Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-11-05


Fiiian coasts near Nasalais reef.
we're strewn with q splintered mass OF
wreckage following the total destruc-
IN one piece, and the bow, badly
0eayor which has beached her bones
IN those inhospitable shores accord
tne 70 the report OF officers in the
Canadian-Australian liner Makura that
arrived at Honolulu this morning after
q passage firm Sydney n. s. w. by
ahe way Of Auckland and Suya.
At the time the Makura called at the
Fijian port the remains of the Amer
ican schooner were In broken mass
upon the Nasawata Point OF the Nasa-
las Reef. very near to Manly -on-Rewa.
The hull OF the vessel and all the ium-
Der In her hold are splintered and
smashed and lying about in all dii
rections; the poop Is up high and dry
"a one piece, and the bow, barly badly
smashed and twisted, Is lying some lit
etle distance away; whilst between
them Is q mass OF splintered wreck
age
From the details obtainable n would
appear that the Endeavor struck the
reef at low tide, broadside on. and that
the reef practically Sliced the deck
clean on the hull, as the deck and
some OF the load are lying farther
over on the reef than the hull. A rough
estimate OF the amount of timber
which will be saved from the wreck
itfelf Is about 10000 feet.
Captain w. J. McAllep, a navigator
well known upon the coast and q visi-
tor to the Hawaiian islands recently
returned to the mainland from the
scene Of the wreck.
The story OF the wreck as brought
by the NalurR Is to the effect thai
aIier the vessel struck the crew took
ID their boats and landed on the Nam
bnltIha reef. upon watch the schooner
had driven, boats crew being sent 70
communicate the news OF the wreck to
ebya Much Of the cargo was jetti-
sonGd ID an attempt to save the yes
sci. but she began to break up. Subse-
quenfly the Endeavor. which was own
ed BY George e. Billings Of San Fran
cisco, was sold as she lay on the reef
for }175e. Captain McAllep was CONF
n0d0re Of the George E. Billings
fleet.
The island on which the Endeavor
struck Is known to Fijians. as Ngau
and ID eight and half miles south
west Of Nairai and 81 miles southeast
0f 0vdla1. II extends southeast and
l.crlhnest eleven and quarter miles.
III length and elk miles In breadth. It
Is surrounded BY barrier reef OF SS
miles circuit. ranging three and half'
miles on the western side Of the is
land. There are three closely connect
I'd but intricate ship entrances on the
northwestern side leading into q shell.
.feref roadsfead. having 20 fathoms or
= ster and spreading over 16 squaSel
miles. The Endeavor was 16S feet 4
inches long. 81 feet six Inches beam
and had q 12 feet s inches depth OF.
hold. She was built by Hail Bros. In.
1887 at Eagle Harbof.
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Prominent steamshlp Man Coming.
Sir James Mills, managing director
II the Union Steamship, is reported
as passenger IN the Matson Naviga-
ton liner Honollllan to arrive at this
mort early tomorrow morning, and will.
,|,n one OF q half dozen travellers wifo#
Will tranfihlp to the Canadian-Austra-
iien steamer Mariana. destined for
1crSnev ~ q nv. Nv the way OF Suyal
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