Hawaii Holomua, Volume II, Number 52, 3 March 1894 — ANOTHERIWRECK. [ARTICLE]

ANOTHER WRECK.

1 Ths Bktne Hilo Ashore at Keauhoa. News was received last evening by the steamer W. G. Hall that the barkentine Hilo, Captaain Le Biallister due at Honolulu from Newcastle N. S. W. and lad«n wilh coal had gone asbore at Keauhou, Hawaii on the morning of the 27lh ult, Tuesday and had become a total wreck, the Captain and crew compelled to abandon the Hilo, the cargo eveu then becoming jetsam by tbe staving in of the bilges and stern of the vessel. The circumstances connected with the wreck are briefly related as foliows: The Hiio, Captain Le Ballis ter, sailed fmm Newcaskle, N S. W , on the 7th day of Januarv with a cargo of 1,200 tons of eoal for Ailen & Robinson of this city. On Monday night the 26th the vessel was off Hawaii, the weather was thick, and nothing indicsted the close proximity to land. The eaptain was on deck all night and at abont 3:30 a. m.

of the 27th. The captain had shaped his course for Honolulu and to!d the second officer who then took the deck. The captain had not long been below when the cry raised of “breakers ahead.” Endeavor was made to bring the vessel about aud head off shore, but it was of no avail, the vessel struck the rocks bows on, at a distance of about 200 feet from the high coast bluffs. The seas running high and continually breaking over the vessel, the situation became most dangerons, and for safety captain and crew were compe!led to desert the vessel, and take to the life boat. Punaluu was reached safely at noon the next day. Here the wrecked mariners were cared for by Messrs. Fennel and Stone until the departure of the Hall, when tbe crew took passage for Honoluln. Their names are as follows;

First Mate Ralf Arnett. Second Mate Edward O1son. Carpenter Cbarles Fries. Steward A. Anderson. Seaman J. Anderson. Seaman B. Visne. Seaman Chas. Jacobson. Seaman Louis Braehme. Seaman Jobn Smith. Seaman Thomas Mathews. Cabin Boy Thomas McKenzie.

The Captain. who is accompanied by his wife, will eome to this citv on the Hall next trip. The crew are being cared for by Consul General Mills. No personal effects were secured. It is said that the vessel was uninsured