The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-12-25
BIC COMBINATION
List of Names Suggested
For Wilder Steamer.
KHauea Leads With Eighty Per-
sons - Several Com
binations.

When President Wight inserted an
advertisement in the san Francisco Ex-
aniner inviting guesses Of the name
Of the new steamer for the Wilder
Steamship Company he did not take
into consideration the fact that there
are people here who are fairly good
guessers.
California people were without list
OF names OF vessels in the feet, and
consequently a good many guessed that
Kilauea would be the name Of the new
steamer: Others thought it would De
the Volcano. One gentleman with a
taste for making name combinations
nit upon ~Kila-Wild" as & sure thing,
believing that Kilauea and Wilder were
good enough TO form name suitable
for any vessel TO steam in Honolulu
waters. Others let their thoughts fail
on heads OF governments, ex-heads Of
sx-governments and politicians, but
they were wide of the mark
\. Goldsrein. living on Washington
street san Francisco, mailed 2 letter
10 Mr.. Wight September 5. and guessed
The steamer would be called the
Helene This person gave no reason
for il. and it is supposed they had
what Is sometimes called 3 bunch. 3"
or else il appeared in q dream On
November % Mrs. John MeLain Of
this city. wrote letter 10 Mr.. Wight
and named Helene, the daughter Of
Mr. and Mrs. ". G. Irwin as a suitable
person for whom the fine steamer
might be called. She gave her reasons
and probably her guess was worked
out on logical grounds.
These two were the winners of the
prize offered. which was trip from
san Francisco to the Volcano and re-
turn. Mrs. McLain will begin her jour
ney al Honolulu. go TO San Francisco.
and return 10 Honolulu.
Little Miss Irwin is popular in very
large circle OF Young acquaintance
and as she grows her popularity will
increase and extend. Mrs. McLain evil
IDENTIFY had this in her mind when she
wrote cut her guess, just as Mr.. Wight
had il in his when he moistened the
gum on the Zap OF the envelope con-
tanning the mystic word, and locked II
in g safe.
Il Is rather astonishing that out Of
rs guesses but two should be correct.
Following Is 2 full list of names and
the number Of times each was sent in:
P G.. 1. Ideal, /; kaulana. /; Cali
tornia- /. City OF Honolulu, l: Pele, &;
The Republic. >; Kate Field. s; The
Examiner. ,: Konah. l: Sanford B.
Dole. 6. Saint Helena. 1: Examiner
>, Island Republic, 1; The Mystery. /:
The New Republic. I. Honolulu. ..
Eskbank. l; Mollie W. /: Republic. / :
9IolIie and Sammie. /: HELENE, ,.
Fannie Irwin. /: Laura. !: S G. VIII
der. 3: Volcano. 19; Mahukona, l: XII
halani. 1. Kawaihae. l: Hawaii y;
Republic OF Hawaii, /; Hilo. ,; Ha-
leakala. 3; Kilauea. 50; Tomay, l: ia
va. 1. Kupukupu- !: Kamaili. l; Mau-
IA Loa- S: VIM. Mckinley. 8: s. B.
Dole. 9. Wilder Wight. !: Merrimac. l;
America, l; President Dole, 5; Repub-
lie. >: Ke Au Hou. l: Oahu, 5: Goddess
Pele. !: Golden Gate. l; San Francis
co. l; Wennepeg, ?; Kilawild, l; Wm.
J. Bryan. /: Wawona, !: Alena. /; La
haina. I; The Laura l; Maui, l; Puma
l. California. l; Capt Cooke. /: Ka-
nalea. /: Queen OF Hawaii. /: The
Wild Rose. l; May Flower /: Kai1-
laui. 1; Protection. ,; The Hawaiian
Republic. l; Republic of Hawaii, ,;
Scenic. ?: Bernice, l: Wilder, 2: The
Mckinley. 1; c. l. Wight, 5; The Vol
csnO. l; J. s. Dole, l; The Kilauea, /;
Liliuokslsni, 1: Huntington, l; Ka-
laUkaua, 8: Paradise of Pacific, >;
Scenic Kilauea. I; -.loha. 10; Kona. .:
Dole 1; The Guest, !: Honolulu. 1:
Fleetwing, l: Aloha Nui. l; Halamau-
mau. l: King halaukaua. l: Queen Lii
iuOkalani, l: Annexation, I; George c.
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