The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-09-11
PURSER SMITH
Continued from page nineJ

I'm those days the steamer Maripo.
sa. which Captain Hayward still com.
mauds, was running between San
Francisco and the colonies. She was
bound from Sydney for this port and
heard the news of the shipwreck at
the island of Tutuila, where the
Oceanic line steamers used to touch
Captain Hayward Immediately headed
the Mariposa for Palmyra.
Castaways' Suffering.
Meantime conditions were becom.
ing worse among the castaways. They
were in a sorry plight. Their clothes
had turned to rags, and the diet upon
which they had been existing, could
hardly sustain them. Captain Latti-
more had offered a reward to the first
of the party who sighted a sail on the
horizon One evening toward sunset,
one of the men dashed into camp,
waving his arms and shouting that
there was smoke on the horizon He
had seen that of the Mariposa. The
emotions felt by the little group OF
ragged, starved castaways could not
be described. They shouted for 10y
and uttered prayers of thanksgiving,
as the smoke on the horizon developed
into a big steamer, with her nose
pointed direct for the island.
A Happy Rescue.
Captain Hayward did not venture
close in, but anchored about half a
mile off the reef A boat sent ashore
was met by one with Captain Latti
more aboard The castaways were
quickly transferred to the Mariposa
Aboard the steamer there was great
rejoicing.
Among the passengers was Arch.
bishop Redmond of Wellington, and
soon a collection of G14O was gather
ed for the shipwrecked people, The
passengers supplied clothing, and
hardy sailormen who had never worn
a boiled shirt found themselves at
tired in TuXedos with kid gloves and
brilliant neckties. That night a great
dinner was given to the castaways,
and when Captain baltimore was ask.
ed how he felt, he replied feelingly:
This is wonderful metamorpho.
sis Two hours ago l was cooking A
pot of crabs, eel and grass, and now
l am dining sumptuously and drink,
ing champagne. l guess the pot is still
boiling, as the fire was going when we
left; but, thank Cod we don't have to
eat its contents now
THE survivors were landed at Ho
nolulu, where they were looked after
by the British Consul, who saw thai
Captain Hayward's services were fit
tingly recognized. OF the G14O col
lected, $40 was sent to London for
the five brave men who sailed out
into the ocean in search of aid fol
their comrades"
Smith Gives Details.
Purser Smith, the popular purser o
the sierra, who was then occupying
similar position on the Mariposa
with just as much success, yesterda,
had few details to add that only he
} or one who had been so closely cor
nected with the incident, could relate
He said that Captain baltimore hal
) lost the vessel because he was usin
an old chart The chart was thirt
: years old at the time, and was yer
much out of date.
After the ship had landed fair O.
q the reef the crew made for Palmyr
Island, forty miles away, and pr,
pared to make themselves as comfort
a able as possible in the circumstances
They went back to the ship to Sc
s whether they could get any more pre-
70 visions, but the sea had broken he
up, exactly as it did the Helga off Dii
mond Head The only provisions tina
they could get then were cocoanuti
land crabs, some little cells and waite
II Mr., Smith allows the San Francisc
Chronicle TO tell the story Of tn
r search in the boat, and rapidly passe
on to the recognition of Captain Ha,
!. wards work. The British Board {
Trade gave to the skipper a silye
r. punchbowl, gold medal was sent OF
to the chief mate, and the five me
with him got e. $50 each. Spree
n Gle gaT-a % Iap14,o+ tl,+ NO. $780,