The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1893-02-13
TWenty-eiSht Days in an Open
Boat
Another Boat with Five Men Still
at Sea.

Shortly before noon to-day a tele-
phone message announced strange
whaleboat containing one woman
and six men off Diamond Head.
Talk Immediately became general
as to the possibility of the stranger
being the missing boat of the ship
VIM. A. Campbell lost in October
last.
The boat was under sail and at
2:45 o'clock entered the harbor. She
was flying the Hawaiian flag, and
came in at the boat landing. An
immense crowd was there to meet
the strange voyagers under the
home flag.
The mystery was soon solved.
The Hawaiian bark Lady Lampson
had been wrecked on sunken reef
of Palmyra island 80 days ago, and
this boat had left the wreck ten days
later.
This was common ships boat 16
feet in length rugged with mast
and sail. 1t contained Captain
Peterson, master of the Lady Lamp
son, and his wife; Charles Brown,
second mate; Frank Nunes, cook; w.
Hanes, G.. Everson and VIM. Carl
son, seamen of the Inflated vessel.
The boat showed the effects of
being buffeted by wind and waves
for a month. A fiimsy shelter for
the shipwrecked people was con-
structed around the sides and over
the fore part of the boat.
1t was sight to excite the sympa-
thy of all beholders. Mrs. Peterson
was very much emaciated, although
able to speak, also walk with assist
ance. She was helped out of the
boat and assisted to the Office of the
Inter-Island Steam Navigation Co.
on Queen street. Capt. Peterson
was scarcely less reduced and en-
feebled than his wife. The rest of
the company, although pretty we'll
tired out, were fairly strong and in
jolly spirits, as if the feel of solid
land under their feet was enough to
repay them for all the anxiety for
their lives and hardships of their
perilous voyage experienced during
those twenty eight days in cookie
shell craft. After a short stay for
rest and refreshment at the office
above named, Capt. and Mrs. Peter
son were driven to the Arlington
House.
The Lady Lampson was seventy
five days out from Sydney, N. S. w.,
to-day, coal-laden. The bark struck
on sunken reef, near the Palmyra
islands, without any warning. The
bark left Sydney on Dec. LIST, 1892
; with coal for Honolulu.
Half an hour after the vessel
struck the reef, the water poured
into her. A large hole had been
stove in her bottom and she sank
almost Immediately.
A hurricane was blowing at the
time and two boats were lowered and
pushed off from the vessel. In the
: captains boat were the seven per,
sons previously named, and the
other boat in charge of the first
mate contained five men. The boats
did not contain any provisions ano
! it was ten days before they could gel
, back to the vessel in order to secure
provisions. Some of the men climb
ed into the ship and with no little
difficulty succeeded in securing pro
visions, which were stored in the
! boats. There was compass in eacl
, boat to steer by and they decided t.
, head for Hawaii. They partec
. company two days after they lef
) the wreck. HiIo was sighted
4 about Is days ago and the boa
headed for the island. During thu
night the boat was overtaken by
S heavy hurricane which drove j
t away.
i Captain Peterson and his ere,
: thought that it was to be their las
g night alive. They hastily threN
:. out oil and barrels about the boa
u to steady it, and canvas was ais
thrown out around it. The Capital
- lost all control of the boat and sh
. was buffeted about by the wave
:, like a cork. Once the frail thin
y was nearly swamped, big way
y having closed over it. Buckets an
u tins were hastily used by all, includ
! ing the woman, and the water wa
u bailed out.
The boats lost sight of each othe
d fifteen days ago. Mate Brown, SCI
q ing that all efforts to reach Hill
It would prove futile on account of tn
; hurricane, advised the captain t
l. make for Honolulu. To this til
:. captain assented and they arrived q
" previously reported. There wa
It plenty of canned stuff, and the me
h were allowed a pint Of water eac
day.
When the boat was hauled alonf
side the wharf, Mate Brown san
out, "We're all right! There's IL
j. Stars and Stripes!" pointing to IL
U. S. ships Boston and Mohican.
ia There is no sign of the other bot
m as this paper goes to press, repo
d to the contrary unfortunately pro-
IN ing unfounded,
IS Palmyra island, ON a reef of whic
the Lady Lampson was wrecked,