Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-06-10


the oars and pulled for the shore thev
found there was no way Of getting by
the rocks. They saw there was no
landing place there.
On Saturday morning the gig was
fifteen miles to leeward of where she
had been the day before. She sighted
a fishing boat on Friday and Saturday
but did not get near enough to speak
II.
On Sunday morning the gig was off
the southwest point of Niihau and
good place for landing was discovered.
The boat was beached with great effort,
for the men were about played out.
The men in the gig had had nothing
to eat since Friday afternoon and when
they landed they we're only two or
three paninkins of water left in the
cask. They started out In different d.
rections in search of house, but failed
TO see signs of a habitation of any kind.
II was while they were looking for
food and water that they heard the
joyful whistle OF the Mikahala. Their
hearts beat quicker and their heads
went dizzy with the glorious antlcipa-
ton of rescue and food and water.
James Patrick Murphy was the near
est to the steamer and as soon as he
heard her whistle and saw her he took
off his coat and waved II with all his
might. The others, seeing Murphy
waving his coat, knew that the steam
err was near at hand and rushed to
join him.
Soon the Mikahala lowered a boat
and came to get the shipwrecked men.
Captain Gregory himself was in the
boat and was one of the first to jump
overheard and help to beach her so that
the castaways could get aboard Greg
DRY got a wetting, but little he cared
as long as he was helping the worn ont
men on the rock.
Soon the four men OF the gig were
aboard the Mikahala and Captain
Gregory was giving orders to the stew
ard to spread out all he had in the
pantry. Whiskey was poured out and
food in abundance was placed before
the men who had not tasted anything t
eat in nearly thirty-siX hours.
Big, iron-muscled Boatswain Robert
son actually refused the whiskey Of
fered him. I'm too thirsty to drink
whiskey," he said, family. Give me
water"
Catching sight OF the water cooler he
made for 1t and drank four glasses Of
ice water before anyone could stop
him. Almost Immediately after he was
suffering from violent cramps in tHa
stomach.
Captain Gregory rounded on the
steward why don't you put whiskev
in that mans water?" he thunderei.
He drank too quick" said the steward,
Most OF the men OF the Fannie Kerr
came away from the ship with little
but what they wore. Some had a change
OF clothes. When the men from the
dingey were taken aboard the cap.
tain's boat, however in order to light
en- the overloaded boat 1t was necessary
to throw all things that were not abso-
lutely necessary overheard; so that the
men are now practically without any
lnlHs tACtpl WHAT lhcS "tdi'
Say, you can't say too much for
Captain Gregory OF the steamer Mika-
hala," said one OF the sailors in the
Sailors Home this morning.
Now, you're talking" shouted the
rest.
"If ever a man laid himself out to do
the right thing by a crowd of played
out sailors he's the man" said another
of tn erescued crew. I'VE might do
down to the wharf and give three
cheers for the captain, but I'm think
ing it's better way to give him our
thanks in the newspaper, cause no
matter how loud we cheered, only a
few people on the wharf would hear
us and II we put 1t in the paper all the
town will know what we think OF q
man what is a man, SO there"
And this was the talk from all hands
They could not say enough for tho
manner in which Captain Gregory had
treated them.
In the captains boat were also his
big St. Bernard dog Bessie" and a cat,
the pet of the forecastle The sailors
all declare that two days before the
ship was abandoned and few hours
before the fire in the hold was first
discovered, this cat made her bunk In
one of the lfe-boats and insisted on
remaining there until the boat was in
the water. If she was moved she would
go back again, whining and arching her
back. They say the cat knew better
than they did that something was
wrong with the ship.