The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-09-06

Blows Is 10 sAN FRANCISCO IN
\ uUNCu.
Long voyage aud Dciays-sailor swept
to Death The shandon and
Bearing Sea seaIers.

Favorable winds during the past two
days have blown in toward the Golden
Gate a fleeRul deep-waler ships, the ap.
pearance/of which has frightened up
the bushl, IS OF the water front to very
perceptibe de- rec. Most of the vessels
which arrived have made long voyages,
and apurehensi1ns FOR their safety were
beginning to be felt 10y the underwriters.
The British ship Dunstaiinage, which
arrived from Newcastle, England, yes
terday morning, had long and event.
full passage, and she came in with one
man less than the number with which
she started. She was 49, days out from
the Tyne aud i62 days IRON the Downs,
where she anchored. The Dunstuffnage
could not complain of lack of wind.
She had heavy gales all through the
voyage, but unfortunately they were all
head winds, and the Captains ability us
sailor was taxed to the utmost.
Rounding Cape Horn the ship had her
worst experience. On jane Sth. off the
Cape. she encountered heavy south.
west gale, in which she libored heavily
for several hours. a wild sea was run
Mug, the waves at times resembling
huge mountains of water. One nasty
sea rose high above the rest aud came
crashing down upon the deck sweeping
verything before It. a sailor named
William Michman was out the jlbbuom.
He was washed into the sea. For "A
moment lie was seen on the crest of the
recedng wave, aud then he disappeared
from view for ever.
The Dunstairuage is one of the
largest ships which ever came into
port. She registers 3l5l tons, and
carries nearly 5000 tons of freight.
With all her capacity, though. she
could be put inside uf the SOmali, which
has been lying idle in the stream for
months waiting for cargo. The
Dunstatfnage brought cargo of
cement. {, kr. granite aud fire brick.
The Edward OBrisn made an except
ionally long trip from New York, occu-
pying 152 days in the passage. She
sailed from New York ON March 22d
and encountered heavy head winds
during her voyage in the Atlantic. She
had not much better success in the
Pacific. In latitude II deg. 30 min.
north and longitude 10 deg. west she
got into heavy gale blowing from the
southwest to the southeast with u
nasty hard head sea. Two of the
upper topsails were torn out and the
fore ,top.gallant sail and jib was
shivered into shreds, while other sails
were split 10y the force If the wind. She
took the northeast trades in 10 deg.
north, but they were very light. She
came from the equator into port in
thirty-nine days, She passed n derelict
bottom up in the Atlantic, but the
O'Brien could not make out the name
of the wreck.
On Thursday night there were three
arrivals-the Shahdon, 1873 days from
Calcutta; the Highlands, 81 days from
Newcastle, n. S w, and the Galeua,
1873 days from Cardiff
Tue Shandon made one Of the longest
trips on record from Calcutta, the long
est being 1853 days. She was out 40
days before she was heard from, having
put in at Honolulu short of provisions.
When she reach the Islands she " as
only out l32 days and was then almost
entirely out OF provisions. For twu
weeks before she arr we'd food had been
doled out with sl,ariug hand, and two
days Of unpropiious ~ il DIS would have
placed the crew in a very bad condition.
As it was, u number OF them were COM
pletely exhausted, and but for the
kindly Offices ot Il Eritish man-of-war in
port they would have died from starva-
ton. The war sn p sent out two boat
loads OF provisions AID the Shaudon Ie-
NAMED in port Tor two days taking in
extra supple. the trip to this port
FROM Honolulu was an uneNentfu one
the vessel being delayed by light and
variable winds. II took her thirty ont
days to make TIA" voyage.
The steamer Dora. Captain Hague
which arrived from o II ala-ka on Thurs
day, reports that when she left h, las
sailing port the htrbor of Oonalask;
was crowded with s-alers and men.of
war, There were six or seven of tn,
latter in port and from thirty-fve t,
forty seuiers, English and American
The sailing vessels were grouped Their,
to get their permits to seal in tn,
Behring SEA. After the LIST of Angus
sealers were permitted TO seal in tn,
Behring sea outside the siXty.mile linn
about the islands. No firearms are per
mitted t. he used in the sea, the hunter
being Obliged 10 use spears only.-!S. +
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