The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-05-24

70 M HluQ and asked MIN where
the Upolu was-'-I told him, says Mr..
Frazer. that the Consuelo was lying
ia port with a southerly wind and that
there vas a possibility that the Cap
tain might want 20 tow ont aud
asked him 20 send tie Upolu down
ard lie there,-snd In case the Cap
tain wanted a tow he could give him
a tow
While Mr. Hind testified Mr..
Frazer. telephoned TO me 10 send the
Upolu around 20 Msnukona 70 TOW the
Consuelo out Of port, which she after
wards did, said ! would 20 down
and find the boat and ne said Il wish
you would as the Consuelo has a very
valuable cargo and we hate TO lose
II
There does not seem to the Court
20 have been but one object in getting
,ae Upoiu ~ Mahukona- and that was
10 assist the "Consuelor out to sea
because Of the very serious gale that
was then blowing II the port Of Ma
hukona and the threatening danger
TO the "Consuelor II she remained
there At any rate the, "UpoluT left
Alaalae about seven o'clock a N. and
reached Mahukona about nine o'clock
or a little after. When she reached
there she blew her whistle two sep
srate times. but received no response
from the "Consuelo" and no one ap
peared upon the deck Of that vessel.
no one was aboard Of her; and as the
Upolu was in danger of being en-
tangled In the hawsers that connect
.f..Tf Errrsr fE..a
"Upolu" was about 10 turn around and
20 back when her Captain saw boat
leave the shore with some men in her.
The testimony Of the Captain Of the
"Consuelo" at this point is Of interest.
He says: Il thought il was strange
10 see the UpOlu coming along at
that time. and I asked one OF the ma
tive crews VIII. re the Upolu was
going. He said I think she is going to
tow you out and so said the Cap
tain OF the Consuelo I'VE all went
ashore again so that<ge could pick up
my crew and get them back aboard,
which / did" When | went ashore
I asked Mr.. Frazer If he had made
any agreement with the Upolu to tow
me out. This was before the Upolu
got there. although in sight He said
no. and I asked him If ! would make
any agreement He said no. leave
that 10 us.
The Captain further testifies: Il
went back put my crew aboard of
the Consuelo and | then spoke the
Captain of the Upolu. and / asked him
IL he could tow us out, and he said
he could II set my fore and aft sails,
my lower top sails and stay sails
when we got started. That was all
the conversation. I did not make any
arrangement with him TO do this be-
cause I supposed the owners, Mr..
Frazer and Mr.. Benton. took the mat
ter out Of my hands and ordered the
boat unbeknown to me-"
This seems hardly credible that the
Captain of the Consuelo was unaware
OF the ordering OF the Upolu to Ma
hukona in view OF the fact that he
was ashore when Mr.. Frazer was tele-
phoning TO Mr.. Hind early in the
marning and that a storm was then
prevailing.
II seems that the Captain of the
Consuelo and his crew assisted in get
ting a line on board Of the Upolu and
she towed the Consuelo out to sea,
the actual time consumed in this tow
age being some three quarters of an
hour. although some of the witnesses
for libellee testified that il took but
fifteen minutes.
There is some conflict in the testi-
mony as 10 whether there was any
danger TO the Consuelo at the time
the services were rendered by the
Upolu; and whether if so. the danger
was such as TO entitle the Upolu to
salvage compensation. II is clear TO
the Court from the testimony as a
whole that there can not be any doubt
as 10 the dangerous position in which
the Consuelo was lying and that her
captain and the owners OF the vessel
thought she was in danger and that all
parties including the sailors were con-
scions OF Il. Else why did the Cap
tain and crew leave the ship? The
sailors did not so back TO the ship
until after the Upolu was sighted ah
appears from the evidence of both
the Captain and the cook OF the Con-
suelo. II the COnsnelo were not in
danger. why did Mr.. Frazer. the own
er or cO-owner Of the vessel. early on
the morning OF the 18th of Novem-
Der. telephone 10 the owner OF the
Upolu TO have her sent around to the
port OF MahukonR. and why were Mr.
Frazer and his men up at two o'clock
in the morning. the latter going out
to the Consuelo. ito see il she want
ed anything and then returning to
the shore with all her officers and
men aboard leaving the ship entirely
alone9
II il had been possible for the Cap
tain Of the Consuelo 10 have set sail
and gone cut OF the port safely. with
out the assistance of the Upolu as he
now testities. why did he not do this
and not abandon his ship in the FIRST
place. and then returning ask the.
Captain OF the Upolu can you tow
us out" And why after being towed
out, did he remain away from the
port OF Mahukona until the weather
moderated and was again fair9 II
the place was safe and the weather
such as to permit him 10 remain
there. why did he not do sol
The real facts are there was
severe south wind blowing and the
Consuelo was in danger OF slipping
her moorings. going upon the shore
or being swamped in the sea. This
must have been the fear that took
possession of the Captain and the
crew when they deserted the shin