The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-02-05


between Kahului and Wailuku.
All this happened about 6 o'clock D.
M,
RAILROAD FATALITY
Last Friday afternoon, January 26.
a fatal railroad accident occurred at
Kahului. A freight train composed of
six cars and an engine belonging to
the kahului r. R. Co. had started from
kahului to Paia. When on the out
skirts of the town, not far from the
large lumber pile, the train in some
way became unfastened and divided
INTO two sections, one being made upl
of the engine and three cars and the
other, composed of the remaining three
cars. Upon the latter was a new
brakeman named Manuel Kawailohf |
VINO 1t is supposed, in running over the |
lumber, with which the forward car I
of the three was loaded, slipped and
fell in front on the track, the wheels
OF the three cars passing over him 1t
is thought that he was attempting in |
some way to notify the engineer of |
what had happened to the train. Both
legs of the unfortunate man were near
ly severed from the body, one at the
knee and the other near the trunk
He was taken Immediately to Puunene
hospital, but died from loss of blood
before DIR. Dinegar could perform any
operation.
Manuel Kawailohi was a Hawaiian
Il years of age, who had been in the
employ of the railroad company for
some time, but had been acting as
brakeman only three days. His parents
are residents Of Huelo
On Friday night, the coroner's juryI
called by Sheriff Saffery, brought in a
verdict of accidental death"
STRANGE BIRD.
On Tuesday during the cold north
storm, an employe of Haleakala Ranchl
found strange bird which seemed
sick and disabled by buffetings from
The storm. 1t was taken into the house. |
warmed. fed and cared for until yes
-erday morning, when it spread it's :
broad wings and few away
1t was not recognized as any of the
Hawaiian birds but from the descrip-
body about the size of a
blower. wide spread of wings (about
feeO, dark feathers on back and
wings with white on breast and
Vebbed feet-it is thought to be a
4aysan Island petrol that was blownt
way from its home in the south by
he great Kona and, becoming wearyj /
# the battle against wind and cold.
ook refuge on Maui
NOTES.
Sugar cane fields all over the island
re looking rather forlorn after the
lona gale. The injury done affect only
heir appearance
The new Paia mill began grinding on
anuary %.
The steamer Nebraskan arrived in
>ahului on Tuesday and will departl :.
Or San Francisco tomorrow -
Superintendent of Public Instruction. =
H Rabbit returned to Honolulu Il
n Wednesday after most complete
OUR of Maui schools. He last visited
lana, making a most successful tripi
trough that district He made the
quincy from KipahuIu to Kaupo in -
canoe.
On Monday, a party consisting of J.,
lrs W. f. Frear, the wife of the .,
hlef Justice. Mrs. Huntington, Misses
usan and Ruth Huntington, made the
scent of Haleakala, spending the night y,
the top. They enjoyed a fine viewl -
the crater in spite of some rain on j.,
tuesday,. The Misses Huntington We're =.
assmates of Mrs. Frear at Wellesley =
ollege. Mrs. and Miss Susan Hunt-I
gton are from Porto Rico MissI
nth Huntington is a teacher at Ka-
ehameha school. Mrs. Frear accom- -
Lnied by Miss Ruth Huntington re-
rned to Honolulu on Wednesday.
On Thursday, H. A. Baldwin. VIM
'oke and j. L. Fleming departed on
trip to Nahiku.
FEBRUARY 9Th. at the residence of H an
Baldwin, Spreckelsville. the Hygefa
da & Ice Co. will hold meeting to ba
nsider the advisa bility of increasing
capital stock
tr1day afternoon. January 20. the La
IS Reading Club met at the resi-
nee of Mrs. D. B. Murdoch. Paia -
= NJ. Vetlesen of Honolulu has been
Wafluku during the week.
" eather-C oldest week Of he |