The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-09-24
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Philadelphia Public Ledger: The
Norwegian fruit steamship Freya ar
rived in port yesterday little the worse
for having passed through the hurri-
cane which has been making naviga-
tion so dangerous in tropical waters
during the last two weeks. The prin-
cipal effect of the Freya's experience,
according to Captain ANDERSEN, was
additional proof of the vessels sea
worthiness in having emerged from
the gale so creditably, although a mis-
cellaneous lot of junk floated onto the
vessels deck from the Bahama ISL
ands, which included part of a tree
and a live owl, was not without in
terest.
The Freya sailed from Baracoa with
10000 punches of bananas, consigned
to the CuneO Importing Company, in
Guiding 1000 punches of the highly
priced red bananas, the largest num-
bers Of these ever brought to Phila-
delphia in one cargo. When two
days from Baracoa, ana close by San
Salvador, an island Of the Bahamas,
the Freya first caught the hurricane
1t was early morning, when a hot
and glazing sky suddenly clouded, and
the whistling sou-wester was upon the
vessel The ship Immediately listed
from port to starboard clear to the
rail, the lee side of her deck being
submerged, in spite of the heavy cargo
in her holding her right. A few mo-
ments and the hurricane brought along
a shower Of uprooted trees, tropical
trees Of many species, and several
limbs, with numerous birds carried
helpless among them.
One of these trees, a huge palm,
Topped forcefully upon the Freyas
deck, and slid over to the lee, where il
tangled in the rail and caught fast A
small, grayish brown bird, looking like
an owl, tapped forth from the leaves
to meet the full force of the hostile
wind, and tottered incontinently bach
to it's refuge. The vessels mast coulC
only boast the catch of a shirt from
the dozens of assorted garments fly
ing through the air. Dropped on tn,
waters by the gale, but still carried
along by it, half floating, half sailing
were numerous articles formerly tn
property of Bahama islanders. A tire
legged stool was scooped up over tn
lee rail, together with a spade, as tn
Freya sailed over a sea of farming in
plements and household utensils.
A few. wheels and levers riveted t
three finished planks was identified b
the first engineer as part of forme
harvesting machine of American m;
nufacture, blown from its post of us,
fulness in a tropical field. A hare
wood spade was also washed over tn
rail, as were other smaller articles {
agricultural and family use.
But the most highly priced reli
while it lasted, was the owl" TIL
gale abated as the Freya moved u
the coast toward Hatteras, and whe
the danger for those on deck had pas
ed one of the sailors lashed the bird
palm-tree aeroplane to the lagsta
above the Norwegian colors. Clingir
to its perch in the breeze, the utter
miserable bird refused to partake
the sailors offerings Of potatoes an
bananas, and even scorned the cook
more studied libation Of weak t.
with floating bits Of toast.
Malnutrition probably weakened I'll
"owl' for, opposite Hatteras, when II
gale died away, the bird died with
With nothing left to struggle for, il
fighting spirit languished, in the opil
ion Of Captain ANDERSEN. Pride kel
it alive, but II did not deign to liz
a life of ease so far from home"
said, with a laugh. So the "owl
dropped into the sea and was lost
science just when its friendship fC
things human was starting to develop