The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1875-06-16
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Miss Adelaide Miller, the Hawaiian songs,ress, was
the heroine, short time prior her departure for
San Francisco, OF adventure, perhaps, unlike any
recorded In the widest production OF fancy; certain
y nothing OF equal romance has been made public.
] Miss Miller was on visit to some friends at Wal
kiki celebrated watering place near Honolulu. aud
also noted as the summer residence OF the Hawaii
an Kings It Is a great place for surf bathing al
most every hour OF the day during the shoals
OF dusky figures .belng visible bathing among the
breakers. The waters uear.the shore considered
safe, but outside OF the reef tabooed account
OF the sharks, whieh. abound In immense numbers.
Wo TO the daring swimmer that ventures that far.
Once beyond the reef he may as well make his will
In favor of the nearest fish, for his fate Is certain
the depletion Of frlendess toper's exehequer BY
the voneious sharks OF a police court
one day Miss Miller was enjoying surf bath with
a number OF her companions Like most Of the ISL
anders, she Is amphlbious, as much at home in wa
ter as upou land :swlms, In fact like fish, aud has
national reputation US a diver. While so engaged,
one girl proposed they should swim out TO the reef
The suggestion was not followed, fear Of the mon
sters there Astounding being the excuse. This did
not intlmidate the girl who made the proposition.
She resolved to 90 thither herself and finally ban
tered her companions into following her example.
As they approached the reef canoe passed them,
the natives shouting, 4" Manol Mano" SHARK
shark also urging them to hasten to the for
safety. But, before the terrified girls could move
way the other, huge blue shark surged In
among them, and, rising 10 thessuraee, lifted Mss
Miller out OF the water In her terror she grasped
one Of the sharks upper fms This proceeding, as
well the burden upon its back seemed to terriiy
the monster for II darted of at a speed that would
easily outstrp the fastest ship, keeping however,
upon the surface OF the wafer 1t kept along at this
pace for about sixty yards still bearing the Hawaii
an naiad upon its back when Il suddenly plunged
downward forcing the fair rider to let 70 her hold,
and leaving her unscathed after her perlous advent
ure. She was soon picked up by the canoe, aud,
with her companions, returned in safety to Waikiki
This adventure raised,Miss Miller very highly In the
estimation OF her country people, by the bulk Of
whom the shark is held sacred, and siin worShipped
Even after a century Of Christianity, this superst
tion prevails, The Kauakas will not kill a shark
cept in sefdeiense, will they eat its aesh though
this is estimated delicacy among most OF the South
Sea Islanders. The fact that Hawaiian had ridden
Dish SO sacred (snd, we may add, voracIous), was
indeed DIT subject for panegyrc; though We ques
tlon whether the highest euogium would induce the
sweet-voced Mauian to again cavort upon the spine
OF an azure-skinned "mano."
1.-THE above is fair specimen of sensa-
tional reporters efforts to manufacture news.
Miss Miller doubtless related the story of the
old native Hawaiian woman, who, some twelve
years ago, rode across Wailua Bay on the back
of shark, as published in the p. c. A., at the
date of the occurrence of this remarkable feat,
which is believed to have been fact, as there
were several eyewitnesses of it. The reporter
has made Miss NJ. the hero of story, which
is being copied far and wide in American
papers.-ED.l