The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-01-11
TIE MI0WERAHS SAFE
She Landed Her Passengers at
Honolulu ALI Right.
LOST SIGHT OF sTRsTHnEvis.
Feared tho Disabled Steamer Was Lost
and steered Out to >ea for Her
Own safety.


safety Of the ailowera, having
spoken her on January at >.
n. on the way 70 New Zealand ana 100
miles of Honolulu. The Warrmoo brings
a lengthy report from Capt. stott regard
ing his attempted rescue Of the STRAIN
negls. which contains particulars area1y
related By the officers Of The disaDie'
steamer. After relating hos the strath-
nevis had been lost during the storm on
December %. capt. stott proceeds ut
was blowing such a fierce gafe that y was
impossible for us 10 do anything. the sea
being 50 heavy that the SLuthneTfs at
times would b. engulfed nearly out Of
sight and at other times towering above us.
II was noticed thar the StrathneSis rolled
so heavily that the green light ar times
was nearly perpendicular with her port
red light. We kept we'll ~ s.gta OF her
lights urtl a m, bearing E.i2S-, when
suddenly they we're lost to view. and from
the tremendous sea running Ke feared mat
She might have fouudered. owing 10
heavy cross sea that was running, He had.
for our own safety. ~ $50 a. N. TO head
the Miowera with head 10 sea. S.W.. and
go dead SLOW as We found the force Of
the waves was endSngerJrag our radder and
rudder post. and We were shipping heavy
water on board. flooding the stokehold and
also do8a the engine room skylignts. which
were stove In. and causing considerable
other damage. The rise and fall Of the
steamer in the sea was so great that she
hurried her stern six feet under water, but.
Notwithstanding ali the above. and a. risk
20 ourselves In this slip. we held on 10 the
Sfrathnevia 70 The very last. uhgll the haw-
seTs parted and we ceaid DO no more.
AFTER daylight We ran in toward the
land before the gale 10 within aDOu. nine
teen miles westward Of Destruction Island
70 sight the sirathnevls. II she had sur
vived the night II was our intention.
when not seeing her. 20 starch the coast
southwark and then northward. bat AT
r. m, about the above position on the
edge Of bank OF sounding, such tremeEl-
dous sea was found. rising precipitdgsly
IKE wall. and followed quickly by others,
that for the Miowera's safety an opportu-
nifty had 10 be watched 10 bring the ship
around TO the westward and get OF such
a dangerous position on a lee shore. Thus
about this Time the steamer was headed
southwest. the only way she would work
Off tho land. may mention that for the
last two days % had 10 oe used continuous
" fore and aft. 20 help smooth the sea.
With the usual ordinary gale that one
would expect, We are sure We could have
saved this vessel and her people, but with
this fierce and UNUSUAL gale and under the
above circumstances in which We were
placed. although ge had done our very ut
most. II was with great reluctance and
deep sorrow that We had 70 recognize. on
the evening of the 23d. the impossihlity OF
being able 70 render any further assistance
10 the Strathnevis and her people even II
she still survived the dangers Of the pre-
vlous night, and We thus had 10 abandon
all hope, ] have thus taken toe first OPP
portunity 10 forward 20 you particulars of
the Enclosed, and OF my return 20 Victoria
shall be very glad TO g4ee YOU any further
Information you may desire.
II beg TO mention that after the hawsers
parted we kept in supposed vicinity Of the
etrathnevis. 20 the best Of our knowledge.
for fifteen hours IN hope that we might
sight her and the gale moderate. Up 20 that
time there was 10 abatement. and even n Il
had been possible 20 sight her We would
have been totally unable 20 render any as
sstance Yours faithfully. James Stott.
Master r. III. S. Mlowefa."
The Warrimoo brings four first and mr.
teen second cabin passengers 1910 tons OF
cargo and twonty-n.ne sacks Of mail
Victoria. r. G.. Jan 10. Mr. Holland OF
OTTAWA. who Is a passenger for Australia
ny the Mtowbra on the present trip. sends
from Honolulu the following account of
the parting of that steamer with the Strath-
nevis IN the storm Of December . and OF
the events Immediately Subsequent. Pc
tween midnight and I O'Clock the wind was
blowing q gale. ana the ten-inch manila
=
held our tow with siX-lnch wire cable.
hut inside ~ half an hour a great sea hit
the Strathnevis. the cable parted. and IN
almost as short tinfe as IL takes 10 10
scribe Il she was carried ont OF sight on the
wings OF the gale \ shlridcr went through
the officers and crew, They felt that u was
q hopeless case In the meantime we Isy
20 all night. tue seas rolling clean over
our decks one monster wave cleaned on
the porch that sheltered she captains cabin
door. broke IN the sley1iEhjs and delugad
the alleyway between the staterooms It
was the worst weather the Miowera ever
experienced In these waters. In the morn
ing 81 was announced thai the AlioRera
would make another search Tor the mss 'ug
steamer The All absorbing topic % CONVEX
sation amouE the passengers WAS the pos
sihility OF catching GEp and taking of tho
passengers and crew before the Strathnevts
went on the rocks. which was a very for-
Torn hope unless the wind and sea Wert
down. for no small boat could possibly
approach without~ helms smashed 10 Splin-
ters against the hull All the forenoon
there was continuous succession or heavy
squalls accompanied hV rain ami some
times SNOW. TIE vessel vas now steam
Ing out ~ sea again. RRb after an hour
worked her way up the cots foWar1 Care
Fiatterv The capta'a and officers had
practically abandoned M hope ,ha: ;he
missing vessel was aaQst. ~. e aloat thst
she could hc ssvfl
"0n Thursday mornng enc captain set
the veSs~l's a,urse for Cane r1attery. hut
met sach treulest;le8s ~=ss tasl thrre was
danger II the Mlaw,ra calae under. ana
for the Safely cf hits onn +3ip he was
forced In share hey course for 3oUa.ts'5t.
Tens Of water washed over tha desks
going through 81, tns6eo sk1Nehts down
into she engine rooa' where use gres wc-e
fu danger 1f 5Ffrr rNtfnt-rlfst,.-f Ia ,F-