The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-10-20
The Ship W. A. Campbell
Sunk in Mid Ocean.
CAPTAIN HAVENER MISSING
Eleven Of the Crew Reach Hawaii In Safety
After Being Afoat for Twenty
Five Days.

noon, seven days from honolulu.
There were on board. as passengers, the
mate, five seamen and steward of the
wrecked ship w. A. Campbell. Their names
are: Mate A. r. w. Sullivan. Frank Mills.
Herman johnson, John johnson. John
Brown, Sol Abrahams and the Chinese
steward.
The W. A Campbell was an American
ship. built in Bangor, Me-, In 1869. Her
register was 1343 tons, and on her last voy-
age was bound from Puget Sound for Cork,
loaded with lumber. She was In command
of Captain Havener. and had a crew OF
tweuty-six men. all told. The captains
wife and child were on board
After leaving the sound she experienced
nothing but the finest weather until in the
trade-w wind ATTITUDES. when the weather be-
came unsettled. Light winds came from
the north, and there were many days when
there was no wind at all.
On the morning of the 25th OF August the
weather changed, and things began TO look
promising, but ii only lasted little after
midnight, when gale sprang up from the
west with terrific force, carrying away the
greater part Of her sails before the men got
Oh deck.
As soon as sail was started Ii was torn
TO ribbons. The main topgallant mast and
royal mast were the first 10 60, and others
soon followed. The bulwarks were carried
away by the deekspars being washed from
their leashings and thrown against them by
the force OF the water which covered the
decks.
The vessel was soon in terrific hurri-
cane, which tore things 10 pieces all over
the ship. In short time the only whole
sails in position were the lower m,zzen top
sail and the spanker
An attempt was made to get the vessel
before the wind, but il resulted In failure
on account OF the amount OF wreckage
which was afoul of the rigging still stand
ing, preventing the only yards from being
braced. There was so much water on the
deck that the foremost could not be cut
away, but soon the miZZenmast went and
the foretopmast followed it. Then it was
realized that the ship was doomed as far rs
human power could do anything TO save
her. The crew was mustered aud 1t was
discovered that Chilean was missing. He
had, OF course, been washed overheard
when no one saw him.
The storm did not show any sign of abat-
ing until daylight, and 1t was noon before
there could be any thought of leaving the
vessel, as IL was now imperative that all
should do. The vessel was doomed.
The action or the captains wife all dur
ing the storm was almost heroic The
cabin was crushed in on all sides and was
flooded with water but she kent cool and
the same time held her child tightly in her
arms, determined to die with il if it was
necessary.
The worst effect Of the storm was the
crushing ID of the water-tanks, leaving no
water fl to drink except that In the donkey
engine boiler. BOtn the first and second
mates had their ribs crushed by being
thrown against the wheel.
At about noon Of the Goth boats were got
out and put In readiness to leave the sink
ing ship. Before leaving the captain set
fire TO the ship, as be realized that as long
as it tOated IL would be q menace to nayi-
CATION.
The entire crew got Into two boats In
the captains. which is still missing, were
Captain Hayener, wife and child; Alex
Murray, second mate; Percy L. Turner,
third mate; Charles Masalie. J. A. Taylor,
Rosarus. Ben BOnoliie, Edward Lewis,
Jack Wilson. William Crya and All Lee.
The captains boat WAS the. larger, so It
carried sixteen. while the one in charge of
the mate carried only eleven. They were:
A. II. w. Sullivan, mate; Ii. johnson, ].
Frank Mills. John Brown, Anton Avniis.
john johnson, James Newton. Fanatura
Rosas; Sol Abram. Seattle. cabin-boy.
Before leaving it was agreed to make for
the Sandwich Islands, and TO stick together
as long as possible. The mates boat, how
ever was the faster. and as their provisions
were getting low he concluded to leave the
others and reach land as soon as possible.
The men were on short Tations all the
time, but at the end of twenty days all
LIQUID provision gave out and, according to
a calculation made by the mate, they were
still 800 miles from land. The weather was
fine all the way. but the men were some
what dissatisfied when they discovered how
far they were from relief.
At the eud of FIVE days more land was
h,,t al cfafy unit md
very weak. The land proved to be the East
Cape Of Hawaii 1t was in the morning,
and the small boat hove to as the sound OF
the breakers could be distinctly heard. and
the mate knew all were too weak TO battle
with them.
distress and came out and took the ship
wrecked mariners ashore in canoes They
had accomplished the entire distance of
2lOO miles in safety. At the time of the
wreck they we're only about 500 miles from
the coast OF Mexico, but to reach that point
they would have mad to beat against the
trade winds all the way. As it was. they
had the wind in their favor.
The captains boat had provisions for ak
weeks, and If no accident has befallen them
they are still safe.
When all the shipwrecked sailors were
taken to land they were hardly able to
walk, but after being in the care OF for
eigner for a few days all but three of them
were in fair condition to travel, and were
taken to HilO, when Consul FurneauX for
warded them to Honolulu, but not until he
had been threatened by the populace. He
refused to do anything at ali until lie was
compelled TO.
The men had to beg American Consul
Severance Tor clothing, but they got very
little from him. The sailors on tie Boston
made up purse and got the men decent
clothes.
They left Honolulu on the 18th of this
month, forty-eght days after the wreck.
The three Chileans in the mates boat were
too sick and had to be left behind in the
hospital.
The stories OF their hardships were very
interesting TO the passengers on the Aus
tralia. who gave an entertainment. the pro-
ceeds of which were given TO the men,
each Of whom received about $40. With out
this they would have landed here destitute
When the news of the wreck was made
known in Honolulu, and the fact that the
captains boat had not turned up; the
| cruiser Boston went on a search Tor IL and
cruised around the island for several days
| but could not find or hear anything about
| Ii. 1t has very likely been picked up by
| either steamer or sailing vessel that is nov
| on its way around the Horn. The Boston
| however, did not 90 until nine days after
| the in Intelligence had been given. The Con
| sus seemed disinclined to act In the matter
| ana IOr tnelr actions nave Deen severely
| censured by the newspapers of Hawaii.
The first three days of the Australia.
! voyage the weather was very rough. Stronl
| heady winds and high sea kept the deck!
wet all the time. After the storm the wine
| shifted TO the southwest and the vosse
made splendid time all the way to port
| When the Australia reached Honolulu
she had to go through most rigorous sys
| tenn of quarantine which nearly suffocate(
| every body on the vessel. While the Aus
| tralia was in quarantine the steamer Chin;
arrived at Honolulu, but was not allowed
| to land. AS she had only three passenger
for that port they were landed in small
boat at the quarantine station and the Chin,
| proceeded on her way.
/ The Australians cargo consists principal,
| OF 10000 punches CT bananas She has alsl
large quantity OF rice and sugar. FIT,
Japanese. who had been working on tn
sugar plantations at Hawaii, returned b,