The Hawaiian gazette., 1889-04-09
WANDERING MINSTREL.
Rescue q Capt, Walker, Family
and Grew.
FOURTEEN MONTHS OK MIDWAY
ISLAND.
The Hawaiian Station On ocean Island
in Ruins

j British schooner thS; arrived 81
/ port On Saturday was bulleaned IS the
Triumph. the vessel due iron British
Z Columbia with material iOr the HA-
v2iian Electric Telegraph. In the
course c; The evening. however, when
tire vessel had anchored near the Spar
buoy II the ro&ds;eAi, she wsS reported
. o. sho-a = the schooner Norma with
tha ShipvracLei crew q the bark Wan
i5r.as N.rS.-s, from Midway Island.
Tha Wandering MinStrel Was recently
advertised by tha underwriters = Is.
seen .; Ho2o.1.u N na,embs-, 1881
z-6 : large reward u.s. offered Tor II
. formation regarding her Isle.
On >C1Gsv the A0vEz1SEs reporter
sent o. bard the Norma. and US very
( c1--seo.-S-y reserved ty C2p:. johnson.
I hs- master, IS well - by Capt. Walker.
master q .ia iL-s2:eG Wandering Mn
s.-5., TGey kindly furnished cilelr
respective reports, = printed below, and
ssve o:hsr Information requested.
Cap Walker, wife. ani four children
=. show evidence . their severe uriv1-
TINS n The Ga$src island wherein they
vz-e czS.- During the fourteen months
ca NIiiwsy IS,znd they had 10 S1hs;s.
upo- .hs 5bou1iinE seS birds sni their
esES. G1i the fsh that tdey were able 70
catch O-s Q: tkel- SINS, : Young l8i,
VS. - vezS inst he had % - carried .
the bo2: n em1z-EinE to- this por:-
With -he improved regimen o. the
Norma he has reE2iEei some strength,
and -Cs SIcCe b-es-aS 2re restoring color
70 his 5sca. TIE 15.sye sailors q the
Minstrel I'D 70. seem . suffer much
non The Wild tzrs q the island.
Czus2-r Walker. O. bslaE informed u
ne rerC-t tcz- Cameron his mate who
as -zs.sr Q: the / I. :. y. Cos
Ps2r.z- when -TecNeIf vzS reported %
Dc keeping : s1-pl1 - T4con2. Wash.
ss5I he well believed =. Cameron teak
ID with the desperate JOrsenSen. who
v..S .s5- q MIDWAY Island vlel ne
bah Q: them made = great deal @;
.rccc,e. WHS. became q them, - i1r
: Ea S-zE. : -1-I II the Captain : r.
u---. - Gz-Es-0-s : character vas
E---=-Ss- proving himself 70 u. Captain
Walker VS. several ..-l5s decided %
s-oc. him for sa.t-u-l,.sC-i1c. Ezcl tine
rs vie restrained him. JoEgeCS5l, i
VIII 1e remembered, vas suspected Q!
IN, u-.v II co-CeS-[c1 with -1o @! the
cs.'s crew who l0s- their lives OF tie
5S.z-1. He --.s1 . - away With the
r-ss- z5vzse. and finally Ms lei. Of -he
Island : menace . any perso-s -r;1--
--rz-s enough . q CzS- sway there.
Czu.z:- Walker desires d make pub
-.c exu-sSS1C- . his thanks D Air. Z y.
Wuc3ertE=s. P2s:uaSS..z--,Sa-sr... tor
MS .El-El.iC. kindness II sending OF,
. the NorCs- :. her anchorage, fruits
s-G s-C5r.es- :ls: are eEee7t:nz..- well
zprraa-z.si o. h. 7iie sri children, r.
o1Ts-.1E = tLev sig lon sSlr7y. The
reports c: han masters ara Is follows
Report q the Schooner Norma. Of
Yokohama. From BONN Island 70
Midway Island and Hence.
Lz:. Benin Island Fe1---rv IN =. )
.. n with fresh C-s@L5s. II l1-- - deg.
p min. y. @zl Lo-s- I55 dss.
min So E. February II.L, Ign.
winds z-1 .z-r From -Ls--7 = Qcez1
Island. Es---z-E zE-1. s--c-E :. ".
winds. Es-T high breakers; co-ld no:
=--5- re -z---- ~ u --5 island I'll
M5-cl Isl =--=-=l 5--1 lagoon and
STARED -lz-= III EIz-cl -S.z. On the
---- nal T5-v s-E--E \. " -lle.
Ez-S=E o. -L= sand zEE i-E 2 vel
s-s z-5--ol tr5- v-e-zz.e.
Fond sine remains @. tie gear & the
D,----.-z- C-s-e ne house I-z-- ty
--5 EzEa-iz-- -7-=z----zlc- has teen
---- down al mostly buried II -Ee
sz-E. Dag I'D the -z--l-S Of lC-ss and .
s-zz=- = u a. -z-cL IN -7zseC Il ne .
tanks Fz--@L the seed q the -zuzlz .
az; lz- --z=s c5-zl E-oE Benin Island z
Lei: --= lzg5c- March 18Th and anchored 4
---S-l@ . Ire entrance - catch sharks. I
On -L= -z.L --s- II anchor and made +
sZ IN Midway Island n the Ttth- 4
T=z--=- E-=. - Midway Island found .
Ezp-- T. 4. z-ze- q the wrecked bark,
Wz-L=-l-- Atl-S--5- Nth C-sT. u : ysry .
lad ---1---1- trcn want q tCci- Re
l=T=l Us ~z--s = IL - NJ zC-L..y sl--l 4
remained -l=-= . 20 VOID ard water .
@-- -E= z5.l c: March, when tLs SAX .
z=-e Z = E-C5-E- Daring the time .
C-1-E II sz-5--. = : gale rs threaten .
-Z- Anchored under TIE lee q the 4
Island I'll the Zz-s VS. over. bu. l1s- 81 .
anchor II he 1--zl- On The 25-l sailed .
II H111--.-. bang chartered D. Cap.
T D Walker % bring The E-ecze1 PEG z
PIE u the EC-t q Honolulu On The zSth .
ere = -Le zrzcEz1 c-=E NAMED El5zri +.
Dzr-E Dawson native Q: 3[sE-i-i1s,
5is5. II NJ opinion iron SeCETv- The +.
Czg-a---s family suffering tr1-r the sane +
-zsszs= We r-E=i The deceased Il the .
-s-z- -zs---- Z So b-r.z-s n the same T.
DAY z-E=-sl = E1-c--i- April 5-ll g f
> c. TgEEsls-- lfzz-z-.