The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-12-26
SEA AND SHORE
Suicide Of Passenger on
L.ehua.
Two Big Liners and Seven Wind
jammers--Disastrous Voyage Of
Eclipse -Wrecking kilohana.
lrrom salnrday,s Ad,erlIserl

tFrom saturdays Advertsor)
The steamer Lehua. from Molokai
ports. arrived yesterday, reporting the
death OF Chinese passenger from sui
eide when the steamer was about five
miles out from Kaunakakai bound for
Honolulu. The passenger came ON
board at Lanai and was evidently a
well-to-do mechanic possessing some
luggage and money. Upon the Lehuas
departure from Lanai for Molokai the
man exhibited some signs of aberra-
ton which at the time was attributed
to seaslckness. He had taken a state
room and apparently retired when the
watch on the deck noticed him strug-
Cling in the water astern of the steam
er and his bundle of blankets floating
alongside The alarm was given imme-
diately, the Lehua going full speed
astern in few moments A boat was
lowered and got to within a few feet of
the drowning man when he sank out of
sight After cruising about for awhile
and taking on board the bundle which
the demented man had taken with him,
the Lehua headed for home. No clue
has been discovered TO the mans iden-
tity and his luggage awaits claimant
at the police station.
Big Inward Bound Fleet.
Eight vessels from foreign ports sail
ing through the channel and into the
harbor between sunrise and darkness
yesterday kept the customs and harbor
officials busy The liner Gaelic. which
anchored off port Thursday night. came.
up to the Pacific Mail wharf early in
the morning and was all day discharg-
ing big cargo of Oriental merchan-
disc. She brought 634 Japanese immi-
grants. The ship Eclipse arrived be-
fore noon with coal from Newcastle,
and during the afternoon the following
sailing vessels arrived: The schooner
Vine. with general merchandise from
San Francisco: the GOLFERS Sintram
and Charmer, from Departure Bay with
full cargoes; the schooner Transit and
bark Andrew Welch, with live stock
and general cargo from San Francisco;
and the schooner Winslow, lumber
laden from Tacoma All these wind
TANNERS were compelled to anchor in
the stream except the Transit, which
was permitted to discharge some hogs
at the Railway wharf. The Andrew
WEIGH will probably be accommodated
with the berth to be vacated by the
Martha Davis at Irmgard wharf, but
it looks as If there was long wait for
the other vessels. The arrival of this
bunch of sailing vessels carrying lum-
Der, COAL live stock and merchandise
will relieve the local market greatly.
There is still half dozen coal ships
from Tacoma; the II. B. Hyde from
Norfolk and some with general cargo
from European ports expected within
the next week The Poseedon and
Conway Castle, from Liverpool, are
out over three months.
Disaster on the Eclipse.
The American ship Eclipse, from
Newcastle, which arrived yesterday
morning with cargo of coal, was
struck with squall on December I'd
and lost her main topmast, which was
broken below the main cap. At the
same time one of the seamen, John
Nicholson, who was aloft furling the
mizzen royal sail was thrown over
board and lost. The Eclipse immedi-
ate,y headed for the Marquesas, where
Francisco of the disaster.
Wrecking Party from Kilohana.
The wrecking crew which went up
to the relief of the Kilohana returned
on the Ke Au Hou from Kaanapali yes
terday Included in the party were
Chief Engineer Keech of the Inter-I ISL
and Company, owners of the unfortu-
nate steamer; Chief Carpenter c. John
son, ]. Hendrickson anu M. Lawrence.
They brought back with them ten sail
ors formerly of the Kilohana's crew.
While at Lahaina complete examina-
ton was made of the wreck as she lies
on the reef there. The native divers
report the hull in good condition and
she is in comparatively quiet water
But the combine efforts of the Ke Au
Hou and Niihau, which happened to be
there were of no avail TO move her
from her position on the rocks. The
Ke Au Hou brought all the rigging and
everything possible from the Kilohana.
Air-tight tanks and empty barrels have
been placed in the hold of the kilohana
at low tide and ii Is the intention to
take scows alongside when the next at
tempt is made and chains will be
placed underneath the vessel reaching
to windlasses on the scows. Hawsers
will again be made fast from the
steamers and when towing commences
the windlasses will be used to hoist the |
vessel as far as possible off the reef
where her keel is imbedded. The rud- |
der Is working freely and the stern
post Is uninjured. and so sure was the |
Ke Au Hou of rescuing her that crew
and provisions had been put on board. |
At high tide there Is about three feet
OF water in the Kilohana which comes |
from the leak amidships where the
strain Is greatest. II is probable the
wrecking party will return to the yes
sci tomorrow or Monday.