ISLAND, REEF AND LAGOON AS SEEN FROM THE
SOUTH 16
(The island is at the lower edge of the circle)

OCEAN ISLAND AS VIEWED FROM THE NORTH 16
(The arrow shows where the Saginaw struck)

THE SAGINAW IN THE GRIP OF THE BREAKERS 24

THE CONDENSER MADE FROM A SMALL BOILER AND SPEAKING-TUBES 36
_From a sketch by Captain Sicard_

GATHERING TIMBERS FROM THE WRECK 36
_From a sketch by Captain Sicard_

THE CAPTAIN'S TENT 42
_From a sketch by Captain Sicard_

THE STOREHOUSE--ELEVATED TO AVOID THE RATS 42
_From a sketch by Captain Sicard_

LIEUTENANT JOHN G. TALBOT 46
(Who volunteered and navigated the Saginaw's gig a distance
of fourteen hundred miles to the Sandwich Islands and was
drowned when the boat was in sight of land)

THE GIG BEFORE LAUNCHING, WITH SAILS MADE ON THE ISLAND 54

PASSED ASSISTANT ENGINEER JAMES BUTTERWORTH 62
(Who, standing waist deep in the water, put the finishing
touches to the gig)

RIPPING TIMBERS FOR THE SCHOONER 74
_From a sketch by Captain Sicard_

THE FRAME OF THE SCHOONER AS WE LEFT IT 74
_From a sketch by Captain Sicard_

THE FLAGSTAFF FROM WHICH THE KILAUEA WAS SIGHTED 86

CAMP SAGINAW ON THE DAY OF RESCUE 86
_Taken from the masthead of the Kilauea_

CAPTAIN LONG, COMMANDER OF THE HAWAIIAN STEAMER THE
KILAUEA 90

MR. JOHN PATY'S BUNGALOW AT HONOLULU 98

STARBOARD SIDE OF THE GIG AFTER HER EVENTFUL JOURNEY 102

DECK VIEW OF THE GIG AFTER HER EVENTFUL JOURNEY 102

WILLIAM HALFORD, COXSWAIN, THE ONLY SURVIVOR OF THE GIG'S
CREW 110
(He is now a retired chief gunner in the Navy)

THE TABLET NOW ON THE WALLS OF THE CHAPEL AT THE UNITED
STATES NAVAL ACADEMY AT ANNAPOLIS 119

THE LAST CRUISE OF THE SAGINAW

I

THE BEGINNING OF THE CRUISE

During the winter of 1869-70 the United States Steamer Saginaw was
being repaired at the Mare Island Navy Yard, and her officers and crew
were recuperating