The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-01-08


witness TO describe n battle. Their
are so many different things goini
1 on in so many different places tina
it is hard to note all Of them. Their
were dozens of thrilling incident
on the field at Moiliili, Monday
When men moved into that Ian
tana, they were simply taxing
their lives in their hands. Not ON
of them llinched. All were anxious
to move i'll the direction OF thu
enemy.
The coolest man becomes some
what excited when bullets are fly
ing about them from many direc
tons, when the foe is concealed
and when they have prisoners OF
their hands. At one time Monday
afternoon, Zeigler started over the
side fence with some men. They al
stood OH top o. the wall while he
paused to send an order to the ar
tillery. Then he said something
about the prisoners, and then gave
some orders to his men. Joe Mars
den was calling from down the road.
Mai. Potter was trying to shou,
something, and several other men
were calling out loudly. Added to
this were the shouts of prisoners
coming III and the conversation car
ried on between rebels, who wanted
to surrender, and white men who
spoke native. Zeigler called out,
somewhat changing number OF
commands he had just given. A
soldier with a chevron OH his arm
remarked i'll pretty strong terms,
and to nobody in particular. 1--WE
are getting two or three different
orders at once" Ziegler was not
offended by these comments, and
answered it without ruff1ing any
feathers. Said he, Just follow
me. That is all you have to do. "
And Zeigler jumped off the fence
and plunged into the lantana, with
a dozen or so of the men after him.
The naval expedition of Monday
afternoon was fine success. The
guns were planted aft on the tug
Eleu with Captain Pratt in charge
of her. The boat was stopped
about two miles off shore and a
few shots fired at Antoine Rosa's
house. The shells were dropped
on 1.-THE premises and the explos-
ions wrecked the place. Some
natives were seen to run from
there and the tug steamed in with
men standing with sounding lines.
They were able to get near enough
to the shore to allow the sharp
shooters under Lieutenant Dodge
to do some work. There was
some long distance firing of rifles,
but with what effect is not known.
1t took only few minutes to drive
everybody, including some women,
from Rosa's place. So soon as the
retreating forms appeared on the
rim Of the crater fire was opened
upon them from Lieutenant Covne's
cannon at Sans Souci. Mr.. Rhodes
was the gunner here. The
fleeing enemy caught between two
fires was utterly disconnected. 1t
is now evident that they retreated
in the direction of Waialae.
Lieutenant King had moved his
command around Diamond Head
to operate with the tug expedition.
King and his men caught sight If
some kanakas and fired Oh them.
The hostiles answered back with
only a few shots. A detail was
left with the cannon~at Sans Souci,
and Lieutenant Coyne went for
ward, well up on the slopes OF
Diamond Head, hoping to encount-
er quite a force of the enemy that
was supposed to be in that locality.
In this Coyne was disappointed.
The rebels were seeking cover, and
with them, it seemed to be that
every man was looking out for
himself.
During the night, Lieutenant
Kings command, was on and near
the Whiting premises, beyond
Bertlemann's. Lieutenant Coyne
had his party at Sans Souci. He
threw a skirmish line along the
road, in front of the park, and COM
munication was established be-
tween Zeigler and Coyne.
The tug was sent out again last
night and went as far as Coco
Head, 1t was rather expected that
Nowlein and Wilcox and some OF
the other leaders would board the
Kaala, which was going back to the
other side with the one hundred and
twenty-five japanese strikers. No
such attempt was made. A couple
) of swhaleboats found off Niu were
: brought i'll. Capt. Thompson, OF
the Kaala, said that he would allow
. none of the hostiles aboardhis boat
if he could help it.
One of the very last prisoners
taken at Moiliili was a Greek who
|, was formerly regular soldier. He
, had been at Sans Souci in the morn
ing and was kept from leaving the
place by officers. He somehow
managed to get up to town and APP
piled to Marshal Hitchcock for a
general pass, which was refused
him. Later he was down on the Wal
kiki road and then disappeared tc
, come from the lantana at Moiliil
behind some kanakas floating the
| poi flag This man first said wher
| captured that he was out Their,
: hunting cattle. He was laughed
= at and then told that he had beer
/ drunk and had wandered out ther,
) without knowing where he wa!
= going. 1t is believed that he car