The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-07-23
(From Thrum's Annually
NOTED COASTERS.

NOTED COASTERS.
The schooner IS. So of 81 tons, is en-
tered in the list referred to as Thomas
favorite vessels of her days. She was
formerly named the Mary, built in Java,
coming here, we believe, from China and
for quite a period did foreign service be-
tween Honolulu, Tahiti and San Fran
cisco under Molteno's command. Cap
tain King in his command of her in the
coasting trade became very popular with
the travelling public. H. S. Swinton, John
Needless, Rye & Chadwick, George Char
man and others figure as successive own
ers of the IS. S." during her coasting
experience. She was finally lost at Wal
alua, Oahu, about 1857.
The Haalilio of rs tons. was another
noted vessel of her time. She was
formerly the British schooner Chinchilla,
and was sold to the government by VIM.
Wond, in May, 1916. Her time of arrival,
or whence she came, has not been learn
ed, but she did faithful service as a
windward packet for many years, ending
her days, we believe, in this port about
1860. In her palmy days the Haalilio was
commanded by Admiral John Hail."
native. This title was conferred or as
sumed from his having charge of the
largest coaster For cause" he had
been deposed from government service.
An early resident writing of him says:
1T must have been as good a circus
to see him in uniform epaulets, Kane
hameha buttons and gold lace, boarding
a foreign man-of-war on it's arrival. and
saying: me Admiral John Hall. See
my ship?" pointing to the Kamehameha
I'LL, suppose you want clothes wash,
my wife do it, 1t was a treat to hear
him tell of his trial by court-martial,
the stripping off of his epaulets. ETC.,
and how he expected to be hung.
There seems to have been desire to
perpetuate the memory of early high
chiefs, or favorites, among names given
the coasting vessels, for we find certain
ones continually cropping up or reap
pearing on craft of different rig or di-
mansions. This has caused us little
care to guard against confusion or error,
as for instance, reference has already
been made to the brig Keoni Ana, Will
liam Patty owner In the Custom House
register schooner of this name, of 106
tons, stands No. l. with the same party
as owner; doubtless the same vessel with
change of rig. No. 206 is a schooner of
7S2 tons, of the same name formerly the
American schooner James Franklin, built
DIT ana SOlu ny W. anu ~
Kinkead to c. A. Taner. This vessel
changes later to the Mexican flag and
trade, with name changed to La Union,
but returns here and takes the name of
EsquimauX in December, 1853 Some
years later she went foreign again, and
in June, 1862, her register was returned
from San Francisco. No. 245 the name
Keoni Ana appears again for % tons
| schooner of which Reuben Taber is reg
| the American schooner Young Ely. This
for long period on the Kauai route. and
was finally lost off Mahinauli, Kauai, by
| sinking in deep water.
THE BASILISK.
| We must retrace our narrative again
| to note the arrival of H. B. M. ketch
| Basilisk, Captain Hunt, in the latter part
| of 1913, from Valparaiso. She made a
| trip to San Bias and back, then left for
Bitcairn's Island. She returned to this
| port August "a, 1914, and was condemned
and sold. Jas. Robinson & Co. bought
and rebuilt her, and in 1S47 sold her to
| II. Sea, who registers her as the herm.
| brig Wilhelmine, of 1876 TONS Captain
Jas. Makee purchased her in January,
| 1S4S, and in December of the following
year sold her to Theo. Metcalf and Thos.
King for $500. Other vessels of Captain
| Thos. Kings interest were the schoon-
| ers Rialto, of rs tons, built at Essex,
Maine, which arrived here in 1S49 and did
good service on various inter-island
| routes, occasionally taking coast trip,
| till in February, 1857, she was lost at
koloa, Kauai, while loading for San
Francisco; also the Privateer, small
vessel of 63 tons, with panied ports,
| brought here from Hongkong in July
1S49, but built at Natino East Indies, in
| 1S40 In 1850 we find the schooner Juno
| of 1891 tons registered in the names OF
Thos. King and Theo. Metcalf, vessel
| originally built at Gighton, Mass. in 1896
| and rebuilt at Sippican in 1S47. Captain
King subsequently owned the schooners
Maria and Odd Fellow, and held interests
| in others.
CAPTAIN HOBRON AND HIS YES
/ Sells.
During the California gold fever
period, 1880, there was a thriving trade
carried on between San Francisco and
| both Honolulu and Lahaina for island
produce, and the best of the coasters
We're put in service. 1t is at this time
that we first find reference to the schoon-
er Maria and her Captain, the late T. H
Hebron, by her arrival at Lahaina, from
San Francisco, June Z, 1850 She made
several trips back and forth, still under
American colors, occasionally making
pop visits to Honolulu, till January IA,
1851, she registered as a Hawaiian vessel
She was Baltimore built, of 931s tons
and with her Captain became a great
| favorite with the travelling public in her
career as a regular Lahaina packet.
| Sometime after the arrival of Capt Hob
ron's new schooner Ka Moi (Sovereign)
! the Maria sailed foreign again under
the American flag, G. W.. Navy being
| named owner. In 1855 she is back
again under the ownership of King and
Louzada. Shortly afterwards Captain
King becomes the sole owner. This yes
| sci was subsequently lost at Ebon in
| February, 1863, at which time J. c. King,
F. Molteno and s. Savidge were the
registered owners. From her wreck a
small schooner of q tons was built,
which arrived and registered here under
the name, with Hoffschlaeger and
Stapenhorst, owners, but she was short
lived. A smaller schooner of the same
name, of but 10 tons is of record in
1916, and another again in 1868. which we
will deal with later.