The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-01-20

OrODSy lie Was carried ashore 10 the
hotel The chief officer was placed in
command of the vessel, the officers
were promoted, and Beckley was made
fifth mate The ship then proceeded to
the Arctic Ocean, secured 1000 barrels
of oil, and arrived at Honolulu, Novem-
Der 4. 1862
On December 81, 1859, left Honolulu
in the bark Arctic, in command OF
Captain Trip, for a cruise to the Mar
quesas Islands, where the ship remain
ed for two weeks taking on wood and
water repairing sails, etc. Beckley on
this trip was boat steerer to the sec
ond mate. From the islands the ship
went to Kodiak to cruise for right
whales. Was there for three weeks.
and then proceeded to the Arctic, cap
turing four whales.
From here the vessel sailed for Point
Barrow. latitude Y north, longitude
west On September 18th, which will
long be remembered, almost the entire
whaling fleet was lost. The suffering
and privation experienced by hundreds
OF Seamen is best told In the FRIEND OF
November 1, 1871.
The bark Arctic with seven other
vessels that were saved, returned to
Honolulu on October %, 1871, with $50
barrels of oil.
/ The total number of men brought by
| the returning whaling vessels was in
the aggregate, 200. This was the last
voyage made to the northern water by
/ Admiral Beckley, and the tenth voyage
! finds him on the Kilauea, owned by
the Hawaiian government, under the
/ reign of Kamehameha V, the Hon. S.
tG. Wilder being the agent. January,
| 1871. found Beckiey as a deck hand,
+, but occupying quarters in the cabin,
| condition made possible owing to his
| family connection with Kamehameha
v Some three months later he was
promoted to the position of purser's
! l. " oct Lax . q
the purser.
In 1873 Admiral Beckley was made
first officer, while L. Marchant was in
command
i On August IA. 1877, the new and ele-
giant coasting steamer Likelike, built
for the Hawaiian government, arrived
in Honolulu from San Francisco, where
she was built and launched by the IT'S
don Iron Works. In october, 1877, Ad-
rairal Beckley was appointed freight
clerk of the Likelike, and in 1879 was
promoted to the position of purser.
About one month after her arrival in
Honolulu the vessel was purchased by
! the Hon. 5. C. Wilder.
In 1879 went to San Francisco as
superintendent for the construction of
the steamer Lehua, and launched her
on May 10th. On May 14th the vessel
left San Francisco with two passengers
and full load of freight, and in COM
mand of Admiral Beckley, making the
run in eleven days, arriving III I1OiIo-
lulu on May Goth. At Honolulu Beck
ley Joined the steamer Likelike as chief
mate under Captain Sheppard, ana
then as purser again until 1883. LeaV-
ing the Likelike. the Admiral joired the
Kinau, which was in command OF Cap
tain King. as purser, where he remain
ed until 1897, when he proceeded to
San Francisco and brought the steamer
Helene to Honolulu, leaving there on
February oath, and arriving at Homo
lulu on March I'd.
On Tuesday, March Sth, of the same
year, Beckley Joined the Kinau as pur-
ser. where he has remained ever since
II is 2 fact worthy of note that Ad-
,,,iraI Rackley is q, man of excellent
pi1vsioue. and has never lost day
through sickness or been absent from
his post of duty for the past forty
wears: nine years in deep water vessels,
and thiray-ope years in the steamers
pIying around the Hawaiian Islands
belonging to the Wilder Steamship
Company. of which he is director
has not added any gray hairs to ms
head On Tuesday, February 20. Iyoi'
Admiral Beckley took his examination
before the United States Board OF IN
spectors of HulIs and Boilers, and
was granted a license to navigate as
a master and pilot of the Hawaiian
waters.
| such. in brief, are few scattering
facts connected with the life of Ad-
1,1iral Beckley. of whom II can be said
that he has and is today closely iden-
tilted with the present and future de-
yeIopment Of the city of Honolulu and
the Hawaiian group of islands in gen
,-ral