The morning call., 1894-08-03
SAFE AT HAWAII.
Arrival of the SIlandon at
Honolulu.
HER CREW HALF FAMISHED.
The Ship Was Driven Out of Her
Course.
HER CREW HALF FAMISHED
THEN PROVISIONS RAN SHORT.
Two BoatIoads OF Food Furnished by
the British Warship Champion.
A Start for San Francisco.

This has been bad year for ships. The
long list of stories about trouble on board
San Francisco bound vessels is augmented
by story from Honolulu about the
British ship Shapdon.
The Shandon has been posted as over.
due for number of weeks. Reinsurance
on her risk jumped to 10 per cent last
Wednesday and there was some fear OF
the ship having met with the probable
fate of the Senegal.
On March u the Shandon left Calcutta
for San Francisco with cargo CT general
merchandise for j. d. Spreckes & Bro.
She was out 143 days yesterday, or nearly
two months longer than the average triu
from india.
The news brought by the steamer Ala
media yesterday relieved all anxiety for
the ship. She put into Honolulu on the
22d OF July short of provisions and with
the crew half starved. So weak were the
men that they could hardly take in sail.
Some of them lay exhausted on the decks
unable to move.
tngboat and a steam launch from the
English warship Champion, that was in
harbor at the time, quickly put off to the
Shand0n. which was flying a signal of dis
tress.
Captain Harris of the Shandou told a
tale OF the great misery that bad been suf-
fered by himself and his men for two
weeks before the vessel reached Hawaii
The ship was 132 days out from Calcutta.
having been delayed by Gains and head
winds.
The vessel was amply provlsioned when
she left India, it is said, for a voyage Of
100 days or more, but i'll luck attended
cft orAf fou IL
days, aided by favoring winds, gale sprang
up, driving her several hundred miles out
OF her course and doing damage to hull
and rigging.
Toward the latter part of the voyage the
food became about exhausted and it was
decided to head for Honolulu to obtain
fresh supplies.
which became smaller and smaller each
day, until absolute starvation threatened
them. There was no complaint heard,
captain, officers and sailors sharing alike.
Honolulu seemed removed further than
they had calculated for, and its welcome
hills appeared determined to remain un-
sighted.
On the 21st land was observed and a
shout OF joy rang out from the half
famished men. They worked as hard as
their failing strength would permit to
navigate the ship, and were rewarded by
entering the harbor on the afternoon of
the 22d.
Captain Harris had ordered the distress
signal raised. and as soon as the Shandon
dropped anchor the tug Eleu and the
Champions launch were alongside.
I'VE need food badly" said the skipper
to the officer commanding the auncb
Without delay the boat returned to the
Champion and brought off enough pro-
visions to last through a meal, and at
night two boatloads of flour. canned goods
and coffee we're sent aboard by the war
ship.
On the morning of the 23d the Shandon
cleared for this city with 80 days provI-
sions for % men. She Is expected here in
about 10 days.
The news of the Shandon has revived
hope that the Colintraine may next be
heard from. Some people seem to think
that this vessel would be q good risk at
the present rate of reinsurance offered on
her, but there apparently is very little
chance of her ever coming in safely.
1t may be possible that the Colintraine
has been damaged and put int some out
of-the-way island for temporary repairs.
Another theory is that she has been blown
south so far out of her course that her
captain has chosen TO make San Francisco
by the southern passage.