The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-02-02
A CLOSE CALL
Mr.. Loebenstein Afoul
Quarantine.
Boards Pathfinder and is Refused on
kiIauea Hou--nteViews Pres-
dent Wood at Sea,

An hour before the Kilauea Hou sail
ed for Hilo yesterday afternoon, A. B..
Loebensteln's chance OF securing pas
sage on her seemed very slight. Dis
regarding Captain Lanes warning,
that II he left the Kilauoa 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..
Loebensteln left the steamer and
boarded the Pathfinder shortly after her
arrival from Hlo, 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 a 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 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 halling
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: is this DR..
Wood! DR.. Wood replied that it was.
Then" said Mr.. Loebenstein, II sup
pose you know who / ann" To this
very pointed question DR.. Wood vouch-
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 n 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 40 to the Kinau
wharf. Mr.. Loebenstein was met by an
emissary from the Wilder Steamship
Company, and tod 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
down his co'ors, which were floating
over 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
an 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 Roard's orders and that Mr.
Loehenstein had himself to blame for
his trouble. Mr.. LoebenStein retorted
that he had ALWAYS carried ont the
Boards wishes and considered that nc
possible harm could come of his visit
TO "c'ean" shins He said he did not
mind tho evnerience in the least: he
rather ''ked it: it would give people
something TO talk about. and would
prnh"hly secure for him few more
votes.
Had he been unable TO secure passage
bv the lora' steamer his friend the
capta'n of the Pathfinder would have
turned hack and given him n passage
home Their was no harm done how
ever but his first thought was that some
irreSnoHsihle narties had connived TO
give him t"ouhlA. He had always the
highest Onininn Of the observation-disclosures,
Of the members a. the Board NJ Health
and had been treated most conrteously
by them during his present visit.