The Hawaiian gazette., 1881-08-10
ROYAL PROGRESS
n. r. n. THE PRINCESS
RECENT.
Interesting Letter from Our Own Cor.
respondent.

Dian GAZETTE when we bid goodbye to Ho-
nolulu last tn sday we certainly had hiS crowd
on board, amt had hard work to md soft
plank to lie NJ IN. and even the little corner which
had picked cat for myself / had to give mp
before reached Hilo: the passengers came pour
ing IN 50 from sill the way ports. On our passage
from the capital TO Lahaina something went
wrong with the machinery which delayed Us for
an hour, from half past seven to half past eight
but the night was pleasant, tho water smooth ana
as was IN no hurry il mattered little to me. We
reached Lahaina at O'Clock IN the morning, they
were expecting US as they always do, but there
was more than the usual stir the on shore and
the lights of numerous torches flashed brilliantly
across the dark and blackened waters. By-and-
bye through the gloom we could make out the
boats and they soon dashed along side they we're
full deputaticn of the principal natives came
of with presents of fruit eis flowers etc, for the
Begent. BY T:S0 A. NJ we were OF Maalaea Bay;
from the vessel We could see a large crowd on
shore, and here again a deputstion came of,
among whomvas the Hon h. hulhelani presents
OF pigs fish, fruits and les were offered and ac-
cepted, and then away We steamed - hawaii
The horrors of that passage are simply awful,
cooped up in shell of thing like the little
steamer, enc can't be sea sick IN any comfort y
and we inere sick, the whole crowd of us, except
some case hardened individuals, whose stomachs
must be made of cast iron We reached MANU-
kona at 4S0 and can tell You put for the shore
as fast as could. There was very large crowd
awaiting the arrival of the steamer, but did not
stay TO what went on onboard- l found great
change since was here last; since Mr.. Wilder
passengers car-land by just stepping out of the
| boat. When was here last there was a misera-
bic rickety landing and had to step from stone
to stone in order to get shore, while the boats
run great danger of being dashed to pieces. OF
course quite a change has been wrought on shore,
there the building for the station, and there
capital arrangements for landing and loading
I freight. Mr.. Wilder is certainly a smart man.
There is very fair restaurant too, and passengers
are no longer Obliged to sit on the rocks cooling
or burning their heels, as the case may be, while
/ they wait for steamer and schooner. At the
restaurant got capital meal and good cup of
tea Mr.. Wilder has built pleasant little cot
/ tage on the hill which is to be the managers
house, II is not pretentions but ii Is comfortable.
Going on board again, we proceeded to kawsihae !;
here number of people came on, some TO pay
their respects to the Regent and others passen-
\ gers to Hilo, bound like myself to see the flow.
! Among the former was Mr.. Samuel Parker, and
among the latter DR.. and Mrs. Wight of kohala.
/ The Regent again received a number of presents.
As we went along the coast after daybreak, every
/ plantation that was grinding exchanged salutes
with Us by whistling and all of them showed their
respect to their royal visitor by dipping their
4 flags /; it was pretty sight, We steamed along
the coast, to the signs of civilization and of
\ prosperity and then TO get the little mark of
recognition. We reached Hilo at $50 on Thurs
I dav morning. There had been rain in the early
morning. but the clouds chad rolled away and
I the sun was shining brilliantly, and il was truly
! brilliant day. fairly as they say in England
l Queens weather, when steamed into port.
HiIo was gay with bunting, all the flags that
could be raised were raised, and the population
I had turned out in full force; number came on
board. Foremost among them were the Hon. F.
