The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1882-08-19

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ITHLRE was no meeting of the Y. Nj. c. A. on
Thursday for want of the very moderate quorum
of ten. A number of gentlemen sat waiting for
their fellow-members until after eight, O'Clock
and then adjourned, after expressing their
opinion that the Directors of the Association
should be requested to arrange for a ceremonial
laying of the corner stone of the new Hall. Mr..
p. c. Jones reported that the contractor would
have the work far enough advanced for this
purpose in about ten days, and suggested
Thursday, 3lst inst. as a suitable day for the
ceremony.
SOMEWHERE about thirty of the lepers now at
the Branch Hospital will, to-day, be re-
moved to kalawao. The lepers have all been
examined by three medical men, Drs. Fitch,
Trouzseau and Hagan, and 1t is on their joint
certificate that the order for removal is basedj q
great improvement on the plan hitherto in
vogue of sending people off to irrevocable exile
on the dictum of a single individual. The ut
most care Will be taken of these unfortunate
people on their voyage, and the steamer No
koli has been specially charted to convey them.
Supplies of lint and old clothing have been pro-
vided for them for their sores; hitherto lepers
have been entirely dependent on charitable
friends for sdch things.
WHILE the 5. S. Suez was being secured to the
dock, upon her arrival Wednesday night, she
backed into the :. S. AMER Head, the two YES
sells barely touching. The sharp iron cut-water
of the AMER Head indented the projecting edge
Of the plank-sheer Of the SueZ, but did no fur
ther damage. Tn pilot had charge of the Suez,
while the HarbOr Master was giving directions
IN regard 10 the fastenings on the wharf. 1t was
very dark on the wharf at the time, and the
number Of .people who tripped over lines, ran
against posts. and broke their shins against
boxes and trunks, would If they had formed
themselves into a committee" have passed an
unanimous resolution that more fqht be
furnished on the wharf at night.
A SAD accident, resulting in the death of the
only son of Mir. HI. Nolte of this town, occurred
at WaiInanalo plantation on Saturday last at
about 4 O'Clock pm. A train of cane cars loaded
with posts was being pushed up the track, and
upon stopping, the engineer ordered the boys
who were riding on the cars to Jump off; they
did 50, and the engineer then started the engine
ahead, intending to push the cars a little further
up the track. As he did so he heard a shout
warning him that something was wrong. He
stopped the engine in a moment, and ii was
then discovered that the young lad, who had
been standing on the end of the car next to the
tender-had been thrown between the car and
the tender, and that he had been killed by the
edge of the tender striking him upon the head.
crushing in the back of the skull. Mr.. Cum
mings telephoned the accident immediately. and
the body was carefully carried to the top of the
pail and there placed in q carriage that was in
waiting and brought'to town. The Coroner en-
panelled a jury to view the body which was
then conveyed 10 the residence Of Mr.. Nolte.
The funeral took place on Sunday afternoon. and
was very largely attended by sympathizing and
} sorrowing friends.