The Hawaiian gazette., 1894-03-23

The missionary steamer Morning
Star arrived late yesterday afternoon
from her annual cruise to the Caro-
line, Marshall and Gilbert groups.
When the steamer was telephoned
a large number of people began wend-
ing their way toward the waterfront,
and long before the little steamer en-
tered the harbor, the wharves were
lined with people either merely Curl
Gus to witness the well-knOwn steam
-er's arrival, or anxious to extend
welcome to long absent friends and
acquaintance. To those who never
saw the Morning Star before, and es-
pecially those "whO 60 down TO the
sea in ships she presented a curious
appearance as she steamed slowly
through the channel. The reason for
this was that while the Morning Star
is a steamer she carries no smoke
stack, or rather nothing that looks
like a smokes stack, but presents the
strange appearance Of a barkentine
moving steadily forward on a straight
course without the least suspicion of
sail unfurled. The reason of this is
that the vessel carries hollow MAIN
mast, which is made to do double
duty, as a mast and smoke stack as
well. As one stranger expressed it,
That's the first time ever saw a top
"a 70 hn 70. # nl-
stack
Long before the steamer reached her
berth she was besieged by shore boats,
the gangway being lowered TO receive
visitors, and the deck was soon throng-
ed with people from the beach
The cruise, as recOunted by the Off
GERS and passengers, was, with one
exception, devoid of any incident to
break the mOnOtony of a fair weather
passage The incident referred to oc-
Cured about midnight on Feb. 9th,
and resulted in the loss of the main
top-mast and couple of feet from the
end of the starboard yard of the same
mast. The accident was caused by a
sudden veering of the wind from the
north TO northeast, which would have
done no damage had not the mas and !
yard been in a very rotten condition,
and therefore easily carried away. The |
lost top-mast was replaced the next |
day by a new one which, though /
rather light, may be left standing.
The steamer has been goue about |
nine and half months, during which |
time she has been cruising among the |
usual island groups visited, and dur
ing the entire cruise she met with but /
one drawback to her otherwise sue
cessful trip. This was at Kusaiu, where
landing was prohibited by the Span
lsh Governor, whose mandate was
backed by a man-of-war. Not only
was landing forbidden, but all COM
with the shore was like
wise frowned on.
DR.. Pease, who, for so many years
mas been closely identified with mis-
sionary work in the islands, was
among the passengers, accompanied
by his wife and two sons. DR.. Pease
mas been at work on a translation of
the Gilbert Bible during the past
twenty-five years, and has recently
completed his great work. Among
he most notable of the passengers
vas the four year old daughter of Mrs.
Forbes, who is on her way home to
from which she has been
Lbsent many years. l. tile Anna was
,orn on one of the Caroline Islands,
md has consequently never before
zen a horse or in fact any of the
anger animals, and it can better be
imagined than told with what inter- ,
sted curiosity she surveyed the busy ,
Gene on the wharf where the steamer
led up. The little girl is bright eyed
nd flaXen haired, and has become
general favorite on board.
Among the passengers forward were g
ono, Kanoa and Makea, Hawaiians, 7
Tho have been on duty as mission
ries in the South SEA Islands for
umber of years, and who are now =,
home, together with their :
ives and a few other Hawaiians.
hey are accompanied by several Gill b
ert Islanders who are presumably on b
tour of inspection. The Hawaiians |,
ere surrounded by a crowd of ma :
yes long before the vessel reached i
lie dock, and the questions with
hicb they were piled would fill a
rye book. e
There was one passenger aboard the C
orning Star who has seen more than p
lie side of life in the South Sea ISL
ids, and who throws broad flood of II
yht on the methods of some of the j
aders, which reveals some prac- a
,es not altogether fiattering to the
aders. The passenger referred to is
Mr.. Lyons, who left San Francisco
It June in the trading schooner Tu-
lken, Captain Melander, for trad p
? voyage, which, according to rosy
ed tales told him, were to materially
tier his finances. According to Mr..
'on's story, traders are in the habit
taking young men to the coun- W
,, landing them on small islands at b:
distance from the track of large YES "
S, where they are Obliged 10 remain l;
the benefit of the traders, who, III
ing TO an understanding between SO
M, refuse to take any man away fiji
% has been landed by another 6,
der.
he Morning Star left the islands
bruary LIST, and as previously stated CO
de an upeventful voyage TO this be
t. Her list of passengers will be n
nd in another column.
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