The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1892-10-28

elected that the rudder head had
been carried away in a heavy storm
which the vessel encountered in the
vicinity of the Kermadec Islands on
the passage.
The Gov. Ames arrived at Port
Prize, Australia, on July l with 1926
600 feet lumber from Puget Sound.
She was then chartered to load with
coal at Newcastle, n. S. w., for Ho-
nolulu.
This was accomplished and on
September I'd the Gov. Ames left
Newcastle for Honolulu with $500
tons of coal-1500 tons consigned
to Wilder a Co. and 1000 tons on the
vessels account.
On the first day had moderate
breeze and cloudy weather, and on
the second it commenced to get
rough, and heavy rains set in. The
schooner pitched terribly, shipping
a large quantity of water on deck
| The foresail and mainsail were car
ried away, being literally torn into
shreds. This state of affairs con
tinued until the fourth day, when
the seas moderated and a putting
breeze sprang up. The following
day, however, heavy sea sprang up
and the spanker and foresail went
by the board. On the sixth day out
a moderate breeze set in, but only
I for short space of time, as squally
weather set in again the following day
the vessel again shipping considera-
bic wafer and carrying away every
thing loose on deck. Crossed the
meridian on Sept. 18th, IL days out,
in $50 w. in fine weather. The day
after Il heavy gust of wind carried
away some of the light sails On
Sept. Is the schooner encountered a
heavy storm, causing her to pitch
and roll considerably; could not
make any Roadway, and in the latter
part of the day the rudderhead was
carried away. The accident oc-
cured in the vicinity of the Ker-
madec Islands, northeast of New
Zealand, in % deg. 53 lat. S., l76
deg. 23m. w. The barometer regis
tered 29.7O degrees. Considerable
trouble was experienced in keeping
the schooner on her course owing to
the accident, the seas washing over
her at intervals. The fury of the
blast finally abated and boat was
lowered in order to make temporary
repairs to her steering-gear. Re
pairs were effected after several
days labor, some of the sailors hay
ing to go into the rough sea.
After everything had been put
into shipshape light winds set in
and there was smooth sailing foI
several days. On September 25th
the mizzen sail and jibs were torn
away, and the following day the
foresail was carried away. This re
peated carrying away Of sails causeo
some delay and men were kept busy
patching up. Struck trade winds
, on September 29th and experienced
a steady trade up to Oct I'd, whel
/, the mainsail was carried away again
and ON the following day the fore
4 sail went flying. Fine weather Sc
, in and the Gov. Ames went bowling
4 over the crest of the sea like birC
. with her full set of sails to the wind
a repairs having been made. On Oct
4 13 some of her light sails were ear
I ried away again.
5 The damage, however, was Sigh
g and repairs were effected withou
5 delay. Experienced light gales OF
and on up to October 22d, when Ha
5 wall was sighted, and arrived o.
,. Honolulu yesterday afternoon with
o out further adventure. After meet
y ing with the accident, however, he
k steering gear was disabled two O
y three times, but no serious injur
was contracted.