The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-02-17
IN No DANGER
Pilot Sanders Story of
The Inverness.
Returns From Drifted Snip - All
Hands Well--Capt. Peattie
Writes for Steamer.

The many false rumors about town
regarding the safety Of two OF the boats
which went to the assistance of the
Inverness-shire Thursday evening
were set at rest shortly after 8 o'clock
Yesterday by the arrival OF the pilot
boat WIN pilot Sanders. He left the
ship at 8 O'Clock yesterday morning
and at that time she was about eighteen
miles southwest of this port and all
hands were well and accounted for.
The following account of the trip OF
the helping party is given by Pilot San
ders:
The pilot boat with Captain Peattie,
Captain Rennie, myself and some
stevedores from the Champion, the In
vesness-shire's boat with Harry Evans
and two or three others and two shore
boats started for the drifting ship
about 5 o'clock. AS the pilot boat was
sailing we took Evans boat in tow and
in about an hour and half were along
| side the ship. The pilot boat was haul
ed upon the ships davits. About hall
an hour after we boarded the Inver-
ness-shire the two shoreboats came
along side and were taken up on deck
They did not attempt to return to Ho
nolulu before reaching the ship.
When we got aboard there was NJ
sail set and one of the crew of the In
worcestershire, who are out on a strike
! came to me and said he was the repre-
sentative of the strikers and that the.
, were striking on account of low wages
They didn't refuse duty while the shi
was in danger, but would not worl
, after she was safely anchored again
I These men were not called upon t
work but the hands that were brough
out turned to and began to work at tn
3 capstan.
z 1--WE started to work on the starboar
anchor chain and hove in about six O
9 seven fathoms. Could not get an
n more and so shifted to the port chair
After two or three turns of the capsta
= it broke and upon examination 1t wa
/. found to be completely disabled an
4 useless. We afterward rove tackle
and tried to get some starboard chat
r in, but did not succeed. We worked ii
= midnight and then quit to give the me
A a chance to rest. We began again ;
8 in the morning. Tackle was rove o
b from foremost head and hole CT
If through the forecastle deck and Il
Le tackle hooked onto the starboal
Is chain; but none was got in.
l. "In the meantime the schooner Su
,e prise hove in sight and we set the N.
signal. When he saw the signal
- kindly bore down to US and we spol
him. We asked him If he would tai
a letter or someone ashore. He sa
he would and the pilot boat was put
ee the water and and the four boys G
in. The Surprise towed us to port.
= 81 had letters from Capt. Peattie
I, his wife aboard the Drummuir and
= Capt. Bremmer of the Aspice, also Il
~ ter from Capt. Peattie to his firm.
When / left the ship they we
working on the starboard chain and
think with very little hope of succe
No sail had been set up to the time
lost sight of her. The chances are tt
'in the captain will slip both anchors a
;. set sail. The ship is in no danger a
ID all hands wished to be reported wei
Capt Bremmer of the Aspice, whC
3D. ship belongs to the same line as
Inverness-shire, was seen last evenil
)m He stated that Capt Peattie had ask
nu that a steamer be sent to him. 4
-, rangements may be made to send @
ITO of the Inter-Island or Wilder boa
most probably the Kaiulani, to look
the ship today.
When Pilot Sanders left the ship
was distant from Honolulu eighte
miles S.S.W. She has a spare ancf
hu and seventy-five fathoms of CHI;
q. aboard. 1t is probable that If steam
INC does not go after her that she m
-, make port sometime tomorrow or Nj
udl day.
AS soon as the Eleu was ready to
'''n outside, after repairs were finished, 1
was sent to look for the shoreboats Il
inc rumor had in difficulty. Just outs
the mouth of the harbor the Surpr
with the pilot boat in tow was hal
and, as the boats were reported 81
her the tug returned.
ng- The occupants of the pilot boat W
Ixu- pretty wet from their long tow. PIE
in to eat had been passed to them FIR
vas the schooner. The boys should be v
Mt remembered for their work and dou
ere less will be.
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