The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-07-29
CAPTAIN WILLIAM GRBIG.
The Hing Of Tanning Island
Breathes His Last.
His Successful Career IN the South Sea
Islands-He Rears a Large Family snd
Lmasses Considerable Wealth

Flags we're flying at half-mast all along
the water front yesterday out of respect to
The memory Of Captain William Greg, famil-
iarly known as "the King OF flaming
Island" Captain Greg's leg VS. mp1-
tated some months eg2 a9d os sefl@4.y
sank till he hEee;ha5 uis las RI early
hon. ay GoznHg at his Tss'deuce.
sFeAl.,sfer and Fillmore SIX setse
ras.s,.solls for some tire that his
ears Numbered. 0Es managed 10 resala
viral suarE til tRe ARRIVAL Of one o. BIS
Iar Usnolnla y tae steamer Aus
rra Wednesday. - t,,-,,7,-
Daufaf- Gretg vas we'll kn .s,o.s -
esteemed IA this ctty ar ge1~fai mo,sg
ON 7. az ne community ia California and
lac ~ ne was best known rs an extensive
5asbres Of gnauo, pearl shell and c0pra. The
brig tfsarg Doug ass, of which Captain
Reid. the d aseois s0n-in-law. IS master, IS
~ present leading at Mission no. Tor
Pacbing Island, and the Norwegian bark
E5avfrnen Is loading 80 flaming Island fCr
captain Greig was a native Of Ayr. Scot
land He arrived IL Honolulu abCet
twenty-five years age and built n sms.
schooner, win Eh'cb Ia began tr-a --
among the Sc1ll sea Isaa88s- bHri1e 5-0
q kis trips Ho discovered faDEiLs island.
I'D foUBa g 9DdiBg -icA deposits Of guano
o. tie I'D. cOcoanut trees in abundance
sL1 a. quantity Of pearl shells TO be had
Tor tie dshing. So we'll pleased was he
with what lie saw that be made up his mind
70 make the island his future home.
On his return 10 Honolulu he laid his
scheme before Major Wodehouse, at that
time British Commissioner 10 Hawaii The
commissioner gave it his hearty approval
and provided Captain Greig with British
flag for his protection. Ii ala not take him
many days 10 DIT a.! his effects on board
his schooner. and with his wife and family
make sail for his Island kingdom. On his
arrival there he erected house, in which
he lived TIL quite recently. Tanning
Island lies In 40 deg north, 159 deg. casts
About year ago lie hoisted he union
Jack on Washington Island. which lies in
deg. north, 100 deg. east. and it now forms
part Of the family kingdom.
About $50 natives are employed on Fan
ming Island in farming the cocoanut groves
and In preparing the guano and pearl
shells Tor shipment. the climate is very
healthy, and there is an abundance OF
fruit. vegetables and everything necessary
Tor the family table Captain Greig has
reared family Of eight children, four sons
and four daughters, in his island home, and
has amassed considerable wealth As his
Children grew up they were sent TO this city
TO receive their education a. the best
schools here. The family in later wears
lived part OF the year in Honolulu and part
OF the time here, but they always looked
upon Tanning Island as their home. Two
OF his daughters are married, one TO Can
tain Reid, who was with him at his death
and the other TO Captain Anderson. Can,
tain Greig bad partner at one time. a Mr..
Brlgnail, VINO died some years ago, but the
hrm IS sun kn0wn as Greig & BTignal.
Tanning Island will be one OF the STA.
tons Tor the proposed cable between New
Zealand and Honolulu to be laid bv Great
Britain. aud the United States Government
mas also Deen negotiating for il as a sta
ton for their cable. These facts tsrd -
make the property very valuable
captain Grelg was member of the Ma
sonic fraternity for 40 years, and his
funeral next Sunday will take under the
auspices of that BODY