The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-09-29
STORY OF THE DISASTER.


On the morning of September
list, a messenger arrived from Capt.
Eldarts' in Puma with letter to the
American Consul here, Mr.. e.. Fur
neaux, giving the report that boat,
containing eleven (11) men in ter
ribly exhausted condition, had been
picked up by some natives out in
deep sea fishing The boat was
nearing the breakers and the natives
saw it was in distress and went to
see what was the matter. They
found the men badly used up and
unable to hel p themselves, SO they
got them ashore as quickly as pos
sible and took them to Capt. Eldarts'
house. Here it was found they were
perishing for want of water One of
them who turned out to be the mate,
land the others, ten sailors), recov-
cred sufficiently to be able to give
the following report: They belong
to the ship w. A. Campbell, Havener
master, built in Bangor, Maine, %
years old, 1343 tons register, bound
from Puget Sound to Cork with
100000 feet of lumber. She was
caught in a hurricane in lat. IA, n,
long 120, and in three hours was a
total wreck. Two boats left the
ship, one with the captain, his wife
and baby and twelve sailors.
SCARCITY OF WATER.
The other an 1S-foot boat with the
mate and ten sailors. They managed to
get food, but all the water they could
get at was what was in the donkey
engine. This they secured and
divided between them, as also few
bottles of wine and stout each. They
consequently have been existing on
very short allowance of both food
and water, as the boat which has
managed to reach this haven has
been twenty three (23) days out.
For eight days they have been
entirely without water and suffered
most terribly from thirst. When the
boats left the vessel they both agreed
to steer for Hilo, but no report has
been made as to whether they kept
together and if SO how long. Later
advices state that the men will all
soon recover from the privations and
they are being we'll cared for by
Capt. Eldarts until they are able to
be moved. When the Kinau arrived
the matter was reported to her Off
GERS who held a consultation, and
after they had landed q portion of
their freight for Hilo they steamed
out of the bay at noon of Thursday,
expecting to reach Capt. Eldarts
landing by or 5 o'clock, where the
mate would be taken on board, il
possible to be moved, if not definite
information could be obtained from
him, when they would start on 6
cruise for the lost boat. On Friday
at $3.50 P. NJ. the kinau was sighted
from Pepeekeo and at 4:30 came tC
anchor in the bay. The mate of the
lost vessel came up by her and came
ashore in the first boat. The cruis'
was not prolonged as from the
mates story it was not to be expected
that the missing boat could have
been able to reach the islands yet
On Friday afternoon the sailors wer,
brought in, all suffering more or less
from scurvy.
THE CONSUL SCORED.
The temporizing policy of on
American Consular Agent here In 1
case which called for prompt and de
cisive action is severely to be con
demned. From the statement furr
ished the public, which was Il Yer!
full report from the letter of tn
mate, Mr.. Sullivan, it was to be e1
pected that our Consular Agen
would take prompt action and hav
the steamer kinau, which arrive
next day, go after the missing boa
but when the Kinau arrived and til
American representative would max
no pledge or specific promise to sc
the steamer to sc. it raised feelln
among some of our citizens thu
something ought to be done. Nj
Goodale came down handsomely wit
an offer to pay the steamer 500 an
Mr.. Kennedy offered coal for til
trip, and other citizens were ready
assist in paying the steamer, and
was these substantial offers that d