The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-06-02
.STACKA8LE
IN WASHINGTON
WAITING UNTIL MATTER OF THE
PENDING IMMIGRATION BILL IS
SETTLED

SETTLED
Secretary Atkinson this morning re- ,
coived a cable from Collector Stackable,
who is i'm Washington, in answer to a
cable Atkinson sent several days ago
regarding the immigration bill i'm Con-
gress. AtkinsOn's cable was an inquiry
If anything could be done at this end
to assist in fighting for Hawaii's in
forests. Stackables reply received this
morning is to the effect that he is
working on the proposition with Kuhio
and Hatch.
Stackable will wait i'm Washington, It
is understood until some action is TAX
en- If the immigration bill passes with
the educational clause applicable to
Hawaii his trip to the Azores will
probably be abandoned as i'm that
event he would not be able to carry
out the plans for which he left. 1t is
expected. however. that Hawaii will be
exempted from the act and if this uc-
ours Stackable viii leave at an early
date for Europe.
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certain by people on Maui that they
We're drowned. ] left Pukoo last night
on the Ada and arrived at Honolulu
this morning My wife was in Homo
lulu and l was afraid when she heard
the news of our being missing she
might take a boat and go up there.
The natives who were drowned lived
at Pukoo. Dan had no family except a
sister and a grandmother think, hut
Keoki had quite a large family, while
the other man was married ana had
some children.
1T is hard to say how far 1 swan.
1t might have been from so to 60 miles,
but l am only guessing at this figure
and will not be certain about it. l
was in the water nearly Is hours after
we left the boat
Duvauchelle is 3S years of age ana is
half-white. He was one of the Ha-
wall rifle team that went to the ma
tional target competition at Seagirt.
New Jersey, last year.
According to the statements made by
Duvauchelle, the accident and subse-
quent drowning of the three natives
We're due to two causes. The first fault
was committed by Keok who tied the
sheet fast to the side OF the boat in
stead of holding the sheet i'm his hand
so as to slacken the line when the
wind got stronger. The result was
that when the squall suddenly came.
the sheet could not be slackened in
time and the boat capsized Even af-
ter the boat had been capSzed if the
two natives had consented to remain
with the boat and allow Duvuchelle to
swim ashore, he would beyond any
doubt have made land safely and have
ultimately been able to send a boat to
the rescue of the three natives. But
the desire on the part Of two of them
to start for shore. resulted in their be
ing lost and the third native finally
being drowned.
The feat of Duvauchelle recalls some
of the earlier stories of remarkable
swimming by natives in the whaling
days. 1t was a common feat for ma
tives to sign on a whaling vessel, draw
big advance money and after the vessel
had put to sea, to jump overheard and
swim from five to ten miles ashore.
This feat was of common occurrence
and there was hardly a whaling cap
tain but had some such experiences
during his dealing with Hawaiian sail
ors.
The nearest approach to the expert
ence Of Duvauchelle. so far as these
waters is concerned. was that of Mr..
an Mrs. Trtadway. They ware cap
sized from small boat in the Maui
channel and had to swim together for
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and she managed to hold his chin above
water by tying his head up with her
hair. They finally landed on Maui.
The length OF time that Duvauchelle
was in the water exceeds this by some
hours. Webb, the long distance swim
mer who has made several attempts to
swim across the Straits Of Dover has
been i'm the water for hours at a
stretch.
Duvauchelle was the cynosure Of all
eyes in Honolulu today when the de-
tolls Of his experience were learned.
He was kept busy relating the story
OF his remarkable experience. All hope
of saving the missing natives has been
abandoned
II is stated that the name of Kama
kee should be Kamakahi. but whether
the names are those of the same per
son is not positively known.
A shark followed Duvauchelle for
some distance during his swim, but the
creature did not attack him.
The following somewhat condensed
account Of the disaster, gives a graphic
4 idea Of the terrific struggle for their
lives, the men made.
Lahaina, June g p. m
| EDITOR STAR: Eugene Duvau-
chelle, just from Molokai reports Ed
ward Davauchelle the only one saved
from the boat. A squat struck the
boat off Kekaa and filled it. Mama
kee and George Davis, two of the crew.