Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-12-11
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Thompson that he would shattcr no
speed records while on Hawaii. That
nc kept this pledge to the painful and
distressing letter Is proven by the fact
that while the Thompson chariot left
among the very first, II was the last
word in autos to sneak under the
friendly shelter Of Mine Host Demos
themes carivanssary at the Volcano
along about eight o'clock Saturday
night But hereby hangs tale that
TO relate would tax the fervid des-
criptive powers of Historian Jack"
Lucas. TO point where mere words
would be found futile.
Sunshine and Clouds.
That auto trip across the lava
strewn wastes of North and South
Kona will serve as a theme for more
than book full of stories of heroism,
self-sacrifice. without the slightest
embellishments. To more than one
machine filed with Honolulu youth
and flower, or freighted with men of
business or professional prominence,
the trip through Kona turned out to
be chapter of disasters. Precipitation
and may II be said, profanity, is be-
lieved to have mingled in the efforts
towards persuasion of refractory tire
TO 1T itself to q distended rim
"Blow outs" became a feature which
arose across the pathway Of happi-
ness Of several autoists and continu-
cd with such frequency that the Vol
cano House appeared to be thousands
of leagues away as time wore on and
patience became thing OF the past
To properly chronicle the list of min
or accidents would require the requi-
sition of names of n hundred or more
persons.
All Ends Well.
The spin through Kona, the heal.
thiest portion of the island OF Ha.
, wall. provided that You do not say II
IN Hilo. proved delightful expert.
ence. The auto trip takes one through
VIZ prosperous toict, 'obut'o Auu'
pineapple districts Of this portion o
the big island. The winding ascen,
of the slopes gives one beautiful
slimpscs of sea and shore. The cocoa
nut fringed shores with dashing sur
offording pretty picture. This con
stantly changing panorama more thai
Offset the experience of those person
travelling by the 'hoodoo" cars, VIII,
had ample time to view the Scent
delights because of frequent stop
page TO repair slight damage.
Near Napoopoo, Representation Ju
Han Yates, who had charge of a lIttl
group of newspapcrmen pointed on
the old Hawaiian City of Refuge"
we'll preserved temple and a haven O
safety for the evil doer. At Keauho
the ancient coasting place for tn
grass sliders was pointed out. Som
members of the party had occasion
10 wish that the Kona roads Nigh
afford an equal opportunity of reach
ing destination.
Luncheon and Lava.
Swimming through the coffee field
with occasional patches of pincapplei
the party. now widely scattered be
cause Of frequent breakdowns az
preached the lava flows. A hittin
glimpse of Captain Cooks monumer
at Kealakekua Bay was pointed on
by the ever accommodating Yates.
, Some one endeavored to convinc
the "doubting ThOmases' IN the part
. that the hard lava rock made an idea
road material. II does. but whispt
II not in Merchant street that a m;
chine should be shod with steel tire
= to find way through some street.-the
0 In Kona In safety.
I The ''young lions OF the press" foun
h themselves down and out In the mid,
\ OF the 1907 lava flow. Rocks a
around and no place to spend 20,
money. Representative Yates who
Z legislative halls could sway many |
5 natural flow OF eloquence found thu
n Pele had placed stumbling block
: The way of further progress.
Q cIaudius Hastens to the Rescue.
n Attorney Claudius II. Mcbride, on,
Il wen known Beau Brummel, boueval'
d Ter, secretary to Governor Frear AZ
d now engaged In the successful pra
o lice of law In Kona, with headqui
!, tiers at Kailua, was the means of II
!. Grating a united press from an 81
l. forced detention on the fint-like an
Q nnsympathetic lava landscape. The A
torney Mcbride machine came up,
: one OF the Kona cars, which had su
: fered the swapping of a steering ge
u ms the unfortunate auto was In Il