The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-12-02

NiU oHitidl log because so violent was
the explosion that it blew the log book
| into corner OF the mates cabin,
crumpling up the leaves and tearing
out that last written on and there was
TOO much else to attend to for further
entries to be made. The captains
memo. book, which contained daily
| notes 10 assist the mate in writing ND
the log was literally blown to pieces.
the stiff backs being torn as if they
had beer tissue paper The following
terse account of what happened is TAX
en- from the record made by Capt Hal
liday himself in the book in which he
kept his notes of his subsequent voy-
| age 10 these islands.
AT 4:30 p. m, ship exploded, burst
ing up everything. Clewed UP and
backed mainyard, put two life boats
into the water with provisions, which
lay by the ship all night. At a. m.
| tMarch 3rd) took in boats. made sail
TO try and take the ship as far as pos
slbIe towards the Sandwich Islands.
About IL a. m, fire was seen issuing
from pump-well, got boats out and
/ provisiOned About noon ship getting
very hot with volumes of smoke from
after hatch and main hatch: got all
| hands into boats Ct boats) and got to
/ Windward of ship about 1 p m. Could
soon see fire issuing from ship about
pump-well and after hatch. Three
quarters of an hour after getting all
into the boats, the mainmast went
over the side; large flame from the
main hatch rifht aft to stern. About
p. m, miZZenmast went by the
board, ship paved off before the wind
| enveloped in flames. Made sail on
hoo fN.. -:,I, J-Jn dc rr;x
| ing all boats orders ito follow and
| keep close
Of the boats in which this adventur-
Gus voyage was commenced. two were
life boats of % feet keel. These were
commanded by Capt. Halliday and the
| first mate. The other boats were
somewhat smaller; the second mate
had charge Of one, and the boetswain
Of the other. The following is the
captains own record of the voyage to
| Hawaii:
March 5th-Could not see mates
| boat at daylight. At noon no appear
ance of mates boat Second mates
/ boat and bpatswain in company. Lat
| itude 13 degrees "a minutes N, lOpgi-
tude 121 degrees 40 minutes ". Strong
| trades. This boat being deep, shipped
| lots of water all might. March 10th, at
| daylight, took two hands from the
! bCatsWain's boat. Put the remainder
! and provisions into second mates boat,
! there being no one capable, nor any
means, of navigating here should she
part company. Noon, latitude IA "a n,
| longitude 123 w, distance 80 miles.
! Before dark, reefed both boats sails.
Wind strong Daylight of March 7th,
strong breeze and rough sea for boats.
Noon, latitude IA SO n, longitude by
account 125 w. Strong trades and
high seas, beats making rough wealth
en- Sth March, latitude at noon 10 10
n, longitude 126 AZ w, distance 116
miles. Kept showing lights TO keep
company. Strong breeze and much sea,
towards daylight moderate. March 8.
Fine breeze with fair weather, sea
smoother. Noon, latitude Is 81 N.
longitude 12S 40 W., distance run 40
miles. March 10th. Breeze fresh dur
ing night with breaking sea which
went down little towards daylight.
Latitude at noon Is SO N, longitude
by account $50 33 w, distance about
los miles. Wind moderate and sky
! cloudy; s D. M, fresh breeze with in
creasing sea. Midnight, wind higher,
sea smoother. March 11th. Have Civ
en- and compared latitude and longi-
tude with second mate daily. Noon,
latitude 16 20 NJ, longitude 152 SO w,
distance, 135 miles. About 10 or is
miles Of this distance belongs to yes
terday, as l did not get q sight for my
chronometer; 6 p. m, fine weather.
nice breeze and clear, the pleasantest
day since We left the ship. March 18th.
Latitude at noon Is 81 N, longitude
134 % ". Boats crew, self Included,
number twelve, second mates boat,
nine; all Of whom | am glad to see
looking so well. | hope in God that
they viii continue so, and that we may
be successful in our undertaking.
Midnight, moderate and cloudy, fresh
breeze and shipping sufficient water to
make it unpleasant. 13th-DiStance,
112 miles, fresh trades ordered second
mate to enlarge his sail-we had been
detained a good deal waiting on him.
Now he can pass us; strong trades,
nasty cross sea. 14th-Distance 120
miles. 15th-Distance, $50 miles;
strong trades with rain squalls 18th
Distance, 80 miles; wind hauled to
e, and set the sails as square sails.
17th-Distance, 124 miles. 18th
Distance, 1874 miles 19th-At a. m.
lost sight of second mate in squat;
SHONtu d iISAL NlSH ne otLSWSItu II
astern; distance run, 100 miles; alt
cred course to w q S.-20th-Calm,
put out oars; went alongside the other
boat, and all hands got in her stern,
bringing the bow out of the water TO
( stop leak in the forefoot; distance,
10 miles; caught a turtle, but found
could make no use of it; pulling with
oars We find a very labOriOus work in
the hot sun. 21st-Light breeze, dis
lance, 60 miles; we are 500 miles from
Hilo. 22nd-Fresh trades; distance,
50 miles; boats do not sail as well as
at frst-barnacles, nearly an inch
long, are growing on their bottoms.
23rd-Strong trades distance rs miles,
From Hilo, by chronometer, 112
miles. Midnight, clouds banking up to
SW.; reefed sails. 24th-At + a. m.
wind veered to SW., sea rising, show
ers Of rain; a M. with much trouble
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