The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-02-01
A CLOSE CALL
Mr.. lCebenstein AfouI
Quarantine.
Boards Pathfinder and is Refused on
KiIauea Hou--interyiews Presi-
dent Wood at Sea.

An hour before the Kilauea Hou sail
ed for Hilo yesterday afternoon. A. B.
Loebenstein's chance of securing a pas
sage on her seemed very slight. Dis
regarding Captain Lanes warning,
that if he left the Klauea Hou, he
would be denied the privilege Of return
ing, unless he had a special permit to
do so from the Board of Health, Mr..
Loebenstein left the steamer and
boarded the Pathfinder shortly after her
arrival from Hilo, and from there,
transferred himself TO the John a.
Cummins.
On his return to the Kilauea Hou,
between two and three O'Clock, he was
told by Captain Lane that he would
have TO obtain permit before he could
come on board. Mr.. Loebenstein at
once sought the captain of the Path
finder, who advised him TO seek Pres
ident Wood who was then in the pilot
boat on his way TO the China. Secur-
ing the services of a boat and crew
from the Federal survey ship, Mr.. Loe-
bernstein rowed out to the China to
Interview Dr. Wood.
When the boats got within hailing
distance the Hilo man called out
Board of Health" ahoy, Captain
Macauley had the pilot boat stopped
and the following conversation took
place: Mr.. Loebenstein: as this Dr.
Wood :" DR.. Wood replied that it was.
Then" said Mr.. Loebenstein, Il sup
pose you know who l amp" To this
very pointed question DR.. Wood youch-
safed no reply, and so the Hilo man
went on and told his troubles. Dr.
Wood told him that as he had not been
ashore and only on clean ship that
he saw no reason why the steamer peo-
pie should refuse to allow him aboard
The boats then parted and the only
personal meeting between the repre-
sentative of the people of Hilo and the
president of Honolulu's Board Of
| Health was over.
/ Returning at about 4 IS to the Kinau
| wharf, Mr.. Loebenstein was met by an
emissary from the Wilder Steamship
Company, and told that he might go on
board, but this he did not choose to do,
saying Il have no pass. Get me the
pass you are SO anxious about, and I'll
go on board right away" but the other
| fellow rushed off with the remark that,
/ you can stay there all night then
| the steamer, however, is going in cou-
| pie of minutes"
| mr.. Loebenstein then literally hauled
l down his colors, which were floating
lover his head from the regular staff in
| the stern of the Pathfinder's boat, and
| clambered over the rail of the island
/ steamer. Advancing across the deck.
/ he perched himself on the port rail of
the steamer and entered into an argu-
| ment on the affair with President
/ Wight, Of the Wilder's S. S. Co. with
Ian audience of probably a hundred per-
sons, who had gathered to welcome the
returning tug from the China with mail
! and passengers.
| Mr.. Wight argued that Captain Lane
| was in order when he carried out the
| Health Boards orders and that Mr..
| LOebenstein had himself to blame for
| his trouble Mr.. Loebenstein retorted
Ithat he had always carried out the
Boards wishes and considered thar 10
possible harm could come of his visit
to clean" ships. He said he did not
mind the experience in the least; he
rather liked it; it would give people
something to talk about, and would
probably secure for him a few more
votes.
Had he been unable to secure passage
| " the loca, steamer. his friend the
aptain of the Pathfinder would have
turned back and given him passage
home. There was no harm done how
ever but his first thought was that some
| irresponsible parties had connived to
give him trouble. He had always the
highest opinion of the observation-disclosures
Of the members of the Board of Health
and had been treated most courteously
by them during his present visit.