The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-11-10
HURLED To DEATH
Terrible Accident to Japanese at
HaIlEIap0kO.
WAS CAUGHT IN CRANK SHAFT
Sweet Potato Parties Pc.
pular on Maui.
WAS CAUGHT IN CRANK SHAFT
Coffee PrOspectors Turning &c
Maui-Native Woman lo7
Years OLD Dies.

MAUI, Nov. 7th.-A most frightful
accident occurred in Hamakuapoko
mill Saturday, October 21st. While en-
gagged in an apartment adjoining the
engine-room, the engineer remarked
upon the repeated knockings on the
wall, and the explanation given was
that certain employe was hammering
Ascertaining that this was not the
case, he went into the engine-room,
and, upon seeing something white
whirling around a wheel, stopped the
machinery and the mangled body of a
japanese dropped TO the floor.
While stopping over, the crank-shaft
had caught the clothing of the unfortu-
nate man and hurled him to his death.
The head was crushed, an arm and a
leg severed. and the body terribly mu-
tilated.
Il is stated that several of the mill
laborers wish to give up their jobs
through approximations feelings.
a sweet potato" party had a dis,
astrous ending at Pauwela, Makawao
the other evening. Thursday night
the 18th. some natives assembled in the
dwelling of Kikoopao for the purpose
Of drinking a liquid concocted from
sour sweet potatoes. During the sym
postum the mating caught fire, anG
after extinguishing the flames, as the!
imagined, the natives adjourned Il
flames revived and Kikoopao's $500
residence was totally destroyed
Last evening from a distance it look
ed as though Hamakuapoko village
Was-in flames. II was only the burning
Of an immense heap of dried can'
leaves which were placed back of tbs
mill building. TO be used for fuel. :
mill hand, while gathering a supply
overturned the lantern, and hence th'
conflagration, which destroyed nothing
but the trash.
a letter was received this week an
nouncing the death of Miss Marthi
McLennan. The said event occurret
in Ohio during the first week in Octo
Der. Miss McLennan was formerl,
principal of the East Maui Seminary
and well known on Maui.
Roland Wilbur has recently returned
from Kona. and states that it is vel
nigh impossible 10 purchase or leas'
good coffee land there. He and {
number of others are talking a good
deal about the Nahiku lands.
The Maui Telephone Company are
putting through the line TO Hama.
Sheriff and Mrs L. NJ. Baldwin have
not removed their furniture from the
Island.
Cattle are dying on some of the
Makawao ranches for want of water.
A native blacksmith Of Makawao has
recently taken possession Of new
shop. He placed his anvil on the blocl
just at midnight of the day before hi
began business. What is the explain,
alton Of this superstitious act!
Postmaster General Dat has beer
making Maui post-offices brief visits
during the week. He will take in Ha
waii after Maui
". A. Bowen. of Castle & Cooke, hai
been auditing plantation books in Max
awao. He returns TO Honolulu today
Makawao teachers have decided t
meet once a month on Tuesday after
moons.
During Friday. November 9th, Mau
teachers will hold an Island conven
ton in the Wailuku Union School
house.
October 25th, at Kamaole, Kula, &C
CURED the death Of Nalepo, natiy
woman 107 years old. She very fit
tingly died of old age. She was tn
wife Of Joe Duenas, a Spaniard.
During Monday, the I'd, the schoone
Mary Dodge, L. A. Hansen master, al
rived in Kahulu, 141a days from Sa
Francisco. She brought general mel
chandise for Paia and Haiku Suga
Companies.
Weather: Threatening Kon
storm; warm; sultry and still durin
the week.