The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-06-23
About the Harvester.

NEWCASTLE, June 1o.-The steamer
MacLeay has landed the crew Of the
bark Harvester, bound from Table Bay
to Newcastle, which was wrecked on
the Seal Rocks, on Friday night.
The boats were picked up yesterday
morning.
The Harvester left Cape Town on
April 30, and had a fine passage to Bass
lStraits; then heavy gales along the
icoast.
Friday night was very bad, the yes
lsel, under small canvas, standing in
shore.
She struck the Seal Rock at midnight.
The captain saw the light, and was
Just about to throw the ship around,
when the disaster occurred. :.
The vessel slipped off the rock, and
commenced to founder quickly.
The crew left in the boats when the
ships rail was just under water.
The men had bad time of it till
daylight, when they We're rescued.
1t is believed that the Harvester
sank between the Big Seal and the spot
where the wreck of the Catterthun
lies.
The gale has moderated but the sea
is still very rough.
The Harvester was in ballast. The
captain mistook the light for Jervis
Bay, and thought that the breakers
were white-topped seas.
The ships papers, instruments. and
moneys only were saved.
Schooner's Mate Drowned.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 13.-John
Maderson, mate of the lumber schoon-
Ter La Gironde was drowned at s
O'Clock yesterday morning while the
vessel was between Mile rock and Fort
Point, on the way into the bay from
Fort Bragg. Maderson had started to
let go the jib halyards when he lost
his balance and fell into the sea. Cap
tain Hansen Immediately put the
schooner about and lowered a boat,
first having thrown Maderson a line,
which the drowning man grasped, but
Immediately released. Before the boat
could reach him he had disappeared
and the schooner entered the bay with
flag at half-mast. Maderson was about
} so years old, a native of Sweden.
Heavy Coal Receipts.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 1O.-The
steamer San Mateo arrived yesterday
from Nanaimo with 1900 tons of uoal
The British ship Elmhurst arrived
from Newcastle, after a passage of
leighty-six days, with 1920 tons of coal.
Exclusive of these receipts, a total of
32,252 tons of coal has arrived here dur
ing the past week. There were seven
cargoes from Washington, amounting
to 1884 tons; three cargoes from Brit
ish Columbia, amounting to 9078 tons:
one cargo from Oregon, AS tons, md
one from Australia, 1852 tons. Forty
seven vessels are under charter to bring
coal to this port from Australia. the
aggregate capacity of the vessels being
$4,000 tons. Fifty-one vessels are Est
edto carry coal from Newcastle to 10
nolulu. having capacity Of 81 900 tons.
For Tahiti.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 1.-THE orig
lGalilee will sail Thursday or Friday for
Tahiti with three passengers and a full
cargo of freight. including ninety tons
of flour. All the flour consumed at Ia
hii is sent from this port, and, here
tofore, has been shipped in sacks, but
as there is a probability that the cargo
VIII be fumigated upon reaching Tahi-
ii, the present shipment is made in bar
rels, the first of its kind. Captain D:ns-
more of the Galilee had more or less
trouble at Tahiti on the last trip. as a
result of the false reports that had
been received there regarding alleged
plague cases here. and is rather fearful
that the authorities on the island will
be even more particular when he reach
les there an the coming trip, in con-
sequence of the exaggerated statements
credited to the Board of Health of this
city.
Almost Eutiny.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 1.-THE last
voyage of the schooner Del Norte from
the mouth Of the Rogue river to this.
port was fraught with a number of ex-
citing incidents. which are traceable
10 the superstition OF seafaring men
and little subterfuge the willy Chinese
practiced upon Captain Henry Jacob
sen Of that craft.
Ine schooner makes monthly trips to
tne oregoQ coast for fish. lumber, ETC.,
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