The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1880-02-28
From Our waiaIua Correspondent.
WAIALrA. OAHr. Feb. 9th, 1873

WAIALUA, OAHU, Feb. 9th. 1880.
EDITOR OF THE ADVERTISER Our usually quiet
little district has been constantly excited during
the past year by a train of calamities such as per-
haps has never been its misfortune before. On the
5th day Of last February our esteemed fellow
citizen. Mr.. Henry Gordon, whose industry and
plantation experience had made him universally
known, and who was one Of the proprietors of the
Waialua Plantation departed this life. About the
lsto September the schooner JudHitG was wrecked
at Kawaihapai. in a calm sea aud in broad day
light. In the same month We were startled by the
accidental shooting OF a boy who was out hunting,
which was duly noticed at the time in one Of your
city papers. The Coroner held his inquisition
three days after the affair happened, at which time
the body was in such a state that it could not be
inspected. The probabilities are that be was un-
Intentionally shot by his companion. On the 18th
Of December the trash house Of the Waialua Plan
tatiOn was deliberately set fire to in the night by
a shipped man of said plantation. and be is now
expiating his crime under a FIVE years sentence
with Mr.. Fyfe. In the same month we were visit
ed by a severe rain storm. which bid fair to ami
hilate everything situated on low ground, carrying
of the new bridge at the Raukanahoa crossing.
which structure was a source Of exultatiOn to our
community, but which Is now replaced by a better
one, taking at the same time a new aume and a
bridge in course of construction across the same
water, also inundating low lands until it seemed
as though the sea was encroaching upon our
rights. The wreck Of the schooner Kamale in our
serene little harbor on the 18th day of January is
still fresh in your memory. On the morning of
that day she was lying off the harbor. awaiting a
favorable chance to- enter. At about ten O'Clock
A. NJ she had effected her entrance and was pro-
ceeding TO her anchorage when she was thrown
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by the Captain. This. to those living here. is
merely an excuse for the Captains own unpardon-
able carelessness. It is so iTTeconcilable to any of
our notions Of navigation that a person who is as
familiar with a port as the Captain of the Rdmdiie
is with Waialua. should deliberately run on or so
near a rock that could almost be seen from quite a
distance, or at least one which the waves were
breaking on, that be did not have time TO wait a
moment for a breeze. or even to drop his anchor in
time to rescue her from striking. Had the breeze
ceased for a time. as be alleges there would have
been no excuse for the occurrence but we do not
believe it did and a prettier sea was never known
for a vessel to sail upon.
As we are on the subject OF wrecks, 1t may not
be improper to remark upon all that have occurred
here, making this port such a terror. The 6rst we
know of was the schooner Caroline, wrecked of
caused by the Impotence of the Cap
tain. who would not wait until Monday to sail. and
not being able to obtain n pilot on Sunday, deter
mined to go without one. He ran on some sunken
rocks as the consequence. The next misfortune
to Captain Rye. of the S. s., who was
told by a native on board, who was acquainted
with this place, to go directly into the harbor, but
owing TO his stupidity he anchored in the channel.
and the vessel was lost upon the reef. This was
about 1857. The next was a slOOp belonging to a
native known as the I" Flat Bottom She was TO
go out in a westerly wind. but pulling up her
anchor before raising her sails, she came TO grief,
of course. Mark PdEdkd was the next, belonging
to Messrs. Robinson IL Co.. She was safely an
cbored IN the harbor when a blow came on, and
would have been all right, but the temerity of the
Captain caused him to attempt to go to sea, and
before he could get outside he was another victim
of fOolbardiness. The Judnitd and RdmdiLe COM
plete the list. As We have undoubtedly the best
haTbOr outside of Honolulu on these Islands, it
must be seen, as the account shows, that every
accident which has occurred here has been from
gross carelessness or a want of knowledge.
But we do not think We have more cause to la
handed measures resorted to in this last election
hulu. who If report is true has run his course on
and loosing favor there has sought a more
cOngenial change in Waialua. rented a piece of land,
enough to swear by. He was aided in the
canvas by a considerable supply Of . the ardent"
says that one OF the Kings Ministers. who
on a visit here at the time, used his influence
very strongly too. in favor uf Mr.. krhulu, I
was understood To b. the crown candidate. .
i said to have been used. against Oc-
cuPants Of crown lands. Any just cause for such
rumOrs ought not TO exis,-th-y are very damug-
to the good name of our government and peo-
Pile. More anon.
Yours. sc.