The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-04-18

on night before last He shipped
on the Dimond as cabin boy, and on
II Tuesday night. as the Dimond was ly-
"a ing al the quarantine wharf he took an
u old sloop lying near the Myrtle boat
house and started out for row. The
fifteen year old boy took but one oar
with him, and according TO reports ne
dFffted out TO sea in spite Of all he
could do to prevent his boat from tax
ing such a course. Yesterday morning
the boys father sent letter to Attor-
ney General Dole. asking him TO send
out the IroQuois in search Of the drift
ing lad. The following answer was
sent I'm answer 20 the missive. directed
to United States Attorney John c.
Baird.
Hon John c. Baird, United States Dis
trict Attorney for the Territory OF
Hawaii.
Dear Sir:-I have just received
your favor in which you say the
bearers son has drifted out to sea
in an open boat. and the father has
applied 10 me for relief | understand
that he is a citizen of the Territory,
and as the national officers can offer
no relief. / have referred him TO you"
Upon receipt OF your letter. ! i'm
mediately saw the Superintendent Of
Public Works. and he has placed the
Territorial tug at the service of Mr.
Thomas Foster in his search for his
son. also at once communicated
with the High Sheriff and the Police
Department will render all aid in it's
power. A diligent search is already in
progress to ascertain whether the in
formation is not possibly incorrect,
and the boy somewhere in the city.
In case he drifted out of the harbor.
as his father believes, last night with
out sail or oar. the prevailing winds
have probably already carried him so
far that he cannot be overtaken by
the Territorial tug: and in that case
the only chance Of saving his life
seems 90 be through a ship which can
make a somewhat extended cruise.
The Territory has no such vessel and.
under the circumstances. ! feel jus
tilted In appealing 20 you as the legal
representative of the Federal Govern
ment. 20 see IL the naval authorities
have not power TO take such measures
at once as may be necessary to save
this young mans life. will meet you
and them at any time and place that
will SUIT their convenience.
Very sincerely yours,
Il. p. DOLE,
Attorney General.
Honolulu. April IL. 1901.
There was one theory to the effect
that the youth did not drift out to sea
at all but was in hiding somewhere in
the vicinity of Honolulu. waiting for
the Dimond to depart. when he would
come out OF his hiding AS that ves-
sci left yesterday morning. II these
facts were true he should soon be
heard from
III the Eleu which went in search
of the missing boy at IL o'clock yes
terday morning brought no tidings OF
him. and the boy was not accounted for
in some other way. the Iroquois would
leave the harbor and try to pick the
boy up.
A rumor 10 the effect that there was
a small boat, with a lone occupant,
seen drifting toward Kauai yesterday
afternoon hy a local schooner could
not be confirmed.
At 6 o'clock last evening the boy
who was supposed TO be drifting
across the heaving bosom OF the deep,
was found on an ice wagon. helping an
icemau deliver his congealed load. He
was quite indignant 20 think that any
one should have supposed for an in
slant that he was not man enough TO
manage boat with sculler oar. The
sum OF the whole thing was that the
boy did not want 10 go away on the
Dimond. so he stayed away from
home and from the officers OF the
Dimond
The Eleu came into the harbor last
night without the boy. OF course.
Now the question that naturally
presents itself is this: Is the Eleu
fast enough TO catch an ice wagon
Msriposa Sails.
The departure of the Mariposa yes
terday afternoon was quite spectacu
lar. A more than ordinarily large
crowd OF people took their departure
on Captain Rennie's vessel for the
mainland. Superintendent Denison Of
the Oahu Railway was among those to
10 away All the vessels ut the rail
road wharf were decorated out or re-
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