The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-07-06
Pilot Macauley Tells the Thrilling
Story of the Hawaiian
"Grace Darling
British Ship tiiIston Pays High for Sailors
Schooner Aloha Arrives
Off Port.


so indignant was the skipper at the
shameful fumblng of the hands, espe-
cially under the trying circumstances
that he made a rush to take pull or
the peak halyards himself. AS he did sc
and just as he was nearing the mainmast
after lodging among the lumber and bar
reIs and other truck on deck, he stepped
right into big barrel of poi with both
feet He was SO mad that he almost
cried.
THE schooner got to Kauai eventually
however, although it was entirely due to
the skipper and no credit must be given
. the crew.
! THE Nettie commenced to discharge
! her cargo at Waimea She was about
| half discharged when terrific kona
came up The cowardly crew became
! frightened and took the boat and de-
serted the schooner as she lay out in the
bay. abandoning the captain to his fate.
Captain Crane gave her all the chain he
could but during the fury of the gale,
she dragged ashore in the breakers.
Ard there lay the beautiful little
schooner Nette Merrill, on the rocks.
being pounded every minute by the ter
rible seas which swept over her. She
threatened TO go to pieces almost any
moment The captain, cfouched down
aft in the companionway to keep from
being washed overheard, thought that his
last hour had come. During the brief
intervals between the seas going over
Captain Crane would come up on deck
and take a look ashore. He saw a little
crowd of natives the beach. They
were evidently specializing as to wheth
er there was anybody aboard and reck
oning the chance of his being saved
When the crew of the schooner landed
in the boat they had not had much to
say about the captain having been left.
This fact got out after while, how
ever. and there was a commotion among
the crowd on the beach.
1T was the opinion of the men that it
would be impossible to save the captain.
They did not think that anybody could
live in the breakers and none dared risk
having his body broken on the cruel
rocks in the attempt to rescue the lone
mariner.
Suddenly a woman stepped forward.
Tall and strong and fearless of the wa
ters even in their terrible anger, she
was a picture to gaze upon She knew
there was human life to save on that
doomed vessel and considered it the duty
of some one to go to the rescue Since
no one else dared venture she felt that.
she must go.
Just for a moment she stood, looking
ner in whIcn she should go and return
safely with the captain. Then, quickly
taking off all clothing which would In
any way interfere with her swimming,
she plunged into the water, amid the
shouts of her friends, and struck out
for the schooner.
"The people ashore watched the daring
feat in silence after the first shout of
admiration. They wondered if she would
succeed. The captain on the schooner
watched her too, thinking not of his own
safety but fearing that the brave wo-
man might lose her life in the attempt
to save his own.
His fears were wasted however, for
the swimmer reached the side of the
schooner after hard fought fight with
the sea and called to the captain to
come with her.
Taking the old man upon her back and
bidding him to hold fast to her long
hair, once more the woman struck out
through the breakers this time for the
shore and safety.
Sometimes it seemed to those on the
land that the woman had been pounded
on the rocks and that the captain had
met similar fate; and then it appeared
that they were making no Roadway and
that it was impossible for them ever TO
get ashore.
But slowly and surely the woman.
carrying her living burden, approached
nearer and nearer the land until, at last.
willing feet ran out to meet them and
willing hands reached out to carry them
from the water.
Needless to say, cheer went up from
the crowd on the beach that almost
drowned the roar of the breakers. disap-
pointed of their prey.
~, n I,,,f
seem to know that she was a heroine or
that she had done anything unusual.
She took it all as matter of course and,
putting on her clothes, disappeared.
Captain Crane never forgot her how
ever, and when he finally returned to
Honolulu he would send her little pres
ents now and then, Just to show that her
heroic deed was still green in his
memory.
And that is the story of the Hawaiian
Grace Darling and 1 think you Will
agree with me that the brave native
womans act far surpassed that of the
original Grace Darling"
1t is said that the heroine of this story
is still living in Waimea.
The Schooner Aloha Outside.
The American schooner Aloha, Cap
tain Fry, from San Francisco. was
sighted off Koko Head by the lookout
at Diamond Head last night about
o'clock. She stood around off Dia-
mond Head during the night and will
enter port the first thing this morning.
According to the latest San Francisco
guide she was to sail from that port
on the I'D Of June. She has made an
excellent trip,
The Maune Loa Sails.
Early yesterday afternoon the Inter
Island Steam Navigation Company's
boat Mauna Loa, Captain Simerson,
sailed for Maui and Hawaii ports with
the following passengers: Mrs. Fer
reira, Alice lube, Minnie Kaukau, Mrs.
c. Hayselden, Bishop Willis, r. Wal
lace, Mrs C. ]. Northern, Miss Rath-
burn, w. w. Bruner. Mrs. j. H. Both
field, C. Meineck. Miss Kaile, Miss
Kurson, F. Buckholtz, C. E. King, Mrs.
w. C. King, Miss Belle Weight, Geo.