The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-09-20

llh respectively. The tug Eleu had !
left about two hours before, with Cap
tain WOlters and the crew of the |
wrecked bark, Captain King, G.. l.. |
Wight, Mr.. Wolters, of Hackfeld &
Co., and several others.
There was no other topic of CONVEX
satlon on the trip, naturally, except
the wreck. Various opinions were
expressed as to how she struck, WHY
she struck, and where she struck.
Every one seemed TO be of the same
opinion as to the way she happened to
go ashore. All who professed any
knowledge OF nautical affairs agreed
that Captain Wolters had, while try
ing to make the channel, found him
self too close in shore, and tried to
tack, but failed. Then, in trying to
wear, the current struck him, and he
81 was unable to bring the bark around.
Then she struck, nearly bows on. This,
view however, turned out to be wrong.
From the Captains own story
he was, about half past four,
hove to two and half miles from
shore. He was making about three
but when she came halfway around
on the starboard tack the current
caught her, and she began drifting
swiftly in-shore. There was only
very little canvas on the bark. In
less than an hour after she began to
drift, she struck, bows on, and rapidly
filled. In another hour the crew was
in the boats, and on the way to Homo
lulu.
The wreck was sighted by the Iva
lani at 2:40. From the distance, she
looked as though she was heading
southeast by south, and was totally
under water. AS the little steiner
drew nearer, it was seen that her
lower topsails were set on both the
fore and main masts, with the miZZen
mast clear. Her jib and foretopmast
staysail had also been set, but were
torn to pieces.
The wreck struck about half mile
from Ka Lac ka lilo point. She lies
in a small cove, in about three faith
oms of water. Even in her distress,
she shows what a splendid piece of sea
architecture she was. She had a
strong list to port, and the waves were
beating her numerically, and dashlng
over her decks, but she never moved,
and seemed, even in her dire distress, to
defy the power that had been her
ruin. Her rigging, with the excep-
ton of the jibs and one of the yards. was
in good condition, and looked as clean
and as clear-cut as when it was put on.
Back of the wreck, the cliffs rose,
black and forbidding. They came
straight down to the waters edge,
and afforded no place whatever Tor q
shipwrecked crew to land, and it is
hardly surprising that the sailors
of the Wilcox wanted to get clear OF
the wreck before there was any
chance of their being compelled TO
swim for their lives. A man, no matter
how strong a swimmer he was would
have very little chance of saving him
self if once he was thrown IN that
churning mass OF water.
A boat was at once lowered from the
Iwalani, with Captain Freeman, Mate
Gregory, Purser Kelly, and two oil
the newspaper men and native crew
in II. AS the whaleboat drew near
the stern of the wreck, the name III
y. Wilcox would be seen for mo-
ment above the waves, then woulo
disappear, and the whole wreck DE
enyeloped in foam from the breakers
When the wreck was reached anC
boarded. n scene of desolation me-
the eve. The bark had listed way &c
mort. and the water was dashlnS oVel
her decks and humping her sides VIII
Terrific force. The vessel was board
ed at the stern, and the first place made
for was the cabin, but the water wa!
too high in the companionway 10 ge,
down the stairs. The skyhghI owe.
the dining saloon was nan open an'
an entrance was effected In that way
nv swinging down and standing on tn'
saloon table. When once there, tn
water was found to be over Wals
deep. Tables, chairs, boxes, STICKS o
wood. curtains, every lmaglnaol
thing that forms the furniture OF
shin's cabin and state rooms, wa
floating around in confusion. An en-
trance was made to the store room
and to the captains cabin.
The first things that were save
were the ships instruments. "
deck. the two compasses were take
ont Of the standards. Below, TN
shin,s chronometer and the captain
barometer were saved, as Wen as III
cabin clock The latter had stoPpe
at 8 go, probably yesterday morning
The barometer, when l9unu' oa:n1
tered 3O:IO; the indicator shove q 5O:o'
which was probably where II stoo
when the bark struck.
In the captains cabin, eVerytnlh
showed n hasty departure. n chai
of the islands was spread out on u
chart table, several drawers III u
cnptain's chest were open, the 81
was open, and the ships BOOKS We
in one of the drawers. Every In!n
pointed to tie TACT thal no . ,ine -
beeu wasted between the Time IL
nnfortuuate vessel struck ana VINE
the crew left.
In the store room, things We're
the greatest confusion 1t WAS -;
splendidIy stocked store room. IL
ned delicacies were in profusion, cas-
of wine and beer, hams, sausage
were floating around III cohIusioh'
few of the things were thrown lh
The boat, aud taken on board the Nv
lani. -,,Ior.
"a much as was possible, the amate
wreckers went on deck, intending
r.,nrn to the Iwalani. About q
middle of the main deck was the SUI !
dingy. Captain Freeman maIe
his mind to save 1t, IL possloe'
the main deck q