Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-12-30
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Hawaii ports, Dec. 31.-Miss F. Gro.
zier, Mr.. Train, s. Motkini. r. f.. Har.
very, Mrs. +. Ho, Mrs. II. Deas.
Per stmr. w. @. Hall, for Lanai
ports, Dec. 30.-Ethel Lee Toma, Mrs.
X. C. Wong Miss Rose Aloiau, Mrs.
L. II. Ali, Miss NJ. Kong. Miss NJ.
Sumter.
Per stmr. Mauna Kea, for IIilo and
way ports. Jan. 1T. G. Davies, =. II.
Sheridan and party. Judge $. NJ. Bal.
lou. Mrs. Sumner
Per stmr Mauna Loa, for Kona and
Kau ports. Jan. IA. Fernandez, Mis-.
Fernandez. J. X. Kelukoa. J. =. Me.
deria, Miss Il. Moore, &. s. Heal, N.
Osgood. A. Jones, Mrs. Ioues, W. L.
Ramsey.
Per stmr. Mikahala, for Maui and
Molokal ports. Jan. 4.-Charles Gay
and family, Rex Hitchcock. w. Mulch.
Mrs d. o. Clark.
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lower hold, throwing the vessel almost
on her beamsnds. Nothing daunted.
our captains next order was down he.
low all hand and trim ballast, and this
work being carried out with prompt.
tire by the crew under the able sup.
ervlsion of capable officers. II was not
long before the vessel began to right
herself thereby relieving the exces.
sive strain ON the masts, yards AMI
rigging. In the gray morning light I
once caught glimpse of the Cap.
tain's wife peering out from the com.
panionway into the storm blast and
4 noticed there the same fearless en-
preston that characterized and dom.
mated the entire makeup of her sail.
or husband. Mrs. Graham, who by
the way. belongs TO the old Rust fam.
lily OF Virginia has sailed the seas
through storm and sunshine with Cap.
tain Graham for sixteen years. during
which time she has become quite an
expert navigator as well as under
standing seamanship. Her great pres
ence OF mind and Judgment has on
more than one occasion owed invalu.
abe. once especially when the Erskine
NJ. Phelps broke adrlft from her moor.
ings during gale Of wind whilst lay.
ing at the dock In Norfolk and drifted
out into the stream. Captain Graham
being ashore at the time. Mrs. Ora.
ham promptly ordered both anchors
to be let go. thereby sewing for the
owners a big salvage job.
About noon the wind freed slightly
and with the yards checked IA NJ.
were on like a startled deer at the
rate OF IA knots per hour. plunginy
head In to a heavy sea and increasing
our distance from the dreaded Van.
couver shores. As stood on the
weather side OF the poop grasplng the
shrouds OF the rigging | could not re.
frain from secretly admirlng the splen.
ala seamanship and navigation that |
mad that morning witnessed and which
doubtless saved the underwriters from
FOOTING an enormous bill. The follow.
ing day, Sunday, We were still able to
edge to windward, and on Monday.
the 18th inst, the wind hauled TO the
northeast, settling down into n fine
fresh breeze. which allowed OF every
stitch OF sail being set, and with the
yards properly trimmed, the great
white clipper" beneath sky of azure
blue, was soon racing through the
briny spume, throwing from on her
bows the sprays that midst sparkling
sunshine fell In rainbow showers
graces,I,v oo,.,o"' ucck whist
that now ,on 70 the oiilowa
the sides OF the ship In wild furv
Astern as far as the eye could reach
marked the vess,ss wake SNOWY
,n ne yeas.' az from the taffrail
resonnded the lck OF the patent log
which, with long white line and brIpbt