The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1911-03-14
OATHs VAIL TO
BRING AGREEMENT


Ma helm hnfd over 20 avoid collision,
bat tho government steamer came on,
Grabbing into his bow, his vessel FLIED
and sank and in two minutes he was
in the water struggling for his life and
advising the members Of his crew not
to "hurry, but take It easy." Cap
tain Mana gives what appears 70 be
straightforward story.
Second Mate shaw Of the kukui
says he only saw the vessel when 1t
was Immediately before his bow as he
had been looking toward the shore.
He was or the starboard side with his
view Of the port side hidden by win
dow castings.
Seven members Of. the crew Of the
schooner were drowned. The kukui
people felt that, seeing 'tno prescribed
signals Of Distress" the schooner
had gone on about her business" and
thew shaped a course for Honolulu.
Only the idea prevailed among them
that a planeing blow had resulted, al.
though the forward deck was Uttered
with splinters. The idea that the yes
sci may have foundered almost imme-
diately was apparently not considered
and the steamer headed away from
THE seene Of the terrible disaster.
6tCOnQ 0Aoee . 8NS@ss
Second Mate Shaw, who was the
officer on watch and was the only look
out on the vessel, no fo'c'stle lookout
being maintained on this government
Isteamer, told .as story which did not
entirely agree with statements piads
by others. His statement, made whea
Captain Howe asked him if he realized
he was under oath; that the, sehooner
Tammed the Kukui and not wee versa,
was the one dramatic featured Of the
inquiry. He stated he has held
mates license since December,- 1905,
land has chief mate 3 papers. He took
watch when the vessel was abreast OF
the Kamalo Reef, about aeven-thirty.
SThe captain had shaped the course
for Honolulu. They were aboat a
mile and. half from the reef. The
steamer was heading west by half
south.
ssThere was no one besides myself
on the lookout - said Mate Shaw.
'sTbe light of Kaunalkakai was abeam
about eight-twenty.n
81 was leaning out of the starboard
window of the pilothouse, looking for
Lai-o- kalaa point. Or, no, l was look
ing over at the beach. asked the
auartermaster what time it was them
and he turned up the light and said it
was about a quarter to nine. About
ten minutes after that, should judge,
was about the time of the collision
about eight-ffty-fve OF nine o clock. /
did not see any lights on the schooner
not before the collision.
''It was probably very short time
probably half a minnte-from when
l first saw the outline of the schooner Is
sails before the collision came / saw
the. sails by the reflection of our mast
head light on the sails. She was bear
ing about half a point off our starboard
bow She was heading to the best Of
my knowledge, about .east-southeast.
"The schooner struck the Kukui.
She struck us on our starboard bow,
about fifteen feet from the stem. l
am sure of that. The marks on our
steamer are there to show. saw no
light on the schooner. heard no
noise.'
s"The moment you made out the ont
line of the sails, what did you dof''
asked Captain Howe.
81 told the quartermaster to hard-a-
starboard, and then crossed over to
the port side of the pilothouse and rang
to stop the engines. then called at
the captain Is door that schooner had
hit us. When got back the schooner
was astern of us, and the vessel was
then heading into the wind. She was
then about four hundred feet astern OF
us, or about two ship lengths. did
not see her plainly. Immediately upon
seeing the schooner / stopped the en-
gines. We were running at full speed
at the time we struOk. Shortly after
ward the captain rang to go ahead on
the starboard engine.
eyes, sir; the officer on watch is
generally on the bridge, but in rainy
weather he goes into the pilothouse.
was in the pilothonse. The weather
was overcast and the sea smooth, will
a northerly breeze. Twenty minutes
after the collision saw green light
Glow far could you see that lighti'
ftThat must have been about three
miles abeam.D
''You are satisfied you could see 9
light mile if it had been exhibitedf'
eyes, sir" -.
sfYon are under the impression the
schooner was showing no lightsf"
eyes, sir The port light may have
been hidden by the sail-I mean the
starboard light. I should have seer
the red light If there had been one
] was keeping a good lookout on boil
sides"
"Why were you in the pilothOuse ~
cit was blowing
The mate went on TO say he realized
it was a two,masted schooner. He saw
her 'fbefore she hit us. She was right
on u.s." he added.
"She was not more than three or foui
hundred feet from us when first saw
her. ] tried to sheer off, but she hi
us a glaneing blow. The only noise
heard was the crashing sound of th'
collision.
'tWhat proofs have you to substan
tiate Che statement that you did no
strike the Moi Wahinef"
HtThe marks ON our own ship and the
quartermaster' statement. win 8.
on record with the statement that tn,
schooner struck the Kukui on the star
board bow
Quartermaster Saw Nothing.
Quartermaster Frank Untesmann
who has been a quartermaster on th'
Kukui for fifteen months, said he saw