The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-03-20
A JUGGERNAUT
Danger Threatened By
Automobiles.
Man and Wife on Bicycles Almost
Run Down by a Horse
less Carnage.

a new-fangled danger threatens the
public. The auto" fiend has come
/ The "scorching" bicyclist, the erratic
driver. the unmanageable steed-all
these have mangled citizens OF Homo
lulu in the past and are still active.
Saturday developed a noval and great
er peril.
There are but a few automobiles now
in Honolulu. Saturday one OF these
was steered by man who either was
a tyro in it's haI ling or was celebrat-
ing ST. Patrick's Day. His utter dis
regard for the rights Of others made his
course from town TO waikiki a series
OF narrow escapes from death or injury
OF those who were on his road That
he has not TO answer for the killing of
at least two inOfensive cyclists is his
good fortune and is owing entirely TO
their having thrown themselves from
tne.r wheels when il seemed almost Ger
/ tain they would be run down.
I They were coming from Waikiki to
/ the city and had slowed down to make
I the turn into King street when with a
whirT of machinery a horseless carriage
dashed around the corner. No warning
OF its approach had been given except
I for the "whirr" which was only heard
when it was a few yards away. The
I frightened man and wife on wheels saw
| that only instant action could save
them. They headed for the fence and
/ found immunity from the Juggernaut
/ in the ditch.
g .,
was alone in the vehicle looked neither
| TO the right nor TO the left. His eyes
were fixed on some far-distant spot and
his hand was upon the throttle thrown
wide-Open. That he had all but knock
ed into smithereens peaceable couple
seemed not to affect his attitude or
pace. When the badly scared couple
had gathered themselves up the auto
mobile was but a cloud of dust. The
lazy was too nervous and weak to
mount again and the wheels were
brought into town afoot.
The man said yesterday that had he
had strength to pursue the fleeting
wretch he would have followed him I'M
til he demanded his arrest of a police
man. II was so scared I had not the
nerve to go after him." said he II
would not know him IL saw him. He
had whiskers. / saw them filled with
dust and floating in the wind just as
scrambled for the fence. He ignored
the rule of the road that vehicles must
keep to the right and turn corners at a
low rate of speed. He was on the left |
side of King street and in making the |
turn into the Waikiki road he drove a |
slanting course, neither right nor left, 1
that meant destruction TO anything /
near by.
THE man was apparently so occupied /
in his task and so delighted in passing /
every horse and wheel that he had no |
thought for the lives of his fellows. He |
neither bowed nor spoke any apology /
but tore down toward the beach as IL /
bent on making a record. He deserves |
to be punished and IL knew who he 1
was | would prosecute him"
This aggravated Offense against the /
rules of the road points the moral so /
often emphasized by the Advertiser in
its fight for their enforcement. There
Will be many automobiles in Honolulu
In a few months. a company Is bring
ing out score and they will become a
fearful menace to the public unless con-
trolled by expert drivers who must be
compelled TO observe the recognized
laws governing the lOcomotiOn OF vehi-
cles in American cities.
Drivers Of carriages and wagons.
bicyclists and automobile steersmen
must keep 70 the right.
Turn corners so slowly that you have
perfect control of your horse or wheels. i
Don't drive diagOnally across a street.
Respect the rights OF others and drive
and ride as you would have others drive
and ride.
The police are alert to seize offenders
and Judge Wilcox has shown that he
Will punish them