The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-12-24
DROWNED IN THE DEEP SEA
MATE MD SEAMAN or TuE
B\RKENTINE KLtKITNT.
Overheard in a Bravery of a
Woman Passcnger--A Captains 1'ri-
butte TO a Brave and Good Officer.

First Mate Anderson aud Able Sea-
man Larsen OF the Darkentine MIKE
tat were knocked from the deck OF
the vessel during a severe gale on ot
cape Mendicino, on the jth inst, and
were drowned. The klikitat arrived
in port late yesterday afternoon, ~
days from Port Townsend. after AN
unusually hard trip. Captain Cutler
is almost heartbroken over the loss If
Anderson, wnum he held in high ..s-
TEEN. and is well nigh worn out from
long watches. From his log brios
account of the voyage and the fatal
accident of the jth inst. is secured.
Very heavy gales were experienced
on the 18th and 9th, during which the
ship labored heavily. The lumber
cargo was wet and the vessel very
deep.
ABOUT $50 IA. m. of the 5th. when
the gale was just coming. Andrew IN
derson, first mate, and Autone Larsen.
seaman, were shifting the spankcr
sheet from the lee side to windward.
when a puff of wind dragged the sheet
out of the hands of the men and both
went overheard. Captain Cutler was
below. after being on deck most of the
night. The sea was rough and the
ship rolling heavily. The rain was
falling in torrents and the fog thick
Captain Cutler heard the boom jerk.
and fearing an accident. sprang upon
deck in time to hear the cry of "Mdn
Overheard" He could see men str,ty-
CLING in the water half a ships length
astern and heard Anderson call for
help. At the time the ship was going
about seven or eight knots. The YES
sci was put about and stood back
That took some time and the men I'm
the water were lost sight of. II was
too rough to launch a boat. After
cruising about the vicinity for two
hours the search was abandoned. Both
men were dressed in oil clothes and
heavy rubber boots. so that they had
small chance for life. even though
they We're both excellent swimmers
The accident occurred about 500 miles
due west of Cape Mendocino.
Anderson had been with Captain
Cutler on the Klikitat as sailor ami
mate for seven years. and was very
well known here. Without any ex-
ception, Captain Cutler says, he was
the best officer he ever had in the snip.
not only steady fellow. but always
ready and willing. getting on with tne
men and taking a great interest in his
work. He made friends evervwhere.
He was a native of Sandegiard. Nor
way. and 80 years of age. He leaves a
wife and three children in Norway and
an aged mother.
Antoine Larsen was n native of the
same town as the dead mate. about 81
years of age. and had been in the Xii
kitat about two years. He was n
close friend of the mate. He leaves
an aged mother and brother i'm Nor
way.
Although the crew was greatly re-
duced by the loss of two men, and IN
immense amount of extra labor put
upon those remaining. there was new
er murmur in the forecastle.
Captain Cutler has much to say in
praise of Mrs. Granzel lady passen-
ger, who pluckily stood by and Of
fered to work either in the galley or
at the pumps to help out the short
handed crew.
This is Captain Cutters fftieth trip
to this port in the Klikitat He has
been in the vessel since she was first
launched. seventeen years ago, and
| never lost n sail or spar.