Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, Volume IV, Number 34, 26 ʻAukake 1865 — Wreck of the Brother Jonathan. [ARTICLE]

Wreck of the Brother Jonathan.

This is another of thoee tenrible accidents whieh so frequently happene in Atnerican travel. The Brother Jonathan was a steam paekel between San Francisco and Portland, Oregon Territory. She was on her up trip, nnd struck on a sunken rock off Lineoln, near Crescent city, about 1£ P. M. of July aoth. Her crew and officers numbered 54 men ; the passengers, including children, numbered 109, so far as known. Two boats swamped along side, three were left on the steamer. Only one boat esnaped, carrying 16 adults and two children. Twelveof these sixteen were connected with the vessel, the rest were females, a fact that speaks most significantly as to who stand the best ehanee of the boat* in the case of such accidents on the most of our ships. The vessel lay forty-five minutes before sinking, yet so far as known, the above number were all who escaped. Brig. Gen. Wright was on board with his family and stafT. The last that was seen of him, he was standing on board, holding a life-preserver. He had been recently appointed to the Department of the Columbia. is to be hoped that other boats escaped, notwithstanding the above statements. Threequarters ofan hour was time enough to have a!lowed more thnn 16 to escape. When will the law see to it that greater care is taken ? This case of the Brother Jonathan should induce us to look near home. Should an aecident happen to the Kilauea while distant from (and, the loss of life will be terrible. £7*' Ua pupuleia ka mea hookani Piana o Kawaiahao, o Kmni, he alohā kaikuahine paha, ke paa nei ia ma ka Halewai.