The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-01-01
SEA AND SHORE
A Hurricane Strikes
Ship POseidOn.
Terrible Voyage of Hongkong Maru
--Harbor Filled - Movements
Of Vessels.

Hall, Niihau and other vessels of the
Inter-Island line coming to an anchor
age in Naval Row, while the Wilder
steamships Lehua, Kinau and Maui
stayed outside. There will be a gener-
al cessation of work along the front
today and the hustle will commence
again tomorrow, when the Island
freight commences to pile up on the
wharves. The harbor is now crowded
with merchantmen and the need Of
more wharf room was never so urgent.
Every dock is occupied and deep-sea
vessels now arriving will have some
time to wait.
Poseidon's Awful Hurricane.
The master of the ship Poseidon.
which arrived last week from Liver
pool with general cargo, had an expe-
rience in rounding the Horn that few
mariners have had and still live to tell
the tale. On the spotless deck, above
on the clean, trim spars, the white,
well-furled sails and neat rigging.
there are no signs of the frightful hav-
oc that devastated the fair ship dur
ing a two days storm last October.
Up to that time fair weather had been
encountered during the voyage. but on
Saturday, October 2Sth, at noon a
fresh west by southwest gale sprung
up, with a very heavy head sea run
ming, and the decks were soon full of
water. At 8 o'clock that night IL was
blowing a very heavy gale, increasing
two hours later to hurricane force. All
hands na11aH nd ha
furled and wore ship, the wind having
hauled from west by south to south
west by south. The thermometer fell
from forty degrees to twenty-eight
degrees in the two hours succeeding.
The ship was a huge mass of ice and
the ropes had to be beaten with be-
laying pins before they could be han
died. Six Of the crew were badly frost
bitten. They were rubbed with snow.
and by constantly applying wet rags
the pain was alleviated in the unfor-
tunate men, but 1t was not until the
Islands were reached that their hands
healed.
The terrible weather kept up until
the morning Of October 10Th, when the
weather settled down to a heavy gale
and snow squall with a tremendously
high sea running. The waves made a
clean sweep over the ship. tearing the
tarpaulins off the fore and main
matches and smashing the hatch bars.
On the Goth moderate gale set in with
continued heavy seas until the Islands
were reached. Captain Chamberlin
was on duty continually during this
weather. and is now suffering with
snOw-blindness, which 1t will take
some time to recover from. The crew
behaved as splendidly as did the Off
GERS during the voyage and even gave
a concert just after reaching port.
The Poseidon is from Liverpool and
Is owned by Colin s. Card of Green
ock. She is of 1,7OS tons and is COM
manded by Captain VIM. Chamberlin.
Her officers are: First Mate J. p Dunn,
Second Mate w. B. Jandrell. Third
Mate VIM. Lloyd and a crew of TWEEN
ty-five men all told. all hailing from
the Emerald ISLE and a finer crew was
never put aboard a ship.
Hongkong Maru Docks.
The Togo Kisen liner Hongkong Ma
ru. from Yokohama. is at the Mail
wharf and will sail for San Francisco
at noon today. taking passengers and
mail. She arrived off the harbor yes
terday morning, and. after consider
able cruising about awaiting the ex-
animation OF the Japanese immigrants
who were on board. came into the har-
Dor about noon. The Hongkong Maru
has but few cabin passengers and dis
charged last night her cargo of 500
tons of Oriental freight. None Of the
/ passengers, officers or crew of the
/ Hongkong Maru were allowed ashore
and the entire lot of freight was taken
90 by lOngshoremen.
The Hongkong Maru sailed from Yo-
kohama on December 20 and Com
mander Filmer reports one of the
I stormiest voyages of his life. Noun
tain seas broke completely over the
big steamer when five days out. on the
gath and 25th. when the vessel was
hove to for thirty-two hours awaiting
the abating Of the storm. Everything
was battened down during the contin.
uance of the terrible weather. In the
midst of the storm on the night of De
cember oath the bOwsprit broke and
the sailors who were furling sail were
badly injured one being cast into the
sea. Although immense waves wer,
beating about. there was no need Il
call for volunteers to man the lifebOat
which was swung out on the stanch
ions and down into the water in {
moments time. full manned by tn,
gallant Japanese crew. NCtwithstand
ing the awful days hard work, the'
pulled Justify - where -ho sailor ha,
been last seen. but IT was useless. an,
'hcn they tried 20 return. which proved
most difficult SIX WI finally the.
reached lEe yelseIs side. they wer
completely exhausted. The ladder wa
let down and they were hauled OF
board in a fainting condition. As 70
the boat. 1t was left to the waves. ant
was soon swamped.
l.. on board the HOngkOng Naru
wrapped in the American flag. is a cas-
ket containing the remains Of the lat
Justice Putnam Of the Supreme Cour
Of the State OF New York. and a de
!, sCcndant Of the famous Israel Putnam
He was on a tour 20 the Orient. in
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