The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-11-24

~ Yesterday from her regular
= Koua run brought a weird
tale Of q ghost that has
'|II|, been making its presence
= felt aboard ever since the
vessel left Lahaina on the
outward trip. The gnost has not con
5grtrd itself as nearly all ghosts n |
ghost stories do. It is a different kind
rf ghost. It's principal peculiarly
i- choking people While the native
sailors aboard are more afraid OF ats
attentions than are the whites. the
ghost seems 10 have IL 10 for the hao-
f.- especially those IL the engineer
dapartment. and his principal sphere
.f action seems 10 have been on the
main deck aft on the starboard side
us the vessel. It is here that some of
-ra native sailors have been IN the
habit OF sleeping. and they have had
manifestations Of the presence OF the
rn.a-fhlv visitor on two occasions.
.-.ure the wrath has been visiting
there the natives have changed their
slaspiue quarters and left the officers
alone with their uncanny visitor.
One Of the sailors. California" who
has been for a long time in the Mauna
Ioa. declares the ghost to be the spirit
or old Jack. who lately died in the
Queens Hospital OF hard drink. and
who was almost a part Of the steamer
having been with her so long Cali
fornia the sailor who has identified
the ghost. SAYS that he knows 1t is
Jacks spirit on account OF the peculiar
odor II ololehao that prevails when
ever the ghost is around, and because
on several occasions coal oil can has
been seen to lift itself up from the
deck and travel through space. Jack
used always TO carry his liquor in a
coal oil can.
However this may be, the following
story is told OF the trip Of the vessel:
After leaving Lahaina, on the outward
trip. Engineer Curran was wakeneo
out Of sound sleep by the touch %
two clammy hands grasping his throat
II was dark in his room and he yelled
Donnelly rusned into his room to se'
what was the matter and was almos
knocked OF his feet by terrible bias
of cold air He asked Curran what wa
the matter and Curran told him OF hi
experience The chief thought he hs
been dreaming The natives sleepin
on the deck had heard the yell an
when they knew the cause they re
membered that they. too. had felt tn
cold air as il swept past them. The
did not sleep any more that night.
The next day the chief enginee
joshed Curran a good deal about hi
ghost and everybody laughed abou
his experience That night Donnell
was also awakened by the same fee
ing of the clammy hands on his thros
and he also hollered out This tim
the grip of the spirit was stronge
than on Curran. and as a result of tn
mixup with the ghost Donnelly had
very sore throat and had to have
rubbed with turpentine. His neck
still sore. but he says he don't think
was a ghost. He says he took cold
his neck and that is what makes
stir.
The same night that the chief ha
the visit there was terrible comm
tion In the forecastle. A little dc
owned by California. the old shi
mate OF Jack. was seen to be actin
very queerly. II would whine ar
IL
entity very much frightened at som
thing that appeared to be present, b
which none of the sailors could Sc
Soon afterwards one of the nativ'
who was sitting near in sort OF
doze awoke with yell as the ghost
hands had grip on his throat
Engineer Curran. who has had
goou deal of experience with ghos
and Is not very much afraid of the
nxed up ghost guard which he plac'
on his screen door TO keep the unse'
visitor out OF his room. Since puttii
st up be has had no more trouble. al
now that the steamer is going TO
laid up for an oyerhauling he thin
that the ghost will get tired and lea
the ship. Steward Aki also had an
terview with the visitor, in which q
steward came of second best
Since the ghost made its appearan
the officers on the main deck aft I
the starboard side have not been 4
noyed by the noisy sailors. who we
in the habit Of sleeping there al
keeping the officers awake with snor
OF the regulation robust kind that {
funny men" in the picture papers II
20 tell about.