The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-12-28
LOSS OF THE NEW BARKENTINE
WILLIAM CARSON.
Run Down at Nine O'Clock Last Night
by the Island Steamer Claudine.
Crew Saved.

The barkentlne William Carson, Cap
tain j. Piltz, with coal from Newcastle,
was sunk off Diamond Head last night
by the island steamer Claudine. The
Claudne struck the Carson bow on and
the sailing vessel went to the bottom in
a few minutes. Both vessels had all
their lights burning. The steamer is
said to have changed her course to head
directly for the barkentine, just before
the collision. Five minutes later she
left with the captain and wife and crew
of the sunken vessel, bringing them
ashore.
Nothing was saved from the William
Carson. The crew had barely time to
get aboard the Claudine before the
barkentine. sunk. Mrs. Piltz, with d
rope round her waist, was assisted from
the deck of the Carson to the Claudine,
while the water rose around the cabin
of the Carson She had to step from the
roof of the cabin into several feet of
water on deck. With scarcely any cloth
es on the crew made the same passage,
leaving all their belongings behind. ON
arriving in the harbor quarantine rules
kept them away from shore. They an
chored in the stream on board the Clau-
dine at about one o'clock and it was
after three, when, shivering with cold,
they were landed at the wharf. The
crew were taken to the police station
and the captain and wife went to the
Arlington hotel Marshal Brown look
ed after the men.
The William Carson was less than a
year old. She was launched at Eureka,
California, on the third of last June.
| From there she went to Port Blakely,
! taking lumber from that port to Aus
| tralia. She left Newcastle 50 days ago,
with 1850 tons of coal and a crew of
| thirteen.
! The trip was an unlucky one from the
start. Fearful storms were encounter
ed soon after leaving Newcastle and on
! the ninth day out one of the men was
/ washed overheard.
The unfortunate vessel arrived off
J Koko Head last night just after dark
Captain Piltz decided that it was toe
late to approach the harbor and sailed
slowly along the coast, intending to re-
main outside and signal for tug in the
morning. He was quite familiar with
the coast, having been here before
many times. A few minutes before the
disaster, he remarked to his wife, who
was on deck with him, that he would
have to stay up all night and look aft
er the vessel, being so near land. Mrs
PiltZ went below to make coffee, ant
the Claudine hove in sight before snt
returned.
The account of the disater as related
by those on the William Carson show
an error on the part of the navigator o
the steamer The latter almost passed
the barkentine. it is stated. ana tner
suddenly changed her course.
where are you heading for?" yelled
Captain Piltz as he saw the danger. I
was too late to stop the Claudine. ShC
struck the sailing vessel hard on the
starboard bow and the latter began e
fill at once. The anchor chains of the
two vessels were entangled Boats from
the Claudine were lowered at once anC
the crew of the William Carson were
called up from below There was {
heavy swell and the rescue work was M
easy matter. The captain and crew o
the Claudine did very good work at thi
stage and by the time the William