The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-08-17

tempted 10 pas, between the piers 70 the
narrow entrance Of The canal. Watchers
on shore, among them surfmen OF the ship
canal station, saw the schooner tagging to
the lecward and surmised that she would
miss the entrance. she kept on and struck
the leeward pier with force that stove a
hole in her bow. The sea lifted her and
hurled her a second time against the pier
but she managed TO stand out into the
lake, where she let go both anchors. One
chain parted Immediately. and a single
anchor not being enough 10 hold her sh6
dragged down the lake along shore. HAY
ing the fortune to drift into shoal water
the anchor fetched her up about five miles
from the life saving station. Leaking bad
", with all hands at the pumps, and roll
ing and pitching terribly, she had barely
como TO anchor when the gallant lifcboat
Of ship canal station was alongside. Hav-
ing started with sail and almost lost their
mast in the terrible u'caster, the life
savers were astounded TO find the captain
Of the schooner about TO send off his yayl
with messenger to bring a tug. Only by
dint Of hard rowing with powerful crew
had the lifcboat ridden the fearful breakers.
The keeper Of the surf crew told the skip
per that no tug would venture out in that
sea; but, although the schooner was leaking
at rate sure to- swamp her, he offered to
remain alongside for the worst if the cap
tain would not consent to go ashore in the
ifebOat with his men. This he refused 10
do and insisted on sending his own yawl,
when the keeper humanely offered to set
the messenger ashore at the nearest point.
Making for sand beach close at hand, the
surfmen soon found the breakers too heavy
even for their stanch craft and were
Obliged to ride before the wind toward q
Ice under the bluffs far down the lake.
While crossing n reef to lee water huge
combcr wrcnchcd an oar from the hands Of
one OF the rowers and knocked him down
in the boat. Striking the beach almost i'm
Incdiatcly, the boat was turned broadside
to land and a hole knocked in below the
water line. The surfmen managed to get
the boat upon the beach, and the messenger
went off to- the harbor to call tug. Mean
while the wind ycered, and heavy snow
storm set in. Although the skipper had
virtually told the life savers To mind their
own business, they were as persistent in
devotion to duty as no was willful and
reckless. In order to- be ready for the worst
the beach apparatus was hauled abreast of
the scene, and this task alone was a most
heroic one. Snow and slush covered the
ground and n@ skcd the bog holes along
tho swampy shore. When the apparatus
reached the spot, the vessel had drifted so
far from shore that IL was doubtful If n
line could be fired across her in case she
grounded. The ljfeboat was useless, and
there was no way of communicating with
the people on the ship. Night closed in.
and n fire was built on the beach. Half the
crew took up the vigil while the others re-
turned to the station TO get some food and
also to bring the surfboat to the beach if
possible. This last proved moro difficult
than the hauling of the apparatus. The
breakers drove upon shore with such ire
mendous force that the little craft was
hurled back again and again. 1t was then
loaded on 4 wagon and hauled part of the
way across the neck OF land lying between
the canal and the scene of operations
On the last mile of the journey the road
proved impossible for the wagon, and the
surfmcn dragged the boat like sledge the
rest of the way. y hole was stove in her
by striking a snow covered rock, and thus