The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-03-04
CAPt K[RIG[A

ffa ohD ibti HiHs fai lha A tsisl
kaottsd w tiohs ftti tasdsh be-
fhsi y8H hafe teeh 90 shos iAai aht
hat tad ah accident
"fosts heard thst olf some iiaiHi
ri COB atoHf fhs nffish tIiims.
tatehf toa" eas aetmlheiy iffsl
event lhqalff mafe ~ rapsih NsH
Fof Of ihe reporter
Ah Affirmative fsply Hai fifeh. 4hd
captaih Esfisef then produced q piece
of wood
rhia he said "is orb. Bot % "a
not nts lbe hoafis n those nfilith
sailors This s simply compfeissd
sawdust and. when me water seis into
q. % fots % 90 no time This ls iust|
like sponge ~ a. a piece % the
upper part " the Moi wahlne. and
was thrown on our dect by me COLI
slon but how a man could trust hlsI
life on a boat built Of thls wood ! DOL
not know DO not wish 10 crlilclseI
Captain Sam at all but wouldntI
trust myself on suct a boat"
Captain Keriser then dug hls pocket
knife into it. and cut slices on q with
wonderful ease
~ feel awfully sorry for Captain
SAM" he continued. land would dol
an ! could for him. do not know
him personally From what can
hear, he is an excellent seaman and
keeps an excellent watch Everybody
gives him a good name.
u hold a pilots license for New
York harbor and bay, and the Missis.
sippi River. and ] have been an on
Ger on the Great Lakes. I've never
had an accident IN my life, and I've
never cost the government a nickel
for the Kukui beyond her upkeep. N
have been an officer since 1891. and
have sailed out Of many ports, az well
as having been engaged In the Eng.
lish Channel trade
1--WE have asked the secretary Of
commerce and labor to conduct an I'm.
vestigatlon in order to fix the blame
feel that someone ought to shoulder
the blame. II am found guilty then
am willing to take the blame
think that did what was considered
right. / had men all over the steamer
10 see whether they could locate the
schooner, and see what damage had
been done, but not one Of them heard
anyone crying for help"
Second Officers Statement.
Second Officer Shaw, who was on
watch at the time the collision oc-
said:
About S:45 p. m. I looked at the ,
lock, and remarked to the quarter
master that 1t was about time that
We were picking up the Laeokalaau
light. About ten minutes after that
observed the schooner on our star.
BOARD side close aboard. The wind
vas from the north, and It was dark.
The first thing that saw was her
ails, but there were no lights. l star
'oarded my helm and sheered off, and
he struck us sliding blow on the
cardboard side. | Immediately stopped
he engines and called the captain, and
informed him of what had occurred. /
an aft and l saw the schooner lying =
here heading in the wind. / could
make out the outline of her sails Aft. !
# the ship had been turned round /
Observed a green light, but only for :,
short time. There were no other i
lights. heard no cries for help, and :
10 flare-up lights were burnt"
captain Sans Alleged Contradictions. .
Captain Sam, It was stated to a Star
eporter, had made some contradic-
ions in his story. He stated in one
ortlon of his narrative to friend
hat there was insufficient wind to en-.
BILE him to get way on in order TO
ct out Of the. Kukul's way, and then
lter said that the wind carried his
dice away.
Captain Sam is also said to have
tated that at one time he was only :
wenty feet away from the Kukui, and
ould have swan to her with ease, but
e preferred TO stay in the water, and
90 whether he could assist his crew
r not, and afterwards II became too
'te for him to get back to the steam.
r. These are parts Of statement =
nat he Is said to have made,
Captain Sam was naturally very up.
ot this morning, He was not we'll
nough to conduct any business. and
Q went straight TO his home after
short interview with his agents,
lind, Rolph q CO, lie could not make
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