The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-06-10
HONNuUS DERBY DAY BEER UPON QUEEN STREET HERBERT DCKY KILLED
HE MEETS WITH A FRIGHTFUL
ACCIDENT
Cane Trolley Anchor Gives Way-Maui
Mourns Him-Funeral Largely At
tended-A Promising Young Man.

MAUI, June 9.-The Island has this
week been most sorely aftlicted8for she
has lost one of her most beloved native
sons. Herbert w. Dickey, third son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. G. II. Dickey, died on
Wednesday night last at 8 o'clock, as
the result of frightful accident which
occurred that day in the cane fields a
short distance below Kaluanu.
l Haiku Sugar Companys new cane
trolley had just been completed and
was being put to use that day. The end
of the wire cable was anchored to two
pieces of 6x6 scantling, feet long. laid
lengthwise in two separate trenches
about two feet deep, upon which was d
strain of over four tons, being the ten
sion of about half mile of the cable.
Herbert Dtckey had charge of the Kl-
luanui pau1 of the plantation, and was
there with II. A. Baldwin, the manager,
to see that all went we'll About IL
o'clock he was sitting on some cane
trash, with Mr.. Baldwin standing be-
side him, about fifteen feet from the
anchor braces, while some Portuguese
were trying to draw the cable a little
tighter. Suddenly some one cried Look
out!" the earth gave way and one of
the beams flew out of it's trench, and
struck Herbert Dickey square in the
face, crushing 1t in in most frightful
manner, and knocking him senseless.
The force of the blow can be imagined
from the fact that the beam went on
seventy-fve further, after doing it's
murderous work.
Harry Baldwin standing close by,
| jumped at the first cry, and escaped
miraculously, how he does not know.
A Portuguese was struck in the foot by
! a flying pulley but with only slight I'M
! jury. AS quickly as possible, the strick-
A.,1~ T. l.,, at
riage, and DIR. McConkey of Paia DIR.
/ We dick of Wailuku and DR.. Raymond
/ of Honolulu who was at Kahului, were
summoned, and everything possible
| 7one for him. He regained conscious
ness to a certain degree, and fingered
till . o'clock that evening, when he
| passed away.
! The bereaved family are heart broken
and utterly prostrated with grief. At
! the bedside there Were, of the family,
| father, mother and one brother, Lyle
| A. Dickey, who had arrived that day
from Honolulu. Another brother c. w
| Dickey, and a sister Mrs. Henry Wa
terhouse, Jr., are in Honolulu, and a
sister. Miss Belle Dickey in Oakland, tC
whom this sad news Will be hard
blow indeed.
Nothing that has ever happened here
has caused such universal sorrow
throughout the Island, and amongst al
classes of people. Makawao district
especially mourns deeply, each family
feeling that they have lost next to a
brother, and the heart felt sympathy
of all goes out to the bereaved family
1t was touching sight and spoke vol.
umes for itself, to see the laborers OF
| acknowledgements Hawaiian and
Japanese-hovering around the house
weeping and wailing for their departed
OVerSeer.
The funeral took place this morning
at II, from Kaluanui Rev. f. G.. Beck
with officiating. The pail bearers werf
II. A. Baldwin, F. F. Baldwin, F. A
Alexander, b. d. Baldwin, Walter \
Lowrie, ]. F. Fleming, G. Fl. Baldwin
and w. o. Aiken. The house anC
grounds over flowed with people wh,
came to pay their last respects and
long line of carriage followed to th'
grave, besides which there was hardly
dry eye. The grave was one mass o
flower pieces, flowers and ferns and pre-
sented a most beautiful appearance
Hymns We're sung, prayer offered
and the body given back to mothe
earth.
Herbert Wallace Dickey was born a
Haiku, Maui, at the family homestead
on February %. 1875 and was therefor
just past twenty-four years of age. Hi
early education was received at tn
Haiku institute, and when about fiftear
he went to Oakland, and entered til
High school there.
From Oakland he later went Eas
= and entered the Chicago university
d. Here he became prominent in the athe
: letics of the school, and was one of the
= crack football players. His great desr
had always been to learn the suga
growing business, so before his colleg
course was ended, he decided to leaV
? for that purpose. Returning to Mai
2 about three years ago, he entered tn
+ employ of the Haiku Sugar Compan
q at the lowest round, resolved to lear
n all he could. BY hard work and clos
| application, he was advanced step b
\ step, mastering each as he went, mt
finally he was placed in charge of tn
Kaluanui branch of the plantation
. Here he had proven his ability and h
worth, and the plantation authorize
had come to place the highest confiC
Y ence and trust in him. To them h
= loss will be severe. But that is tn
= smallest part of 1t, for his loss in othC
u ways is infinitely greater. He was
= young man amongst young men. II
e was earnest and persistent in all h
e endeavors; tender, kind hearted, an
o good natured; always a kind nod an
c pleasant smile to every body; standin
steadfast to his duty always; of III
noblest and highest moral character
= loved and admired by all. both high ar
L low. This but feebly expresses whi
+ he had grown up to be, and what h
+ loss means to all.
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