The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-12-28
SUNK OFF DIAMOND HEAD

Carson's decks began to go under all
the endangered people were in safety.
Mrs, Piltz was completely Frustrated
this morning when seen at the Arling-
ton hotel. I'VE lost everything we had
in the world" she said, without a mo-
ment's chance to try and save anything.
1t was all over in five minutes. We
were sitting on deck and thought the
steamer man understood his business
and would pass us all right. The cap
tain was so careful that he would not
come near the harbor in the dark and
now his care has all gone for nothing.
The Claudine came right at us, chang
ing her course to do so, just at the last
moment and 1 don't understand what
was the matter with the man in charge
of her 1t was all her fault. My hus-
band was going to cruise up and down
all night and the William Carson was
riding slowly on the sea.
"I had an awful experience getting 70
the Claudlne. 1t seemed that our boat
was almost gone beneath the waves be-
fore we had time to breathe. They tied
a rope around me and got me on board
the steamer, though I was in the wat
er up to my waist Then there were
hours of cold and now 1 have not a
thing in the world to wear, except what
l have borrowed.
THE man on the Claudine was very
sorry and admittd that it was his fault.
He looked after us as best he could,
but the quarantine laws would not al
low him to hurry us ashore out of the
cold. 1t was an unlucky trip all the
way, but | never thought 1t would end
like this. I don't know what we shall
do. We have nothing. All that we have
worked for so many years has gone to
the bottom through somebody's mis-
take"
Mrs. Pitz said that she and her hus-
band had become attached to their new
vessel, on account of it's sailing quail
ties and it's perfection of build, and her
grief seemed to be as much for the loss
of the craft she had come to regard as
a homo as for the financial loss. The
vessel was partly owned by Robert
Kinds. Captain Pitz had sailed the
Charles f. Crocker and the Lottie Car
son to this port before many times.
Captain Piltz stated that he did not
know how to account for the disaster
1.-The steamer simply ran us down." he
said what the error was 1 have nc
means of knowing. We had our lights
burning and I do not know why they
could not see us. AS far as l know a
this time my vessel is a total loss. She
was nearly sunk when we left her. II
fact the Claudine had to hurry away fol
fear Of being caught in the spars and
sails as they lowered to the water, L
she went down at once of course th'
vortex would have been dangerous e
the Claudine. 1t has been reported thi
morning that the William Carson wa
visible from Diamond Head and I an
going out in the tug Eleu to see If she Il
afoat."
The Wilder Steamship Company ha
no official report of the collision. Pres
ident Wight states that the captain o
the Claudine did not furnish details o
the disaster. Owing to the illness o
Captain Cameron, the steamship was II
charge of Captain Weisbarth, formerl,
of the Helene and now owner of th'
schooner Norma. Captain Weisbartl
telephoned to Captain Clark as soon al
he returned that he had come in COLI
sion with sailing vessel and haC
brought her ashore. and the matte
was reported to me by Captain Clark,
said Mr.. Wight. investigation showed
that the Claudine had not suffered tn
slightest damage and so. knowing hov
badly the people at the other end of he
journey are in need of the cargo sh'
has, I ordered her to go ahead on he
journey as soon as possible"