The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1899-07-14
SECRETS OF SEA
Vessels That Sail Out
Never TO Return.
Some Of the Notstle historical isstssses
Several Lost % very
Short Cruises.

IL seems passing strange. consider
ing the enormous amount of ocean
traffic carried on nowadays, that II
should be possible for a vessel to nut
out to sea in fit condition. only TO
vanish from the face OF the waters and
leave no indication of their fate. saws
the London Mail. True. there are hun
dreds OF unidentified derelicts floating
about the seas, and some OF them NAV
be the vessels which have SO myster-
iously disappeared. 1t ia appalling to
think Of such mysteries as the fates of
these vessels. which, setting sail with
hundreds Of passengers. to whom the
voyage perhaps promises happiness.
wealth and all the joys of life. never
reach their Estimation and are never
again heard OF.
Take the case Of the Buryie Castle
as striking example She vanished
not In mid-ocean, but between the
ports OF London and Plymouth. Into
the latter port she should have put on
her way to Australia. But she never
reached Plymouth, and not a living
soul knows how or where she van
ished. 1t is most extraordinary that
she should have been lost so near to
the land without 80 much as spar
being washed ashore to tell of her fear
full fate.
Equally mysterious is the fate of the
Atalanta. This famous training vessel
was stationed of Bermuda with more
than $50 souls aboard. Early in 1880
she set sail for short cruise and from
that day to this she has never been
heard OF. ..
A very considerable percentage of
the vessels which disappeared forever
in this mysterious manner were run
ming between England and America at
the time. 1t might be thought thar
the terrific seas of the vast Atlantic
were responsible, but 1t has been
proved that many vessels were lost
when the ocean was almost at dead
calm.
A large sailing ship left New Orleans
some years ago for London. Thrice
she was spoken and reported all well.
and she was facing exquisite weather
and smooth sea at the third time.
Yet 1t is known she was lost with all
hands within "a hours. and to this day
no trace Of her has been discovered.
In the early part Of 1892 five-mast-
ed bark, the Maria, a newly construct
ed vessel, and at that time the third
largest in the mercantile marine set
sail, In beautiful weather, from one Of
the biggest ports in Cochin China for
Hamburg. with every promise of fair
voyage. But she never reached Ger
many. She vanished shortly after be-
ing spoken of the west coast OF Africa.
and nothing has been found since to
indicate the fate that befell her.
Another vessel running between
England and America which met an
end OF a kind none but those who
shared 1t ever knew, was the first class
steamship President. She sailed from
New York for a journey to Liverpool.
in the spring of 1871. having on board
Ia full crew Of experienced hands and
officers and distinguished company
Of passengers. She left New York in
fine weather, in splendid condition, and
with no reason for fearing anything
she was likely to meet. But she was
never spoken and never heard OF again.
and, although SO years have passed.
no one yet knows to what dire calam-
! ity her end was due.