The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1884-09-10
Capt. Mary Miller

\ representative q the New Orleans Pnap-
SO has had tho following chat with Captain
Mary Miller. Ct the siArnch little steamer Sf-
as1. the first woman licensed to command a
Steamboat.
Mrs, Miller IS tina boaay little woman,
Nhcu nobojy would erciii with years enough
% be the neither, as she is. Of a family Of four
ehilirea, ;We cf whom arc almost grown- The
reporter was made welcome with the off-hAnd,
hearty hospitality that seems natural with al
E,oS; al steamboat felix's, and being seated In
another Toekias ehzir-sure evidence Of awo-
mans Eazzse1ea.-the talk naturally Turned
10 Ms. NilleT's unusual life. u cone Of a
steamboat fazily,' SAID the lady. my father
U1s steamboat nAn.. AID AFTER l harmed
Capszis Miller-ihat Vas seventeen years ago
II, Ct oo1rSe. spent much Ct nv tine On the
riVsr. We have ! beautiful homo AZ Louis
Vile, and ~ li..le o1es are there nov, but for
tie past fear years have been living mainly
"a 4 hczL Nv hasbszd used 10 10 nothing
bui Pilo;, ari / sPeai uuSh q ny time IN the
Pilci h51se, And learned 10 manage heat, and
how 20 navigate certain rivers, in spite Of my
sci There : 10 reason Why a WOMAN should
&c; kuow c. Lara how manage boat, az
veil Is sewing machine. Women oiien
tlck eozkisues il thsir 1u1 ability" hasaried
80 -aAa@a- AN-Ar - A--1l4 -
thGi 8 trus. Tiey know what . dc, but pre-
fsE % st1ai IL and tel ssus nan how Do It
fcr tn Bzs IS w1s saving, learned how
. E1=dis = bo1i IS well IS any nan q the
TiTsr, and several years AZ bad Al occasion
70 les: NJ ability. Oucs ny husband fell III
viii fzvsr, aui vs Lad IN q half hundred
ailss - E1ks, viii several l2adirss, in very
crooked b1yuu. I tock the bats Wheel ami
~ thrc5sh al night, al,hgush you would have
l1u-hsi q IL zz1lrszsu. q tie uatives 10 see
: E1z1z p5lciic-- several years Az We had
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heat s.zck C a slAiJlr -h-v, Cziru, Ny bus
had bIi 70 leave o1s bozi ant step On the
chr. Etich rs le1ki-- ba1ly. and 50 took
tkz G=ck AID hli- TIE bErsss u1ds fast 20
u, timed he lea; 1-5z1t 11i earned her
DIVA . Clirc. CIPli1 CE11on said then
I'D Is god rs-hi 70 ) CAPTAINS Ecsuse as
zzy - C lie rivsr-n ~Whai % yea % With
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