The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-10-29
A STORMY VOYAGE
Experienced by Steamers Cross
ING Pacific.
WllDER'S CLAUDINE IN A GALE
Passengers ON Miowera
Report Bad Weather.
John Wilder Has an Accident.
Log Of the Claudine's
Trip.

One of the Pacific gales expected at
this. season of the year caught the
China, Miowera, Claudine, and other
craft we'll known here. There was no
loss of life, but the damage to prop
erty was serious and extensive. The
storm was one of unusual severity,
scope and duration. The center was
evidently in a direct line west of San
Francisco.
Captain Cameron, in reporting to
Capt. J. A. King on the voyage of the
Claudine gives clear and direct ac-
count of the blow. He notes one ac-
cident. The letter was written on the
goth inst. Mr.. John Wilder had a dan
gerous adventure. He was with others
at dinner. The weather was handling
the Wilder steamer very roughly She
was rolling in very pronounced style
and plunging not little. The bolt
He was thrown against the wall with
great violence. All feared for his very
life. He was quickly placed for exam
ination and treatment. However, in a
very few minutes the veteran declared
that he was unharmed. The injury
consisted entirely of a bad shaking up
and few minor bruises He was
completely recovered by the time San
Francisco was reached.
Captain Cameron confirms the fav-
orite theory as to the stoppage of the
Claudine off Koko Head. The landing
with a small boat was for the purpose
of ridding the ship of a stowaway.
The intruder was a haole and most
likely a ''bolting" sailor. Another un-
registered passenger discovered later
ly shipped in the engineering depart
ment.
Credit is certainly due the master
of the Claudine for the management
of the ship on her second voyage to
the Coast. Captain King is very much
pleased with the log received. The
mileage was 211S from Honolulu har
Dor to the Union Iron Works wharf
age. Time was less than nine days
with delays noted and adverse seas.
The Farallon lighthouse was passed
mile away and the pilot picked up
about that point.
1t was expected that the Claudine
would go on the ways the 25th inst.
The Union Iron Works establishment
is filled up with work. Satisfactory
progress is being made on the Wilder S
new steamer contracted for so soon as
the Likelike was lost. She is to be a
sister to the Helene. The Claudine
and the new ship as we'll will bring
down full cargoes.
So great a vessel as the China, with
her new Hawaiian flag, was tossed
about in the gale like the lesser craft.
Passengers who booked On her on ac-
count of her reputation for steadiness
found she could roll like a Klondike
special on occasion. At Honolulu
a gentleman who has not lost his sea
| legs in a quarter of a century remark
ed on getting ashore that eating the
| first few days out was just like throw
| ing money overheard. The China has
| powerful engines. was able 10 run
right into the storm and made except
ionally good time.
One OF the passengers on the Mlo-
vera told the following story yester-
day of the exceedingly bad weather
met on the way down from Vancou-
yer and Victoria: I'VE left Victoria
and Vancouver on time and everything
gave promise of pleasant trip. How
| ever, appearances are often mislead-
| ing as was proven on this occasion.
We had hardly gotten outside the
straits where it began to blow a gale
| 1t grew very rough and everyone on
board began to feel the effects. 1t was
| thought at first that the storm would
last but very short time but this
| again proved erroneous. We were IN
storm for four solid days and you
will gain some idea of what we en-