Name/Title
Title on Binding: Log Book: Star of India, Volume 13, 1 October 1900 -- 8, September 1903 Title on Official Log: Log of the Ship Euterpe, no dateEntry/Object ID
A0245.1.13Scope and Content
One volume of the Euterpe vessel log prepared by Captain George Swanson and 1st Mate T. Thomson (196 pages), includes handwritten entries on a daily basis. Entries begin on October 1, 1900 and end on September 8, 1903.
Log Entry Summary: October 1 through 4, 1900, Euterpe is at port in Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii. Three crew and several stevedores unload 977 tons of coal from the main hold at the railroad wharf. The crew prepares the main hold for the survey party, a diver installs a new wood lock on the vessel rudder and the crew cleans out the limbers and trims the coal in the forward hold. On October 5, 1900, Euterpe is taken in tow by an unknown tugboat and moves to an anchorage on the reef. October 6 through 10, 1900 the crew trims the coal, removes the cargo rigging, stows the donkey engine below and loads ship supplies and dunuage lumber.
On October 11, 1900, Euterpe is taken in tow by the tugboat Eliu … [illegible] and leaves Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii bound for Kaanapali, Maui, Hawaii. On October 12, 1900, Euterpe arrives in Kaanapali, Maui, Hawaii and moors at an anchorage offshore. The crew hoists the donkey engine out of the hold and rigs the cargo gear.
October 15 through 18, 1900 the crew unloads 210 tons of coal onto lighters, cleans out the limbers and after hold and lays out dunuage to prepare hold for outgoing cargo. October 19 through November 1, 1900 the crew loads 9,019 bags of sugar from lighters and continues to unload coal onto lighters. The crews cleans out the limbers and forward hold and lays out dunuage to prepare hold for outgoing cargo and loads another 3,732 bags of sugar. Able-bodied seaman, A. Anderson sprains foot and goes ashore with the Captain for medical treatment.
November 1 through 6, 1900, Kaanapali, Maui encounters severe squalls with heavy rain, strong wind and high sea swells. The loading of cargo stops until the weather clears. November 7 through 9, 1900 the crew loads 7,290 bags of sugar and supply of fresh water. On November 10 and 11, 1900 the weather becomes severe, with a blowing gale and rough seas. The loading of cargo terminates until fair weather returns. On November 12 and 13, 1900 the crew loads 5,650 bags of sugar. November 14 through 18, 1900, Kaanapali, Maui is hit by violent squalls and gales with heavy rain and wind. The force of the storm carries away the hawser and pulls free the aft bitts and tears holes in the poop deck. As the weather clears the carpenter replaces the deck planks. November 19 through 22, 1900 the crew loads 59 bags of sugar, removes the cargo gear, hauls in all stern moorings and prepares the vessel for the upcoming voyage. The Captain goes ashore to clear customs documents.
On November 23, 1900, Euterpe leaves Kaanapali, Maui, Hawaii under full sail bound for San Francisco, California.
November 24 through 28, 1900 the crew sights La'au lighthouse on the Molokai Island, Makapu'u Point and Kahuku Point on the northeast coast of Oahu Island as the Euterpe sails north through the Hawaiian Islands. The Euterpe encounters strong squalls with heavy wind and the force of the storm carries away the main top gallant sail. The crew finds water leaking into the vessel, near the stern post and the crew bails out several buckets of sea water aft every other day. December 14 through 17, 1900, Euterpe encounters heavy squalls, gales and rain with accompanying strong winds and high seas. The force of the wind carries away the forward royal and gallant sails.
On December 18 and 19, 1900 the crew sights South Farallon Island and Farallon lighthouse about 20 miles off the coast of San Francisco, California. On December 20, 1900, Euterpe arrives in San Francisco, California and anchors in San Francisco Harbor. The Euterpe is taken in tow by the tugboat Sea Queen and moves to Oakland, California and moors at the railroad wharf.
December 21 through 31, 1900 the crew receives pay and the crew and stevedores rig the cargo gear, unload cargo of sugar, clean limbers and load ballast. The Captain discharges the 2nd Mate, carpenter, cook and cabin boy and the Euterpe receives a survey inspection.
On January 1, 1901, Euterpe is taken in tow by an unknown tugboat to Hunters Point Dry Dock so the crew can perform the work according to the survey order. January 2 through 8, 1901 the crew chips old paint and any other accumulation off the hull of the ship, trims the ballast, removes and replaces the rudder and paints the outside of the vessel. On January 9, 1901, Euterpe is taken in tow by an unknown tugboat and anchors at Sea Wall Section 3. January 10 through 16, 1901 the crew and stevedores load lumber, trim ballast and continue to paint the outside of the ship. On January 16, 1901, Euterpe is sold to the Alaska Packers Association.
On February 10, 1901, Euterpe is taken in tow by the tugboat Sea Witch and leaves San Francisco, California bound for Melbourne, Australia. The crew sights Point Bonita and Point Reyes lighthouses as the Euterpe leaves San Francisco Bay and sails out to sea. On February 11, 1901 the crew sights Farallone lighthouse about 20 miles off the coast of California.
On February 12, 1901 the crew discover two stowaways onboard, the ship is to far out to sea to return them to shore. On February 13 and 14, 1901, Euterpe encounters strong gales and high seas and the force of the wind carries away the forward lower top sail.
Throughout the voyage the crew is repairing sails and rigging, scrubbing paintwork and performing general sailing duties.
