The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-06-22
GARFIELD
IN WAIMEA
CARTER CAR BROKE DOWN AT
HONOKAA-STORY OF TRIP TO
KILAUEA CRATER.
Waimea Hawaii, June 22.

w dllllGd. I1dN all June -,
Mott-Smith.
Party arrived Waimea safely. Car
ter car stalled at Honokaa The full
party will proceed to Napoopoo and
leave for Maui tonight all right.
A. L. C. ATKINSON.
The above wire,css from Atkinson
tells of the troubles which have been
experienced on Hawaii in the automo-
bile line. SO long as the party stayed
on board the steamers and trains
everything went well. but the automo-
bile part was failure
Sunday morning, wien ready to leave
the Volcano House for a trip through
the Olaa plantation and thence to Hilo,
the trouble started. Two cars were be-
ing used, both steam machines, one be-
longing to j. b. Castle and the other
to George r. Carter. The first named
car held up well, but it took about
three-Quarters of an hour to even start
the other.
IHe Castle car. which went on
ahead. carried Secretary Garfield. w.
o. Smith. Land Commissioner Pratt,
Governor Frear The Carter car took
A. l.. C. Atkinson, Judge Ballou. w. G.
Smith and F. b. McStocker. The break
downs experienced on the road made
the party two hours late when Hilo
was reached and after that reports kept
coming in 'of tire trouble and finally
that an axle on the Carter car was
broken Apparently some other car
was obtained for use and the party has
gone ahead.
Upon reaching Tfilo on the Mauna
Kea. Secretary Garfield, Governor
Frear and one or two others entered
an automobile and were driven to the
Demosthenes Hotel, where a short time
was taken for rest which was badly
needed by Garfield as he had proved a
rather poor sailor. Then came the
luncheon. which is reported elsewhere.
Immediately after this the party
went to Spreckels Hail. where a recep-
ton was held a (which many or tine
business men of Hilo and their ladies'
Interior From the hall they were
driven to a special train which was
waiting ID take the party to Glenwood
There were about sixteen members IN
the party on the train, including At
torney Carl >. SmlUn, OF Hilo, who was
torney Carl S. Smith, of Hilo, who was
invited by the Secretary to talk over
| land matters as he had, in his speech
| at the luncheon, shown more familiar
| ity with the subject than the others
| Smith went as far as Glenwood, talk-
ing with the Secretary all the way up
and then returning to Hilo.
At Glenwood the autos, which mad
come up empty, were taken once more
and a start was made for the Volcano
| House, which was reached without in
cident A wash was quickly followed
by dinner, and then horses were
brought up for the trip to the crater.
! The sight was a most impressive one
and the Secretary stayed at Halemau-
mau for about two hours, continually
expressing his appreciation of the
scene.
At this point he expressed the view
that Kilauea was such a wonderful Gu
riosity that it should belong to the
Government and that he would like
very much to see it part of a National
Reservation like Yellowstone or Yose-
mite.
The trip back was easily made and
a good nights rest was enjoyed by all
In the morning breakfast was ready at
6 o'clock and a short trip was made
over the new volcano road to Kilauea-
Xxi, the machines returning to the Vol
cano House and leaving for Hilo, via
O.aa, shortly after o'clock.
Some time was lost before reaching
HilO, through the breakdowns of the
Carter automobile, and more in Hilo
where a tire eXpIoded as soon as a stoI
was made. For this reason it seemed
doubtful if Waimea could be reached
by T1gnt, and it was decided to stol
over at HonOkaa at Pritchard's, if thu
longer trip was impossible.
From there a start was to be mad,
this morning for Waimea, stopping a
John McGuire's place at Huehue ant
the party was to be given a luau a
Napoopoo this afternoon before taking
the Claudine for rama.
On Maui the trip from Hama to Ma
hiku will be made in hacks and from
that point the party Will 90 on horse
back over the beautiful ditch trail
, then returning to Kahului, where the,
will spend a day in looking over tn
Hawaiian Commercial properties.