The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1893-08-15
THEY ARE HELD PRISONERS ON
60ARD TEE AUSTRALIA.
one Of Them the son Of x-Adniral
jackson OF the Royal Hawaiian
Navy hat Was.

Locked up in small room in the
steerage apartment of the steamer
Australia are n man and two boys.
The boys are Sidney Jackson and Pal
mer Biddell, aged Is and II respect
lively, and the man, James Macauley,
who claims to be "a years Of age, and
an Irisman by birth. Their detention
ON board is not because the steamship
company desires their presence, but
because the customs authorities refuse
to allow them to land on Hawaiian
soil, and for the simple reason that
they are stowaways.
When the Australia had got well
out from San Francisco, the two boys
made their appearance on deck. The
man was not discovered until the
vessel was more than one day out.
He had snugly ensconsed himself in
the forcastle, and having become
in need of food came forth from
his hiding place. The two boys
came aboard the steamer at San Fran
cisco as newsbOys and went up on the
hurricane deck and covered them
selves over with boards.
As soon as the officers of the ship
were appraised of the presence of the
stowaways there was some strong lam
guage INDUCED in, and the three I'M
fortunates were ordered locked up,
and they have remained so ever since.
The stowaways will be returned to San
Francisco by the Australia, and it Is
safe to assert that a long time will
elapse before they undertake another
voyage in the same class.
An ADVERTISER reporter visited
the stowaways Friday, and spent
some time in conversation with
the trio. They complain bitterly
of the treatment accorded, and
say that the slightest liberties
are denied them, the officers
even denying them the privilege
of taking q bath, either in the bath
rooms of the ship or by swimming in
the harbor under the surveillance of a
guard. Notwithstanding this the inn
prisoned stowaways appeared to be in
good spirits and seemed to take their
Incarceration with rs good a grace as
possible under the circumstances.
Although goodly portion of healthy
food is furnished them, their walters
positively refuse to put ice in the
water they are given to drink.
Some kind friends of the boys have
sent them number of books and
illustrated papers, and they manage
to fill in the time by perusing these
and watching the dock labOrers at
work and the antics of the native boys
sporting in the water.
Young Jackson is son of Admiral
Jackson, of the Royal Hawaiian
navy, who was in command of the
royal flaghship Kaimiloa, during the
palmy days of the reign of the late
Kalakaua. He also has brother in
this city, who is at present under
treatment in the hospital.
The boy Biddell is chum of young
Sydney Jackson, and when the latter
signified his intention of paying his
brother a visit, cast his fortunes along
with his friend and became his stow
away companion. He had been at
tending school in Frisco before start
luR Oh Ills I1dhdlluA bIlps although
young Jackson's brother has paid him
several visits since the Australia has
been in port, and catered as far as
possible to his every requirement, he
is powerless to get him ashore. Macau-
ley says he was trying to make his
way to New Zealand, where he has
brother engaged in profitable BUSH
ness, and being unable to procure en-
ployment in San Francisco concluded
to take the chances of q stowaway in
order to reach his destination. AL
though he claims to be an Irishman
(and no doubt can be expressed on
that point he advanced the
that because he had
been residing in America for
some time it was the duty of the
consul here to succor him
in this his dire hour of distress. Were
it not for the heavy fine the Oceanic
steamship company would be called
Oh to pay should these stowaways es-
cape from the vessel, way could be
easily found for the door of their
prison to open.