The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-03-03


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concerning Tie collision.
Captain Loses An.
The Moi Wahiue was a iafgc.sized
schooner, used IN she island srade, and
had been factor In island shipping
Tor the past twenty-five years. After
the loss Of The schooner Lavinia on
WaikiM three or four years ago, when
Captain Sam had 20 swim ashore as
usual, be purchased half interest In
The Moi Wahino, the other half being
owned by Kealoha, stevedorc en-.
ployed at the railroad whnrves. The
loss makes Captain Sam q poor man
again.
Captain Sam paid about $4,000 for
his share Of the boat, and had about
completed payments, and the next trip
or two would have put him on velvet.
There is still a small amount due on
the mortgage.
The vessel was insured with Hack
field & Co. for $4,000, but this will be
needed TO pay for bills and expenses
connected with the ship and will leave
little, if any, for Captain Sam and his
partner.
The Moi Wahine had large cargo
for Puako and Honopu. For Puako
there were thirtv-four drums of dis.
tillate and for Honoipu forty tons Of
inter. valued at about $4,000; ten tons
Of rolled barley and $50 bags of Japa-
nese rice. The value Of all cargo is
estimated at over $4,000, none of the
CARGO being insured.
The crew consisted Of two Hawaiians
and five Koreans in addition to~Captain
Sam. the names of whom were not on
record with the local agents.
A Previous Collision.
The Moi Wahine figured in coli.
sion with the steamer James l. DOwsett
in about the same place in the Molokai
channel, in June, 1856, the latter vessel
laundering very soon after The Moi
Wahine was badly damaged and put
back TO port.
The James I Dowsett left Kuau
Maui, June 80, with 1900 bags of sugar
for Honolulu AT 10:45 that night the
collision occurred and in little Over
an hour after that the Dowsett sank
the water having extinguished the fire
in her engine room before she could
make Kaunakakai, Molokai, for which
port Captain Dudoit headed her. WheI
it was seen that the steamer could no
be saved, boat was lowered, in whiel
all on board were taken. They rowet
ahead of the sinking vessel and dis
covered a large hole in her bow. Thu
boat was then rowed to Kaunakakai
which was reached at three o clocl
the next morning. The Mol1olii sool
after appearing at that port, the ship
wrecked crew took passage by her fol
Honolulu Captain Dudoit claimed tina
he did not see any light on the schoon
er, and was unaware of her proximit.
till a collision was unavoidable.
i The Dowsett ran into the schoone
on the port side and cut her to abou
two streaks of the waters edge. Cap
, tain Staples was in command of tn
Moi Wahine at the time of the COLI
sion.
Captain Sans Last Wreck.
On Sunday evening, December &c
1896, Capt Sam Manu- and crew o
five men almost met death by drown
ing when the two-masted American
schooner Lavinia was piled up on tn
reef at Waikiki, opposite the Aquarium
driven before a terrific kona gale. TIL
night will be remembered by many a
/ 4,
enced in Hawaii, and in the midst o
the tempest the Lavinia was swept Of
the Waikiki reef, becoming a total los
and leaving the sturdy Capt. Sam Man
J and his crew the alternative of swim
! ming to shore or drowning.
After the vessel had split on the rec
and was breaking up, the captain an
his men waited on deck for a while
but soon jumped overheard and starte
out for shore, keeping together. Al
though Captain Manu- was then repute
/ to be seventy-five years of age h
reached shore easily, and his crew too
, great pride in his feat, despite thei
having to save their lives in the sam
? manner.
Accompanying the tempest in whic
the Lavinia was lost on the reef Their
was thunder and lightning, the sailor
claiming that when they were leavin
the wreck for their swim to shore th
lightning was so severe that it mad
, their faces hot. All of them said ths
the lightning seemed to charge tn
: rain-filled atmosphere with eleetricit
and to send a warm current through
The Layinia had no cargo aboaT
, when she was wrecked Captain Sai
rented the craft from Captain Wei
:. barth, veteran seaman who had man
trying experiences with the same We
sci. Captain Sam took control of I'll
! vessel only several months before I'll
Lavinia was wrecked.