The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-12-30
CHOPPY SEAS OFF THE. ISLAND
PREVENTED CABLE SPLICING
ON REEF
AND OFF
AGAIN

The tug Kaena, Captain Weisbarth,
was ashore on the Miowera reef dur
ing the heavy wind about half past
nine O'clock last night, but through
good handling in some way managed
to get off, after pounding ON the coral
rock for half an hour, and proceeded
on her trip to Pearl Harbor, where
she is employed in the dredging work.
It will not be known how she happen
ed to go ashore, or what damage she
sustained until communication may be
had with the dredge at Pearl Harbor
this morning.
Captain Weisbarth, master of the
tug, has been sailing around the Is
lands as skipper of different vessels
for over twenty years, and is said to
know them about as well as any mar
iner here.
When the pilot boat was returning
from the cable steamer Silvertown a
little after o'clock Pilots Lorensen
and Macauley heard the Kaena S
whistle making lot of noise. They
realized at once that the vessel was
on the reef, and pulling over to her,
found that she was on the rock somc
distance Eva of the point where the
Nevadan struck. There was no ex-
citement ON board the tug, and in an
swer to inquiries, it was stated that
there was boat on board large enough
to accommodate the crew in case they
| had to be taken ashore, but they re-
quested that the tug Fearless be NO.
titled and asked to come to their as
sistance. The pilot boat started for
town at once, but before they reached
the harbor the tug got clear of the
reef and could be seen making for
Pearl Harbor.
Mr.. Agassiz, manager for Cotton
Brothers, was said to have been aboard
of the vessel.
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a limited engagement here. The trip
| was unsuccessful, but just then an
opening offered at Philadelphia With
the telegram from Philadelphia came
one from their manager" to come to
Charleston.
The proffered engagement at Phila-
dephia was not accepted, and the Ha-
waiians journeyed to the South Caro-
lima city, only to find that arrangements
had not been made for them. nor was
there any opening among the exposition
attractions Their meager hoard had
dwindled to but very, little and the land
and people, so strange to them, seemed
stranger still in the Southland. They
started a little show in store building,
but the financial results were slender
Then came an opening for them An
entertainment was arranged for them
at small town near Charleston The
audience was good one: it was the
first real encouraging thing since they
had elected to remain behind in Buffalo.
They played and sang with vim that
night. 1t seemed as though. after all,
their hopes were to be realized. They
got none of the receipts, however. They
had return tickets to Charleston, else
they would have had to spend the night
in the street where they were.
I A Southern preacher, who was inter-
ested in getting up church entertain
ments. was the means of rescue to the
boys who were now close TO starvation.
With him they journeyed farther South
They visited Savannah. st. Augustine,
Palm Beach. Daytonia, and other win
ter resorts. Then they journeyed North
They stopped at many places on the
way, giving little entertainments. and
arrived in Washington May 26 last.
Here the party divided. Seven of the
Number went to New York, where they
now are, and the others remained here.
Their first appearance here was at a
musicale given in her apartments by
ex-Queen Liliuokalani. Other engage
ments followed, and this week they are
to appear at Chase's Theater.
The visitors, who speak and write the
English language well, were educated
at the Catholic College of St. Louis and
the University of Lahainaluna, in the
islands. Some of them are the sons of
the former ladies in waiting to the de-
posed Queen Liliuokalani.
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