The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-04-01

| her departure.
Besides the arrival of these four deep
water vessels, the steamer Claudine
made port from Kahului and way ports
early yesterday morning and several
boats of the Inter-Island Steam Naviga
ton Company also arrived.
The Famous Bark Hesper.
The Hesper Is well known in this port
and Honolulans will remember how she
came here on the 2lst of February, 1893,
with the exciting story of a murder at
sea. rnutinous sailors having killed their
second mate.
The Hesper sailed from Newcastle on
the S1st of January on the present trip,
with LIE tons of coal, consigned to or
der
Captain j F. o. Sodergren, the same
captain who commanded her when she
was here in 1892, reports that during
the first part of the passage from the
south, light south and southwesterly
winds were experienced. which lasted I'M
til February "a, in latitude q degrees and
q minutes south longitude 153 degrees
and % minutes west.
Then a strong northerly gale was met
with which lasted for two days, with
heavy rain and a confused sea from all
quarters. Thence, from latitude &c de-
grees and 90 minutes south, longitude $50
degrees and 6 minutes west, very light
east and northeast winds were experience
ed. No southeast trades were met with
until latitude 8 degrees south. The equa-
tor was crossed in longitude $50 degrees
and "a minutes west, on the 18th instant.
Southeast trades We're carried to 3 de-
grees and Is minutes north, After that
the Hesper was in the doldrums to de-
grees and 10 minutes north Shortly aft
erwards the northeast trades were en-
countered with very high and confused
sea from the northeast and north. Fresh
northeast trades We're had from Is de-
grees north to the Hawaiian Islands. The
Islands were sighted on the 26th instant.
Gains and light airs were had from the
26th instant to port.
On the Hesper's memorable voyage
from Newcastle, when the murder took
place at sea. and she arrived here in
February of 1893, she sailed from New
castle on December % of the preceding
year. with a cargo of coal.
The story which she brought to this
port was one of murder, mutiny and
piracy.
captain and four others, and the plot
was only discovered when the first crime
had been committed by the crew.
Thomas LIE Clair, one of the sailors.
Matched the plot He had four others
with him who had sworn to help him
carry out his murderous scheme.
The plot of these men was to murder
the captain and other officers of the yes
sell then take command and run the
ship either to China or the Chilean coast
On a piratical cruise, 1t was on the 18th
of January, 1893, that the plotters started
to carry out their deadly work.
The night was very dark, and about 10
O'clock, LIE Clair lay In wait amidships
for the second mate with a Ratchet.
to ha
struck him blow with the sharp edge
and almost instantly killed him. After
the officer fell to the deck the murderer
struck him several times with the weap-
on, to make sure of his work.
Two of LIE Clair's accomplices came
along about that time and wanted to
throw the body overheard and remove
all traces of the crime by washing away
the bloodstains from the deck. lie Clair
was for going Immediately after the cap
tain-Captain Sodergren-and the other
marked men and numbering them then
and there. His companions weakened,
however, and lie Clair left them and
went aft.
The accomplices then picked up the
body of the murdered man and threw 1t
overheard. The murderer, after going
aft told the man at the wheel to call
the captain from below, his intention be-
Ing to murder him as soon as he appear
ed on deck. The man at the wheel re-
fused to do this.
When the captain finally came up on
deck and it was reported to him by
members of the crew that the second
mate was missing, thorough search of
the ship was made. The captain discov-
cred the blood on the deckload amidshps
and, suspecting foul play, communicated
with his first officer and the two went
quietly aft and armed themselves.
The members of the crew were after
wards examined and much evidence was
found to place the blame on the heads of
the plotters
The next day the captain placed lie
Clair and two others in irons and then
changed his course and made for Tahiti,
which was reached after a VOYAGE of
fourteen days. While the vessel was on
her way TO the French settlement 20
turn over the prisoners to the American
consul the remaining mutineers, two in
number, attempted several times to re-
lease the imprisoned men, but without
success.
AT present the bark Hesper Is lying in
the stream. She and the British cruiser
Icarus are the only vessels there with
the exception of those in "Rotten Row
The Claudine Arrives.
At an early hour yesterday morning
the steamer Claudine, Captain Parker,
arrived from Kahului and way ports
with $40 bags Of sugar, I23 sacks of
taro, 81 sacks Of corn, 129 hogs and 50
packages OF sundries
She brought the following passengers
from Hawaii and Maui: Dr.. J. NJ. WHIT
ney and wife, w A. Lowrie, DR.. ]. n.
R. Jacobs, Chang Kong, All Hoy, All
Yoy1uo Syrs Young Top0 Ars 7 T.