I s. Lyman. Acting Governor, Sheriff Severance
z ana Captain spencer. Any quantity of offerings
poured in. including the usual products and in
| addition specimens of lava. On shore there was
great crowd Her Royal Highness the Princess
Regent and the Hon. Mrs c. Z. Bishop landed on
the Naiakea side, the rest of Is disembarked at
I the usual landing. The band did not play as we
entered the harbor nor did il do so all day but by
nf af
I tain Spencers residence In the evening, the Re
I gent being his gnest for the time being
No sooner were We ashore than every man,
woman and child started for the How, which was
{ half hours ride from the beach. Every animal
that had four legs, in fact, they were not partcu
lar TO four, but took those with three, the bOny,
the spawned, the roarers, in fact all the horse
flesh Of Hilo was pressed into the service and still
many were left out and 10 trudge 1t. party of
over 100 met al the base of the'fog: among these
noticed Hon. p. kanoa, Hon. W. L. Green, Miss
Green Miss Mist, Gov. Lyman, ]. III. kapena,
7 Hon. A. 5. Cleghorn, etc. etc
The flow was Just back of the round hills and
/ threatening to come down on Lyman IS School, so
T 1t seemed TO The lower stream seems to be
following the vater-courSe, and unless II Is very
much reinforced, will find its way TO the sea by
this means, destroying part Of the road and the
bridge on Its way We were exceptionally FORUM
ate IN seeing magnificent volcanic phenomenon
while We we're watching the iOw When l arrived
I it was Just on the point of running over small
precipiee. At first could only sec small thread
I of yerniiion trickling and winding its way
down the rocks like tiny but vicious little snake;
I gradually the shining black mass behind heaved,
and more jets of fiery liquid burst FORTH til finally
the whole breadth of the stream was occupied and
II fell into the pool In one magnificent torrent of
molten lava from - 10 70 feet high. II was awful,
and yet fascinating. The heat was frightful, and
many of Us used fern leaves TO protect our faces,
z but they wfthered and wIfted IN few moments.
7 As the lava reached the surface of the pool II
cooled, and some of it iiOated. There were every
now and then Jets of steam spouting up, and
sound as Of million kettles boiling at once. From
higher up came continued explosions ike cannon
shots at irregular intervals. In an hour the poor
little pool was niled up, and the hungry monster
pursued Its course, licking up the ferns and lau-
haia trees, leaving only blackness and desOlstion
behind II. / could have fingered longer, but my
time was limited and had to tear myself away, or
YOU Mr. Editor, would never have got this letter.
As left looked back and saw solitary figure
sitting on rcccwstching the demon which was
coming towards him, dreaming of molten globe
doubt you can easily guess who that fascinated
and solitary individual was
On my return to Hilo was invited to dine at
Captain Spencer's; there were present H. X. II.
the Princess Regent and ladies in attendance,
Cor. J. D. Doninis Hon. W. L. Green, Hon J.
IL kapcna, Hon A S Cleghorn. Hon j. Z Bush
and others. The Captain treated Us speudldly,
and kept up the credit of Hilo for hospitality.
After dinner a preliminary meeting was held at
the request of H r. H the Re- gent 70 see whether
anything could be done for the town, to save It
from impending destruction. His EI- the Min
lister Of FOREIGN Relations was appointed Chair
man. he Princess Regent occupied seat on
his night hand.
Gov. Lyman was tie first speaker. He spoke OF
the progress Of the flow, he had examined the
ground that 1t was likely to gSover carefully, be
thought there was possibility of dIEertIng the
flow by throwing up enbankments- Not one
large embankmenr, but many smaller ones The
course of the flow should be carefully watched,
and the e1lbankments thrown up at various points
TO meet IT. No time should be lost IN sending up
the Surveyor General and one of the stat, also the
Superintendent Of Public Works, these gentlemen
would get the levels and know the exact lay of the
lard
Sheriff Severance rose AID said that he COZ
vened with the last SPEAKER. he had talked with
the planters In the vicinity and they had offered
10 furnish TO assist IN the work II would Be
desirable 10 have too1s than were at present
70 be had about Hii0; if these were not USED they
could be disposed Of al little no loss IN H1lo OF
they could Be returned 10 Honolulu supply
of food should be sent up weekly, he felt very
strongly this point ample supplies Of nee and
paiai should be on hand he would also recon-
mend sheds to be built as shelter for those whose
houses might Be destroyed BY the flow, and also
for storing property IN
Dir. J. A. Martin also thoroughly agreed with
the last speakers He agreed immediate action
thsre not day 10 be lost II was not certain
that the low could be TUNED, but it was the duty
OF the Government 70 take the necessary steps 70
attempt 10 save Hilo. Hilo vas the capital. the
best harboT on the coast, no labor nor expense
should be spared TO save l.
kCzpt- T Spencer. recommended that more tools
should be sent than had been proposed BY Sheriff
Severance. He could give no men, he could give
very little help, be old, but be would 60 out
and he could make men work, he could do "a heap
Of haliooIng and bossing.7
Gov. Dominis, agreed with what had been aid
be thought It vas the duty Of the general GOTern-
Inent 20 take immediate measures