The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-01-03

The steamship Miowera, just arrive'
in port and n week overdue, bring
news of thrilling interest. She lef
Victoria, Be, on the evening OF tn,
18th ult., with full cargo and th'
usual passenger list, making a splen-
did run until the morning Of the 18th
in north latitude 1859, west longitude
1921, when steamer was sighted
dead ahead, flying signals OF distress
and asking for assistance. She turned
out 10 be the missing steamship
Strathnevis, which had sailed from
Victoria on the 18th Of October, snd
when 100 miles out had broken her
propeller shaft on the Goth. From
that date until she sighted the Mo
vera she had been drifting st the
mercy of the winds and waves. She
had on board les Chinese and Japan
ese as passengers, and crew of SO
men. The cargo, about 1900 tons,
consisted of -four and canned salmon.
The ships supplies had run out, and
the cargo hsd TO be brosched 10 pro-
vide provisions. The captain, sitter
signalling for assistance, sent his mate
on board. The poor fellow was so
overcome by the prospects of relief
that il was some time before be could
explain TO Capt. Stott the situation of
the vessel, and ask him TO tow the
Strsthnevis into port. A supply of
beef, mutton, rice, tobacco and other
necesssries was sent across TO the dis
tressed vessel. A wire cable was
passed 10 the Miowers, and the course
OF the latter was changed, heading
back to Victoria with the Strsthnevis
in tow.
THE PASSENGERS CONSULTED.
Before deciding TO tow the Strsth-
nevis into port, Captain Stott called q |
meeting of the saloon passengers, and |
10 them the desperate con- |
dition Of the Strsthnevis, helpless and 4
drifting on lee shore, sure TO go on /
the rocks inside of week il she was 1
left TO herself. He asked for sn
expression of opinion. The passen-
gers were from England, Australia,
the United States and Canada, and 10
5 man they declared that il was the
plain duty of the captain 10 do his
hest 10 rescue the distressed steamer.
For the particulars of the incidents
thst followed until the Strsthnevis
was lost in the gsIe, this paper is
TO Mr.. Holland, of Ottawa.
~ Tho h.a ATsArr-ar, !
extracts from q record kept by him in
he form OF letter TO & friend: J,
NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN, /,
Somewhere about 500 miles South
west OF Victoria, Dec. 10, 1895. I,
We are having al adventure sure
wrote you yesterday that I
We had picked Up the missing steamer
'Strathnevis' after she had been
lorating round between here and
Japan for sixty days. 1t took several
hours before We got her in tow, and
hen heavy weather sci in-rain, fog
Ind wind. However We had the
wind and current in our favor, aud
everything went swim mingly unit.
.fter midnight, wbea the big wire
lawSsr parted, and the "Miowera"
sd 10 lie 10 until daylight. In the
meantime the wind increased 10 q
ale, and all dsy the seas have been
mountains high" We
made several Intellectual efforts 10 get
mother line out but failed, losing one
arge MANILA hawSer in the attempt.
We are now sailing round the drifting J
'erelict 10 keep her in compsuy. I !,
,oubt very much if We can do any ;
hing more until the wind ana sea /,
% down. There are 20S souls on
.oard the "StrathnevisT OF whom SO I
re crew. There are few European :
the rest are Chinese aud !,
APPS. The chief mate told one OF our /.
ffieers that they had to
.IsARM TIE CHINESE AND JAPs /
1r fesr OF a mutiny, though what
hey'd do with the vessel if they took
osseSsiOn OF il is a mystery. She is r
: helpless as a tue, and though new Z
esSel-some eighteen months old. {
be looks like al old tramp from the c
fleets OF the severe storms through O
-hich she has passed II is hard 10 v
sy when We shall strike VIctoria /
gain. The "MloWera' Is bound by il
IF interest a. we'll a. the cause OF r
10 stick TO the distressed s
essel Uutil she l. safe iu port. II s
i'll take Us S couple OF days TO reeoal 8
Dd provision this shin, aud our trip q
Sydney viii be very greatly leng- 4
lened In consequence. The psssen- s
srS are taking the Incident very :
1t is sn event in p
fetime, coming scross vessel cast 4
way q. sea that has lot been in il
ght OF. lSnd for 81 days. We are &
ack iato cold weather. and the pas Il
myers, especially the Australians, q
el thst worse than anything else. o.
be vessel is comfortable. The only a
ing We miss is q properly heated a
loon. The ladies suffer more than c.
ie mel in that respect, for the u
nOkins room has s steam register in d
We Sre vel fed and otherwise Il
eli cared for. OF course we have c.
1t got the elegance of the Atlantic g,
ners or the great P. & o. and Oriental 81
nes; but we have all the essentials es
r comfort. AS pioneer line il is jU
Tsy ahesd of any other, ST the same q
age of its existence, that now runs II
Austrsiia, and when il Is once IN
tsblished as a safe and reliable pas &C
Hger route so IS TO command the al
Ilk of the passenger traffic from gi
yerpool 10 the OEieut, there is en- cs
prise enough at The back o. bis Gs