The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-07-26
ALONG THE
WATER FRONT.
How Some Sailors Feel
on the sCrimpn
Business.
TURNED AWAY FROM SAILORS HOME.
FED AND HOUSED BY THE
MUCH ABUSED SHIP
PING MASTERS.
The Newsboy Arrives-Miile Morris
FIoated-rwalani Layed Up
Tom Manson, Cap
tain-Notes.

y group of sailors discussing the
state OF affairs was eongregated on
the corner of Queen and Nuuanu
streets yesterday. They were talking
o. the so-called sailors home. which
is run by Captain Bray under the au-
SPICES OF the Y. NJ. C. A. of this city.
Three of the men were telling OF
their being refused admission because
they had no money. and fourth. al
though he had a little money, was re-
fused because, as ne says, he had not
enough TO pay more than weeks
beard and lodging.
II seems that the three men, who are
pcrniless, had made application TO the
joyful News Mission to Mr.. ]. Leslie
McComb, the evangelist, who is work
ing for the welfare of sailors. and had
been refused all but spiritual aid. Hear
ing of the boarding house kept by the
much-abused Lewis & Turk, they went
there and were given accommodation.
Joseph Hancock, sailor, made the
following remarks about the treatment
of sailors in this town:
On Sunday morning he was sitting on
doorstep on Nuuanu street. A lady
approached and asked him to go to
revival meeting that was being held for
sailors up the street some place. The
man remarked that he was hardly in
condition to go to religious services,
as for two days he had had nothing to
eat and religion would not set well on
an empty stomach. The lady asked
him if he was really hungry, and when
he repeated that he had not eaten for
two days. the lady said she was sorry
ard walked away.
The three men, who were refused ad-
mission TO the Sailors Home because
they had no money, and are now at the
house kept by Lewis & Turk are Joseph
Honcock, Frank McKenna and Joseph
Pierce. Michael Blake was the man
sent away because he did not have
money enough.
Said Frank Mckenna: There is no
town in the world where people pre-
tend to be doing so much for the sailor
and really do so little. Here you have
a sailors home that is filled with lands
men, a seamans' club that is shut dur
ing the day and opened at night for
religious services, and joyful news
where it doesn't cost anything |
to hear sermon. For destitute sail
or the only thing that is free among
the many institutions run for the bet
terment of sailors is salvation. Saliva |
ton is all right for an empty soul, but |
II don't fill an empty stomach.
IF man begs. he is vagrant and |
is arrested. He is told that only sal /
WALTON is dispensed at missions and |
the like. This man McComb is holding
forth against the crimps; he berates
them well and gets himself in the pa
pcrs as friend Of the poor sailorman,
while. at the same time, these two land
SHARKS, crimps, robbers and blood
suckers. are the only men in this town
who would give me and my eompan-
ons food and shelter.
When a man is destitute and has no
plcce to go he is in a pretty bad fix
Being taken into a private place, kept
by men who make business of ship
,irs sailors, is what we can find all
,ver the Coast. Lewis & Turk, know
ng we had not a cent, took US in and
Ire going to get US ship. They did
lot ask US for cent and will not get
nv money from US, as il is against the
aw for a ship to advance money TO
ailors- II the captain of ship want
ng men chooses to pay Lewis & Turk
or finding men for him, il is nothing
nj Of our pocket That is the cap
AIMS loss. Lewis & Turk are running
heir boarding house in connection
it'll their business. They are housing
nd feeding ten penniless sailors now
. their own expense. hoping to make
up from captains wanting men,
Said Oscar Lewis yesterday: Turk
nd would ike to have a committee
reputable men In this town appoins-
d TO examine into our characters and
&c character and past life Of McScmb.
10 is so hot after US at present We
re willing to abide by their decision;
nd. II We have ever done anything
'orse than he has. we wiz qcit the
usiEess and leave the shipping CT
aiiors to the waterfront police and
a.iors' Home kept by Captain Bray"