The San Francisco call., 1904-06-25
OVERDUE BARK
SAFE. IN PORT
HOlliswood Gives Up Strug-
gle and Wearily Drops An
chOr i'm San Pedro HarbOr
LONG TRIP OF TRIALS
Ship Has Many MiShapS and
Finally AbandOnS Attempt
TO Reach San Francisco
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SAN PEDRO. June 2s.-The crippled
and overdue American bark Hollis
wood. out 12z days from Newcastle.
New South Wales, for San Francisco.
crept into this port al Z o'clock this
morning. She brings a narrowing tale
OF hsrdships. Her sails are badly rent
by the gales, her foretopmast is gone
and she IS IN 4 leaking condition.
The Holliswood is an American bark,
commanded by Captain G. 3. Knight,
and has a crew OF fourteen men. In
addition TO the crew the wife and eight
months-old baby accompanied the cap
tain on the voyage The Holliswood
left Newcastle on Washington's birth
day, and the story OF the trip across
the Pacific was most eventfuL Captain
Knight made the following statement
OF the voyage:
We left Newcastle on February %,
and had been out but two days when
We met with high seas and heavy head
winds. One storm followed another in
constant succession. We lost our top
sails and the bottom Of the Holliswood
became very foul The vessel was also
leaking badly on the voyage. We sailed
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rigged sails. but on account Of the foul
condition Of the ship we were able to
make but slow progress.
"Cn Nay IS We met the bark Prussia,
bound from san Francisco for Puget
Sound. At this time We were complete
ly out Of provisions and our case was
beginning TO look hopeless. The Prus-
Eia gave US what provisions she could
spare from her larder and We proceeded
on our course for San Francisco. We
sailed a couple Of days when a heavy
northwest gale struck the Holliswood
and drove her far of her course. In
her crippled condition We could make
but poor progress against the adverse
winds and currents, and when the pro-
visions furnished US by the Prussia
were nearly exhausted we spoke the
schooner Transit. bound from Portland
for San Francisco with a lumber cargo.
This was on June ,, and We were then
about 80 miles southwest Of San Fran
cisco. The schooner gave US provisions
and we again attempted 10 make the
port Of San Francisco. Last Saturday,
June IS, We struck an unusually severe
storm. and the foretopsail Of the Hol-
Iiswood was blown away. 1 then de-
cided 10 run before the wind and make
the port Of san Pedro.
Just three weeks ago We were only
three or four miles off the Farallon Isl
ands, but could not get in and could
not sight a tug or steamer. After We
were out q few days we found a stow
away, Dan Rooney, a young man about
20 years OF age, whose parents live in
Pennsylvania he was one OF the most
faithful members OF the crew during
al the long voyage.
Mrs. knight was well on the voyage,
but the baby has been sick great
deal Ny wife refused TO leave the
Holliswood when requested TO do so by
the Prussia and the Transit or the
steamer Asuncion, which we spoke
yesterday off Redondo. All the mem
bers Of the crew, while tired out, have
been we'll"
The HollisNood is consigned TO Hind.
Rolph & CO. Of san Francisco and is
owned by Stephen II. Mills Of New
York She has a cargo Of 400 tons Of
coal Captain knight to-day tele-
graphed his consignees for orders, and
Il is probable that the crippled bark
viii be towed 70 san Francisco by one
OF the steam schconers calling at this
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