The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-02-11

I've becu hple 10 Al4all moro YUAN
my other, the Captain, persisted ON
he rocks or in the waters 1t is
clear, however. that the Captain did
not know whore his vessel was,
nor how near she had come
to the land. II was known
indeed that the islands could
not be far of and orders had been
given 10 keep sharp lookout for
land, This until night fell, had re-
vealod nothing and when night had .
once fallen, che Of those black, thick f.
rainy nights, when the darkness (
seems 10 press on the eyeballs, II was .
too late for lookout 10 be Of any
avail Some precautions were ob .
served and about sunset sail was
shortened. The third mate, Mr.,
Pardes,. took the first watch from
seven TO eleven after which he went
below 10 sleep, leaving the vessel In
charge OF the second officer. The
night had become rainy and sQually
though tha sea did not run high.
The ship was moving gently through
the water at the rate OF about three
knots an hour, There was appar
eatly no thought of danger, The
watch were placed Is usual, forwards,
but do nos seem % have been on the
alert The fated vessel AMI all ON
board OF her were wrapped III >
treacharous security, The iLigd
mate, faithful officer snd brave
man, who, ore is tempted 70
think might have saved tAa
ship II any one could, had
discharged his duty and was below
asleep, SIX bells, seven bells, eight
bells, and tho dream OF safety MAS
not broken, One bell struck, sni
summoned eighteen so0ls 10 their
seeoant
Ii IS hsrd ROW thar time has swal-
lowed mp FOR ever ship and mon, 10
form clear idea OF just what fol
lowed, One gathers that the onstn-
Gus boom OF surf came nos as : say
ing warning, bur as the mere IaasSan-
ger Of disaster and desth, The grln
King followed In the very Footprints
OF his herald, The sound % the Scrf
mGss have been followed by the
shu6iar Of the vessel IS she ssrttc&
upon the rocks slmQs5 IS one heart
beat follows another, The know
ledge that the ship had touched tho
rocks came Immediately the c8E5l
tGda that she WAS on Them, that she
could nos Do got off, To the watch be
low were hastily Summoned to the
deck orders were gwen which could
not be executed because It was TOO
ls6a. A scene OF the widest con
fusion ensaed - 8 terrible drama
Two boats were lowered and the c&p~
tam and first officer, with = few
Others, got into them III faVsEed
haste, the last Of llfa's h5tuL fever
for them. AS III the shipwrec& OF the
Apostle Paul, every 2an who trusted
TO the boats WIS lost The EE&ll she'll
disappeared sna was G9YaE seem
sga1n.
The men who were left OH the
wreck chung To hex until they per
ceive8 6hss she was breaking mp and
sinking away UodeE them, Some
laape&- the land WIS 50 nsar-&Ed
wage drowaed, others lost hold and
were swept away, Their hope was
to cling to the wreck until rG5nrnl0g
light slowed SONS way to the shore,
bat the violence OF the waves warned
shsaa thai delay eaGsa u2san death,
The talFd Eaabe was during 1he6e
6rying hours 518 ra8ln stay OF the
men, and when finally 3 narrow
plank was discovered by which they
could Chamber from the cruel sea and
death To the frieadfy land and safety,
he Was the last ito Leave the ship.
Such IS 81 inperfac5 skaac3 Of this
short, sharp tragedy, HE Following
circ1u3sdaa6fal ACCOUNT rs furnished
by the tkll0 tSecor&;
nEKELlsLB sHHhsg l<ECls-.&WEUL G0ESs
Or LIEE.
Ol4 Monday night about Y VI. The
bark TapaeRlane, Cag5. ttoFEial1G, was
cast away On 5ile Puma COAST, ut 4
pliBee called keoaepGlS2 about sixteen
miles fl,oDa Eiitq. The bluffs 4re here
shout % it. high with deep waiter
Within 80 ft. OF the COAST.
The Tan1eriNee, B w8.aler, lett SaD
Francisco for the between SCISSOR
cruise. She bad Bill told, officers and
CREW, Gi1Ir5y-ejgt16 persQGs. 0iJ@ week
GR6 OF SAN Francisco they took o
SPERM whsle which yielded It's l,ar-
rels Of Oil. At that time one OF the
/ crew NET with his litsab!a by drowning,
di,e boat ia which be WIS being cap-
sized by 5i3e whale.
i E'roI2 63a5 tils9e to- 6iae time she
STRUCK IN Puma, 5iee weather had been
I f1,ggy apd rough. rba5 a16erneon the
cap6ain gave critters to 5i2e officers Gl
/ be CIR the lockout for land, 81 l1e knew
1T was not Gar CIT
The vessel was put uader short SSH
and laid close baLle1 TO the wind,
beading :, :. b. At Id O'Clock di2e
watch was changed, and j l5Gbie- be-
fore y the u.a5e and one CT 5l3e men
heard breakers and almost ut 5i1e same
ilsGaaJ the vessel hgra5eH ga 5i1e
rccSs. An order g3s given tx onc5
die fgrebcG sail, ~ but seiVre it :culd
De 3eae, ute Vessei <5rlcl1 On 3 larger
rock and stuck Tbs SECOND Dga1e
who had charge, Gu le'E all bands anu
ordered I,caUs lower The at sGar,3uar,t
llcaJ Was FIRST ~ the W'ti2r- 2iIG ewing
to di1e fQujDgg u die "taIJs' STRUCK
several times vioien6Ig AGAINST 5.1e
site CT lile vessel, and was gro2a2jy
much damaged.
As SouIr - she waSs lowered, bi1e
boat header amt bis St2erer' gCG
9lto tile ,oab Just then the captain
4nG first officer came Oh deck with
galjS<es in iisel, 1aIrts, anu 1Ub1 rct
into the hcaG, also the curpenbgr and
Geek and one OF the $GaIne1, and SCn9g
say o SaBaSa by the name gi Make,
and perhaps QI: eUi1er. The boar Duff