The herald., 1896-03-13
The Big Oriental Liner Rio 10
All Right
HER COAL SUPPLY RAN OUT
Staterooms Were Torn Down to Supply
Fuel
American SenIer Wrecked on French Frigata
Shoals-The Hawaiian ninister viii
Take q Vacation

Associated Press Special Wire
SAN FRANCISCO, March 1.-THE, steamv
ship Alameda, which arrived hero this afs
ternoon from Australia, Samoa nd Homo.
lulu. brought news of the safe arrival o2
the missing steamship Rio de Janeiro at
at Honolulu on March l. The Rio de JAM
eiro left this port thirty-five d Ays ago for
Yokohama and grave fears we're enter.
tained for her safety. Reins surance of the
ship and her cargo had alrea Ay begun.
According to the news received from
Honolulu, bad weather and heavy ives 5erly
winds prevailed for several days after the
Rio left San Francisco. F. ,r eight or nine
days the gale was extrenu ,ly severe, with
the barometer falling all the time. On
FEBRUARY 23d the coal sup ,ly ran shor and
it was decided to turn arol ind and make for
Honolulu. The Off ,ers hought that there
was more chance of re aching Honolulu
than there was of reachii " Yokohama.
The state rooms aft w ere torn down and
fed to the furnace to keep the steamer
going. Even the rnizzef mast had to come
down and go into the, furnace. Finally
land was sighted and the City of Rio do
Janero arrived as stated. Besides the
damage wrought TO Il nd substitute for
coal. the steamer sustained no injury
whatever. She took ia 1000 tons of coal
and resumed her voys ge to the orient tho
same night. Her Passengers were not
allowed to go ashore.
A sEALER WRECKED
The steamship Alameda arrived here
from Honolulu this Fternoon, bringing the
following advices un Ter date of March 5th
to the Associated Press:
The American sealing schooner, Matte
T. Dyer, 104 tons, CT San Francisco. was
bad I'rs.v
miles southwest from Honolulu, at 3 80
a. M, February 22d.
She was twenty dilys out from San Fran.
cisco for the Japan sea.
Eight minutes aft striking the reef tho
vessel filled, turned over and sank, giving
the crew no chanc to get provisions or
water. Three boat, were smashed on leav-
ing the vessel. The crew evidently got
away in four of the boats-three boata
with six men each and one with five. Pro.
visions in each boat were six cans Of
peaches. The CAPTAIN and first officers
boat landed on Niihau. with their six men
in each. all alive, on February 25th. The
boats were broken up in the surf while
coming ashore. but the crews came ashore
without serious injury They we're furnished
with dry clothing and provisions by tho
native residents OF the island.
The third boats crew landed at Mana, .
port on Kauai. OH the 2Sth. The fourth
was picked up by am island steamer. Ac-
cOrdln2 to the captain the wreck was due
to southwest currents.
HAWAIIAN MATTERS
United States Minister Willis and family
will leave April 9Th for the United States.
The minister will go first to Washington
and then to his old home at Louisville.
With regard to the matter of his departure,
Minister Willis said this morning:
Il have been granted a sixty days. leave
of absence. This is accorded every for
eign representative of the United States
government each year. Heretofore have
been kept SO busy that have been unable
to avail myself of the furlough. Ny de-
parture from Honolulu has no political six-
nificance whatever"
When asked if circumstances might not
arise which would prevent his return, the
minister said: 'Of course such is not im-
probable. However, l expect to return in
two months. l am going for rest, which I
feel greatly need.''
The U. S. S. Adams arrived from San
Francisco on the 1st to relieve the Benz
nington. The latter vessel sailed for San
Francisco this morning.
The Japanese steamer Chiyoda Maru ar
rived on the Sd. nineteen days from Kobe,
Japan, with 1877 Japanese laborers.