The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-03-28

the lantern, as it rose to the crest
of the wave. Lower away boat
No. g." again shouted Captain
Davies but it required a consider
able amount of the captains well
known emphatic and persuasive
eloquence to overcome the fears of
the "akuas" But after a few min
utes the second boat was also
afioat, while the steamer cruised
around seeking further signs Of the
voices.
AFTER AN ANXIOUS HALF AN
HOURS WAITING,
and just as the captain had
ordered out third boat, boat No
4 appeared with three naked
strangers on board, and about ten
minutes later boat No. 2 appeared
out of the gloom with four more
men on board.
THE STORY TOLD BY THE RESCUED
STRANGERS
was that the sloop Manana left
Keanae, a little port about ten
miles north of Haiku, on Saturday
afternoon at o'clock, with seven
men on board, viz: KALAwAIANUI,
and MAEwAEwA, of Keanae, and
KELEKOMA KAHANANUI, AKOA POAI,
KAHAKAUILA, HENRY HIGGINS and
KUHIA, of Waialua, an adjoining
village, loaded with 378 paiai, 10
bags of taro and some other freight,
bound for Lahaina. Although it
was blowing hard and the sea was
rough nothing extraordinary oc-
Cured until they were several
miles off the north point of Maui,
when at 6 o'clock, without any
warning,
AN IMMENSE SEA ROLLED UP BEHIND
THEM, AND CURLING OVER, BROKE
UPON AND COMPLETELY OVER
wHELMED THE sLooP,
throwing her on her beam ends,
and washing several of the men
overheard. The paiai shifted to
the lee side, holding her down, and
she Immediately filled with water
All of her ballast had been previ-
viously taken out to make room
for the cargo, so that she did not
sink +; but there was such a sea
running that it was impossible to
do anything toward righting her.
One of the men was in the cabin at
the time of the capsize and was
nearly drowned before he could
get out.
A small skiff was on board, but
she would only carry two men in
smooth water. After vainly en-
deavoring to right the sloop, and
frequently being washed off from
her side to which they were cling
ing, the men decided to stick by
her until the Claudine came past,
hoping that she might pick them
up, although they were rapidly
drifting out into mid-channel.
When the Claudine did come
along she almost ran over them,
and they
! UNITED IN A MIGHTY SHOUT,
which was heard by those on the
steamer. AS the steamer appeared
to keep right on they supposed
that they had not been heard, and,
according to previous agreement
stripped off all their clothing and
abandoned the sloop and started
to swim for Maui, pushing the
water-logged skiff before them
upon which the man who had
been in the cabin of the sloop was
seated, he being weak, and it being
feared that he could not stand the
long and exhausting swim. They
had been swimming for some time
when their hearts were rejoiced by
the sight of the returning steamer
and shortly after they were picked
up by the boats.
When taken aboard. at about
O'Clock, the men did not seem any
the worse for their three hours
battle with the sea.
: They were soon dressed il
clothes contributed on board.
A collection was taken up OIL
board of $50, which was given t,
the eleven men who went, at tn
risk of their lives, in the rescuinI
boats.
The capsized boat was one of tn
opium smugglers which cam
down here last summer from Vic
, toria, and was sold to a Chinamar
who sold it to a hui of natives
several of whom were on boar
when she was lost.
, 1t is particularly hard on tn
: owners, as some of them hav
: mortgaged their lands to pay fo
!. the sloop, and were peddling pc
about the island to pay for tn
boat. They have done fairly wei
until this accident, which has nc
only lost them their boat, but som
/ 5000 worth of poi and taro besides
3 CAPTAIN DAVIES IS WORTHY OF TIL
HIGHEST PRAISE,
l as but for his determined actor
e there is very little doubt but tia
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