The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-09-18


dore Beckley that he was to receive
medal, was in accordance with his
usual courtesy. His stateroom, filled
with mementoes of more than two
score years spent upon the sea and
visits to every nook and corner of the
Islands.
The history of the saving of the rae
ing crews on Saturday morning bears
repeating. AS the Kinau came tearing
through the rough waters outside the
reef the Myrtles and Healanis were
pulling. for the bell buoy. The Healanis
were swamped and the boys had to
struggle to keep their heads above
water. The Kinau came along just in
the nick of time. Commodore Beckley,
true son of Hawaii and the sea, was
told that men We're overheard. He or
dered boat lowered to assist them.
Soon after the cry was sent up that
the Myrtles too were capsiZed. The
scene was a dramatic one. Life saving
was coming by the wholesale for the
gallant tars of the Kinau. The Com
modore was equal to the occasion.
Lower away boat, boys, and let's to
the rescue" Among the life-savers In
the second boat was the doughty pur-
ser. The tale is well known. Both
crews were saved, taken aboard the
Kinau and deposited on terra firma in
their abbreviated costumes. The boys
were profuse in their thanks, and the
Commodore blushed through his sun
burnt skin at the compliments paid him
for his gailantry.
A committee was appointed from the
| nl,1 e
of the occasion to present to the Com
modore. To breach the subject was to
have it done. 1t was only thought of
yesterday morning and the committee
had little time in which to prepare their
gift. They decided upon a medal. AS
the time was short and most of the
jewellers were busy the job of getting
up the souvenir was given to Chisholm,
] the harness maker. In some unac-
countable manner Mr.. Chisholm mis-
construed the order and when the
committee went to his place of bust
ness he showed them q beautiful medal
four inches in diameter, made of russell
leather. II was circular in form, with
4 truncated edges looking more like an
embryo buZZ-saw than a token Of es-
teen. Two beautiful ribbons, one blue
| and the other red, symbolizing the
donor boat clubs were attached to the
medal by means of brass rivet passed
through the center.
But its chief glory lay in the legends
that Illuminated its sombre face. Hero
life saver-valor"-"For saving the
lives OF the Myrtle and Healani crews"
| Presented to Commodore George
Beckley," etc. The letters were beau
TRULY inscribed in red ink, shaded
with blue, still further symbolizing col
ors of the clubs.
Carl Widemann, Jack" Atkinson.
Aleck Macintosh, Prince David, Ches-
ter Doyle, Frank Mcintyre, Sam
Woods, Sam Parker, Jr., and a dozen
others were in the plot. Shortly before
O'Clock last evening a telephone mes
sage was sent to the wharf to notify the
Commodore that a committee was on
lts way down to make a little presenta-
tion. The message was delivered. In
his cabin the Kinau purser waited their
coming. Carl Widemann was>chosen to
make the presentation speech, and he
accepted with trepidation and a slight
tendency to cold feet" In the little
cabin Carl Widemann made a neat
speech. The Commodore was not given
a cue for what was in store for him.
They carried the joke out to the end.
Not quite. Before the end came the
Commodore smelt rat, and then it
was all off.
II have been requested said the
spokesman, ito present you with a lit
tie token of the esteem Of the three
boat clubs in recognition of your valor