The morning call., 1894-03-11
THE HILO LOST.
Wreck of the Barkentine
at Hawaii.
WENT ASHORE IN A MIST.
And Will Be a Total Loss to Her
Owners.
WENT ASHORE IN A MIST.
HER CARGO is NOT INSURED.
All of Her Crew Were Saved, but
There Are No Hopes for the
Vessel and Cargo.

The wreck of the new bsrkentine Hilo
at Keauhou, Hawaii. is reported in the
Honolulu papers.
The Hilo left San Francisco on August
9. 1898. She loaded lumber at New West
MINISTER. B. c., for Sydney. AtNewcastle.
n. S. W.. the Hilo took on a load of coal
for Honolulu.
When off Keauhou thick weather was
found and during the prevalence of par
-ticularly heavy mist the vessel ran ashore,
bow on, and will prove total loss.
The Hilo is wooden vessel owned
almost exclusively in this city. She was
built at the instance of CAPTAIN Fl. Ii.
Paul, E. L. Knippenberg. Wright, Bovine
81 Co.. Louis Anderson q Co., and Captain
G. F. Smith. She was built at Fairhaven,
Wash, in 1892, by Bendixen. Her tonnage
was 64422 tons net, her length 161 feet 6
inches, breadth So feet inches and depth
of hold Is feet. She cost S62 900 and was
only partially insured; her cargo IF coal,
valued at $4,000, was entirely uninsured.
Mate Ralph ArDett gave an account of
the disaster to the Hawaiian Advertiser.
He said that the vessel struck in the early
morning, about 200 feet from shore, in
front of high bluff. He made the follow
ing statement:
''The captain and men remained on
board until about O'Clock, and then they
were forced to desert the vessel, as heavy
seas were continually breaking over her.
A iifeboat was launched, and after keg
of water and box of bread were placed
Ia it, all on board took their places and
the boat put off. No personal effects were
taken, as no room could be found for any,
thing outside of the water and the pro-
visions. No attempt was made 10 land at
Keauhou, the scene of the wreck, as the
high seas prevented any possibility of
doing SO, and the boat was headed for
Punaluu.
''Tney finally arrived at Punaluu at
noon and made fast TO buoy. The ap-
pearance OF strange boat with fourteen
people in it created great sensation, and
in short time the beach was crowded
with natives, most of whom jumped into
canoes and padded out TO the buoy. w.
2. Fennel and c. +. Stone also went out
to meet the strangers. The party after
landing was we'll cared for by the gentle
men named. The captain and his wife,
who accompanied him on the voyage,
were taken in hand by Mr.. Fennell, while
the crew was taken TO. the hotel by Mr..
Stone. who did everything for their CON-
fort"
The crew was all engaged in San Fran
cisco, and not one of the men saved more
than the clothes he stood in. The captain
had his wife with bin, and she did not
have time TO get even change OF clot hes
They made their home on the barker tine
and lost in consequence all their knick-
knaeks and curios as we'll as their clothing.
Those who were on the Hilo when she
struck were: Captain James Z. lie Ballis-
ter and his wife; first mate, Ralph Arnstt
second mate. Edward Olson: carpenter
Charles Fries; steward, A. Anderson; j..
Anderson. b. Visne, Charles Jacobson,
Louis Braehme. John Smith, Thomas
Mathews, sailors, and cabin boy Thomas
Mckenzie. all from San Francisco.