The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-01-13


SAN FRANCISCO, December %
The bark Andrew WEIGH, which arrived
late Yesterday afternoon from Homo
I,,lu. brought the news of the loss OF
the little American ship Great Al
rni,.al. She also brought fourteen men
and one woman, wife of the mate, who
had been rescued by a British snip
after clinging to the sea-washed DER
elicit for nearly three days. The COOK
and steward of the Great Admiral died
of exposure. The Andrew Welch ar
rived too late to pass quarantine.
The Great Admiral, which was o"heo
by her master. Captain Sterling, was
hound from Mukilteo for San Peoro
with a cargo of lumber. she was
laden to her full capacity, and, as Is
the custom with lumber carriers, the
center Of gravity was raised TO the
peril point by the high piled deck ioao.
The Great Admiral left Mukiteo De-
cember 1. and all went well until De-
camber 6. when a heavy southeasteriy
Gale WAS encountered. The storm
broke suddenly, and, battered by Winu
and wave, the topheavy ship Keeieo
over on her beam ends to starboard
and STAYED there. In the hope tnat
she would right herself. Captain Ster-
ling ordered the masts cut away. Inns
was done, but too late. The cargo mao
shifted to the starboard side, and Whal
had been a navigable ship was nothing
hut a helpless log at the mercy OF the
troubled waters in which the oerehc'
Iaboriously rolled and creaked. seas
swept the deck and carried away par'
Of the house. Everybody managed &c
hang on, however, and for three days
exposed to the pitiless wind and pour
ing rain. they waited for help.
BEFORE assistance came two members
of the crew, the cook and the steward
succumbed to the exposure. Iheii
bodies were consigned to the deep.
The lookout ON the British ship Bar
core, which left Puget Sound Decempei
3 for Adelaide, sighted the derellct anc
ON December the fourteen exhausted
men and the one brave and wornou.
woman We're taken off the wreck anu
carried on board the Barcore. Insre
they were cared for tenderly and stay
ed on the Barcore until December "a
when the bark Andrew Welcn, IRON
Honolulu for San Francisco, was sight
al. signals were exchanged, both yes
sells hove to and the shipwrecked com
many was transferred to the Welcn
which brought the derelicts nome IL
time to begin the new year on tna
terra firma they had never expected U
see again. 90,
The Great Admiral was built in lSo'
at East Boston, and was of 1402 TOM
register.
MARINE NOTES.
The rain did considerable damage Z
rice on the Koolau side.
The Doric should bring three Gays
later Coast mail tomorrow
The steamer Kaiulani Will depart a
%. m. tomorrow for Hawaii ports.
Unless the eruption of MokuaweoWe
is renewed there will be no special vol
cauo excursions.
The recent Treasury order abou
| counting Tehuantepec shipments zoe
| not apply TO domestic goods.
Chas. Rose, who goes from the Inter
Island office to the Sheriff's office, WI
| be succeeded by oliver Scott.
/ Cant. Searle of the ]. A. Cummns
from Koolauside, reports a great cleo
trical storm Wednesday night
The ship Erskine NJ. Phelps wa
hauled over to the .Sorenson wharf yes
terday from the stream, by the tug liz
trepid.
The S. S. Nevadan departed tn
| evening of January IL from kahul'
for San Francisco, with full load
| sugar.
The schooner Concord is still pein
repaired for damage to her steerln
gear and stern. She is likely to depal
! tomorrow for Hilo.
The Aorangi arrived last night
6 o'clock and left about 1l:3O. 81
! landed 26 tons of general cargo hei
and fifteen passengers.
The American ship Atlas from H'
| noluIu, with $500 tons Of sugar, l5S DAY
To Delaware Breakwater, caught suga
at l-2 cents a pound.
A watch, which is part or the PEI
/ sonal effects of the late Bito Ihonlas,
deceased seaman, is to be sold at noe
at the custom house on January 10.
The Alameda arrived % hours lat
OWING To heavy weather. She had 4
sacks of mail. The general cargo IL
Guiding ice-house goods. was 1873 ton
Ed. Duvauchelle's gasoline launcl
which was badly damaged in a stor'
recently, arrived here early yesteroa
morning from Pukoo and VIII De II
paired.