The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-11-19
LOSS OF THE CLEVELAND.


SEATTLE, Cwash.), Nov 6.-The
steamship Roanoke, which brought
news last night of the wreck of the
steamship Cleveland on the rocks thir-
ty miles north of Nome on October
oath. reached here to-day. The Cleve-
land is a total loss, and with her went
down AGO tons of coal destined for No
me. The night before the steamer
drifted ashore the second officer.
George Edwards of Seattle, was washed
overheard. Captain Klibbgard, who
D. Nelson at Nome, received news Of
the wreck the following morning. One
of the crew made the journey down
from the wreck to Nome to break the
news of the disaster.
The Cleveland carried a cargo of 400
tons of coal consigned to the military
authorities and was unloading her car
go at Nome when the storm came up
on October 23d. Operations were at
once stopped and the Cleveland put to
sea. Snow fell thick and fast and the
wind blew a hurricane when the Cleve-
land started for Sledge Island. The
Cleveland was towing lighter con-
tanning 600 sacks of coal, but she made
heavy weather and had to cut the
lighter adrift. Thirty miles north of
Cape Nome the Cleveland struck rock
on October oath and soon went to
pieces. Her signals of distress attract
ed the attention of the United States
cutter McCulloch which went to her
assistance and saved the passengers
and crew.
When Captain Klibbgard heard of
the disaster he sent a messenger out
to the Government transport Seward to
request the captain to steam up the
coast and render the Cleveland any as.
sistance possible.
The Cleveland sailed from Seattle
for Nome September 2Sth with a cargo
of 1900 tons of coal for the military au-
thorities. All save the 400 tons had
been discharged at ST. Michael and
Nome.
RUN INTO BY THE ABBIE PALMER
VICTORIA Oh. c., Nov. 6.-The
steamer Empress of Japan of the Can
adam Pacific line, which left here on
Monday night for the Orient, is back in
Royal roads with part of her bridge
eral plates on her port side denied.
She is, however, not leaking, as far as
| can be learned.
The steamer did not come to the
| dock, but is anchored several miles
out in the stream, the purser alone
coming ashore to report to the owners.
He declines to speak for publication.
1t was learned, however, that early to-
| day, when the steamer had cleared
Cape Beale, she was run into by the
American ship Abbie Palmer, bound
| from Honolulu to the Sound.
| The blow was a glancing one and,
| consequently, a hole was not rammed
| in the side of the big white liner The
| Palmer had her bowsprit carried away
and her bow broken. After she struck
she was squared off and started up the
straits
THE FATES UNKIND.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. "a victim
| of the elements, the British ship Flint
shire is making for this port under
| jury rig, and the story of her trials
will not be learned until she is boarded
off the Heads, perhaps several days
| hence. The bark r. P. Rithet, which
came to anchor outside late yesterday
afternoon, reports speaking the Flint
shire point 500 miles west of port, but
the date was not given in the Rithet's
memorandum. The Flintshire was dis
masted, and was proceeding very slow
ly under jury rig. She was apparently
in no distress otherwise, but is believed
to have passed through a storm or Sc
ries of storms of great severity. The
Flintshire sailed from here on Septem-
Der 23d last, grain-laden, for Queens
town, and her departure was made
| notable by the fact that upon crossing
| the bar she suddenly ran into terrific
| gale and was unable to land the pilot,
! Captain Scott, who was carried down
| the coast several hundred miles and
| was taken from the ship at sea by the
steamer George LOOMS and landed at
Ventura, coming home by rail nearly a
week later. Before Captain Scott left
| the Flintshire, however, she had had a
rough experience, part of the time be-
ing on her beam ends and the cargo
shifting. Order and quiet was restor-
ed. however, before he, took leave of the
| vessel and she was believed to be far
on her way toward Queenstown.
| BOSSUET RETURNS.
The French bark Bossuet, which put
into this port not long ago on account
of the serious sickness of her captain
which was fined $1,000 by the Collector
Of Customs for failing to enter at the
custom house within twenty -four
hours after her arrival, and which re-
Gently resumed her journey to the
Coast. returned to this port yesterday
and dropped her anchor in the stream
off the Oceanic wharf.
Her captain Is exceedingly Ill and
was forced to bring his vessel back
here in order to receive the medical
treatment Of which he stands so much
in need. The Bossuet had a taste OF
the prevailing heavy weather which
she will not soon forget
STEAMER OLGA ASHORE.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. AT Al
IO'clOck Yesterday afternoon d,,r;po 4.