The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-07-31
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went over with mighty splash. The
harbor is about twenty-four feet deep
at this point, and the heavy wagon
! took the horse under He arose once
and went down again. The Japanese
dived into be water and endeavored to
rescue his animal. He called to a Ha-
waiian to assist him, telling him he
would give him SIS if ne would pull the
horse and wagon out of the water to
the wharf. The native got some lines
and a hook down and managed to
catch the latter in the harness. The
horse was still alive when brought to
the surface but died before reaching the
wharf The wagon was also hauled
back to terra firma.
The Japanese then refused to pay the
Hawaiian who had helped him and the
latter very promptly told his story to
Il policeman, who escorted the pair to
the police station. The Japanese said
he had bargained for the man to dive
for which he was to give him IS. The
man did not dive but only threw lines
end a hook down, and therefore he had
not done as agreed upon. Therefore, ar
gued the Japanese, he was not entitled
w ally tiiuS. HS ISpuls on6TlH per
suaded the Japanese that in order 10
save himself a whole lot of trouble he
had better pay it. 1t then developed.
the Japanese had no money, but
friend loaned him the IS at so per cent
interest for week.
True Story of the Empire.
F. F. Knacke master of the Inflated
bark Empire, is greatly incensed at
some of the statements about the burn
ing of his vessel, which appeared in re-
cent issues of the Bulletin and the Re-
publican. To an Advertiser reporter
yesterday he said:
1.-The statement that the Empire left
trail of coal from Newcastle to Ma
hukona is false. Over S11, 900 has been
spent on the vessel inside of the last
two years.
1T is true that there was trouble with
the crew two years ago, but it was
caused entirely by the Sailors Union,
which got hold of the crew and made
all the trouble.
Ten minutes after the fire broke out
the cable parted, leaving the vessel at
the mercy of the wind, which was
DiOWiDS nara from the SnOTe. help
came from shore to assist in putting
out the fire. I gave orders to the mate
to put sail on the vessel and beat her
up to an anchorage or if possible to
beach her. The wind being unfavor-
able we did not succeed in getting any
nearer shore than seventeen fathoms,
seven miles to the southwark of MANU-
kona, where anchor was dropped and
the vessel abandoned, as her afterpart
was then all af1ame and it was not
safe to stop on board any longer.
IF the Kinau had shown up as ex-
pected she might possibly have saved
the vessel or at least the cargo. The
fire was discovered at $3.50 a. m on
July 26th and the force pump was i'm
mediately rugged and water poured
down the lazereth, where smoke was
first noticed. The Kinau had nothing
to do with the vessel except after all
attempts had been made to save her
b. the ships crew and the help from
shore. The Kinau did not show up un-
til p. m. She went down to the YES
sal thinking that she could render as
s;stance and left an hour later for Ma
hHkona to take passengers and pro-
coed to Honolulu.
Inc last report or the captain or the
Kinau to myself was that the Empire
was afame nearly up to her forward
house. Arrived in Honolulu, I received
a wireless telegram to the effect that
she sunk at 10 g. m. the next day and
was completely out of sight.
Some of the statements made in the
Bulletin and the Republican were RI
dieulnus and it would be better If the
parties responsible for them attended
to their own business instead Of both
ering with matters of which they knew
nothing"
Albert and Mauna Ala Arrive.
At noon yesterday the bark Albert
was sighted, followed soon after by the
announcement that the Mauna Ala
was also bearing down past Koko
Head. The two barks came into the
harbor about an hour apart, the AL
bert mooring in the Irmgard wharf
slip. The Mauna Ala is moored at the
end of the Brewer wharf. Captain
Griffith of the Albert brought his yes