Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-03-02


of the bridge she was hauled up to the
say. as was not again at the compass,
though | returned to the bridge. We
were heading all right There was a
very strong current. There must have
been to set us in like that.
Suddenly we struck. something
lightly. 'Hello!' exclaimed Jordan, the
pilot. we must have hit the buoy
said: We hit something The jar
was barely perceptible.
at was the second blow that did
the damage. 1t followed almost in.
stantly and shook the vessel from
stem to stern. Co..
"'Stop her. sung out the captain,
as he threw over the indicator for the
signal in the engine room. To your
stations. he commanded. and rang
the fire alarm for stations NJ boats
preparatory to abandoning the ship.
The engines had stopped instantly,
but the momentum carried the ship
along and she raked and scraped
against something and bumped several
times.
THE captain hurried aft to superin.
tend everything. | went to take charge
Of the lowering of the starboard boats
The first mate also fastened TO the
lowering Of boats. I did not see what
became of the pilot, as the thrush Of
waters to the fire room had extin.
guished the electric lights.
Every one seemed to be on deck in
n few moments. The men whose duty
II was TO arouse them evidently did
their work thoroughly. There was no
shrinking. there was no sign of manic
I saw no disturbance. Everyone be.
havcd admirably. When we came to
lower the boats there was no crush or
interference except in one instance.
when some Chinese had to be kept I'M.
iii the boats got clear, Then we let
them come on again. The neople had
had several minutes to get ready. On
my side of the ship saw none in I'M.
dress. noticed many passengers. but
| cannot recall just who. though know
the Wildmans were not among them.
I suppose II was ten minutes from the
time she struck until she sank.
The boats we're lowered away and
the lashings OF the life RATS were cut
loose so they would float when the
ship went down. The deck was crowd.
ed with people. Then she began to
list 10 starboard. We had to get the
Messengers In from the main deck be.
cause lle uppor deck was tilted so
far ont. One boat got away. The
other was nv boat. saw three wo.
men and sen, the csrpenter and the
Waterman down TO the main deck to
mt them aboard. I sent the steward
hollow 10 he sure everyone was reused
from the cabins. and I hurried bar
IN the Wildmans' cabin. opening into
tho unpor sociaI hill and Looked for
Thorn All tho stataroom doors were
omen and no one was left in that port
of the shin. lust as I was leaving the
copteip entered. looking for the Wild
mans. We did not sneak. He turned
and started forward toward his cabin.
I hurried hack 10 the dayits.
"Sbe was further listed 70 starboard
and wos heg,nnIng IN sottIa forward
Nv hoot was clear and n little distance
from tho chin In swir, Of floating
,vreckaye 1 iumnad from the unner
dock n distance az fftpen feet and
struok some yyreckoge that injured nv
right leg
"As I hobbed above the surface and
looked nm the towering mass of the
stern Of the vessel seemed to he sud.
denly rising high ont Of the water
above me. made for the boat and
drew myself nm and across the gun.
vale and Law there face downward
waiting for nm eynecting the end As
| chung there my heavy high.top sea
boots thrust our over the edge of the
boat heard an appalling sound. a
mighty. n peculiar and terrifying roar
of waters. as the Rio sank.
There were eight in the boat. the
three women Messengers another mas.
senger and nv crew. consisting of the
carpenter. one sailor. one fireman and
n fremen's mess hoy. pulIed off nv
heavy boots. nut the carpenter in
charge of the boat and got on detach.
cd life raft from which IN helm secure
Messengers. The water was fulI Of
floating peopIe in a thick mass of the
wreckage. | secured one Chinese one
messenger, and then swan over and
grabbed n Japanese and towed him ia
the raft Then I went back to the
boat. and cutting the hand lines of the
| aft for tow rome took the raft In tow