The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-10-21

making the distance from somewhere
near a line with the bell buoy TO the
place where she went aground. l am
quite positive about TINS, because L
noticed her speed and remarked to
friend who was with me at the time
that III the captain wasn't careful he
would toe aground and took out my
watch and timed him.
In order to prove the correctness OF
his own and Captain Fuller's state
ment regarding the reliability of the
green light, Captain Macauley be-
lieves it would be a very good idea TO
take the MiOwera back TO as near the
point OF her stranding as possible,
after she is freed from her present pre-
dicament, and see IL the green light Is
not visible.
Pilot MacauIey is Of the opinion
that the finding of the court of inquiry
into the affair Is not what 1t should
have been by long odds, aud there are
many others who coincide with this
opinion.
CAPTAIN GODFREY TALKS.
Captain W. 3. Godfrey was the on
ly man who seemed to be at all favor
able TO Captain StOtt
~ do not believe in kicking man
when he il down." said he, land the
same thing might have happened to
the master of any ship under the
same circumstances. Captain Sea-
bury of the China ran his ship ashore
under similar conditions, a. both were
trying to turn their ships away from
the shore. But Seabury was more
fortunate in getting Off the reef. Sew
eral sailing vessels have gone on the
reef under the same circumstances,
the Eskbank, the Lady Lampson, and
others.
al have thought for some time that
| the regulations for the pilots are slight
ly faulty, and that they are not re-
| quired TO meet ships as quickly as they
| should. | do not mean to say that
| this accident was the fault of the pi-
lot, but it might have made differ
| ence had he been on hand sooner. L
am glad, on the whole, that Stott has
| been eXonerated. The finding seems
straight enough, and 1 can under
| stand Just how the accident happened
under the circumstances"
CAPTAIN KINGS OPINION.
Captain J. A. King, although he re-
! fused to talk on the subject, is under.
| stood to hold the same view of the
courts decision that the great major
! 1Cy OF people 90. Naturally SaptalH
| Kings position as minister OF the in.
terror would prevent his making such
an opinion public, but that he does
not have much sympathy with the
views of the court of inquiry is an &C.
| knOwledged fact.
PILOT SHEPHERD WON'T TALK.
Pilot Shepherd, when asked for al
opinion, said that his evidence wa:
not required at the investigation and
that he did not wish to talk of the
affair. "But that decision was a bis
farce, all the same" he said.
The above interviews will give some
idea of the general opinion held il
Honolulu about the courts decision
That Captain StOtt was to blame fOl
the accident is the generally acknowl
edged fact. Many others were aske'
to state their views, and did so in M
measured terms, but did not wisl
their names used. The only dissent
ing voice among sea going men wa
that of Captain Godfrey, and his wa
not very loudly raised in Capt. Stott'
favor. 1t is doubtful if one could fint
ten people in Honolulu who woulC
clear Captain Stott of blame, or woult
return him his masters certificat
after such fiasco as he made on tn
night of October I'd.