Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-10-21
sHIPw6EOKED SAILORS
Have a Hard Time of It-Only Six of the
Crew Escape - The Captain and His
Wife Supposed to Be Lost.

Have n Hard Time of It-Only Six of the
Crew Escape The Captain and His
Wife Supposed to Be Lost.
SAN FRANCISCO, October 20.-Matt
r. Sullivan, of the Inflated American
ship w. A. Campbell, which was lost at
sea, has arrived here with six Of the
crew who escaped with him. Sullivan
states that the fury of the gale was
such that the crew was poweress and
the deck was soon Uttered with wreck
age of spars and masts. Finally it was
decided to abandon the ship, as it was
apparent it would soon sink. The
water tanks were all burst in and only
a small supply could be secured from
the donkey engine. The Captains
young wife, who bore herself
bravely, and his baby were
put in the larger boat with Cap
tain Havener, and thirteen sailors, who
decided TO set fire to the ship for fear
that she might wreck other vessels.
So as they showed off the torch was ap-
piled and soon afterwards she blew up,
as there were explosives on board.
after staying together two days" add
ed Sullivan, 81 decided TO push on, as
my boat was the swiitest. All hands
were put on short allowance-half con-
denSed milk and water, and three bis
cults a day, canned meat at morning
meal and in the evening one tin Of fruit
was used. On the tenth day our water
gave out and put the men on the same
allowance of wine. On the four
teenth day signs of
WEAKNESS WERE NOTICEABLE
In several of the men. Twenty days
out aud all our liquids were exhausted.
The men behaved well, with the excep-
tion Of three Chilean sOilors, The men
noticed that the Chileans seemed to
stand the short allowance Of rations bet
ter than themselves and it was decided
to watch them. Watch was set and
during the night they were discovered
eating rations from the sleeping sailors.
1t was all l could do to save the lives Of
these Chileans, as several of the men
drew their knives and swore to kill the
thieves"
No tidings have been received Of the
missing boat, which contained Captain
Havener, wife and child, Second Mate
Alexander Murray, Third Mate Percy
E. Turner and eleven men. 1t is
thought they were picked up by yes
sci around Cape Horn and persisted.
The shipwrecked sailors received
shabby treatment from American Min
lister Stevens and Consuls Severance
and Farneux. When they reached Hilo
they were in rags, but Farneaux did
nothing for them. Sullivan had
stormy interview with him and he finally
fitted the men out with shirts, canvas
pants and canvas shoes. When the
sailors reached Honolulu Severance put
them on the Boston for several days and
then forgot them. The sailors on the
cruiser cared for the men and made up
a purse for them, as did the officers for
Mate Sullivan. For clothing they had
to beg Severance piteously and get lit
tie for their pains.
THE PEOPLE on THE BOSTON
stood by them, however, and Sullivan
was deceutly logged out. He with the
rest Of the crew lost their all in the
wreck.
As the United States cruiser was lying
in port il was the opinion OF the Ameri-
can contingent that Minister Stevens
should order the vessel out and look for
the Shipwrecked crew. For six days
the people waited for some action to be
taken, but neither the Minister nor the
Consul seemed inclined TO move in the
matter until a private steamship was
rendered by the owners and made
twO-days cruise gratuitously. After
the Minister had been criticised the
Boston left for Hilo and vicinity. 0c-
tober 5th letter appeared In the Homo
lulu Bulletin, in which Minister Stevens
was called "a senile FOSSIL.
Two days later Mr.. Stevens, accom-
panied by Consul Severance, saw the
Queen and protested against the arti-
Gle. The Queen refused to interfere,
but she subsequently used her iniu-
ence TO have an apology inserted, but
this contained a slap at Stevens, as it
mentioned that S&ckvile West had
been ordered from the United States
for attempting to NEEDLE with the poll
ties OF the government. When it is
understood Minister Stevens has sew
eral times attempted to dictate to the
Queen in matters of state it is apparent
why this little fling was incorporated.
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