The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-01-16
Written for the P. c. ApvEaTIsEa.l


9, 1895, the Sharpshooters, who during
the night had been doing guard duty
at Central Union and the old
stone church, Kawaiahao, felt grow
ing eagerness to do something at the
front. This desire was communicated
by Captain Kidwell to headquarters.
AS q result, about II o'clock orders
were given that the Sharpshooters
ahould march to the head of MAnoa
Valley to act in conjunction Win
Company A, commanded by Captain
Paul Smith. Without delaying for
lunch the line of march WAS taken up
for Manoa, and on arriving at MI.
Mr.. Montana's residence they rested
and partook of refreshments kindly
furhIShed by Professor Hosmer, who
had driven Ahead in buggy and or
dered the supplies to be sent on from
Oahu College.
About 1870 D. M. Captain Smith
himself arrived and reported body
of the rebels, under Robert WILCOX
At the eastern innermost angle OF the
valley, on land called Waiakeakua,
owned by James Boyd. The men fell
In at once and taking the western
branch of the Manoa road, after q TWO
(.1iIa march at double-quick time,
-akE sight Of the Wilcox men max
G1e.h~iI way with all haste across
the wooded slopes ~ ana cor r,tg9 vail SnGI
fringe the base q Hns a.,i1o Guide sac
that bounds the Erection they
OF Manoa Valley. The W.. was
w. - - Isinr, thonn to the So >shI1cu
pass. or trail, at Kealaeli, by foilo
inc which they would gain that PHII
M The ridge that separates Manoa anu
Nunanu Valleys, at q point In the lat'
ter opDcsite to the old Pelly mousse
above Keluakaba. h,,ocbas
The rebels in scattered IL asti,
numbering, as nearly % SStv were
IN q land TO which the maps OF sne
Governraent Survey Department glye
Sha name of Aihualama. Ene eight
Of the enemy inspired the boys or the
Sharnshooters, who were warm ano
Ieo-Weary from their long marcn 10
the hotssun, and tive miles OF ooup pts
quick, TO still greater exeau aT wi,boiI
Al inst6nt of delay, and In few MIN
utes took up positions from which tne.
he0an a steady fire on the enemy
ranges variously estimated by Captall
KIdwelrs men; according to the posl
lions occupied, from 400 70 izOO yarus
The maiu body OF the Sharpshoo'
ars under Captain Kidwell took up
somewhat extended position OH TN
HaukuIu ridge, overlooking the rock
monnfain stream called Aihualamt
IA email squad pressed on further
the left and at no little rick cnmoe
. secondary ridge to the lett OF u
position Just mentioned, giving tnet
most
work.
A third squad made a-dank NOV
ment to the right and climbed u
RIDGE of Waihii which forms an ang
of seventy or eighty degrees with TN
OF Heukulu. -
broken, wooded, billy section Oh cou
try approximating the shape oil {
eGuilateraI triangle, one side bell
formed by the. ,Haukulu ridge 1to q
Left, the second by the Waihii rid
Ito the right, the third the preclI
tous wall of the Konahuanui mou
tain, which stands at the head
Manoa Valley. The mountain tn
(Kealaefi& to which the rebels we
retreatin9, was situated at about {
north western angle of the above de
cribed triangle or "pen," as IL %
been called.
THE disposition above describ
IRE from three directions. The retu
fireook the Eenemy was at drst CIV
viii afSht spirit, but, though the .
lets SkfHck near and sung over I
heads Of the men no one was %
Firing had been going on for tWeI
to thirty minutes when wnite p
was seen Displayed by two rebels "
occupied q position directly to
front of Haukulu ridge.
The order was at once given 10
Gharnshooters and passed along
line to Sicease firing" that the 8
rendering men might not be hurL
prevented from coming IN safely. =
Of them (named Hiram n: haneI
was wounded in the right ear :
they reported q third as lying in
bush mortaIly wounded in the he
The ten minutes or so during VIII
firing was partially suspended by
sharpshoeteFs, as well IS by Capt
Paul GmHhts1 men WHO COOPER
INV as effording them an OPT
unity to scurry off to the mo
tain trail of Kealaeh which
the one possible line of retl
left open. Groups of Wilcox's rel
could be seen in full retreat In {
direction by the squad posted ON
hi ridge fright flank. -, Sue "a
time firiUg waa--kepG up by som
10 enemy from under cover as if "
the intention OF covering the ID
body in retreat.
The incident of the surrender
party and the delay thereby o.
Stoned occupied perhaps ten minu
though to the "boys" it seemed m
longer.
The temptation to return
waa 40 great that men OF the left
of tIae right thanking squads to .
extent returned this fire, in w
apparent @infraction of orders (
Seemed to be justified by the fact
they could safely do so without
Ger TO the surrendering party con