The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-11-17
A Little Mishap to the Inter-Island
Fleets Latest ReeuitA
LEAVING HARB0R LAST EVENING.
Captain LeCIair i'm Command-slight
Damage-Forty Minutes Delay-Tug
to the Rescue-was on the Board
of Health Trip to MoIOkai.

Ke Au Hou's first trip out Of Homo
lulu was marked by an aggravating
occurrence. She struck on the sand
spit across the channel from the light
house. For forty minutes the new
steamer was in this helpless position.
The Board of Health had chartered
Ke Au Hou for an official visit to
Molokai. With guests and musicians,
there was a happy party on the
steamer.
Just as the light-gun and the bugle-
call OF the Hyacinth sounded o'clock
Ke Au Hou moved from the Inter
Island dock. Major Halves, the Brit
ish Commissioner, was the last pas
senger to go up the plank. Captain
Godfrey, president of the steamer
company, was in charge at the wharf
in the absence of Superintendent
Campbell, who is away on a vacation.
Chief Engineer Keech was on hand to
give final instructions to Lou Wesner,
who was in charge of the engine
room. Captain lie Clair, who has
sailed island boats for years, was on
bridge. With a native at the wheel,
and laughter mingling with sounds
of command, with the responsible
men of the company watching every
thing closely, the new steamer back
ed along the dock, turned quickly
seward and struck for the channel.
Captain Godfrey, who brought the
vessel from the Coast, viewed her
with satisfaction, and all the Inter
Island people were pleased.
The passengers were looking back
at the city and chatting, placing them
selves or looking over the boat. A
number were trying to peer into the
lighthouse. A strong and anxious
voice was heard to shout warning !:
"You're going on the wrong side of
that buoy ! Back her up Back
her upw
1t was too late. Ke Au Aou came
into Honolulu harbor in the dark for
the first time safely. She could not
do the same going out. She was well
into the sand before more than a
couple of the passengers realized that
anything was wrong. Ke Au Hou has
good engines, but there was not
enough power to get her out of the pill
kia. The shock was not great. She
drove into the sand quite gently.
This was at 900. Those on shore
saw that there was a mishap. Capt.
Godfrey went out to his new pet at
once. The tug was called and steamed
over without delay. Lines were made
fast and after couple of pulls ke Au
Hou parted company with the sand
spit. There was less than six feet of
water over her bow. A hasty exam
ination satisfied the manager that
she was not injured. The tug left her
in the channel at 10 and in few
minutes she started for Molokai.
After the first instant of fright the
passengers made quite lark OF the
affair. Report came up town and a
large crowd soon gathered at the
water front.
This is Ke Au Hou's passenger list:
Miss Cook, Mrs. Bowen, Capt.
Halves, Bishop Willis, Mrs. Clark,
Drs. Day, Wood, Weddick, Raymond,
McGettfgan, Murray, Messrs. Lam
sing, Ena, Waterhouse, Reynolds,
McVeigh, w. l.. Wilcox, ]. w. Cir
vim, G. d. Chase, F. Godfrey, w. n.
Armstrong, Father Leonore, Rev. o.
z. Emerson, Rev. J. Waiamau, Min
lister J. A. King, Attorney-General
Smith, and Deputy Marshal a. NJ.
Brown.
About two weeks ago the AID
vERTIsER gave full description of
Ke Au Hou, with an illustration. She
is a neat little steam schooner about
the size of the Waialeale. Her run
from San Francisco was a ereditable
performance.
1t was a year ago this month that
the great Pacific Mail liner China
struck the same sandspit. When the
Philadelphia left port her bottom
touched in the same place. They said
this was intentional and was labor
saving cleansing process.
The Board of Health and party will
return from Molokai some time to-
night