The Hawaiian star., 1906-04-04
Over a Hundred
Lives Were Lost
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with terrific violence on the decks,
lswamping every portion of the vessel.
The Emily Reed labored and strained
severely, and when the soundings Of
the we'll revealed the fact that 31a feet
of water had found its way into the
hold the anxiety became intense. The
pumps. were Immediately put into oper-
jation, and officers and men alike work.
ed increasingly.
/ On Boxing Day it was decided, after
a consultation had been held between
the master and his officers, to jettison
the deck cargo as the only means to
save the ship, and it is estimated that
! between 100000 and 10000 feet of lum-
/ Der was thrown overheard. The few
sails set We're torn into shreds and car
Iried away, and the decks We're constant
lily awash. 1t was not until December
| 80 that the tempest moderated.
( The bark Dunreggan, commanded by
Captain ]. II. Smith, which arrived in
Port Hunter this morning, brought
news of a terrible hurricane which was
encountered south of the Loyalty Group
about February I. As this was about
the date of the devastating hurricane
which recently visited the Society
Group. it seems likely that these storms
are identical.
| On being seen by a representative of
the Sydney Morning Herald" Captain
Smith said: I'VE sailed from Los Vilos
on January 13, i'm ballast. After leav-
| ing Pitcairn, course south of the 10y
atty Islands was steered and when in
lat. 1920 and long. 1873 west, signs of an
/ ~ !, ,ir,p 10 -
all canvas was taken in, and all pre-
| parations made for the approaching
storm. Only the main topsail and miz-
zen staysail We're kept on. The wind
| first blew gently from the east grad
ually working round to northeast,
north northwest, and then to south
west. Every minute it increased IN
! strength until, with mighty force, a
terrible hurricane swept upon us. The
! bark rushed along with tremendous
speed before the tornado. and the miZ-
zen topsail was soon blown to shreds.
/ Under almost bare poles the vessel was
carried along on her beam-ends, the lee
rail being constantly under water.
/ Mountainous seas, crested with foam,
threatened to swamp the vessel, and
the violent squalls made matters very
! lively. During the height Of the hur-
ricane the shingle ballast shifted and
| the vessel was i'm danger Of Capsizing.
With considerable difficulty the bark
was hove to, and all hands worked at
high pressure to replace the ballast and
trim the ship. After six hours the task
was completed, and the danger over
come, the bark once more ran before
the wind. After some hours the wea-
ther moderated, and the gale eventual
Ily blew itself out"
Auckland, March A.
Details of the disaster at Tahiti, re-
Iceived here today by the island steam
ler Taviuni show that the first reports
greatly exaggerated the extent of the
catastrophe.
According to the journal Official" of
Papeete, the total loss of life amounts
to H. all, with the exception of five
whites, being natives Among the lat
ter was the Rev. Paul Terlin, French
missionary, stationed at Faaite. The
damage one is estimated at $25O,OOO.
Several schoOners were still missing
when the Taviuni left.
The principal loss of life and property
occurred i'm the Paumotus Group. None
of the vessels in port at Papeete were
damaged, but the foreshore suffered Sc
verely and nearly all the stores and
warehouses were levelled a. the ground.
On February the wind and sea be-
gan to rise and the barometer to fall,
indicating the approach of a cyclone.
lat p. m. the sea began swelling, and