Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-08-11
BARKENTINE
HELGA WRECKED
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display and firing OF distress signals
Bombs were exploded rockets were
! sent up and even the ships bell was
repeatedly rung with a hope Of bring.
Ing assistance. II was at daylight
that the vessels plight was noted by
phone calls were sent to the various
harbor authorities.
Plano and Cat Saved.
The ships cat. the pct Of Captain
Wallis little daughter as we'll as the
crew OF the IIclga sat upon the cap.
stan head of the tug Intrepid and
calmly surveyed the little gathering
that greeted the vessel and her ship
wrecked people as she came along
side tho Matson wharf. The cat was
only rescued after muCh difficulty. Tho
small boats had made several trips
between the Hclga and the Intrepid
when the cat was noted as missing
The young lady at once broke forth
into tears. Several men volunteered
| to secure the feline and tabby is now
enrolled as n member of the ships
| company.
A regulation upright piano was
among the few articles that were not
! only removed from the stranded yes.
eel but were transferred to the shore.
| The music box" was lowered over
tho side into small boat and towcd
to the wharf. The skipper was for.
tunate In saving a small portion Of
his belongings and personal effects.
Tho men also brought their slop
chests and kit bags ashore. The deck
OF the Intrepid presented rather pic.
turesnuc scene as this assortment of
clothing and luggage was transferred
| from the tug to express wagons. A
| few loose articles suIL as brass lamps.
nautical Instruments. compasses and
the chronometcr were brought ashore
with the crew.
AS soon rs the men gained their
land legs" they made immediate in.
quiry for the headquarters of the Sail.
ors' Union. The Helga Is manned by
n white crew. They are In the main
Englishmcn. They claim that this Is
not the first unfortunate experience
that the Helga has met on her nearly
twenty years at sea.
Lights Were Misleading.
From all accounts the officers mis-.
took the lights near the Moana Hotel
for the bcacons guarding the entrance
to the harbor. However II Is claimed
that Incorporated in the chart in the
possession of the skipper are special
instruction concerning the grave dan
| ger to be met by coming In too close
to the reefs surrounding the island Of
Oahu II Is claimed that there was a
| light rain falling portion Of the time.
Just few minutes before the vessel
| hit. the man with the lead line an
nounCcd two fathom. II was but a
moment following this declaration that
the Iclga gently pushed her nose upon
the reef. She seemed to finally set
tie upon a point or knuCklc OF rock
and her pounding fell with the rlsin.;
and falling of the surf. As the hours
passed the vessel gradually went far
ther on the reef despite the fact that
the anchors were lowered.
Was Once known Ms Fortuna.
A peculiar coincidence OF the wreck
Is that the Hclga In her early days
at sea was known as the Fortuna.
| The vessel at one time few the Nor.
wegIan colors. She was aftcrward sold
to British shipping concern and her
| ,l,a hE l. .,
vessel Of l2i5 net and 1871 gross tons.
Her present owners are said to be
s. Lane and her home port Is Sgd
ncy, y. s. w. The Helga has been
engaged in the Australian coastwisc
trade for some years past. II Is
claimed that about four years ago
the vessel paid a visit TO Honolulu
bringing shipment of coal TO the
port,
The Helga Is vessel of 209 feet in
length with a beam of ~ feet and
depth of 81 feet. She is capable of
transporting about fifteen hundred
| tons OF coal.
No Insurance on Vessel.
No insurance was carried on. the
Helga, according to statement
made by Captain Wall this after
noon. The skipper was one-third
owner in the vessel, and the loss
falls heavily upon him and wipes
out the saving of lifetime spent
at sea.
The Helga would probably bring
$4,000, according to the present
state of the market. Her cargo,
amounting to between fourteen AMI
fifteen hundred tons OF Australian
coal is easily worth five dollars a
! ton, and this would bring the
amount to between seven and eight
thousand dollars additional.
! II Is Gonservatively estimated that
shiu aud cargo represent sum
pretty near to $4,000.
Miller Looking TO Salvage.
Captain Frederick Miller of the
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