The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1894-09-21
SALE OF THE WRECK.
Bought by a Syndicate for Nearly
Twelve Hundred Dollars.


The salesroom OF J. +. Morgan
was never perhaps, so crowded as it
wa at 10 o'clock this morning, the
attraction being the advertised sale
of the German bark g. n. Wilcox
aud cargo, as she lies on the rocks
at Kalaeokailio point, Molokai. The
first offer was 800, but the auc.
tioneer misunderstood the call and
started the sale ut 500. 1t finally
reached Sll75, bid offered by j. F.
Bowler, representing a combination,
consisting OF Fred. Harrison, Jack
Galloway and himself. The new
owners began work Immediately and
will despatch schooner with large
boats to the scene of the wreck to
save as much as possible of the
I cargo.
The schooner Haleakala, which
was despatched by j. |. Dowsett to
examine the wreck on the morning
of sept. 10, returned to port this
morning. Mr.. Dowsett intended
purchasing the wreck if the schoon-
or had brought favorable answer.
Captain Kaai reporting adversely
! the purchase was not made. Cap
tain kaai arrived at Kalaeokailio on
Wednesday night. Yesterday he
lowered a boat and visited the
wreck. He found the decks flooded
with water and water was dashiug
over her at intervals. He found IL
impossible TO get on deck at all, II
being so rough. The men gained
the bow and made observations from
there. A few feet Of the after part
of the bark was above water. Cap
tain Kaai aud his men are all ex-
porienced seameu aud good swim.
mers, but none Of them dared to put
foot ON deck. Captain Kaai states
that were il calm he would have
filled his schooner with some Of the
bark's cargo. The ships bell b..
sides a few ropes and blocks were
taken from the bark and brought to
the schooner. The jibs were oil
gone, but the other sails with the
exception of the mainsail, were Ia
tact. The matches are still closed.
There is a photograph Of the
wreck at the Hawaiian News Com
pany's, which shows it to be in ,
pretty bad situation. Some OF tn,
sailors 81 the Wilcox were eager /,
get copies Of the picture.
EXPEDITIONS LEAVING.
, The steamer j. A. Cummins vii
, leave at 8 o'clock this evening will
extra men aud boats to inspect tn
/ wreck, aud will return to report
, necessary the condition and position
, Of the wreck. Captain Nelson an,
/ j. Galloway will superintsnd tn
!, operations. j. +. Bowler goes as
Z. passenger. The syndicate consist
4 OF ten persons, aud since the pu,
h chase Of the wreck others hav
!. asked to be admitted, but the synd
r cate are OF the opinion that they ~
perfectly able to carry out the worl
a II has been estimated by shippin
n people that the Cummins takes !
/. the neighborhood Of sixty dollars
:, day to run.
r. roLicE REMiss.
r The police department have bee
y very remiss ia the performance (
i their duty, either through ignoranl
J. or neglect. The law on wrecks Is
very old one, and is very specili
Il On a point when a wreck Is reporte
e the sheriff Of tho nearest distri,
y takes charge Of the wreck for Il
!" owners. II appears in this case tn
u this has not bsen done. Tho bill
, sale was signed by tho Marshal tn
j. afternoon, the law making this
" requirement.
> A REMISIsCENCE.
ri Tho wreck and sale OF the Germ,
u bark q. \. Wilcox reminds old k
rr maanas OF tho wreck OF the Britt
40 ship Eskbapk which was wreck
of Diamond Head. The wreck "
purchased by $. q. Wilder for Sl2i
aud out 81 the cargo Mr.. Wild
made 100000 clear profit. 7
Wilder residence on Judd street
is named Eskbank after tho shi
wreck.