fund Inc purssro q
bei1z S>ks,i Il she rs tznzzed, replied, /
Mi : particle"
II US lzrro- escape trun : serious
cSs-zlty. i yzri nearer Inshore sld
t1s renc-saizss nov u the Zszlzndiz
Eo-l5 bSEs crashed through the cabin
Ezd hull u tie kGkitzt, s13 1o5oiv
cz1 eslcclz-e hoE uzeh othsz nischis;
Ec1li hzTe beel accomplished