The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1911-03-28
UNLUGEY SHIP
REACHES PORT
CREW or TIm yAiSEg JOHNSON
SLEEP WITH THE 100000
ron THE LAST THE
lTIan enndayll AdrerLIlsr.l

Hoodoo psrehed upon the rigging Of
the American baTkentine James John.
son when that vessel stood out Of New
castle, n. s. W., on December ~ last,
and headed toward San Francesca, for
only q few days out from the Austral-
ian shores Captain Jensen was sud.
denly stricken with heart failure ana
In an instant life was botted out and
he was consigned with the simple eere-
mony OF the sea 70 Davy Jones' locker.
Only a few days after the vessel was
struck by a succession Of gales which
threatened TO send her to the bottom
and served TO retard her progress until
finally, the chronometer a false guide,
she drifted almost aImlessly over tho
broad Pacific. Provisions ran short and
she was compelled 10 fly signals Of dis
tress, which were observed and 20.
sponded 10 of the Island Of Kauai by
the Pacific Mail steamship Persia,
whose officers gave her her true posi-.
tion 80 that she might head toward
Honolulu. Last evening at seven
o'clock her anchor was dropped over
board at the anchorage and all handl
given chance to feel that the hoo
doo's grip had been ioosencd upon the
vessel.
The tug Intrepid went after the yes
sol yesterday afternoon and t0wed hoI
in from Barbcr's point, When the ting
came near the vessel a woman wai
seen at the rail. She gcsticulated and
finally the t1g's people were able "a
carry on n brief conversation with lol
and the first mate, Guthrie, who has
assumed charge since the donth Of tie
skipper. She appeared to be hystori
cal ana nervous and her one cry wal
that she wished TO GET 70 Honolulu
/ The tug hooked on 10 tho barkcntinG
and the tow, which appears 10 be yorJ
fo1l, finally came 20 the anchor
age, whore she was boarded by pilot
customs officer and n quarantine OH
GER She will be given pr0tiquo thii
morning, and II rs quite likely tina
tho FIRST one TO come ashore win b.
Mrs Jensen, who ~ extremely anxiol
10 get into cable communication will
the owners Of the vessel In San Fran
cisco, Charles Nelson q Co.
Hoodoo's First Job.
A few days after the death Of TIN
captain very rough weather was en-
conntered and this continued RICH
along. The bnrkcntno ran into
southweBt gale and sprung her bow
spirit and feretopgallant mast and on
or two Of her boOms and quite mum
Der Of sales were carried away Tn
vessel ran up as far as 30 North whel
the provisions began 10 give o1t. The,
found they could not make San Fran
cisco with the provisions on hand an
decided to head for Honolulu. TIL
chronometer being ont Of gear, the vel
sol went far TO the westward Of tn
Hawaiian Ielqpds. However, they man
aged to get ito the vicinity Of Kaua
where they wero fOlnd by the Perel
on Thursday afternoon. Her true pa
sition was given and provisions sen
aboard and about noon yesterday Lh
was sighted of Bnrber's Point.
The vessel win probably have I
; take on a number Of sails here and N
derg0 O number OF repairs before pre-
cceding to the Coast. The vessel
consigned TO Hind, Rolph g. Co. at So
Francisco and the local agency OF tha
concern will look after tho vess'
whilo here.
The captain widow seems TO b
wrought up TO a high state Of nsrvou
tenBlon, although she 10 not Ill, HC
one object 10 10 got out Of tho ehll
There has apparently been some trol
bio aboard the vessel. The secon
mate Is sick, having been injured du
Ing the period when tho gales were q
their height.