The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-11-05
THAT TRAITOR. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS IN BAD BLOW
WAIALEALE IN A STORM OFF THE
MAUI COAST.
Heavy Seas over the Little Steamer
and the Unterrified All Get Sick-A
Long Twelve Miles.

The steamer waialeale with Prince
David and party aboard, arrived at Ka-
hului at 1:15 o'clock Friday afternoon,
after encountering one of the seVerest
storms that has swept the islands in
more than fifteen years. Everyone in
the party was completely worn out
when land was reached. For eight
hours the little steamer had beaten
helplessly about on the ocean within
twelve miles of her destina tiOn, but
wholly unable to make it. Friday af-
ternoun she literally dragged into port
and landed her passengers i'll small
boats through a choppy sel.
The Waialeale left Honolulu at $50
Thursday afternoon and expected TO
reach Kahului between and Friday
morning. On board were seventeen De-
mocratic spell-binders, including Prince
David and the Quintette cluo. The 1un
to Molokai was excellent except for
some roughness in the middle of the
channel. AT l o'clock Friday morning
Captain Green said: I'VE are getting
along nicely and will be in Kahului be-
fore Z O'Clock. A short time later the
steamer Mauna Loa, bound for Homo
lulu, was sighted and signalled.
Soon after the trouble began the stiff
breeze heightened rapidly into a gale
and heavy current set in Shortly
the steamer was plunging wildly and
big seas were sweeping the forward
deck. This lasted until daylight With
| the first peep of dawn Kaanapali and
Lahaina were straight off to port. 1t
was then o'clock and the Waialeale
was about twelve miles from Kahului.
| For nearly three hours although her en-
| gines were working at the rate of eignt
Knots an hour, the excursion boat could
! not nave moved three miles, About
eight o'clock the Captain pulled in near
er the shore and struck smooth water.
! In the next half hour the steamer
| rounded the point at Honokahau bur.
alas, struck worse weather than ever
| before. Immense seas swept all of the
| decks, up to the four new cabins on the
! quarter and even flooding them The
top berths in the highest cabins were
| drenched and the waves swept nearly
to the summit of the smokestack. Wa
| ter surged through the lower cabins.
! drenched passengers valises' and trunks
and trickled on the floor of the saloon.
| Buckets of poi, cases of pickles, boxes
or matches, chairs and a dozen other
things were hurled from side to side in
the saloon and pantry, adding to the
din and terror of the situation. The
l steamer rose and fell with the gianI
seas, cracking at each throe as If she
were going to pieces. Her machinery
cracked like a babys rattle and the
| water down the smokestack brought III
clouds of seething smoke. About Ii
O'Clock 1t looked like the little steamer
would never pull through. Waves
mountain high, were dashing over
every second almost. The boats were
sprung from their davits at frequent in.
tervals. Japanese sailors stood by un.
der shelter and rushed in between
waves to replace the staying ropes up,
on them. One Japanese was caught il
boat just as it was flooded and mar.
rowly escaped with his life. He wa.
only saved by an almost superhumar
grip upon seat of the boat.
Nearly everybody aboard was intense
ly sick. Prince David did not leave hi
state room from the beginning of tn,
storm until Kahului was reached +,
X. Lilikalani, Tom Clark and Morri,
keohokolole, though frequent sailors
were very sick. "Old Pal Jim" GormaI
was completely knocked out. He wa
exceedingly sick for twelve hours o
more. The entire Quintette club sur
! fered greatly. For many hours Their
.. was not the hint of a song among then
: : Fred Weed stood everything until tin
! storm came and then went all to Niece
Charles Creighton and a few other
bought iron stomachs before leavin,
Honolulu, so did not suffer so much.