The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-11-17
crew GIVEN UP
ARRIVES At SYDNEY
SAILORS WHO WERE WRECKED FOUR MONTHS AGO AND WERE
SUPPOSED TO HAVE PERSHED ARRIVE SAFELY ON GERMAN
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ON MANY ISLANDS-NATIVES WHO
PROPOSED TO FATTEN


ZEN "hen the German island steamer nz Sgismund arrived Sydney
Saturday with seven of the eight missing
The the Of sensational maritime his
tory She sailed from
signed owing an error of judgment on the part of her
H. unchd coral reef off Rock Isl.
and the coast of aground
sunday July and all hands getting
of until Wednesday, July recognized Agburth
hopeless wreck She port
ana upon sounding feet inches OF water found the hold
on the starbod side At that
decided to abandon the ship number
each oil a boat.
Despite the efforts separated
Inc darkness and all the men went through sensational experiences with
the natives The Hfebat captain battling
new nv the steamer prirz Sioisr,nn5 on L Foa $50 - -
August
search for the remainder of the ships every
German authorities as well as from the traders and
The second and third high
during gale hundred miles were covered sh4
two days
Eventually they succeeded making they very
kindly treated by the residents Some the Sydney
the Guthrie arriving
returned by the Guthrie the fourth having
The narrative of the
months the
expectations, received nothing but kindness
The caws were asOnshed on August IS to receive letter from
their Sydney
at this time the island of MandOk
ably treated by Chinaman The
Captain Read native of the island during
that There were several white mem on Mndot Iaft T r. @ &c th
and safely delivered the
the Agburth The
the to place of safety The however
the Chinese until
Whems Ftafens where
Sydney Upon arrival
the Sailors Home.
second officer gave the following of the
enes of his after the took to the bOats
at keep together possible
the event of being separated New Guinea The captain had
charge OF No. eba the chief officer the pnne and the samake the
gig, while had Ifeba
Courtney Baer Anderson Anderson
During the night the chief officer instructed to steer WNW
but when
wind boats however
m. sight sign
Island.
1--WE perOus experience night July heavy
that the little be The their
all night and morning weather
decided work Island of Tum
New Guinea Owing hOpeness working back against
the wind and fact that provisions running
short decided abandon the assistance by walking.
1--WE therefore landed Rock Island started sOuhey direction
After going time natives These
seemed greatly surprised meeting white and the scrub where
they hid themselves Our party continued on its journey for couple OF
hundred and halted walked in the direction where had
the disappear and did of the warriors advanced meet
he informed that his abu and on reaching the
bananas
ing The whole the tribe then advanced and treated us friend
None of them could English
vicinity We
left these natives and continued journey southwards
again experience with We walking
number of natives from ad
They their
Ld E iin m 80 +Li neuons for thew fuentIv fet ou eo
evidently fate appeared
that these contemplating feast decided leave at the
first opportunity.
August at
would visit his island in couple of weeks We had previously
sighted schooner although made signals of Distress she passed
by, having apparently them.
Chnamns natives
~ intended
held themselves and after much talking
decided their take the spot We
arrived at MandOk Island the day august o.
"A raid made by body of native
adjoining tribe the island which
fighting urOus The trade
dispensing the
the meantime their
compelled swim their island which
miles Nubia arrived September
reached Friedrich WilheIms 1afen four days later.
"Our exhausted for during the days
provisions
native bar suhic life in bodies"