The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-10-29
.IROQU0IS BRINGS
CREW OF VESS[L.
WRECKED upon
=" MARC l.O| REEF R |: !: !.
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Nine Men and One Woman Atrlft
Twelve Days Near
Laysan Isle 8
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BOAT AFTER STRUGGLE
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Story Of Loss Of Schooner o. N.
kellogg Is Told BY
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BOAT AFTER STRUGGLE

logg aboard, the United states
naval tug IrOquois, Capt Frank Bruce,
arrived from Midway Island at eleven.
thirty o'clock last night and locked at
Pier Z. *.
Max Schlemmer remains on Laysan
Island. Radio orders sent out to the
lroquOis to pick him up were not re.
ceived until about an hour before the
tug arrived of port. Her wireless APP
paratus has been out of commission for
two days.
The IrOquOis will be in shape for sea
tonight, after she has taken oil, water
and provisions. She, the Maryland and
the Nanshan, conveying the three
F-elass submarines, may sail for Hilo
and San Francisco tomorrow, al
though nothing haG been decided last
night. Schlemmer probably will have
to wait at Laysan for the coast guard
cutter Thctis.
story Of shpwreck "..& H. j..
Cd In q matter of fact manner, Cant.
Charles A. Lunn Of the o. M. Kellogg
told of the loss of the schooner on Marc
Reef; how she was pulled of and how
she swung broadside-to again and be.
gan to break up; how the nine men and
Mrs. Lunn put out in the two ships
boats and made for .Laysan, abandon.
| ing one boat on the way, however,; OF
their seeing Max Schlemmer on the
beach at Laysan, armed with rife TO
repel bird poachers; of getting his
slOoP Helene and making Midway
through bad seas and weather, and,
finally, of the fine treatment they re
feeived from Superintendent Morrison Of
the Commercial Pacific Cable station on
the island and from Capt. Frank Bruce
and men of the Iroquois. lie could
praise neither too much.
Captain Lunn brought word that Miss
Mary Schlemmer, daughter of Max, was
not on Laysan. She was put ashore at
Niihau when the party was on its way
to Laysan in June, and one son, Eric,
is with his father. Thu third man on
the bird island is Harold Brand, n
sailor. Schlemmer was in constant ex,
bectation of the arrival Of the Thetis
at Laysan. His situation is not bad;
he has plenty of sea food, even though
him of opportunity to make his own
way to Honolulu.
Strikes As Moon Rose
The o. M. Kellogg sailed from Apia,
Samoa, September with full load of
cOpra for San Francisco, about 4l0
tons She met fairly good breeze
for two days, a southeast trade, and
then vRriables and Gains, which con
tInued until she reached FIVE or six de-
gIess north latitude. Then there were
light northeast trades and Gains "a
al out twenty. north, and moderate
steady northeast TO east winds.
Marc reef was struck at eight
o'clock in the evening of Septemher
70, twenty -four days from Apia.s, II
, was eight clock in the evening. TIL,
moon was just rising, and there was a
Moderate breeze from the northeast.
Captain Lunn said his chronolnetel
was about forty eight miles of. 'E
Maybe it was little less, h,
continued. That was about what WI
made it by comparing with the rlro
, quOis' chronometer. / held a course IA
give DOwsett s reef wide berth ar
to the northwest TO pass Marc rS'f
but piled up on Marc. ....,
1--WE struck bows on, at the onIg
place that was visible above water
Nowhere else did the reef show, NJ
though the surf was breaking. W,
Mere in the southeast part y OF Al,
reef. - ~.
VeCsel floats Free .. -, 'A.,rE
As soon as the schooner strueS al
sail was taken in, and a ksdge aueEo
vas dropped on the weather gQuar:e
into deep water. With that hove, tisll
steam was got up, aud while that Nai
Icing done water casks we're skifte,
att to ease her bowssup. The star
hoard anchor was dropped aft. Of III,
= stern and dropped. The crew took vi
, on the MINDLESS and kedge at the sam,
: tine and the schooner hoated free be
tween one and two clock in the morn
ing. &aaaet
1 s.he had not leaked any at that tiInc
, the captain said he would not hav,
+ tried to float her had she been takin,
I much water, as ne would have hadln
I place to get her to safety. AflOat, III
breeze freShened, the kedge dragge'
and the schooner swung about aud hi
| broad side-to, port side on the rect
and she began 10 pound. The sea wa
. comparatively smooth and there was
Il title breake-.
At four O'Clock pieces of the kea
| began to float up. and 1t was eviden
= the ship was breaking; she was maxim
i water rapidly, and it was decided :
ol,nmdon her. While the men wer
= working, Mrs Lunn packed what 81
I 0uld, and so she saved something. tn
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