The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-03-26
HONOLULUYOUTHON
WRECKED STEAMER u
Charles zeluenfuss Sends Friends
Clipping Telling How We and
Shlpmates Were Rescued

Clippings from an Eastern paper tell
ing Of the rescue Of the crew Of the
wrecked steamship Pathfinder. In mid
ocean after drifting for two weeks
With little food and water have been
received here BY friends Of Charles
zeigehfuss, who was aboard the ill.,
fated vessel. .g- '5t.,a
zsigenfuss, until three yearS ago,
was q resident Of Honolulu, where he
spent most Of his youth. At various
times he waSin the EMPLOY Of the HO-
nOlalu immigration station, the Young
Hotel and as an engine room man on
Inter Island vessels. He IL son Of
Ben Zei9enfnss, at one time city editor
Of the Honolulu Republican.
The account Of the wreeking Of the
Pathfinder and the experiences Of the
crew IL given as follows:
' The crew and officers Of the Ameri.
can steamship Pathfinder. thirty four
strong, adrift on their disabled vessel
IN mid ocean, with food and water eI
haubted, were all saved and their vessel
towed into the Bermuda Islands by the
British steamship Baron Jedbrough, af
ter those on the disabled vessel had
given up all hope of being saved.
Rescus ; Thrilling One
Captain Bailie, Of the rescue ship
told q thrilling tale Of rescue at sea-
after all the food on the Pathfinder
had been exhausted, even to the re
serve stock In the lifeboats hung over
the disabled vessel 3 side.
The Baron Jedbrough had an event
full voyage herself, having crossed the
danger zone, whore the submarines
were active, but ran fast enough to
avoid torpedo attack. When five days
ont Captain Bailie sighted what he
thought to be, a ow:lying hulk. A
heavy sea was running, and in the dis
tanee the disabled steamer appeared
badly 'awash., Seeing the men compriS
ing the crew Of the VESSEL huddled to
gether on the deck, the Baron Jed
brough's course was changed at once
| toward the disabled craft, which proved
TO- be the Pathfinder, with her PrOpel
Ter gone. ..r-
For three days the Baron Jedbrouzh
stood by the disabled vessel before as
sistance could be. given, owing TO the
stormy weather and high seas. Finally
q lif6boat was lowered, and at great
risk TO their own lives the crew Tough
their way through the high seas to tho
disabled steamer and made a hRwsel
fast, in order that the Pathfinder might
| be taken in tow. The rescue crew found
| the ,Pathfnder's men in a pitiable con
! diti0n. Their food and water were
gone, and the men had resigned them
! selyes to what seemed certain death
Theytwere clinging TO the rigging, ask
| ing for food, and so exhausted that
they could hardly stand. The yeyse''
| was' being constantly swept by high
| seas, as she could not keep steerage
way. A staysail had been broken out
to keep the vesseI's head to the wind
when the propeller, broke of, but this
had. been blown away, and the vessel
was rolling. in the trough Of the seas
Pathfinder 1900 miles from where, sh'
Was picked up 10 the Bermuda Islands
- During the voyage q Lassar sailor died
from the effects Of exposure on the
waye, washed decks. Z 81 -.
! The Pathfinder left the Mediterran
can several weeks ago for the United
States and encountered stormy weather
from the start. Ten days after pass
ing Gibraltar she was caught in the
teeth of q northwest gale and while
the storm was severest the propeller
was lost, leaving her to drift at the
mercy Of the winds. Wireless calls fol-
help were sent out every day, but nc
vessels responded, fearing it might be
q decoy call from a German submarine
The Baron Jedbrough was out Of the
ordinary trade routes when she picked
up the Pathfinder.