The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-06-10

= Laysan Island, as we were but 2OC
miles from the island, but my sailing
! directions failed TO state that the island
! was inhabited. The sailing directions
| simply spoke of vessels calling there
| Tor loads Of guanO, so | supposed that
nobody lived on the place. l therefore
| decided to steer as straight as | could
| for Honolulu. We had a mast and sal
rugged up in the vessel, we were able
| TO sail most of the way. the oars being
little used. For the first two days and
nights we had very nasty weather, and
the sea was running heavy with plenty
of rain squalls.
SIGHT THE GAELIC.
Il had hoped to get down to Homo
lulu but the wind veered around to the
eastward and showed us off, so that on
June ., Thursday, we were about IS
miles west northwest of the island of
Niihau. We We're off some rocks of
BIRD Island. AT 2 o'clock in the after
noon We sighted a steamer which has
since proved to be the Gaelic. Ii had
two square rugged masts and two fore
ana art mast, with yellow funnel We
| We're about to Z miles from her. We
rugged up signal by hoisting red bIan-
kets about the mast, but the lookout on
the boat is certainly very careless. for
| they dld not see our boat, but Cuntin-
ued on their course. They were steer
ing a direct course for Honolulu
1t was on the following afternoon
that we arrived off MakaweH and land
ed without any difficulty.
Il want to bring out pretty strong
the matter of that Greta coal. 1t was
not the Northern Extended at all. that
was on the ship, but the other variety.
ha Of
am going to write my people pretty
straight in regard to it. 1t has broken
out in fire on other vessels. 1 do not
now recall the particular vessel how
ever, where the Greta coal got on fire
We received not the slightest warning
of the possibility of fire until the morn
ing the matches We're burst off.
so far as the matter of salvage of
the vessel is concerned, 1 will say that
think the hull is, in all probability,
still floating, but l do not think she
would be Of much value to anybody,
even if they could find her She is liza
BILE TO be reported by the Oriental
steamships as she was almost i'm their
course, being perhaps a little to the
norm. ! guess however that a far bet
ter purpose could be served navigation,
were who ever finds her, to blow her
up and sink her, as she is a danger to
navigation as she now is"
Captain Gibbons is very anxious that
the news of the loss of his vessel shall
reach San Francisco without delay. He
says that as soon as his boat is out 60
days, the boat will be posted at per
cent reinsurance on the board, His
friends will begin to put up their money
when it gets a little higher, so Captain
Gibbons wants them to know of the
disaster, so they will not back his ship
t. a loss on this occasion
Captain Gibbons held a consultation
with British Consul Hoare this morn
ing, and to him related the details and
circumstances of the loss of the yes
sci. Consul Hoare also questioned a
number of the officers and members Of
the crew regarding the matter. No Off
cial investigation or inquiry into the
disaster was held today, the work Of
Mr. Hoare being simply preliminary.
Ii may be decided however to hold such
inquiry at a later date.