The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-06-09
STOWAWAY on WARPATH
Kanaka Assassin Detied the Whaler
India's Grew.
one of the First Whaling Masters
10 Penetrate the Far
North.

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respects an adventurous life. He
was born in Kingston, Mass, and
is now IS years Of age, enjoys ex-
cellent health, and is as active as
the majority of men a quarter Of
a century younger.
Washborn shipped as green
hand before the mast on whale
ship China, of this port, Captain
Tower, sailing June 28th, 1887,
for the South Atlantic and Indian
oceans. The next voyage Of
young Washburn was on board
ship India, Captain Luce, OF this
port, sailing August u, 1888, for
the Indian ocean, and arriving
home March II. 1910. with $50
barrels of sperm and 1875 barrels
of whale OIL Mr.. Washburn's
next voyage was on the India,
then commanded by Captain Gel
EFT, and he shipped as bOatsteerer;
but four months out, while at the
Sandwich Islands, he was promOt-
ed to fourth mate This voyage
was to the Pacific ocean, and the
ship sailed July 10, 1910, and ar
rived home February IA, 1S43,
having taken go barrels of
sperm, 2,541 barrels of whale oil,
and 10000 pounds of whalebOne.
While on this voyage young
Washburn was a participant in
the most exciting and perilOus in
-cident which befell him in the
course of his long career, full of
incident as it has been. When
the ship left this port there was
on board a kanaka, or native of
the Sandwich Islands, who it was
said was the son of a native chief,
and who. having committed a
murder, had been compelled to
fly from the islands. He got on
board a whaling vessel and in
course of time reached New Bed
ford. In a strange land, without
money or friends, it was no won
der he pinned for a sight again of
his native shores. In those days
there were no cOnsuls from the
kingdom of Hawaii to forward
him to his home, and so the son
al, Of
on board the India as joe, by the
-cOnnivance iOf a fellow country
mana sailor on bOard-StOWed
himself away and did not put in
appearance till the ship was away
on blue water. In his narrative
of the event which happened,
Captain Washburn. says the
young kanaka Tor Joe, as he will
be called to avoid cOnfusiOn) was
we'll treated on board the India,
and did not appear to be insane,
but as the ship crossed the line
and got into south latitude, Joe
must have brOOded over the fact
that he was bound direct for the
Sandwich Islands, where he
would probably be recognized
and brought to trial, and so he
took what he conceived to be the
most feasible means of causing
the ship to put into port where he
might make his escape. One
night. when off Rio de JaneirO, on
the coast of Brazil, young Wash
burn. who was in the watch which
came on deck at II o'clock, was
standing in the waist leaning on
a cask. when one of the crew all
at once staggered up and said Joe
had thrown a whaling spade into
him. Mr.. Washburn assisted the
man (whO was bleeding badly be
low. and the third mate. who was
in charge of the watch, assisted
Hardly had the men got the in
iured man down and the captain
iOined them. when an uprOar was
heard on the deck. The captain
looked up and saw the point OF a
lance glistening in the cOnpan-
ionwav. Joe had secured the
spade and lance. and put them IN
4 boat ready for use, and that
night he broke out. When the
mate and Washburn assisted the
first man whom Joe attacked be-
low. the kanaka ATTACKED the
other members of the crew on
deck. who at once took refuge in
the rigging, but not until Joe had
thrust at one with his lance and
inflicted a deep although not ia
tai wound. Joe was then in pos
session of the deck, and it is safe
TO say the captain, third mate and