The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-09-09
STRANGE
SEARCH
Editor Hendricks
Mission in
Hawaii.
0 DEEDS
/. TO MUCH LAND
And Is Also Seeking Information
of His Great Great Grand
Nephew.

In 1894 Captain John Kendrick of the
sloop Lady Washington, which was the
first Yankee vessel after the American
Revolution to carry the new flag COM
pletely around the world, was killed in
Honolulu-some authorities say in one
way and some in unbelievable the
vessels in the harbor were firing sa-
lutes in honor of Kalanikupule's vic
tory over the forces of aged Kaeo in the
fierce tribal war Of that year. Kendrick
was a Yankee adventurer who had sail
ed the world over. He had title from
Indian chiefs to all the lane upon which
the city of Vancouver, B. c., now
stands. Today, a hundred and eight
years later, his great-great grand
nephew, A. J. Kendrick, editor and pro-
prietor of the Fort Smith, Arkansas,
Daily News-Record, is in the city
searching for the title deeds of the
British Columbian city and looking up
the history of his ancient mariner an
~cestor. Editor Kendrick, if he finds
the deeds, will not lay claim to valuable
Vancouver, but will simply keep them
in his family as a souvenir of its early
members.
Editor Kendrick is one of those bright
men who have built up modern bust
ness enterprises on the turbulent Dor
der of the Indian Territory n made a
success of them. Since coming here he
has gained some valuable information
concerning Captain Kendrick. Ken
drick was one of the early sea rovers
of the type of the famous Paul Jones.
He first sailed out of Boston in the 300
ton b~rigantine Columbia, and made
such a success of this venture that a
party of Englishmen fitted out for him
the Lady Washington and he sailed her
under the American flag. He made his
way into the Pacific and ~journeyed
from island to island gathering sandal
wood, which he sold in China. Captain
Vancouver, an early Pacific rover, after
whom the island and city of Vancouver
were named, declared that Hendricks
idea of making the s~andalwood business
pay was foolish, yet to this day a pros
porous trade is carried on with China
III lItClI II NCIl0 llNhS 1lod iclL
experiences in the Pacific. He went to
British Columbia and bought of Chiefs
Maguinna and Wicanish n other
chiefs 220 square miles of territory. The
deeds were duly signed by the chiefs,
and witnessed by the officers of the
Lady Washington. Attempts. were
made in London in 1898 by the owners
of the Lady Washington to sell this
extensive area Of land, but no buyers
could be found. Appeals were later ad-
Idressed by the legal representatives OF
Captain Kendrick and the owners OF
United States for confirmation of the
title, but no action resulted.
In 1884 the adventurous skipper came
to Hawaii. When Kamehameha's star
was just coming to it's as~cendency on
Hawaii, Kaeo was ruling Maui. Kala.
nikupule ruled Oahu The former tried
to capture Oahu. The Oahu ruler was
being slowly but surely beaten when
Captain Brown with the schooner jack
al, Captain Gordon with the sloop
Prince Lee Boo, and Kendrick in the
Lady Washington arrived in Honolulu
harbor. Brown sold the Oahu ruler
arms and ammunition to assist him in
the war, and finally, as the battles Were
going against Kalanikupule, Brown LEM
him some sailors to assist in fighting
the foe. Naeo was defeated and killed
and his army dispersed. After the vic
tory Captain Brown fired a salute il
honor of the event. Captain Hendricks
was standing at a portfolio of his YES
sci and a stray piece of grape shot OF
a wad from one of the Jackals cannon
hit him and inflicted a fatal wound. His
funeral was the first service of the KIND
ever witnessed on Oahu, and it is said
that the natives supposed it to be ar
act of sorcery to cause the death Of
Captain Brown.
Editor Kendrick has secured a mass
of Information concerning these event:
and is o trying to find the old title
deeds to Vancouver, which he think:
were kept here. Data concerning thest
may be in possession of Prof. Alexan,
der.