On March 14, 1901 the crew sights Malden Island approximately 300 miles south of the equator and 1800 miles south of Honolulu, Hawaii. On April 8, 1901 the crew sights Norfolk Island about 1000 miles off the east coast of New South Wales, Australia. On April 12, 1901 the crew sights Balls Pyramid approximately 500 miles off the east coast of New South Wales, Australia and 13 miles southeast of Lord Howe Island in the Pacific Ocean. On April 21, 1901 the crew sights Sisters and Deal Islands, just off the southern coast of Australia and north of Tasmania, in the Bass Straits.
On April 22 and 23, 1901, Euterpe encounters strong gales and squalls that reach hurricane force with accompanying heavy rain and high seas. The waves wash over the bow and flood the decks forward and aft. The force of the sea carries away a 24 foot plank and the poop deck ladder and damages the binnacle for the compass, port ladder, ventilator and storeroom door. The high seas and the movement of the ship cause the deck load to shift and the crew acts quickly to secure the load to prevent any further losses. On April 24, 1901 the crew sights Point Wilsons Promontory and Rodondo and West Moncoeur Islands, about 20 miles off the south coast of Victoria, Australia, near Melbourne. On April 25 and 26, 1901 the crew sights Hogan and Curtis Islands just off the southern coast of Victoria, Australia.
The next entry in the log is for April 27, 1901 and Euterpe is approximately 150 miles northeast of Lord Howe Island bound for Newcastle, Australia. (It appears the log may be in error or pages are missing because it does not document the vessel landing in Melbourne or Newcastle, Australia and on the next day the Euterpe is 1,500 miles from Curtis Island near Lord Howe Island.)
The next entry in the log (on the following page) is for July 9, 1901, Euterpe is in tow by an unknown tugboat leaving Newcastle, Australia, near Nobby Head at the entrance to Newcastle Harbor at noon bound for San Francisco, California.
On July 31, 1901 the crew sights Temoa … [illegible] Island approximately 150 miles northeast of Tahiti in the South Pacific Ocean. On August 8, 1901, Euterpe crosses the equator into the northern hemisphere. On August 31, 1901 seaman, W. Miller falls on the deck and injuries his arm.
Throughout the voyage the crew is repairing sails and rigging, cleaning paintwork, painting inside the ship, scraping spars, scraping the main and poop decks and performing general sailing duties.
On September 14, 1901 the crew hears the steam whistle from Point Montara approximately 20 miles south of San Francisco, California. On September 15, 1901, Euterpe is about 40 miles southwest of San Francisco, California and there are no further log entries for this voyage.
The next entry in the log is for April 13, 1903 and Euterpe is taken in tow by the tugboat Monarch and leaves Fremont Street Wharf in San Francisco, California bound for Nushagak, Alaska. The crew sights the Farallon Island lighthouse as the ship sails into the Pacific Ocean.
April 21 through 24, 1903, Euterpe encounters heavy gales and squalls with rain and hail and high seas about 500 miles off the coast of Portland, Oregon. On May 5 and 6, 1903 the crew sights Unimak Island on the Alaska Peninsula as the Euterpe sails through the Unimak Pass and enters the Bering Sea.
On May 14, 1903 the crew sights several vessels heading for the Nushagak River and Euterpe arrives in Bristol Bay, Alaska and anchors just off the Pilot Station near Ekuk, 3 miles from Clark's Point, Alaska. On May 15, 1903 the steamer President comes alongside the Euterpe and transports several fishermen ashore. On May 16, 1903, Euterpe is taken in tow by the steamer President and moves to a mooring alongside Clark's Cannery on the Nushagak River.
On May 18, 1903 the Euterpe is at anchor and a large piece of ice comes downriver and carries away the port chain and anchor. On May 19 and 20, 1903 several Chinese go ashore, the steamer President moors alongside the Euterpe and the schooner Premier arrives in port.
May 25 through June 2, 1903 the crew unloads barrels, empty cans, shooks and packages of tin, more Chinese and Japanese go ashore, Euterpe receives a load coal from the Star of Italy and the last of the cannery workers go ashore. June 3 through 5, 1903 the crew washes down the deck, cleans the paintwork, the schooner Premier comes alongside and receives a load of lumber. The crew shifts water casks from the main deck to the lower hold.
June 6 through August 18, 1903 the remainder of the crew goes ashore to the Scandinavian Cannery and the last of the fishermen go ashore. Log entries include the movements of numerous vessels such as the steamers Kvichak, Thistle, Hilda, President, Queen, Saunik … [illegible], Mary of Hume, revenue cutter Perry and barkentine Isaac Reed, plus descriptions of fishing trips and passage in and out of port. During this same period the crew loads thousands of cases of salmon and other cargo (machinery) onto the Euterpe and the fishermen arrive onboard.
On August 19, 1903, Euterpe is taken in tow by the steamer President and leaves Clark's Point in Bristol Bay, Alaska bound for San Francisco, California, while under tow the crew sights the bark Bonanza. On August 20, 1903 the crew sights the ship Star of Italy near Port Heiden, Alaska.
On August 25, 1903 the crew sights Akun Headland on Akun Island, Unimak Island and Scotch Cap lighthouse as Euterpe moves through Unimak Pass and enters the North Pacific Ocean. On September 2, 1903 one of the Chinese onboard dies, the Captain cites the cause as old age.
On September 7, 1903, Euterpe is approximately 200 miles northwest of San Francisco, California and there are no further log entries.
The volume has several blank, unused pages at the end of the document.Collection
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