The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-04-29
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as drunken man might run amuck. in
a crowd.
The Fearless. like a big policeman,
did her best to keep the ship from run
ming into and smashing other vessels
in port.
Indeed. had it not been for the quick
action of Captain Brokaw of the Fear
less, considerable damage would have
been, done to the steamer Hanalei, with
which the Willard coIlided. The ship
showed a decided longing to go on the
reef at one time. and at another she
was evidently DESTROYS of taking a trip
up Fort street
Captain Quick, the master of the
Henry Willard, had trouble with the
members of the crew early on Saturday
1T seems that the men did not want to
go to sea with one of the mates who
had been taken aboarn after the crew
had signed on. The men proceeded to
get thoroughly drunk over the matter
and, about o'clock, when the Fearless
took the ship from the railway wharf,
the crew was in condition to make
trouble.
| Captain Brokaw noticed that the ship
acted very queerly, and did not steer
well, so he started to give her sheer
to starboard. signalling to Captain
Quick. at the same time, to put his
wheel over.
| Captain Quick gave the order to the
man at the wheel. but the order was not
obeyed, and the ship kept on her way
straight for the steamer Hanalei, which
was at the Inter-Island wharf
! Brokaw saw that a collision was
about to occur, and succeeded in
swinging the Wizards bow a little. not
enough, however, to miss the Hanalei
entirely. The big ships jibboom struck
the steamer a CHANGING blow, swapping
off like pipe-stem, although the Hama
lei was not harmed in the least The
rigging of the Wizards jibboom hung
in a tangled mass as the big vessel
was sheered off and started for the
light house.
/ Somebody on the Willard made the at
tempt to let go on the port anchor; as
good luck would have 1t, however, this
proved unsuccessful. otherwise the Viii
lard would probably have piled up or
the reef near the light house
The Fearless was working like 9
whole fleet of tugs, and finally got the
ship out of all danger and Captain
Quick taking the wheel, she was got
ten out of the harbor without further
accident *
The Willard was anchored off the bel
buoy, where she lies until her jibboom
has been repaired and her crew sobere6
up.
/ Today it is expected that the crew
will be sober enough to get to work
and the wreck of the jibboom will be-
cleared away and a new one will bt
placed.
The drunken members of the crew
made 1t pretty hot for the mate before
the ship got out of the harbor, and il
will be many days before that officer
is enjoying his usual good health. He
was badly beaten and bruised about
the head and body. Several others OF
the ships company suffered as the re.
suit of the ship having a jag on.
McGettigan's Brothers Bliss.
Chief Yeoman McGettigan, of ths
/ United States tug Iroquois. well known
and well liked by all who know hin
in Honolulu, is not the only McGetti
gan. He is the possessor of a brother
in San Francisco. This brother of hi.
is just about to enter upon the sea o.
matrimony, the first of the family O.
McGettigans to become benedict.
The San Francisco Cali of the It'll
instant gives the following account O
the engagement of McGettigan's broth
er:
The engagement of California belle
descended from one of the old aristo
cratic Spanish families of this State
and one of San Francisco's most prom
inent young physicians, has just beel
announced. The engagement is one 8
more than ordinary note, owing to tn,
prominence and popularity of the par
ties. They are Miss Francesca Vallejo
granddaughter of the late General M
G. Vallejo, whose name is one of tn,
most familiar In the early history O.
the State, and DR.. Charles D. McGetti
gan, who has rapidly risen to a plae,
in the front rank Of San Francisct
physicians.
Though the doctor and his handsom,
fiancee have known each other sine,
childhood and have always been mucl
In each others company, their engage
ment will be a surprise and a pleasins
one to their friends. The couple wer,
children together in Vallejo, their re
spective families being close friends
and 1t seems that the early attachment
formed never weakened, but grew int,
. love-
Miss Francesca vaIlejo's name AM
features are familiar throughout tn,
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