The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-05-07
NOW THE WHARF
HilO ElatGd Over Possibilities Of
The New Feature.
STREETS WiDENED To AVENUES
Attempt to Sink the In
diana.
Farewell to Mrs Kennedy and
Family Society Keeps Up
Its Usual Gayety.

HILO, Hawaii, May 3.-An Hiloites
are experiencing a sense of pleasure at
the realization of the onward trend of
Improvements, visible throughout the
town and district. The building of the
Hilo Hospital can no longer be classed
with things mythical as actual work
thereon has begun. Sheriff Andrews,
C. C. Kennedy and F. NJ. Wakefield
tramped all over the Government plot
of land allotted as hospital grounds,
and selected a site for the building is
situated on Waianuenue street, about
opposite the ST Mary's School, at an
elevation overlooking the bay.
Mrs. Grant expects TO take charge of
the new hotel by the LIST Of July. Mr..
O'Rourke, the lessee of those fine lots
on the corner of Bridge and Waianue
nue. streets, contemplates early i'm
provements. The Hilo Mercantile Com
pany are most anxious 10 see progress
on their new store building.
But the wharf, Some one has caused
a fiutter of excitement by making a
remark that the preliminary work
necessary to the construction of a
wharf in Hilo Bay, is actually in hand.
In reply 10 a query by visitor as TO
whether it was Wainuenue street or
avenue, the party addressed said:
Street now, if you please; but avenue
before many more weeksi" Through
the widening of Pleasant street, on
which the the new Foreign Church
fronts, the entrance steps to that hand
some structure will have TO be from
the corner of the lot.
On Wednesday last, the 18th ult., a
report that the ship Indiana, at anchor
in Hilo Bay, had sprung leak and
was filling up with water, caused some
what of a CONSERVATION, as the actual
damage to the ship was not known,
and the leak had not been located.
During the afternoon a steam pump
was rugged and the surplus water
drawn off Upon further investigation
Thursday, Captain Colley came upon
an auger. and later, upon a two-inch
hole bored in the ships side, is feet
under water, the discovery proving
conclusively that the ship had been
scuttled. Suspicion rested upon a
would-be deserter. who had been re-
turned to the ship Wednesday, and an
investigation was conducted by Consul
lar Agent Furneaux. Captains Colley,
Johnson. Patten and Mcdonald and j.
R. Wilson. resulting in the arrest and
confinement of the sailor His case
comes up before the Police Magistrate
today. but a hearing will probably be
postponed. The Indiana was awaiting
the transfer OF her last load of sugar
from the steamer Hawaii. and would
have gone TO sea Thursday had this not
occurred.
On Monday last A. NJ. Wilson, book
keeper at Waiakea, while riding on
one Of the plantations engineless rail-
road cars. discovered a misplaced
switch Just ahead and with the idea
of running on to throw it, jumped off
the car. He sprained his ankle so bad
" that he was unable to rise to his
feet. and the car ran of the track. Mr..
Wilson is confined to his home with
q painful and badly swollen ankle.
As Peter Lee was driving down from
the Volcano House yesterday, his
horses SHE'D at a pile of lumber near
the 12-mile post, and. jumping against
the bank, knocked of both hind
wheels of the carriage.
Horse racing seems to be occupying
the minds of many just now, and
race along the Waiakea course on Sat
urday is a regular occurrence. On the
=;
Last Saturday, the LIST inst, four
horses were entered for purse of $40,
and John Poha's horse was the winner
The Hilo Whist Club played some
very interesting games at the hotel last
Thursday evening, and enjoyed a sup
per later.
a most enjoyable affair was the la
dies bon-bon social. given at Fire
mans hall last Friday evening. Over
so ladies and gentlemen sped the fleet
ing evening hours in tripping the light
fantastic
J. r Wilson and his estimable wife
celebrated the seventh anniversary of
their wedding day on the evening Of
the 23d ult. by giving whist party.
After the award of first prizes to Mr.
ana ME- hlC0aIOS. q Oe1ClOuS supper
was served. Those present were: Mr..
and Mrs. J. R. Wilson, Mr.. and Mrs.
l. Turner, Mr.. and Mrs. E. n. Holmes.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. T. Grant, Mr.. and
Mrs E. D. Baldwin, Mr.. and Mrs. H.
L. Shaw, Mr.. and Mrs E. E. Richards.
Miss Cunningham, Messrs. Mason and
Sparrow.
DR.. and Mrs Williams gave fare
well dinner TO Mrs. C. C. Kennedy last
Thursday evening, at which the guests
were Mr.. and Mrs Kennedy and son,
Bruce, Captain Patten, Messrs. n.
Plunkett and E. D. Sparrow.
Mr.. and Mrs Kennedy entertained
few friends at their home yesterday.
as q farewell to Mrs Kennedy and
Bruce, who leave on the Kinau today
TO be gone six months OF more They
will remain in California until Joined
by Mr.. Kennedy. Then, with his son,
Ronald, and the rest OF the family, he
will continue his travels towards ''bon-