Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-07-30
CABLE W0RKMEN ESCAPE
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together. but the fury Of the wind and
waves caught the larger boat. which
was swept away out OF sight.
The storm was increasing, we were
cut of sight OF land, the shades of eve
were beginning to fall. and the hopes
Of reaching the whaleboat before long
we're at a low ebb. 1t seemed useless
10 proceed further and | was ON the
Point of ordering my men to turn
lack and make for shore before 1t was
tcO late. when there appeared clearly
outlined against the horizon, white
speCk which had the appearance Of a
LGg or perhaps, sail.
THAT settled Il. There was no more
thought OF danger to us. We made di.
veCtly for the place and our long boat
skipped from the crest OF one wave to
another like some live thing.
1t was long chase, but before
dark we had caught up to the whale
boat and were soon alongside. 1t was
l sorry spectacle. The men were all
lying in the bottom Of the boat, com
pletely exhausted, and all they could
do was to smile up at us and thus con
vey their gratitude. To be the reCip.
lent of such eloquent looks as they
gave us Is worth twice the danger We
we're In.
There was just one man in the
crew who had any strength whatever
left and he was the one who. while ly
ing in the bottom of the boat, had
tied a shirt on the end Of an oar and
held II up in the hope that some pass
ing craft might see II and fly to the
rescue. 1t was the last resort. All
hope had been abandoned. Without
provisions or water and in complete
iy exhausted condition, II was only a
question of time when the sea would
have claimed one and all
I'VE were told that the lighter had
been picked up and the men taken
OF. 1t was impossible to save the
craft and SO ii was set adTlft. We
first attempted to tow the whaleboat.
fearing that the additional weight of
the eight men might result disastrous
iy for us. This plan proved to be
t'NA'oSs w N'pN l'oAhb blbhih anu
80, as final resort We took the men
aboard. We then came about and
made for home.
1T was not safe to use sail as our
boat was laden down with sixteen men,
together with provisions and extra oars
and sails. We would surely have met
with disaster had one of the waves TAX
en- us sidewlse. We therefore trusted
to the oars. Five men took a shift OF
ten minutes and were then relieved by
FIVE others, the remainder keeping
down under the thwarts in order that
the wind might not have any extra
surface upon which to exert its intlu-
ence.
Thus we worked our way home.
reaching the cable station at about 10
adequate idea of the reception we got.
1t was something that one feels but
cannot eXpress-something that makes
"A man thrill all over when he thinks
OF ii. The people remaining at the sta
ton were wild with Joy and everyone
embraced everyone else. OF the men
who had gone out in lighter, whale
boat and skin, not single one wac
missing You can imagine what glad
ness was mine for some Of my own
relatives were among the ones saved.
81 shall never forget, the longest day
l live, the expressions Of thankfuness
on the faces of the men in the whale
boat when We came up to them, and
the reception we received upon our
safe arrival home"