The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-09-24

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total wreck. The crew are safe.
The British cruiser Hyacinth,
Captain May, returned to port on
Saturday afternoon. She went as
far as Hilo while she was absent
from port.
LONDON, Sept. 3.-The Erlangen,
from Sydney to Hamburg, has
been totally wrecked on the Mol
dive Islands. A portion of the
cargo will probably be saved.
New WHATcoM, (Wash.,) Sept.
5.-The United States steamer
Adams arrived here this afternoon
with Lieutenant Norton in COM
mand, Commander Brice being
sick at Oonalaska. The Adams
left Oonalaska August 18th and
Sitka August 9th, proceeded by
the cutter Rush, with Assistant
Secretary Hamlin, for Port Town
send. When the Adams left no
sealers had been caught.
The Monowai arrived early on
Saturday morning from the Colon
les she resumed her voyage about
moontime. She left Sydney one
day late, this with heavy weather
caused her delay. The vessel left
Sydney on the 3rd, inst, called at
Auckland on the Sth, Apia on the
18th, and arrived at Honolulu, on
the 22nd, at 6 a. m. Strong head
winds and heavy seas were met
with after leaving Sydney, con-
tinued till nearing Apia, from
thence light trades and fine
weather to arrival.
North SYDNEY, IN. S. Sept. 5.
The schooner Rigel of Gloucester,
Mass, Captain G. W. Dixon, ar
rived here today, having on board
a crew and passengers of the
steamer Miranda, which left New
York July 18th with DR.. Cooks
Arctic excursion. All parties are
well. On August 9th Miranda
struck a rock near Sukkertoppon,
west of Greenland, and was aband-
oned in a sinking condition on
August Odd in Davis strait, latitude
about 81 deg. Is min. and longi-
tude IS.
The barkentine w. III. Dimond,
CAPTAIN Nilsson, arrived on Satur-
day morning, 10 days from San
Francisco. She had a pleasant
voyage down. The following are
the leading shipments of cargo; so
barrels flour, $3.50 TBS bran, 2400
lbs oats, 1916 TBS wheat, 1873 lbs
corn, II pkgs hardware, 157 csks
bottled beer, 81 cs boots and shoes,
1888 TBS beans, 2190 Tbs rolled
barley, 1927 gals wine, 20 cs paint,
3 cs beef, SO cs canned meats, 10
bbls salmon, 80 cs olive oil, 200
kegs white lead, 65 cs tobacco, 5 cs
Goldfish, 81 cs lard, 3 cs dry goods
and y cs crackers.
BRISBANE, Sept. 3.-The Cambus-
Wallace, from Glasgow to Brisbane,
went ashore near Swan Bay this
morning. The ship is lying broad
side on to the sea, about 200 yards
from the beach. On Sept. 4th the
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close to the wreck, but owing to
the terrific sea, was unable to
render any assistance. A number
of men could be seen hanging on
to the rigging. The shore was lin
ed with people, and they, too, were
apparently unable to assist. While
the steamer South Australia was
off the wreck, the mizzen-mast of
the unfortunate vessel went over
board. On Sept. 9Th the survivors
of the Cambus-Wallace landed
from the vessel in terrible plight,
and almost naked. Six lives were
lost, five by drowning, and the
sixth succumbed en- route to Bris-
bane, from injuries received. The
captain states he thought he was
50 miles off land when the ship
struck. One by one the crew swan
ashore, until only the captain
carpenter, steward, and four ap.
prentices remained. One of the
lifeboats was launched, and the
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