The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-08-09
DISASTERS TO SEALERS.
OVER SIXTY MEN DROWNED IN
THE NORTH.
List of Vessels Lost Trials of the sailors
Catches Returned
Authentic News.

The sealing schooner Sophia Suther.
land, which arrived from the japanese
sea, brought considerable information
concerning the sealing fleet and the
events of the season up to the time OF
her departure from Hakodate on June IA.
Disaster played havoc with the sealers
in the middle OF the season, and loss OF
three schooners, with all on board, il
the sad record which has been made so
far as known. There are several
schooners yet out and to hear from, but
no apprehensions are felt as to their
safety.
Apart from the loss OF life and prop
erty the season has been a fairly good
one for catches. The catches were
rather unevenly distributed though,
some OF the vessels having unusually
good ones while others were light.
The vessels which were lost we've the
Mascot, Captain Charles Hagerman;
Matthew Turner, Captain Christopher
son; and the Unger, Captain John
Anderson, all of which have been re-
ported before. Captain Sutherland of
the Sophie Sutherland reports regarding
the Unger that when she went down
one of the sealers was within 100 yards
of her.
A fearful gale was blowing at the
time and all attempts to render any
assistance to the unfortunates on the
Unger were unavailing. This was on
April II, and for ten days the wind
ragged and the sea ran high. The Masc OF
and the Matthew Turner were lost in
the same storm, and many of the other
sealers had narrow escapes.
The Matthew Turner was aiterward
seen floating about, decks up, with her
masts broken off even with her rail 1t
is supposed that they were snapped off
by the weight Of her sails and the action
of the waves as she drifted around after
capsizing Relieved of the weight Of
her masts and sails she righted up. In
all about sixty men were lost.
Until the arrival of the Sutherland il
was thought that the Rosa Sparks was
lost with the others, but she was not,
and returns bring report OF a fair
catch by her.
When the Sutherland lett Hokodnte
the fleet was preparing to 20 to Boring
Sea, where the season opens on August
list and continues about two months. In
addition to the Sutherland the Louisa
b. Bonanza aud Edward +. Webster
will return to this port instead of going
north.
The catch of the fleet as far as known
when the Sutherland left, according TO
private correspondence, was as follows;
Alton 700, Allie |, Alger 1850, Annie
Il. Paint 1900, Agnes Mcdonald 1880,
Aurora 697, Anaconda 800, Bonanza
1924, Brenda 1898, Bowhead 1900, Car
lotta q. Cox 1900, c. j. White $40, City
OF San Diego $50 Diana 1861, L. b.
Marvin 1900, Emma Louisa 1927 Fawn
1913, Herman 96S, Louis Olsen 100, Lib
bic 1910, Mary Ellen 1909, Oscar and
Hattie 1885, Penelope 1906, Prescott
800, Rosa Sparks 500, Rosie Olsen 1912,
Rather 1914, Sadie Turpel 100, Therese
6S6, Teresa ll06, W. Z. Hall IA, UNI
brina 1920, Viva li36, Vera 1900.
The catch Of other schooners up to
June 9th was as follows Anna Mat
hilda had 1852 skins, Ainsworth $50,
Alexander 240, Beatrice 947, Casco 1897
c. L. Fox $50, Dora Seward, 1929, George
Peabody 1877, II. c. Wahlberg l42, Kate
and Anna $50, Lily l.. 52l, Maud S ss3,
Mary Taylor 1888, Otta 722, Sophie
Sutherland 1888 and W. l.. Seward 800.
The profits this season will not range
very high, on account OF prices being
only fairly average. Nearly all the skins
will be brought to this ports. +. CdH
ha Ri 60