The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1882-07-29

The brig Tawera resumed her voyage on Sunday
afternoon after three O'Clock, going out Of the har-
Dor with a fine breeze behind her. she looked 10
be in rather light trim, for working up TO the
northward against the trades, hut had in fact
twenty tons more ballast in her than she often
sails with. A number Of the friends 81 Mr.. and
Mrs. Atwater were on the wharf TO bid them s
pleasant and prosperous journey. Amongst others
Princess Likelike and Hon. Mr.. Cleghorn,
Major Wodehouso, British Commissioner, Mons.
Henri Feer, French Commissioners. aud Madame
Feor. Colonel Boyd, and Major Rosa Of His Maj
jesty's staff. A number Of handsome boquots and
lois were sent on board as parting tributes OF
friendship, Some Of these were from Her Majesty
the Queen Dowsger. who sent her carriage with a
party Of young ladies TO convey her adieus.
A SERIOUS accident occurred 7.3O o'clock on the
morning Of the 22nd instant, in the neighborhood
Of Fisherman's Point, and which resulted In In
jury 20 three people. The circumstances, as re-
lated by an eyewitness TO the affair, are as follows
-Pepehu, an old native fisherman, was about to
start on a fishing trip in his canoe. A South Sea
Island girl. named Becky. who had been smoking
4 pipe belonging 20 the old man, knocked the ashea
out carelessly, and placed the pipe in a box in tho
end Of the canoe. As it happened, there was some
fire remaining in the pipe, which came in contact
with a Chinese bomb slowed in the box, and an
explosion followed. The old man was thrown from
the canoe. and the girl was also knocked backward
into the water, tho native being struck in the
right leg and head and about the face with ~splintsrs
from the canoe and badly cut, his ewes being in
jured by the powder. and the girl cut about the
face and hands, and also eyes injured. A China
woman, with a baby on her back, was also knocked
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face, the child unhurt. The noise Of the explosion
brought assistance quickly 20 the spot, and the
sufferers were brought 10 dry land, and immediately
conveyed to the Queens Hospital. They are now
doing well under the care of the authorities there.
The inquiries 10y the Police Department. with q
view to get an accurate account Of the occurrence.
have failed to show that giant powder was really
used in this case, and the marks on the mans
face would certainly appear 10 confirm the original
story, rhat IL was a gunpowder bomb that caused
the mischief. IL appears that the man had come
IN from fishing, and the Chinese woman, who was
also knocked down by the explosion, had come TO
buy some fish. She and the South Sea Island girl
We're on one side Of the boat. aud Pepehu on the
other, all standing in the shallow water. Pepehu
had been smoking, and after knocking the ashes
out Of his pipe, put il into a round tin can, which
was in the canoe. Directly afterwards the South Sea
Island girl called out 10 him that there was fire
in can, and he seized il in both hands TO put il
into the water. 1t was while he was attempting
to do this that the accident occurred, Whether q
bomb or giant powder, the charge was enough to
cause an explosion Of such magnitude that those
who saw il from the Quarantine Station on the
reef thought that some blasting Of rocks was going
on ~