The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-01-18
SHIP Captured
BY PORTO RlCANS

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rumors Of bloodshed and mutiny.
Soon Deputy Sheriff ChlllIugwnrth
arrived upon the Inter-tslard wharf
with couple OF trusted men, well
armed, and they were quickly taken
off to the steamer as she lay In the
stream.
| Hieh Sheriff Brown came down about
an hour afterwards to see what had
been done and President Ena OF the
Inter-Island steam Navigation Com
pany also made his appearance on the
wharf together with representatives OF
the various companies which are re-
ceiving the laborers for their planta
lions.
When the police returned from the
IKe-Au-Hou the story of what had hap
pened aboard the vessel soon got
around and the rumors of bloodshed
and murder were all knocked in the
head.
A Porto Rican had captured the Ke-
u-Hou.
He had taken the vessel away from
the captain and all hands and had the
whole ships crew scared out of their
wits.
This was one of the Porto Rlcans
have liked to have been. He was hun
cry; he wanted something to eat and
there was nothing in sight for him and
his fellows to consume. Being very
hungry and very angry because the
food for the entire lot of immigrants
aboard had been dumped out on the
forward hatch where the cattle are
carried. when there are any cattle GO
ing on the steamer. he pulled out a
knife from somewhere just as the YES
sci was getting ready for sea and made
for the pilot house, where he drove the
native helmsman from the wheel.
1t is alleged that the steamship com
pany had not properly provided for
the immigrants, and that they had
nothing to eat when they went aboard
the Ke Au Hou, and that nothing was
ready for them when they got aboard
that vessel To be sure there were
something like four sacks or rice, so 1t
is said, and n barrel of salmon ana
even barrel of pork aboard the Ves-
sell besides some hard bread for their
consumption. 1t is said that the cause
of the uprising, of enc man with
knife, was that lot of hard bread was
dumped on the forward hatch for the
immigrants to feed from. They kicked
for the reason that they expected more
than hard bread to eat, and did not
like the idea of eating from the deck.
The man who captured the vessel and
compelled the captain to send for the
police, said he represented the Porto
Ricans aboard, and was carrying out
the wishes of all when he held the
vessel in port. He was not going to
allow the vessel to go to sea until
some understanding was reached with
the authorities concerning food.
Captain Olsen did not take the knife
away from the Porto Rican, nor did he
attempt to do so. He dropped the
anchor right in the middle of the
stream and sent for the police.
The police upon their arrival at
tempted to take the man who had
welded the knife ashore and lock him
up, but the other Porto Ricans, through
an interpreter, gave the authorities to
understand that If the knife-wielder
was taken off the vessel they would
not allow the boat to go to sea, that
they would stay right where they were
If they had to fight.
They also demanded the right to see
some one who could settle the whole |
matter, so the police came ashore
again, and the man in question was
sent for 'os' =, .
The police came to the conclusion |
that it would be best to leave the man
who had captured the vessel aboard or
there was likely to be further trouble. |
High Sheriff Brown Informed the .
steamship people that there was no
necessity of there having been so much .
trouble over nothing, and 1t was inti- +
mated that the captain of the vessel .
had been smitten with cold feet" when
he was confronted by the solitary man
with a knife. Brown said that the
captain could have handled the fellow
l,at ha no
BILE to do, any harm with the knife; /
hat he should have used force to re- \,
gain his ship after the Porto Rican 4
lad captured it.
It's all very well to talk like that" !
aid one of the steamship people after
Brown had gone but the sheriff I
would be the last man to stand by [
captain Olsen If he had raised his little
niger to the Porto Rican. He would 5
rave arrested and prosecuted him for !
murder or manslaughter If he had /
knocked him down in defense of him
self and crew."
There was very little love exhibited
between the police and the steamship \,
people over the affair. The police We're \,
If the opinion that the captain and /,
crew of the Ike Au Hou ought to have +,
things better, and the steam
ship people We're angry because the
police did not take the knife wielder
III AHt bOiN put MN III jan.
Finally the steamship people de-
that a guard be sent along
With the Porto Ricans on the steamer
and the sheriff sent down three men
TO look after things on the voyage to
the Hamakua coast and the man who
had captured the vessel was left
aboard.
Deputy Sheriff Chillngworth descrIb-
ed some of the scenes aboard the lie /,
An Hou as simply heartrending.
There was one little baby aboard for
who could not have been
much over eight months Old. The
poor little chap was so thin and vast
ed that he seemed deformed lie Is
not likely TO live until he reaches his
destination, and the mother, TOO is
dangerously IN with malaria. 4 great
~, almost as big as the puny, dying
Me one, bearing the number 1891" !
attached 10 the child The num-
ID pasteboard may soon mark It's
I'M. grave, e
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