The San Francisco call., 1897-06-04
WENT ASHORE IN
A HEAVY STORM
The Norwegian Bark
Neptun Abandoned at
Apia, Samoa.
A Race Between the Mariposa
and Aorangi Won By the
Former Easily.
Beaten an Hour and a Half in a I26
Mile Run Into Honolulu
Harbor.

Among the passengers who arrived the on
Oceanic Steamship Company Mariposa
yesterday was Captain G. Salvesen. He
came direct from Apia, Samoa, and has
TO report the loss OF his vessel. In con-
nectIon with the matter the Samoan Her
aid has this to say; United States Consul
u Blackjack sold the condemned vessel Nep-
tun on Monday last. A strong public
feeling had been worked up in regard to
the sale OF the vessel and copra, most peo-
pie regarding the whole proceeding as
let US sRy-unnecessary MIR. Reid became
the owner of the ship for the sum of { 1876
an absurdly low figure, while the copra
(201 tons) was thrown away at 85 IS per
ton.
The Neptun was a Norwegian bark and
was on a trading cruise among the islands.
During one OF the storms that rage in Sa-
moan waters at this time OF the year her
anchors failed 10 hold and she drIfted on
the reef. All the crew were landed in
safety and the vessel abandoned. diver
from the warship Bussard examined the
bark's bottom and on his report the Neptun
was condemned. When the Mariposa left
A piR the vessel was being repaired and it
was the intention OF her new owner 10
send her out on another trading cruise.
The passengers by the Maripo-a were:
From Sydney-Colonel T. Leckle, DR.. S. o.
Potter, Mr.. and Mrs. J. II. Allen, w. Clay
Brown ana Wife, K. DuIon ana wIIe X. Gold-
stone, Mrs K. Goldsione, Mr.. and Mrs j. Z.
Walker, II. A Williams wife, three children
and nurse; W. II. Wilson and WIFE, Mrs. l. J.
Davis, child and nurse; Mrs. c. J. Robinson
Mrs II. smith. J. Brlgslone, c. E. Buchanan,
J. l.. Costner, H. NJ. Courage and servant. n. F.
Hail. J. X. Lambert, w. Uhr, A. Z. Walker, c.
A. Walker. &. A Williams, X. J. Wilson
From AucAland-ColoneI lie Messure, F.
Bowoen ana wife, II. Cox, wife and child;
James knight, wife and child a. L. Ssrle, wife
aud child; Miss GroIhe, Miss II. o. Grothe
Percy Brown, Stephen Brown, p. Camphuis
q. Camphuis, A. &. Collins, Z. GrOgan, A.
Grothe, J.: A. jackson, l. Lesna, Alex McDou-
0'Conor, Miss OConor, r. PsynOn, Ed Bad
bone, h. o. Richie, j. S Rutherford, q. Wlley,
Clifford Young, E. Young.
From Honolulu-G. G. Broome, Mrs. II. Gals
ford Mrs.. Charles s. Lewis, Mrs. C. McLennan,
Mrs. NJ. J. Summertield.
The Nariposa ard The Canadian Pacific
Company's Aorangi had a trial of speed
between Sydney and Honolulu, in which
the latter was disgracefuuy beaten. Tho
AoTangi has an I'd hull, but new engines
ana boilers, aud on her trial is said 10
have made seventeen n and half knots an
hour. Her course was from Sydney via
Levuka, FIJI and Honolulu to Vancouver.
3. c., while the Mariposa' : was from Syd-
ney via Auckland, n. H., Apia, Srmoa
and Honolulu TO San Francisco, differ
ence OF o4U nileS III IdNOT OF lle AOr1nEl.
Under ordinary clrcum stances the latter
steamer should have reached Honolulu
three days ahead of the Mariposa. but
what was the surprise of Captain Hay
ward when 126 miles from Honolulu he
sighted the seventeen and a half knot
buat. Smoke was pouring out OF her fun
nel and in a few moments the Mariposa
funnel was also belching forth smSke
This happened on May %, in the morning,
and at l A NJ. the Aorangi was abeam,
fourteen miles to the westward, at sun
down she was hull down astern, and an
hour and a half alter the Mar posa had
come to an anchorage in Honolulu harbor
the Aorangi came steaming in.
Considerable anxiety is being felt for
the safety of the four-master schooner e.
X. Wood. On February 21 she left Che
mainus, b. c., for Tientsin, China, with
load of lumber and has not been heard
from since. This is an unusually long
voyage and her owners and those inter-
ested are beginning To worry.
The steamers Mary Garratt and Colum-
bia were in collision yesterday. and both
vessels suffered. The stern-wheeler was
backing out from the Washington-sireet
wharf and the Columb ba was proceeding
to sea. Neither steemer could get out of
the way, and in consequence the Garratt's
stern wheel was badly damaged, and the
tugs upper works were injured 10 a con-
siderable extent. An investigation will
be he'd to pace the blame where it be-
longs
The Pacific Mail Company's steamer
City of Panama arrived from Panama and
way ports yesterday. She had no passen-
gers and es the captain showed clean
bill OF health she was allowed TO dock at
once. The ships surgeon insists that
there have been no cases OF yellow fever
on any of the company's vessels.
sweeper Delury, one OF the force em-