The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-06-07
EVERYBODY IS IN PIL|KIA
PILOT CAPTAIN AND VESSEL
MISSING.
star of Bengal May be without Skip
per-Strong off Shore Breeze Made
Them Miss Connection.

SAN FRANCISCO, May ga sea
captain, pilot and brace of sailing
craft have disappeared They vanish.
ed in a night-between the dusk of
Thursday evening and the dawn of
Friday.
The wind that blew off shore Thurs
day night waited out of sight and be-
yond signals the American bark star
OF Bengal, the pilot boat Lady Mine
captain Uhlberg and Pilot Frederick
JORDAN, When the fog closed down on
the water beyond the heads night be-
tore last the bark was lying hove to
with reefed sails An hour previously
the little pilot boat had started from
Meiggs Wharf bearing Fred Jordan
ana captain Uhlberg, the latter newly
appointed commander Of the Star of
Bengal. Captain Henderson. who
brought the Bengal thus far on her
voyage to Australia, was in St. Luke's
Hospital, very sick, and Uhlberg had
been commissioned TO take the bark to
Adelaide
Whether or not the new skipper sue
ceeded in getting aboard the ship is a
mystery that is causing some anxiety,
and there is also a feeling of uneasiness
concerning the Whereabouts of Pilot
Jordan.
FOR during Thursday night a strong
off shore wind blew and when the sun
rose and scattered the fog Friday
morning no trace of the Lady Mine or
of the Star of Bengal was visible. John
Hyslop, the Merchants Exchange look
out, scanned the sea in a vain search
for sight of the two vessels. Both
had disappeared.
The Star of Bengal was bound from
Chemainus to Adelaide. Shortly after
leaving port her commander, Captain
Henderson, was taken sick with y Sc
we're affection of the throat. The trou-
BILE refused to yield to the simple rene
dies at hand and the patient suffered
greatly. Henderson finally decided to
make for San Francisco and secure
skilled medical aid. The Bengal ar
rived off this port late Wednesday
night. In the morning a pilot boarded
the vessel and when he learned the
captains condition offered to take the
sufferer ashore in the pilot boat. The
offer was accepted and Captain Hen
derson came in with the pilot, leaving
the ship hove to outside, the mate in
charge.
The sick man reported to the agents
of his vessel and then went at once. to
st. Luke's Hospital. The agents deci d
to send another captain on board the
star of Bengal and have the bark con-
Iliiue iltl wy age 10 lile dHllI)OueS. zap
tain Uhlberg was selected and started
for his ship with Pilot Jordan in the
Lady Mine. That is all that &c known.
1t is supposed that both the pilot boat
and the bark We're blown far out to
sea and there is reason to believe that
the Lady Mine did not reach the Star
of Bengal. There is a theory that the
mate of the Bengal may have evolved
the scheme of himself taking the bark
through to her destination. Many pre-
dict that if he has actually laid his
course for Adelaide he will be full of
regrets before the voyage is ended. He
has never had command of ship be-
fore and he will find many difficulties
before he sets into Australian waters.
Should he succeeded in getting his YES
sci safely into port he will gain neat
sum in increased pay and will earn the
of the vessels owners.
But this theory says nothing of Pilot
Jordan and Captain Uhlberg who is
supposed to be with him, and the
friends of the gentlemen are somewhat
worried.