The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-12-22

After battling FOR fOrty-eight days
with terrible gales and seas. the big
American ship s ID. Carleton. Captain
Amesbury arrived yesterday morning
from Tacoma sith manv Of her sails
gone. but her hull in good condition.
and crew all well.
Captain Amesbury relates the story
Of the big vessel as follows.
soon after leaving Tacoma the bad
weather began and the vessel. which
was heavily laden. labored hard in the
tremendous seas which beset her from
every side. The wind which was blow
ing from the southwest yeered and
came from the south at intervals,
and then from the southwest again.
There vas no telling from what point
OF the compass il would come next.
After three days we expected it to
clear up. but instead OF abating it
seemed 10 grow worse and for over
thirty days we we're in the center of
one Of the severesi storms that have
ever experienced. have been
around the Horn and OF the Cape Of
Good Hope many times in storms. but
never before did l see II so bad and
lasting SO long. Many times the ship
was over on her beam ends and II was
thought that the masts would be roll
ed out Of her Luckily for US, how
ever, they were not. although the rig.
ging In places was so strained that it
carried away and had to be replaced
20 keep the masts standing
Nearly every sail on the ship was
blown away. but no yards were lost
and there was no damage done the
ship except for some little straining
as she wallowed I'm the trough of the
terrible seas which came rolling in on
us from every direction The decks
were awash for two weeks and many
times when we went under IL seemed
as II We were going straight down
never TO rise again. Twelve days ago
we sighted Hawaii and since then we
have not been more than two hundred
miles from the islands. On Friday
We got 10 the eastward OF Molokai
and the wind dropped entirely. We
began 10 drift ashore north OF the
Molokai light AID got so near that
had the ships boats and crew out to
tow her head around There was a
slight current setting us in 70 the
shore and We got very close. Luckily
after we got the vessels head around
a favorable little pun came along
ard took us out of danger for the
time being.
Race Of the Tugs.
That same day we sighted the To-
hey and as | expected he reported me.
Early yesterday morning we could see
two tugs coming for us. The one in
the lead was the Eleu and the Fear
less brought up the rear. | knew il
was a race and although the Fearless
was making great gains on the other
boat. the Eleu got to us first could
not accept her services. however. as |
have a contract with the Spreckels'
people. and any how. I wanted to get
In before night and did not think the
Eleu would get me here We waited
for the Fearless and she passed her
line TO US about ten miles OF Koko
Head
Captain Misses His Brother.
When we got abreast OF Diamond
Head | set the ships fun name in
the new code flags. as | knew many
were anNiously waiting the vessels
arrival and | wanted them TO know
we were coming along Il was lucky
We had plenty Of provisions and wa
ter aboard when we left or il would
have been Ike fast. AS il was ev-
erything was all right and the only
thing | am sorry for is that | had
TO swear good deal and | am a
Methodist. and one OF my boatswains
beats the drum in the Salvation Army.
Then too. il got a little tiresome after
the first forty days
When Captain Amesbury was in
formed OF the safety OF his brother
Of the Roanoke. he was very glad.
but greatly disappointed that he did
not arrive in time to see him.