The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-11-14
SGmi-AllIal Visit Of The National
Health Board.
THE LANDING WAS DIFFICULT
Settlement Generally an1 The Institutions
There Has Been Much Improvement.
Gofo Remejy-CeuSus.

Viewed from the ofing the town OF
Kalaupapa, in the Molokai leper settle
ment, has the appearance OF being the
best situated and the most attractive
Hawaiian village in the group. Near
| " all OF the inhabitants are natives.
They have a couple OF hundred pretty
cottages. whitened 10 a brightness that
| holds its own even when there are
clouds. The new streets are wide and
clean and the various public buildings
are quite pretentious. There are plenty
of trees. The people seem 10 be NOV
ing about a great deal on foot and
astride their ponies. There are many
children at play.
At the wharf is the Ka,aupapa band.
Its rendition OF popular airs and OF the
native music can be distinctly heard on
the steamer. At the waterfront is a
great crowd of the people. The visit
of the Board OF Health To the Settle
ment is made a gala occasion.
The new Inter-Island steamer Ma
zama. under American registry. was
used for the expedition TO Molokai
leaving here on Friday evening last.
Capt. Gregory is in command and
Archie Turner is purser Presiden:
smith. OF the Health Board. with the
assistance OF Deputy Marshal Hitch
cock. looked after the passengers on
the wharf and ship. The starting
signal was SOUNDED about $3.50. The
Mazama went over under slow bell in
smooth sea and laid off and on before
Ealaupapa some two or three hours
before daylight Just before the sun
flushed the sky i'm the east anchor was
dropped and the first music was heard
from shore. The ship had been plough
ing into northerly swell after pick
ing up Molokai light and rounding the
point The rollers were high and
heavy and the surf play was grand
and beautiful. The rollers rushed
along at railroad speed. came in from
far out at sea with their white combs
and breaking either on the limited
amount of beach or the plentiful rocky
and bold shore. threw spray fully fifty
feet into the air
Capt. Gregory took the first boat in
from the steamer and bore a note from
Mr.. Smith the Executive Officer Rey-
uolds asking the condition relative 10
safety in landing. The answer came
back from Capt. Gregory, who advised
that there was great danger in try
ing al the wharf. but that the weather
would likely moderate soon. \ num-
Der oil the natives insisted on going for
the Settlement. especially as a shore
pilot we'll known 20 them had been
summoned at the instance OF Mr.
Smith. This pilot is a Hawaiian well
along in years. "a bearded. sturdy man,
who knows the currents and the top
and the blind rollers like a man knows
his room or the moods OF himself
Eight native men and women went of
from the steamer ia the second boat
with the pilot beside the bOatman with
| the steering oar. with Purser Turner
aboard and with the people on the
| ship and on the shore quite anxious.
The big native with the black beard
IheId them OF from the wharf a hun
Gred yards or more for ten minutes.
Then ne gave the order to go forward
land the boat. assisted by a breaker,
shot into the cove. The forward line
was caught by the men on the wharf,
but the stern line was missed. The
boat swung around like a piece Of fire
wood. Il went amongst the rocks.
struck the carcass OF a bullock that had
been drowned in landing from the
steamer Maui. bounced from the car
cass 10 the water, rode on one gun
whale a moment. then was righted
with the use OF the lines handled with
/ daring and presence OF mind by the
native boatmen. Purser Turner had
Jumped 20 the rocks as the boat struck
the bullock carcass and was unharmed.
He assisted in getting ashore safely a
Hawaiian woman who fell overheard