The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-08-22

The passage of the schooner Maku
hona, Captain Olsen, which arrived
J from Newcastle, ~ S. W., yesterday
was replete with incidents, chief o
which was the tale of storm which
for three days, threatened to brinl
p the voyage to sudden close. Leav
ing the Australian port % days be
fore, laden with 1O63 tons of Goa
consigned to Hind, Rolph & Co, the
weather was pleasant until June 18th
From then until the night of the Goth
a series of gales were met with, the
severity of which startled even the
Oldest among the crew.
Sails Blown Away.
Within a few hours from the time
the hurricane first struck the vessel,
every sail had been blown away. Cap
tain Olsen and his crew labored in
cessantly, hour after hour, to rig up a
few pieces of canvas, but the force of
the gale tore the material away as
quickly as it was adjusted.
! Meantime the huge seas not only
tossed the ship about, but repeatedly
swept her fore and aft. Life lines had
to be rigged, and none of the men
dared to move about without being
lashed The men were almost ex-
hausted when, after the three days
struggle, the weather moderated and
permitted new sails to be bent. When
the vessel hove into port yesterday,
, the crew had scarcely recovered from
the experience.
Sailors Fight at Sea.
If Ernest Seleto, cook of the schoon-
er Mahukona, had been possessed of
less physical courage, it is probable
that he would still be entrenched in
his old position as chief of the pots
and pans. When the vessel sailed from
Newcastle, Seleto incurred the en-
nifty of Nick Anderson, one of the
sailors. The grudge grew daily until
the pair never met without a verbal
exchange which furnished amusement
to the entire ship.
Things came to a head two weeks
ago, when Nick ascended from the fo'-
castle at 4 o'clock in the morning, and
before going on watch demanded a
cup of coffee from the cook. When
the beverage was not Forthcoming. the
pair proceeded to rough it in the good
.old-fashion of the sea- First Mate
Magnussau did not interfere. On the
contrary, he enjoyed the scrimmage
SO much that he acted as timekeeper
and referee. The result of the con-
test became known throughout the
length of the waterfront yesterday.
when with both eyes still swollen and
discolored, Seleto came ashore and
vowed never again to set foot aboard
a ship.
Lost Big Toe.
Benz. James, a typical old salt and
a member of the Mahukona's crew.
was minus big toe when he hobbled
ashore after the vessel had been given
prauque yesterday The amputation of
the member had been done by neither
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r. c. SLADE, Am. schr., left Honolulu
for Aberdeen, Wash, April 20.
r. P. RITHET. Am. bk., from Mahu-
kona for San Francisco. July 22.
ROBERT LEVERS, Am. schr., from
Honolulu for Tacoma, August 7.
ROBERT SEARLES, Am. schr., from
Mukilteo for Honolulu, August is.
Puget Sound from Honolulu. April Q
ROSECRANS, Am. S. s., from Mon
terey for Kaanapali and Honolulu,
August 10.
SANTA RITA, Am. S. 6, ar Port
San Luis, from Honolulu, August G.
SANTA MARIA, str, ar. Port San
Luis from Honolulu, August Il,
S. c. ALLEN, Am. bkt, for Fort Bragg
from Honolulu, August 2.
S. G. WILDER, bktn.. for Port Town
send from Everett, June 8.
SHERIDAN, U. S. A. T., from Homo.
lulu for Manila via Guam, August a.
SHERMAN, U. S. \. T., e.. Homo
lulu from Manila, August IS.
SIBERIA, S. s., ar Yokohama from
Honolulu, August 4.
SIERRA, Am, S s., from San Fran
cisco, ar. Honolulu, August IS.
ST. ROGATIEN, from London for Ho.
nolulu, April 27.
TENYO MARU, from Honolulu for
San Francisco, August 1S.
VlRGINIAN, Am. S. s., for Salina
Cruz for Kahului, August 9.
WADDON, Br. S. S., from Honolulu
for Newcastle, N. S. W., via Ocean
Island, August l.
WILLIAM p. FRYE, Am. ship. for
Delaware Breakwater, May %.
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