The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-03-05


with calls as anxious relatives and
friends underworld 60 get some knowl-
edge of the fate OF their loved ones. This
i1f rmntion becoming inadequate. the
streets were filled with throngs who
hurr ed to MogRs' wharf and other /
points where il was thought news might |
he obtained
Thousands Cooked TO the blufrs over /
looking tho scene of the wreck, where 4
the morbid crowd stood all day long
looking down at ttc boats In the nay ,
other hundreds patro led the beach from !
IIarbor View 20 20 MT San Pedro, twelve ,
miles below the GIN House. seeking !
something 20 crafty their curiosity
Pilot Jotuau's story.
SAN FRANCISCO, teb. 25.--iilot Fred. ,
rrigk jordan was Ia uOnsu,tiuUh VAIN I.
Wee President sLhwciH Vi tnc racine ,
Man Company fOr more than Two hours
yesterday at the Ma. GolN. Aher lhe
plot was brough, saltiy 20 .anu ~ sIi"e
fishermen who hau p.Ihtu hln u.b his
Immediate wants We e Uttynuud 20 at
the Merchants LNtndnse U.t-e o'i
}ciggs wharf, ana nc tnvn l',,v ..
20 his home to as me h,s family OF MS
.afety After sp,nu ~ iy" IN IA e..
go his home, JOIuon went 10 tue Mall
dock whore wee Trcaiucnt ScnwDllA
was waiting FOR nm. Ia speaking VI his
experiences Plot j, rdan sad;
81 went out on Mv"uay la one or the
pilot boats and went On uUaid the 100 ue
Janeiro on THURSDAY evening at o
o'clock. 1t was We y fuggy outsi~e inc
Heads and Captain Ward decided 10 ay
to for the night. Th mprniuE at iJs
the fog cleared, and l went Oh the
bridge and ordered the anchor up Cap
tain Ward the first and second officers
and two ouartermasters were on the
bridge with me. While we were heav-
ing up the anchor and just as we got
I
House and, North Head Lights.
AS We got under way / saw the fog
coming down again. ] could see both
points OF the Heads as the fog came
down and captain Ward told me to GO
ahead could hear the fog whistles
at Point Bonita and Lime Point. There
was a strong ebb tide running against
us and the Rio was making half speed.
"'rhe fog was pretty thick and we
could not see the land. Then all of
sudden came the crash as the shi?
struck on the rocks. / realized that the
strong cbb tide had swung us on to
NJ le Rock but l did not think for
minute that the vessel would so down.
In about five minutes after we struck
the lights went out, which showed that
the water was in the engine rooms.
Captain Ward and tho officers and
crew behaved with splendid courage and
discipline was maintained, AS soon as
We struck, the captain gave the alarm
Of fire ana the crew r"snordcd promptly
and went to their assigned quarters.
Captain Ward went e. 80. "nst 'O-,t II
see that the boats and FIFE RATS were
lowered, He orde ed scr'e Of tie crew
to get the passengers FROM tho state
rooms. saw a roat rrcak from 'ts
dayits and The T0ss"rTr"s IN 4 wore
thrown into the VICTOR "here was con-
fusion, as we had no lights.
~ was about tn get down the rTre
lnddcr to the doct ~ hCni WHOM NJ
rushed up 10 me r"'h y "or'-"~ ard u
iittlG boy. He asked r'r for Gods sake
to save his wife and child. took hoi
&c the hoy aud tr'r '''~ r"r- ~ ~
my neck and carrht tho woman nnd
was helping her down the lad low when
the shin slipped off tho rock s'devIvs
and went down head hret 7 must "Nve
been carried fifty feet d wn nv le sue
ton and never saw the woman Or 10y
again.
From the description ~'von of Tho WOW :
m and child by the pilot. II Is evident
that they were Mrs W''dr'an and her
child. Continuing, Pilot rdan sold:
when I came to the surface ] was
r dazed and did not know for a minute
what had happened. started tn swim
|, AMI caught hold Of h'g piece OF wool
which tioated toward me. 7 threw MY
, arms over il and drifted around until
s;tw part Of a deck-hCuse with China
man OIL top OF 1t. I got as near as
- iEoulu anu Jhe th'nAman helN'h W" ~
= to the place where he was. We driftet
{ around for an hour more until som,
: fishermen came alongside and picked III
7 up"
I When asked to what he attributed tn
4 disaster, Pilot Jordan said:
n IT can only attribute It to the stronl
tide which was running and which
I drifted us on to the rocks. The heavy
fog which came down on us we wer
, under way prevented us from secirr
u where we were"
~ want to say that Captain Ward nev
y. or went below, as has been stated In a.
), evening paper. He was on deck from
- the time the ship struck until she wen
. down"