The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-08-28
HAS SH|PNRECKED CREW
SURVIVORS OF LOST HELEN N.
KIMBALL ON VENTURA.
Trading hooner Wrecked on Famine
Island Last June-Mate Has Prob
ably Died of Injuries.

Seven shipwrecked seamen are pas
sengers on the Ventura for San Fran
cisco. They are the members of the
crew of the little schooner Helen N.
Kimball which was lost on flaming
Island, June g. No lives were lost but
the first mate sustained such bad in
juries that he had to be left on Fam
ming Island in care of some of the ma
tives Of that place. In all probability
he has succumbed to his injuries by
this time. From the statements of
members of the crew, the schooner was
lost while trying to recover a lost an
Choir.
The Kimball sailed from San Fran
cisco, May IL, with a load of railroad
ties for Kahului. She reached the Maui
port May rs, and after discharging her
cargo proceeded to Washington island
and thence to Tanning island, which
was reached June %. On the night of
| the arrival, Captain H. j. Hansen start
| ed to enter the atoll which is accom-
| plished through a very narrow pas
| sage. He lost one of his anchors just
about the time that he was getting
ready to start in. On the following
day one of the natives marked the To-
cation of the anchor with a buoy and
the Kimball proceeded to take load
of copra.
of the atoll and stopped to pick up his
anchor. The chain parted md before
! he could let go the other anchor a
strong current swept the vessel tow
ard the shore. He ordered the other
anchor dropped but it did not hold.
The schooner dragged the anchor and
within few minutes was piled bow on
the beach. She was kept stern to the
waves, however, while the captain and
crew worked trying to get lines out and
haul her off. On the next day how
ever, the waves increased in force and
the vessel could not be held ~gainst
them. They caught her up and dashed
her broadsides onto the beach still
higher beyond the first point where
she struck.
From the time that she received the
second shock, Captain Hansen saw that
she was doomed. The waves dashed
over the vessel and she began to go to
pieces within a short time. The crew
took to the boats with what belong
ings they could hastily gather In
making the beach, one of the boats
was upset and the mates right leg pin
ned to the ground. He was rescued
by Henry Hansen, the brother of the
captain but the injuries of the man
proved very bad. His ri 1T leg was
broken in a number of places, the bone
evidently having been crushed. He
was made as comfortable as possible
by the natives, an attempt being made
to set the limb. He suffered great
agony during the thirteen days that
the crew was marooned on Tanning
Island.
The natives did all in their power to
aid the men. Finally the little British
tramp steamer Isabel, was signalled by
the crew and she took all of them but
the mate to Pago Pago. They waited
there twenty days before they could
catch a steamer back to San Francis
co. In addition to Captain Hansen
those accompanying him were his
brother, second mate Henry Hansen
able seamen, A. F. Rusted, NJ. b. DOM
er, S. Benson Hans, j. Johnson and A
Simonsen.
The Kimball was of 1S2 tons register
and was the property of Charles Mel
SON of San Francisco. She is a total
loss.