Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-07-20
SWAN TWENTY NILES
AND KEPT HER HELPLESS FATHER
AFlcAT UNTIL RESCUED.
An Extraordinary Story Of Hawaiian Girl
Wrecked Far from Land aud Had to
Swim for Twenty -Four Hours
tsan Francisco callJ

(san Francisco CALI
On pleasant morning In summer some
fifteen years ago little schooner slipped
her moorings at Laupahoehoe. Hawaii.
and started on her voyage TO Honolulu.
So small was the little craft that her
only crew was one slender girl. the daugh-
ter Of the captain. She had been sailing
with her father since she was so small
that he had to place box for her TO
stand on when he wished her 10 hold the
wheel while he handled the sails II by
chance any change Of course was necessa-
ry.
Kailli was about Is, q tall. slender girl,
whose brown cheek was round and ruddy
with the rich blood which leaped through
her veins, for Kalili. having been reared
In the open air. most OF the time on the
broad ocean, was strong and healthy.
and well able to do the work required
OF her on the schooner. When they left
I.aupahoehoe the sun shone brilliantly.
but old kalamanu shook his head ana
looked gravely toward a bank Of black
clouds which were piled up high above
the top of lofty Mauna Lon. kaiili cared
little for her fathers misgivinss. she was
anxious 10 get away. for the next DAY
was a holiday. and CHE wished 10 reach
Honolulu in time TO enjoy herself win
her companions.
While she stood holding the wheel and
keeping the little craft on its course. she
was dreaming Of the luau to which she
had been hidden and thinking OF the
bright les which she would leave III ne,
dusky hair and hang around her dlfnpieu
shoulders. Her holotu would be as pre''s
as any there. and she khe" '""'
least one pair of eyes would see ,ha'
leis and dress were both worn oy
beautiful airl. Dreaming thus, she o'u
no, nntice the change which was comihs
over the sky--did not see the wnlte caps
which showed that the wind was fisins
swiftly and would soon sweep across the
wide channel with resistless force.
The pleasant islands Of the southern
sea are not always serene ana piaclu,
Sometimes the kona comes howlihe anu
ehrieking down the dark canohs an
through the narrow g0rges' si,,,,'"s
overvthing before Il to the ground N".n
IL comes. God help the haPesa 80,
which f. in its road. God only can heip,
for tho blows which the wind ana waves
deal upon the tossing, writing 'esseI
are heavy enough to drive IL pouiy
beneath the waters kalamahu "a'
neither hoioku nor leis to dream o. ~
no had seen the kona coming anu h",
been preparing to meet II TO the pes' y,
his ability He had given the giri ms
orders in quick. sharp tones, ana she "a,
mechanically obeyed them, but "l,nou,
realizing what the change oil eoui
meant. Suddenly. she was awaheneu; "''.
roughly. from her dreams. A wan VI
,,.hi,o .ater rose high above the side oil
,bo vessel and dashed down upon the
deck drenching the girl to the SKIN.
FILLED WITH TERROR.
With the shock she came BACK 10 w.
nresont. and, looking around "a" Una.
what but a short time before wac 4"
smooth. placid stretch OF blue water "ao
now a fOaming, raging sea, uaah'e -
waves high above the low rail Oh the
scbooner. The wind whistled and howieu
a,orrd her ears. She could scarcely near
her father as he shouted his orders 10 her
en-, a few feet distant. Filled WIN
,s,ror she kept the vessel on us coui ~
lint only by the exertion OF her WIZ 10
s,re,eth Half an hour before ,ne
schooner had glidod along so ,',,,s.
that she could have carried o'lni''s
cun across the deck without spilh"s .
Srn, Now Il was tossing In a regular
,,',,ch.s dance over the waves, anu sne
could hardly keep her feet, even oy mans
ing 10 the wheel ..,,, and
ouder and louder roared the W,a"' go,
btgh r. vet climbed the waves ne -
.,,ll shoue brightly above her hedu' -,
inc 10 make the scene more s'n -
tban Il would have appeared p.n,",. 80,
cIoudy sky. A kona may dow ~, -,
ond &, may pass In an hour. 1heir on,'
80 vas that this one had arisen so SUI"
Iii, mat II would subside as quickiy'
I,a,omonu watched the black ciouu
,,nich had first given him warning %.
coming trouble. and saw. to his JOY wa.
I, vas passing away. Evidently tue NJ"
yould not last many hours. but couiu ''i,
Ii,tle vessel. built for sailing on a sui'''le,
ss'a stand that terrible wrenching ana
twisting even for that short 'lne'
She was new and reasonably strohs'
I'm, the blows she had suHereh MS
well have destroyed n stronger Ies'
He could only hope for the best anu ho'r
an 20 tho rail until the wind fell. He had
Smro All that was possible to save his
vessel God must do the rest. The wlni
uos surely sinking. the waves did not
rico 40 high above his head. The worst
vas over and he turned his head TO speak
IN tho Girl. who still chung to the wheel
Tben came n crash. An immense wave
had broken over the stern, filed the hltie
hold. and the schooner was sinking under
their feet
Kallli was as much at home on water
as on land. like all Hawaiians' anu as
| soon as she caught her breath she 'oSe
| IN tho water. and looked about her lor
something to aid her in her flight WIN
| the sea, and for her father, TOT WHOSE
| safety she had no fear. But she saw
him slowly sinking beneath the angry
waves. He had been injured by a dow
| from something as the water dasheo
across the deck, carrying whatever loose
| articles still remained on the deck
UNABLE TO SWIM
Swimming swiftly to his side kaiii,
| caught hold of him and raised MS hehd
| above the water. lie was not lhsehsioie'
| and in "A few moments was able 10 sup,
| mort himself on the water, but ne hau
! -, t,;,,ra1 ca savprely THAI he was un-