The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1894-08-24
Several Accidents and Two Deaths
Recently.
FIRST MATE LANES NARROW ESCAPE.
Mr.. and Mrs. LIE Blond Narrowly Es-
cape Death on the Volcano Road
The Robert Levers Arrives With
Cargo. Shipping and other Notes.

HILo, lHawaii), August 20th.-A
number of casualties have happened
in and near Hilo during the past
week.
Sunday last Mr.. and Mrs. LIE Blond
were making trip to their coffee
plantation at Olaa. When at about the
ten mile post the horse took fright at
a mongoose running across the road,
shied, tumbling the occupants of the
brake, and himself into a six-foot hole
that was within two feet of the main
road. Mr.. LIE Blond was thrown
against the horses hoofs. Besides a
few scratches and some bad bruises
both Mr.. and Mrs. LIE Blond escaped
without serious injury. The brake, a
new one, was so badly broken that it
will not pay to repair it. 1t is hard
to understand how a horse, brake and
two persons could be thrown into
such a hole and have no bones broken.
It is also to be wondered at, why
such accidents are not more frequent
and attended with more serious re-
suits. From three miles to twenty
on both sides of the load these death
traps are to be found. Some of them
are more dangerous than the rest,
having a veil of grass and light shrubs
hiding them.
\ contract japanese with the Hilo
Sugar Company, on Tuesday last
tried to end his life with the aid of a
grass knife, ripping up his abdomen
in fTightful manner. Not succeed
ing in his first attempt he secured
rope around his neck, got on box
and fastening the other end to
rafter, kicked the box from under
him and died from strangulatiOn.
Drinking saki and gambling with his
fellow labOTers are given as the reasons
for his rash act.
At Honolii, some labOrers We're in
the water waiting to take lumber that
was being RATED in from the schooner
Robert Levers, when a Portuguese
twenty-three years old, in spirit of
fool-hardiness went out into the
breakers, lost his strength and cried
for help. One of the laborers, Ke-
maka by name, went to his assist
ance, the boy was so terrified that he
clutched the native and both went
under the water. The native got free
and swan out to sea, where a boat
with lumber was coming in. to the
landing. Fifteen minutes later the
body of the Portuguese was washed
ashore. Manuel SemiZ was the boys
name.
First mate Lane of the steamer Ha-
waii had a narrow escape from death,
Saturday, the 18th inst. The steamer
was at Honomu, trying to land two
mill rollers. Some lumber weighing
about three tons was being lowered
into the water, when the gaf broke.
Mr.. Lane hearing the noise instinct
lively stepped back throwing up his
hands when the broken piece of the
gaff fell to the deck with crash
striking him a slanting blow as it fell.
DR.. Williams who examined the arm
pronounced no bones broken.
The auction of the c Akama build
ing and leasehold interest brought
good price Monday, the 18th inst.
Rev. f. p. Bakers household furni-
ture is to be sold at the hammer on
the 2lst instant.
A pleasant days outing was the
picnic given by Mr.. and Mrs. John a.
Scott to their guests, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
G. Irwin, on the 18th inst, at Cocoa
nut Island.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Severance
threw open their hospitable doors on
Saturday evening, the 18th inst, and
entertained a number of Hilo towns
people.
The following programme was
warmly applauded and generously
responded to:
Vocal Solo-Mr. +. NJ Wakefield.
Vocal Solo-AIrs. II. c. Austin.
Mandolin Solo-Prof. Adelstein.
violin and piano
Prof. Adelstein, DIR. Williams and
T. NJ. Wakefield.
w. D. Howell's farce, "The Master
piece of Diplomacy" closed the pro-
gramme. The following was the cast
of characters
Mr.. Roberts. ......... Mr.. Z. ID. Richards
Mrs. Roberts,. Mrs. 4. ID. Baldwin
Mr.. Campbell ..... Mr.. Z. NJ. Wakefield
Mrs. Campbell. ....... Mrs. +. Winter
Dr. Lawton. Mr.. H. c. Austin
Bobbie Roberts. ..... Miss Edna Gam
The different characters were wen
sustained, and the participants deserve
much credit for the pleasure they af-
forded.
SHIPPING NEWS.
The four-masted schooner Robert
Levers arrived in Hilo Saturday af
ternoon, the llth inst, seventeen days |
from Port Gamble, with lumber con-
signed to the Onomea Sugar Co,
Hilo, and Levers & Cooke, Honolulu. |
The bark Annie Johnson sailed from /
here Saturday, the 18th inst, with |
$500 bags of sugar from the Waiakea |
Mill Co; 320S bags from the Hakalau
Sugar Co; 15,3SS bags from the Hilo
Sugar Co., aggregating in weight
about 5l9 tons. The passengers were:
Mr.. and Mrs. E P. Baker and servant,
Mrs. A. B. Loebenstein and two chill
dren, Mr.. r. A. Williams, Mr.. II. G.
Junkins and c. II. Luther.
Captain Goodman of the Levers
has his wife and three children with
him this trip.
Owing to the rough weather the
Kinau has only been able to take some
three hundred bags of sugar from Pa
L. II