The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-06-12
ADVENTURES Of
A H0NOLULAN


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ture illusion. He appeared on deck to
take his medicine wnen day out, and
was informed that he would be turned
over to the police at Suva. Forewarn-
ed was forearmed, however. for Mar
covitz, who laid hands ON all the grub
he could ret hold of in the galley, and
slowed away again just before Suva
was reached.
The Suva police and the ships crew
frisked the vessel from stem to stern
and from Keel to bridge in search for
him, finally giving up the job with the
idea that he had gone ashore himself
and would be found hiding in the bush
somewhere awav from the police.
When the grub gave out, Mareovitz
again appeared on deck and saluted the
skipper, who was not only surprised
to see him come dragging up from be-
low, but was decidedly vexed, con-
signing the nersistent stowaway first
to a warmer place than the equator on
sunny day and then to the ship s
brig, informing him that in the brig
he would stay until the steamer was
laid beside the wharf in Vancouver and
the offender handed over to a Bobby.
He was pressed to tell where he had
hidden himself, but steadfastly re-
fused. Where he had been was wrap
ped up in a blanket and rolled under
bunk in the steerage, from which
cramped quarters he would sneak out
at nights for a drink and the leavings
in the buckets in the galley.
In the brig Marcovitz stayed until
Honolulu was reached. The old Stars
and Stripes looked mighty good to the
man Gin the clutches of the King"
but in the brig he was, and there ap-
peared little chance to get out and
make landing for himself, although
he was in an American port and had
papers in his pocket showing his status
as an American citizen. Just how he
felt and how he made his getaway, can
be given in his own words:
"Lord, that waiting in the brig.
commenced to feel downhearted.
thought to myself, if 1 could only open
the port hole.
"It was impossible to open it with
my hands. Fortunately / found piece
of thick wire, and l pried it open. Then
had some hope of getting out; but
could l make it2 I only wish that you
would try it, and see how easy it is to
get out OF course, you must tremem-
Ter had lost about twenty-five pounds
since the time / left Honolulu, and
that made me skinny. About half
past seven / tried to get through the
hole. Four times l failed, but finally
1 got my shoulders out, and the rest OF
my body followed. 1t was rather dark
and nobody saw me. 1 got hold of
the stern rope that leads to the other
wharf. 1 climbed along that rope. You
should have seen me. how / climbed it.
Anyhow, 1 got to the bottom, but l
could not get upon the wharf, as | was
played out An old man happened to
be there and gave me hand; then l
commenced to run like the devil. The
boys of the Iroquois took me in and
gave me shelter.
81 shall never stowaway on an Eng
lish steamer any more. They certain
ly taught me lesson, and I shall live
up to it. The next morning when l
awoke, 1 could not believe myself that
I was on the U. S. Iroquois. I thought
I was in the ManuEa s brig. Anyhow,
I was very glad to lie once more on
American soil, and l shall never leave
it any more.
81 don't wish to praise myself. /
lust wish to state that 1 have not been
carried to Jail by the English officers.
Nv friends showed their kindness to-
ward me when they saw that l was
in distress, and now l have good job
here