The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-05-21
IN SOUTH SEAS
Harry SFilt0l Concludes the
Marshall Group.
NEXT PAPER ON The GILBERT
Morning Star Has Many
Experiences.
NEXT PAPER ON THE GILBERT
Teachers and Their Work Among
Natives-Chiefs and Their
Sterling Qualities.

50 Tar there have been two papers OF
The subject of the Marshall Island;
from the pen Of Dir. Harry Swintor
who was frst officer on the missionary
packet Morning Star during her last
cruise in the South Seas. In the paper
given below viii be found the conclu-
sion al the cruise among the islands OF
the Marshall group. The next paper
win deal with the Gilbert Islands. Mr.
Swiurou concludes the Marshalls as TO-
lows
Arriving ar the passage. on the way
out. We found. as already stated. sea 5
breaking clean across. Concluded 10
luf up and come 10 anchor. thinking OF
course II would moderate sometime
during the day. After waiting until
9 O'Clock thar evening we found it ne
cessary 10 stop there that night on &C
count Of the weather.
About II o'clock next day. notwith-
standing il was not much better. we
got under way. set all sail. and, stem
ing al the same time. managed TO get
out Of the lagoon, bound for WartO.
another one OF the new islands we had
10 visit.
Found after getting out into the open
Sea bad weather. heavy seas running
and strong wind dead ahead. Under
the circumstances DR.. Rife who had
some authority as 10 the Stars
movements in this group with the Can
tain OF course concurring. concluded TO
keep OF for Tjse. leaving Warto out
until The next year. I must admit il
suited me- 10 q dot. and il am not mis-
taken. the Captain himself felt pleased
a- The change OF program.
Two hours and fifteen minutes after
yz siEhrei The north end OF Ujae. some
is miles away bearing SW by 5 by the
compass.
came u0 TO IL AT noon. ran along the
l10l towards The entrance into the
lagoon.
Ear-e-ed The lagoon 2:l5 p. N. with
q strong head wind 70 contend with in
the passage Fifteen minutes before
that we had cleared up all our sails
II was as much as we could do TO
steam into The lagoon. After entering
we kept of rs the station was away ar
The south end Of lagoon, some fifteen
miles away.
The wind now being favorable. We
sci al fore and aft sails. and steaming
ar the same time. came TO an anchor OF
the Mission station 4:25 p. m. or two
hours and fifteen minutes after enter
Ing the passage.
That night t commenced TO blow
and rain with heavy squalls at inter
vals- 4;l5 thar morning Nov. 5thl.
let go the other anchor Paid out so
fathOms OF chain on the port anchor
and 80 on the other.
After breakfast. DR.. Rife. Miss Pal
ue-. The school girls and boys. went
in 10 see the teacher and have their so
Cial gathering with The people. the bad
weather Notwithstanding. Found here
The chief of WarrO. the island We were
10 visit. but had left for the next trip.
- previously stated.
Il seems that he brought back his
own canoe some OF the natives of this
island who had drifted away. which
showed conciusiveiy that he had some
Christian feeling. To his delight. the
Morning star sailed in while he was
s-il there waiting for an opportunity
TO get home
We left with him the teacher which
we ourselves had intended to land on
MS own island. some . or so miles 10
the northward and eastward from here
He was very much pleased al this. He
might have had 70 wait sometime be
fore getting q chance TO go back. The
wind mus needs be favorable or else
he wiEhr have tr'f-ed away as did the
ones re brought back.
After being delayed there a day or
two longer than We had calculated. on
account Of the weather. we weighed an
cho- Saturday. November 7-h. for our
next -Namuick-Some go miles TO
the southwark and eastward of US.
Four DAYS sailing found US LAYING
TOO. I o'clock that night-November
11lh. having run the distance as per
observation. When daylight came. no
land was in sight; $50 that morning
took an observation. found We were
81 miles 70 the eastward. having been
carried there by 2 strong current
AS we did not care TO beat up TO it,
concluded 10 keep OF for Ebon 8
O'Clock that same morning.
BY observation al noon found our
self q miles from Ebon and the wind
being light. did not sight land until
els that evening.
We luIe6 M 70 the wind. furling al
light sails. and waited for daylight.
Bright and early. got up steam anJ
came M 70 the east end OF Ebon.
q. m. >-cvruber 18th; entered passage
TWO hours later and came 10 an anchor
of the station. 40 a. m.
/ remember some q and % years agC
when I was in the old Morning Star
plotting her TO the anchorage It wa
here that Wr. Snow and Mr.. Whine!
were stationed. The place looked tn
same. but / missed the genial face o
Air. snow who has since gone 10 hi
reward. remember how upon our ar
rival he was went 10 come on boar
with smiling face and shake hearth,
by the hand all who happened TO b
aboard.
I remember also how he used 10 81
up with me during my watch on dec