The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1894-09-19
WENT ON THE ROfKS.
Near Her Desired Haven the
G, N, Wilcox Goes Ashore
on MOlokai.
Captain wolters and Crew Reach
Honolulu in Two Boats-Expedi-
tons Including tho Ships compa-
ny Go to the Scene.

The fine new steel bark George y.
Wilcox went Oh the reef at kalae-
okailio, on the wiudward side Of the
Island Of Molokai, about 1850 o'clock |
yesterday afternoon. Captain VOL !
ters endeavored to get her of but
without avail, the sea being very
rough at the time. The waves were
rolling mountains high. After
short deliberation with tho officers,
the captain decided to abandon the
ship. Two whalcboats were got out
aud provisioned, aud in them the
crew set sail for Honolulu. Captain
VOTERS had command Of one boat
aud Chief Officer Brauer Of the other.
The ship was abandoned at q o'clock.
The boats arrived safely At $50
o'clock this morning. Nothing, be.
sides tho provisions and water, was
brought from the ship, II being too
dangerous to attempt to save any.
thug.
The George n. Wilcox was 100
days out from Liverpool on her
second voyage to this port. She ar
rived in Honolulu on her maiden
voyage on July .. 1893, flying the
Hawaiian flag at her foremast. com.
plotting q smart passage Of 13S days
from Liverpool. On this occasion
the bark would have beaten her
maiden trip had she not met with
disaster. The best days run made
on her maiden passage was 800
miles. Mate Brausr nj the timo
stated that had II not been for calms
tho q. n. Wilcox would have made
tho pa. sage in 100 days, she behaved
80 splepdidly. Captain Wolters
then had command Of her.
According to ono who has visited
Molokai aud resided there, Kalae.
okailio Is very bad place for q ship
to get ashore on. II is rough there
in either calm or storm. A heavy
current aud huge swells prevail at
that point all tho time.
Mate Brauer Of the lost bark re-
ports that ut tho timc tho q. y. vii.
cox went on the reef II was very
calm, and how they got so close to
land was a mystery. Tho bark was
consigned to II. Hackfeld Il Co.
When the captain and crow arriv-
ed this morning they reported ut the
German Consulate, but before tell.
ing the story Of the wreck they were
taken to II. j. Noltc's lunch saloon,
the Beaver, for proper rcfreshmenl
alter their exposure through the
night. Ed. Suhr and Jerry Simon.
son Of IL. Hackleld " Co.'S pilo,ed
, the men. The meal eaten and the
, story told, il was decided to visit
the scene OF tho wreck, TO find out
whether anything could be done To
save the vessel or any Of her apparc,
, aud cargo. Consequently about S:3C
. O'Clock Captain Wolters aud all the
crew, with T.. 4. Schasfer aud others
lett on the tug Eleu Tor kalacoka
, lilo 10 make an examination Of the
barks predicament. The tug will
; reach the point about 2o'clock this
Afternoon.
When the vessel was abandoned
4 she was humping heavily, but had
!, not made much water. There wa
\ no one left on board, aud this fact il
n tho chief topic about the city front
k how an old skipper like Captain
=, Wolters could leave the ship with
Y out living soul to retain possession
/ while any hope Of saving her existed
There are very few natives residin,
near that place. II any OF then
have tho enterprise, however, to n
J. out to the ship aud take possession
Of her, the owners Of the q. n. vii
!, cox would have a big bill to pay be
fore they could recover vessel o
cargo She has full cargo OF gen
e eral merchandise, valued, according
IS to one estimate, at more than half
|. million dollars.
II The steamer Iwalani arrived frou
C Kauai at 10 o'clock this morning
j. and was despatched at ll:30 o'cloc
~ by the agents to the scene OF tn
= wreck to save some OF the carg'
v Ed, Suhr went down on her.
n The George n. Wilcox is a ste'
bark with two decks, l1O7 registere
and 1922 net tonnage. She is elias
!" ed LOCAL Lloyds, having been lette
.. ell in that class in December, ls9
q. The bark was built at Londonderr
Port Glasgow, by Russell u Co.,
90 1892, and is owned by j, G. Pluger
Co. Her length is 2399ft, breadt
365ft, and depth 2l3ft. Her pc
Of registry, according to Lloyd
register, is Bremen. She is part
M insured in Bremen. Her cargo co
sisted mainly of Christmas and Nc