The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-09-25
THREE SAILORS
LOST OVERHEARD
MARION CH1LCOTT HAS TERRIBLE
EXPERIENCE IN A GALE AFTER
LEAVING SAN FRANCISCO.


irving at the port of Honolulu. She
los three men over board in a terrific
gale, her master was injured and her
mate and one sailor sustained injuries
to their legs. The vessel narrowly es-
capped being sent to the bottom. She
sustained considerable damage in ad-
dition to the loss of the men, Only
good seamanship by Captain Williams
her master saved her.
The vessel left San Francisco Sep
TENDER 10 with 100000 gallons of fuel
oil for the Pacific Oil Transportation
Company of Honolulu. She ran into
north west gale that soon damaged
her by carrying away several sails.
The sea was very heavy and, as the
vessel was very deep and was loaded
with a stiff cargo and did not give
with The sea, the waves were constant
ly boarding her and breaking over her
decks. 1t was during this day that
the mate Arthur Brown, and Seaman
Smith were knocked down by heavy
sea and their legs injured. Brown
sustained a fracture of one of the
small bones of his leg. The storm
continued in violence. Captain Will
liams ran his vessel before the wind
and sea in hopes of making the best
weather out of it.
On the following morning Captain
Williams, SecondMate Santry and five
sailors were hauling on the port fore
brace. Captain Williams heard a big
sea boarding the vessel astern and
called to the men to look out for them
selves. The sea broke about the for
ward mizzen rigging. Every man az
the fore brace with the exception Of
the master, was carried over the side
tof the vessel by the vast volume of
water Santry and two of the men
held onto the sheets and were rescued,
but nothing was ever seen of the
others. Captain Williams was injur-
ed but managed TO save himself by
clinging onto the starboard forwa ID
sheets.
The same sea that swept away the
sailors, smashed the life boat that was
on the hatch, and did other damage to
the vessel The following brief hut
graphic account of the occurrence is
given by Captain Williams in his Off
cial log:
Sept. 10, 1903, Lat. SO deg. ism. N.
Long. 1913 deg. 3Sm. W., ship run into
a northwest gale with heavy sea run
ming under topsails and foresails,
decks. Lost part mizzen topgallanI
sail, main and main topmast staysail,
wind increasing to a violent gale.
Kept ship before wind and sea, run
ming under opsails and foresails,
shipping heavy seas continually. At
9 o'clock p. M first officer had his leg
badly hurt, also seaman Smith had
his leg hurt with heavy sea. Mid
night wind increasing.
! FRIDAY, Sept. IL, 1903.-Gale contin-
ued to blow, ship running before sea
and wind hauling more northerly. At
4:30 a. M while hauling on port fore
brace three men were washed over
| board and lost in Lat. So deg. pom. N,
Long. 123 deg. 45m. w. Same time
No boat which was dashed on top
main hatch was smashed to pieces;
hatch bars broken and tarpaulin
washed off Ship rolling heavy, talk
ing much water fore and aft. 1t was
impossible to save the unfortunate
men that washed overheard on ac-
count of the heavy gale and sea that
was running. At daylight began
pouring oil over the side. Towards
night wind moderating.
Names of the men that washed over
board:
I S e. H. Rasmussen native of Den
mark.
Anton P. D, Lashe, native of Den
mark.
Gustaf A. H. Greve, native of Ger.
many.
"R WILLIAMS,
Master.
Witness: Edward Santry, I'd mate
Carl A. Mahukuese, seaman Peter
Bossard seaman; Heinrich Koeller."
With the loss of the three sailors and
the mate and another seaman crippled
the vessel was seriously Handicapped
for men. The storm finally passed
and the vessel bowled along to Homo
lulu making the passage to this port II
10 days.
1.-The gale drove us right down the
coast" said Captain Williams, 'and We
were almost abreast of San Diego be
fore getting out of the storm. Then We
We're so crippled that things looked
pretty bad. About two days after
: wards I got up steam and bent up new
sails to take the place of those washed
. faway. A mainsail, fore mizzen tol
gallant sail, maintop staysail were
carried away, starting the cap on thu
fore top mast. The gale bent the sup
porters and outriggers and carried
away the bolts, and also carried ava!
the main gallant stay. A boat whicl
was dashed on the top of the mali
hatch was smashed to pieces, the hatcl
bars broken and the tarpaulin washed
away. The water was on the decl
only and very little got below"
| Little is known of the lost seamen a
l they signed on the vessel the day be
2 fore she sailed from San Francisco.
FUNERAL SERVICES.
The funeral services of Chester N
| Rupp LATE hookkaanar at MakaWa