The Hawaiian gazette., 1893-03-14
A THREE THOUSAND MILES
TRIP TO AID AND SUCCoR.
The incidents and Results OF the
Lengthy Voyage.

c. r. Bishop left Honolulu on tht
18th ultimo in an endesvor 70 accom-
plish Is not Vet forgotten by the pub
lie, nor is the commendable prompt
tude with which the Provisional GOV
eminent forwarded the steamer in sid
Of the missing eoSt's crew OF tbs
wrecked Hawaiian bark LADY Lamp
son. The LAST news received from the
steamer wss OF the island OF Niihau
on the 18th ulIimo, published in the
ADVERTISER Of the a0th ultimo. The
steamer then took departure for her
long sea voyage 10 the south, the
route designated, taking in PALMYRA.
Washington Snd Fsnning's Islands.
and 10 Include, before return home,
an endeavor, il possible, 10 properly
locste the wreck OF she lost LADY
LsmpSon.
Deparure was taken from the
coffin-shapei rock island OF kaula. OF
the coast OF NiihaU, 81 T:I5 Pm. or
the night o. the 18th ultiuO. Irdica-
tons. on leaving Niihsu, were that
unpleasant weather would be encoun-
tered, the wind coming in strong,
fitful squalls from the NE, and the
previously regular puls2IiOnS OF the
bosom OF the blue waters which form
the deep channel between Niihau and
Kauai were more pronounced and
less regular. As : consequence, the
wet sheet ani S flowing >ea life on the
ocean wave was quickly encountered.
and The experience continued during
the first three days Of the voyage.
FALSE HOPES
Immediately on leaving tie island
OF Hauls. s masthead lookout was
established and maintained by the
crew with cOmmeniable sharpness
during the time IL became their duty.
On Sunday morning. the 18th uitimo,
when less than tveuIy-iour hours out
from NiihSU. warning en- from the
lookout gave notice OF some object
being directly ahesd OF Us and low in
the water. Eyes were strained, and
thoughts OF an overturned boat fitted
through the minds % the THO OF on
lockers that surrounded Captain lie
Claire, waiting in suspense for his judg-
menI on the approaching and now
partly observable object. a piece
OF timber about three feet square and
S dozen feet long" said the captain.
And IS il passed by Us and aStern, we
did look - though we al had lost
something. At noon. however, an
other notice from sloft Scain attracted
attention 10 windwari. and when the
captain sitter s long look through his
glasses. said u can see something
moving on that object ahead there"
we judged thsT the object q the mis-
sion would be fulfilled. Nes. we could .
sll see something moving" - the
object came nearer SuG became more ]
distinEUishSble. Il was : tree though
that could be discovered from the
length. But the moving objects. 4
plainly moving. what were they I
Quickly the floating tree came To- I
wauis the steamer. and a. Il did the I
branches II the root end became dis /
PLAYED Sni also the moving objects -
sea fowl. only three, but all moving.
THAT SWEET LITTLE CHERUR
The weather continued boisterous
until WSshington's birthday. the sea I
sliding in making the way rather 4
Cup hill snd down dale" road 70
travel. the only satisfactory hours
being spent when turned in and away
from the occasion OF the many mis-
steps induced by the expectation OF s
firm. but also fiestilg, footing. Well
and truly did wind and sea rock the
cradle OF the Bishops voyagers. and
they sIep; well. believing faithfully in
Jacks cherub. And so did We think.
on the morning ot the Sd,
:. There's sweet .is,le che-ub caat SIS Up
zl0tt
Ana ksePz watch o's- tie lie q. poor
jack
Now . relate. We had s strong
wind up &c shutdown on the I'D, and
had made = good run-so good. in
fact, that the navigating officer, Geo.
Tyrrol, and the captain both distrusted
the return shown by the patent log OF
the distance run since noon. A lunar
~ SIS Pm. confirmed the
opinion that the patent log was not
correctly 50, IS we were
known 10 be approaching hingsman's
ShOai fwhere the LADY Iampson was
lost, the speed Of the vessel was re-
iueed 10 allow OF reaching the dan
yerous ground in daylight Nothing
happened until near midnight. when
he chief officer, Mr.. A. r. Thurston,
noticed 3 sudden fall of il the Sea
swell, as II the vessel was under 8
e. A consultation caused further
'eduetiOn in speed and s slight
,h2nge in course \ bright lookout
vas kept but the blsckness Of tie
iighs presaged little hope for informa- :
ion from that source Well, the .
hight passed and in the morning.
nothing but the broad ocean again in
-isw. Twas so until go A. N when
he N-atehful lookout shouted, land |
10 ard there il was, on our star !
,Oard bow. about twenty miles dis .
ant. and the land was Palmyra 81 '
nd The steamer had, during the [
aSt dark night, run between in s
afety and with only the .'eherub's' '
uidanee. the two dangerous shoals s
larked kingsmzn'S on the west and '
alierz on the east
ALa-NRA ISLAND AND rs PECCL--
,ARITIEs.
From : distance. Palmyra Island 3
,oks Tery inviting ard its preseuta- :
Oh Is : spot OF terEs firnla l. the 3
idst OF tie vast waste Of waters b
akas IL. presence. q the least, very 2