The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-08-06

hard lines Whcn sworn INC SdN'T' tltN Noili.
PEELED by duty to plunge into the jaws OF
death and attempt to succor needless wites
bent upon risking destruction for the sake
of showing valor
Ii amounted to that at smiths island
beach, but Uncle Sans faithful sentinels
watched and waited and waited and watch
cd hours and hours in the chilling sleet of
a stormy winters night to save men who
had run their noses into danger in fool
hardy defiance of the warnings of man and
nature alike
The Daley was from Baltimore for
bridgeport, Conn, and on the night of
the 7th ran aground, owing to dense log
and strong current on the beach about 900
Yards from shore The beach patrulman
got glimpse Of her through rift in the
fog soon after midnight. He fired CoSton
lights, and the crew on the wreck answer
ed. The surfmen We're aroused, and they
promptly put off in their lifcbout, but
the fog settled heavily over the scene, SO
that 1t was daylight before the boat, crop
ing blindly in the black mist, reached the
vessel. The captain of the Daley chose
to wait for II rise in the tide to float the
schooner and Keeper Kitchens, with his
boat crew, remained ON board as reserve
for emergencies. In the afternoon the sea
grew heavy, and all hands were taken on
shore. Next day, the 9Th, aWrcchllig crew
of four men and five OF the Daley crew
were placed on board, to work the snip OF
the bar a snowstorm from the northeast
set in while the lifeboat was putting the
wreckcrs ON board, and Keeper Kitchens
entrcntcd the sailors and wrecilers to go
ashore with him again III the lltcboat. But
they laughed at his fears and declared that
the wrecking companys surfboat, which
was moorcd alongside, would carry them
safely ashore in case Of need. 1t was ar
ranged that signal should be set in the
schooner and her f'rhCrn sounded at in
telvals provided assistance from on shore
should be nee led still unSutiSl'Cd, Keeper
Kitchens left his service boat on the beach
opposite the wreck, ready for use, and set
men to watch for the danger signals on
the schooner as agreed upon.
The wrcckcrs were unable to get the ship
loose from the bar She was stuck in the
sand and immovable. The sea was dashed
into mountainous waves H. the fury of the
storm increased, the decks were swept with
force no man could withstand, and the
surfboat was torn loose and lost. There
was not even time to set signals to aroust
the life savers, and the men climbed intc
the rigging Of the masts and dashed them
selves us best they could upon the ratlincs
A freezing slcet soon ovcrcame them, and
they were as good as dead for all purpose,
of helping themselves or cooperating witt
the sllrfmcn on shore. One of them wa,
torn from his lashings during the night
and drowned. At least he took to the rig
ging with his mates, but was missing al
the rescue.
A few hours after the lifcmen went ashort
the weather grew so thick with driving
snow that the beach patrol could scarcely
make out the vessel. After dark she could
not be seen at all, and the sea drove upon
the beach in huge breakers. AT midnight
the matches and part of the surfboat were
washed on shore, and then the life savers