The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-08-24

The Monowai arrived at o'clock
yesterday morning one day late from
the antipOdes. She anchored outside,
and Captain Carey refused to come in
when informed of the existing situa-
ton here.
United States Consul Mills and w.
NJ. Gifard, agent of the steamship
company, went out to the steamer In
a shore boat and, at distance of a
hundred feet or more, explained to the
captain how matters stood in the
city.
Captain Carey came to the cOnclu-
sion that he would have no connection
with the shore, and that no freight or
passengers would be landed or re-
ceived. 1t was generally conceded
that the vesseld would take the mail,
the steamship agents suggesting so
to do if the authorities would
waiYe the formality of an entry at
the custom house. The matter was
discussed by the Cabinet and Collector
Castle and the concession agreed to.
Announcement was then made that
the steamer would leave at p. m.
and take the mail, the time for clos
ing being set at IL o'clock in order to
properly fumigate the matter.
Mr. Giffard later offered another
suggestion-under the same condition
regarding entry, that passengers for
Honolulu would be landed. Another
conference of the Cabinet was held
and the requisite permission obtained.
In the meantime the mails were
fumigated and all ready to be sent out
to the steamer. Consul Mills and
representatives Of the steamship COM
pany again went out to the ship in the
Bennington's cutter to apprise Cap
eminent in the premises, but
were surprised with the informa-
ton that the captain had
changed his mind and no mail would
be taken. This course was decided
on in order to escape possible quaran-
tine when the Monowai reached San
Francisco, and about ii 80 the vessel |
left for the Coast.
Consul Mills wanted to send tele- |
gram to his government, but Captain |
Carey refused to take it, and the Con- |
sui had to be content with debating a |
few words to Purser Bendall.
The telegram TO the United States |
Government shouted by Consul Gen
eral Mills to the purser of the Mono
wal ran something like this. "Chol-
era reported. Several deaths. No
cause for alarm. Every possible pre-
caution being taken to prevent
spread. Steamer refuses to take
mails.D If the wind didn't deal
with the intonations
of Consul Mills voice, there is no
what this dispatch may
grow into by the time it reaches San
Francisco. The gentleman who ac-
companied the Consul remarked that
the people on the steamer looked at
him as if he were an enlarged cholera
germ.
Regarding the captains RESPONSE
bility in leaving without the
mails, the agents of the line
state that the regulations of the COM
pany are very strict, and in matters
of this kind the captain is Every much
the captain of his ship" The COM
pany is not under contract with the
to carry the mails.
1t is but justice to state that neither
the pilot, health officer, agent of the
steamship company or others went
aboard the Monowai. There were
only three passengers for this port.
The community was very much dis
appointed in not being able to get
letters and papers off, and many ex-
pressions derOgatory TO Captain Carey
were made.
Sixteen of the passengers that had
intended leaving by the MOnowai
nave booked by the s. G. Allen, which
vessel may sail on Sunday.
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