The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-03-04
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Indiana seems well established.
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Mrs. Wakefield and her daughter, who
were drowned, came TO Honolulu about
the a. st of the year and We're guests al
the Hawaiian Hotel until they went
away on the RIO. They occupied apart
ments in the new cottage of the hotel.
adjoining Beretania street. They maue
a trip 10 Hilo, visited the volcano, and
saw everything that is interesting to
tourists. They were last at the Waialua
Hotel and returned to the City and to
the Hawaiian Hotel two days before the
Rio sailed. Both the ladies' were very
popular in the social life at the hotel,
and the guests yet at that hosiery VINO
had been their companions daily were
Mortified to hear of their fate.
The Call says: Mrs. S. H. Wakefield
and her daughter, Miss Naomi Wake
field. who were lost in the wreck of the
Rio de Janeiro, were well known in
Oakland and were leaders in the inner
social circle. They Travelled a great deal
and when in Oakland resided at the Ho-
tel Metropole.
Mrs Wakefield and ner daughter spent
the early part of the winter at the Met
ropole. but decided, for the benefit of the
health of Miss Wakefield, to go to the
Hawaiian Islands. On November 20 they
left Oakland, and they have been in the
islands since.
The last steamer from Honolulu
brought a letter from Mrs Wakefield
re-engaging her rooms at the Metropole
and saying that she would arrive on the
Rio de Janeiro about February 90
Mrs. Wakefield has a sister, Mrs r.
w. Miller. living at 1857 East Twenty
seventh street. in this city. AS soon az
the story of the wreck of the steamship
reached Oakland Mrs. Miller went to
San Francisco to learn of the fate OF
her sister. and shortly after her arrival
Mrs. Wakefields body was brought
ashore.
There are many in Oakland who will
learn with sorrow of the death of the
ladies. They had many friends and be.
fore their departure for Honolulu they
gave Inner at the Metropole. al
which they entertained a large party OF
friends who wished them a happy jour
neY. ,.Eax
Long Barley Escaped.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. PR. H.
Long of Honolulu, whose home is In
petaluma. where his family reside, wa
also brought to Meigg's wharf He said
=. ms morning about 4:30 o'clock the pf-
lot left orders if it cleared up he would
bring the ship up TO the quarantine
grounds. 1t cleared up as they were
sett ng up the anchor and then it be-
q came foggy again. The vessel however
started up. and she ran about twenty
Ave or thirty minutes when she struck
hard. She piled up on the rock. There
I was considerable freight on the main
deck which began to list. I did not
think the vessel would goodwin so soon.
so l went TO my stateroom and packe
my valise. L also took off my old coat
and put on a new one. 1 thought if l
was to drown, I'd drown In my best
clothes. I also got my cane, but I lost
it. When I got on deck the Rio was
listing to port. You know, she struck
on the starboard. l jumped into the
water and went down with the ship. l
had. fortunately, provided myself with
life preserver and came to the sur
face. Then 1 saw a ships life raft, but
| was so heavily weighted down that 1t
must have been fully ten minutes be-
fore got on the raft. L saw one boat
Inf'eak UP. She was loaded with people
My watch stopped at IA minutes to G.
hid friend on board, Harry Guyon