Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-12-16

ped on Chilean ship Megualcto as mate.
Vessel went down In fierce storm OF
the coast of Peru. Hankcr and COM
rades reaching shore after many pri-
vations In the small boats. Shipped
again on Chilean collier Katherine
which went on the rocks of ChileaI.
coast. Hanker and mates saved again
We went into the interior Of the coun-
try and worked in the mines. He then
went to Hamburg to visit his wife and
children and arrived home to be in
formed that his wife had lately died
and his son gone to sea. He went to
New York and found hos son on an
American man Of war.
Hanker again shipped, this time on
vessel named Katherine for trip to
the south coast OF Africa. within Ave
miles OF her destination she went
ashore and Hanker was me only one
OF the ships company who reached
shore alive. He shipped on the steam
e: John Dixon which took him to LOB
don where he arrived penniless. While
working alongshore he met with a.
accident which kept him In the hospi.
tai for fourteen months. Soon after
leaving the hospital he shipped on the
Silver Eagle and went to Shanghai.
He then had a succession Of lucky
voyages until 1882 he landed at the
South Sea Islands In sydney schoon-
cr, Fstee. lie worned for Mr.. Herrms-
helm at Jalute for three years. The
General Siege, Honolulu trading
schooner, found him and he shipped
before the mast on her homeward trip,
arriving In Honolulu at the time of
Queen Emma's death. lie worked on
! Hackfcld's Kauai for year, and next
went to Puget sound on the Thok
Foster. trip that came near being his
last He went to Manila In the Amer.
lean bark Edward May and came back
III the Hattie Burns; went to the
Orient again In the Timour; came back
"a Hawaii and started in coffee In Ko-
Ma.
In 1887 he thirsted for the sea again
and Joined the Inflated Wandering
Minstrel, on an expedition to the Mid
way Islands. Two months from Homo
lulu the Wandering Minstrel went "a
pieces on reef five miles off one OF
the Midway Islands. Though n heavy
gale was on, the crew of twenty eight
men managed to reach the land alive.
For fourteen months. Hanker with his
comrades watched the horizon from
the barren island, which Is little more
than Il sand dune on the bosom of the
Pacific, out OF the track Of ships. The
band dwindled from twcnty-eight Ia
seventeen. During eight months OF
this time, Hankers home was In a wa
ter barrel. which he had to defend with
violence against the other members
OF the band less fortunate In securing
wrcckage with which to Guild palaces
No sea biscuit was saved and their dict
consisted Of albatross in the summc,
and fish In ne winter. In the party
was the wife and three children o
Captain Walker, who were given tn,
best that could be found BY the gal
liant band OF castaways. Month aftel
month they kindled watch fires on tn,
highest sand hills, doing out with par,
simony the meager supply OF faggot.
gathered upon the beach, At last II
| the month of March, 1853. sail wa,
sighted. II was the schooner Norma
Captain Johnson. The hungry band o
Crusoes was taken on board and car
, ried to Honolulu.
Hanker hurled himsel. back agai,
upon the mercy of the ocean. He book
ed In n whaler for cruise In the Are
, tic. The expectation was a failure ant
I Hanker landed In San Francisco will
% cents to the good. He called on hi
| friend J, d. Spreckels. who exchanged
! compliments and gave MIN free pass
2 age back to the Paradise of the Pa
cfc. His whaling expedition was hi
, last voyage down to the sea. His las
. years were spent on the different isl