The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-01-09
DIAMOND HEAD DESERTED.
Soldiers Climb to the Top But
Find No Rebels.

Contrary to expectations no battle
took place yesterday morning in the
vicinity of Diamond Head. The rea-
son is easily accounted for-Nowlein
and his men decamped during the
night going towards Waialae. During
the early hours of the morning no
shots were fired from the top of the
mountain. This fact was looked upon
with suspicion by the military officers
stationed in the vicinity, and after q
conference Captain Zeigler and Lieut.
enant Coyne decided to move closer
and make an ascent to the rebels
stronghold to ascertain If they had
really fed or were merely resting on
their arms.
Captain Zeigler's company started
to climb from the side near the os-
trich farm while Lieutenant Coyne's
company followed the beach. Two
soldiers named Reed and Wagner,
members of Company F. volunteered
to climb the side of the mountain
which they proceeded to do under
cover of their company's guns. 1t
took them some time to reach the top
and when they did so, the men were
surprised to find no sign Of the rebels
and Immediately waved q handker-
chief to the men below toinform them
that everything was all right. This
fact was afterwards distorted into q
story that the rebels had surrend-
cred.
The men found an empty demi,
john, a large number of cartridges.
a box of matches and q clean
cuff. Some small pieces of cloth
were seen lying about. They were
saturated with blood proving that
some of the rebels had been wounded,
if not killed. One soldier found the
torn fragments Of q note. He secured
a portion on which was written "Miss
Laurita Kaae," and across the sigma
ture was the word "Lot' written in
lead pencil. No arms were found and
nothing was seen of the cannon which
was said to have been located on the
summit.
While Coyne's company was on the
march the cottage owned by Antoine
Rosa was reached and searched. A
half of a grain bag of loaded cartrid-
ges and belt containing cartridges
was found. They went further along
the beach and entered . house owned
by James Smith, formerly secretary
of the Board of Education. Thirty
five rifles were found. They are all
new although of an inferior make. In
the same place fifty large bottles of
gin were discovered and were des.
troyed. The arms were sent on board
of the tug, which was lying at a con-
venient distance. Some time later
another rebel was captured. His name
is George Townsend, and he is q
brother-in-law of G. B. Wilson's. He
was found hidden in q cave. He was
placed on board of the tug also. The
soldiers then returned to Sans Souci.
During the morning, while one OF
the men was In bathing, he found q
revolver and q box of cartridges under
the water. They had evidently been
thrown away by someone who had be-
come scared.
On Monday night rebel ventured
within rife range of the company's
quarters and fired a bullet into 8
wooden structure which was occupied
by q number of the men. The bullet
was found afterwards.
About 3 o'clock q detachment OF
forty-five men left for town to guard
the approach from Moanalua. Twenty
men and q cannon were left under
charge Of Lieutenant King-to inter
cept the rebels should they attempt to