The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-09-11

action of a Wideawake man on the tug
Fearless, occurred on the Pacific Mail
wharf about o'clock Sunday morning.
Walter Doyle, a customs inspector, was
standing his watch and patrolling the
wharf at the Eva end, near the Fear
less. 1t was very dark just at this
place and Doyle believes he stumbled
over a ringbolt or something similar,
at any rate he stumbled and before he
could regain his equilibrium, went
dashing against the guard of the tus
That was the last he remembered un-
til he was lying on the wharf and some
one was bending over him.
1t seems that when Doyle hit the
guard of the Fearless, being stunned,
he fell into the water Very fortunately
for him, McAdams, one of the crew of
the tug, was awake and on deck at the
time and heard Doyle's half muffled cry
for help. McAdams made a rush for
the side of the tug, saw Doyle in the
act of just sinking beneath the surface,
climbed over the side and hanging on
with one hand to the guard of the tug,
managed to fish Doyle out of the wa
ter with the other. When he got Doyle
on the wharf, the young man was total
ly unconscious and his head was bleed
ing profusely. Being of robust ply
sique and steady habits, it did not take
Doyle long to come to. Afterwards,
though, the doctor had to take few
stitches in his head. 1t was rather an
ugly wound he received and his head
still pains him greatly. McAdams'
quick wit and ready hand no doubt
saved the young man from watery
grave. 1t is thought by many that the
wharves ought to be better lighted
Many of them are in total darkness
during the night time.
WHO SUPPLIED THE MONEY.
The custom house employees who re-
ceived their pay some weeks ago have
many kind words for P. c. Jones. The
United States law compels Collector
Stackable to forward to the sub-treas-
ury at San Francisco all funds collect
ed from duties, and the money for sala-
ries is supposed to be forwarded month
| ly. But the neglect of Uncle Sam to
send the salary money has been a con-
slant source of trouble.
Finally things came to such pass
that many of the employees were penni-
less and several of the laborers threat
rents. Collector Stackable went to one
bank and was refused. He then called
on p. C. Jones of the Bank of Hawaii
| and offering per cent for the loan was
| furnished the money.
The men were paid and a few days
ago Collector Stackable sought out P.
G. Jones and repaid the loan. To his
great surprise and qualification Mr..
| I'M r,
he was only too glad to oblige United
States employees in such way. The
custom house men mention Mr. Jones
name with many complimentary re-
marks nowadays.
ANOTHER FAST TRIP.
NEW YORK, Sept. 1.-The steamer
Deutschland, Of the Hamburg Ameri
can line, has again eclipsed all previous
records for fast transatlantic travel
ing. She has broken the eastern and
western records. Her time on the voy-
age just ended was five days, twelve
hours and twenty-nine minutes be-
tween the mole at the entrance of Cher
bourg harbor and the Sandy Hook light
ship. At noon of the 31st she passed
the record for the fastest days run
making 5S4 knots. Her average was %.
knots per hour.
The Deutchsland sailed from Ham.
burg August 25th, Southampton anC
Cherbourg, 26th. She passed the Cher.
bourg mole at 9:55 on the evening o.
august 18th, arriving at the Sandy
Hook lfghtship at 5:24 a. M to-day
On the trip she had moderate wind:
ana sea with occasional hazy wealth
er. Her daily runs We're 337, 566. $40
$40, 5S4 and 423 knots.
A SUSCEPTIBLE COOK.
SAN FRANCISCO, September 1.-Th
schooner Eliza Miller arrived from
Apia, Samoa, yesterday without mucl
to tell about except the troubles sh
mad with her crew in the Samoan har
Dor.
James Steele, the cook, and Georg
Goldsmith, sailor, deserted and lef
the vessel short handed. Both becam
infatuated with dusky maidens. Dow
IN the tropics love holds sway. an
maidens are more plentiful than sail
ors. The women swarmed about tn
schooner while she was in port, and a
night they used to serenade the crew
The cook had susceptible heart. bu
he couldn't pull boat, SO he entice
Goldsmith to desert. The night befor
the vessel was to leave the two me
took boat and stole silently away.
When the captain woke up mex
morning there was the deuce to pa,
He couldn't go to sea, and worse tina
all else there was no breakfast.
Some days later the Danish bark FL
sic entered port. Pilot Thompson wa
taking the vessel in, and in an attemr
to wear ship. he put the bark on a rec
ana she became total loss.
1T is an i'll wind that blows nobod
good"
The loss of the bark was the gain 6
the Eliza Miller. Here was a Who'll
crew to pick cook and a man from
: and the captain lost no time in gettin
down to business before the sailor
caught sight of the dusky but prett
maidens. The sailors were delighte
to go, and drew straws for the priyileg
I and the Eliza Miller sailed away an
the captain snapped his fingers at tn
runaway cook and the love-smitte
sailor.
TO RAISE QUARANTINE.