The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-08-15
N COLUMBIA G GETS SEVEN YEA LINE KING STREET AMERICAN STEAM HT HHE CORPUS Gas
SHE FOUNDERS SEVENTY MILES
SOUTH OF KAUAI.
Has to be Abandoned Ten Hours After
She Springs a Leak-Crew Are All
Saved.

With all sail set, stubbornly resisting
to the last she has foundered at sea,
and is now at the battom of the ocean
or floating a derenct, to give rise per-
haps to a crop of post mortem sensa-
lions.
The U. S. S, Iroquois arrived at 8
o'clock this morning from Waimea,
bringing Captain Z. D. Walker, Execu-
tive officer S. ]. Harris, Chief Engineer
j. j. Delaney ana the other II officers
and crew which were left behind by the
two boat loads which first abandoned
the ship. They confirm the story of the
disaster to the "hoodoo" vessel, but
considerably minimize the rate of leak
and some other luridly described details.
The account given of the disaster by
those arriving this morning, is that the
fact that the vessel was making water
was discovered during the watch from
II o'clock midnight to 4 o'clock Friday
morning. At o'clock there was inch
es of water in the stoke hole. From 4
o'clock until 730 it rose rapidly and at
the latter hour it washed above the
CRATE bars under the boilers as the ves-
sci rolled. The water coming in contact
with the heated surfaces in the fire
room created clouds of steam and the
water itself became heated, making it
impossible for the men to remain there
longer, and finally putting out the fires
vice to keep the pumps going. But af-
ter awhile it was found impossible to
| keep water in the boiler and the fires
! had to be drawn. But even while the
pumps We're at work they were unable
to keep the water down in the hold.
| After the donkey engine failed it be-
| came simply question of hours when
| the vessel would go to the bottom.
Shortly after II o'clock Captain Walker
| sent two boats crews away under COM
mand respectively of First officer Carl
/ son and Second officer Hammond. The
reason for sending them away first was
| that they being the smallest and least
capable boats 1t was thought the others
could easily overtake them. They were
given directions to try and have an ISL
and steamer sent to the foundertng
| ship.
From this time on until 2 o'clock in
the afternoon, those who remained
aboard did nothing but walt, the ship
gradually sinking. At o'clock it was
decided to abandon her, Executive
| officer =. J. Harris took command of
one boat. In his company We're Chief
Engineer J. ]. Delaney, George A. Lob
dill, ]. ]. Phelan, +. ]. Dunn, Nj. Cook,
c. A. Clark, J. G. White, John Preda
and James Brown.
The other boat was in command of
Captain Walker and contained besides
him, James Dalzell, Nils Olsen, Charles
Mckay, Alfred Ulman, James Mana
han, ole Peterson, c.. A. Roby, Sam
Steward and George Klockner.
When these boats left there was about
feet of water in the vessel, the water
being a little above the level of the pro-
peller shaft. The vessel had begun tC
sink aft, the ballast preventing the wa
ter from flowing forward freely and
keeping her even. The leak was at the
stern post, the point that was damaged
the marine railway, and the very poin
at which she leaked, and but for the
pumps of the Iroquois would have gone
to the bottom near the marine railway
several months ago. The repairs tina
were made proved insufficient, and tn,
fate of the vessel is now sealed.
Both boats steered the same course
but as night came on Captain Walker
took in sail near the coast of Niihau
! Executive officer Harris shortened sal
. but kept under way all night, and ianl
J ed at Mana, Kauai, about o'clock Sat
! urday afternoon within an hour or 81
after the James Makee sailed from
Waimea. Walkers boat landed a cou
pie of hours later. They We're we'll car
. ed for by Manager Faye of Kekaha, an
were sent by plantation railway t.
Waimea.
When these boat crews last saw tn
vessel she was still afoat, her sails Sc
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er watt her to any port.
On Saturday morning about O'Clock
. those in Harris boat saw the smoke o
a steamer off to the southwark and be
tween them and the derelict. This wa
probably the transport Indiana.
Lieut.. Commander Pond of the Iro
quols on leaving Honolulu sailed di
rectly for Waimea, reaching there at
o'clock yesterday. The crew were al
ready there and We're at once take
aboard and the homeward voyage be
gan at 4 o'clock.
Two of the men, c. A. Clark and N
Cook, remained on Kauai, having sec
ured employment there.
Captain Walker would not discuss tn
disaster this morning declaring that h
felt in no condition to discuss 1t calml!
J. The ships papers and instrument
: and the money aboard were all brough
off. The four boats are still at Mana
l and will be brought here by Islam
steamer. The crew saved most of the
} clothing and personal effects. All weI
taken to the Sailors Home to be care
for temporarily.
Owl lunch room is located opposit
Criterion barber shop, Fort street.