The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-07-05

Miss Mary Stambaugh, John +. Mel
son and Glenn W. Shaw, teachers at
the Mills School in College Hills are
safe at the Kaipapau home of J. P.
Cooke. Miss Ruth Henry and Harold
w. Robinson are still in nook at the
foot of waterfall in one of the in.
Vulnerable ravines five or six miles
back in the high hills, but they are
being watched over by Doctor Scud-
der, Alexander II. Ford, several vol
unteers and detachment of United
States, Engineers under the command
of Captain Hannum, and Lieutenant
Besson.
Miss Henry and Robinson were found
first. party of Hawaiian search
ers discovered them Mt the base of the
waterfall last Sunday afternoon, but
word of the discovery did not reach
the Kaipapau residence until late yes
terday afternoon.
In the mean time. and before as
sistance could be rushed out to them,
another searching party headed by ].
7. Cooke, John Waterhouse, and Doc
tor Scuddcr, aided by John Blanco of
the Honolulu Iron Works, discovered
Mr.. Nelson and Miss Stambaugh, who
had parted company with Mr.. Shaw
and had remained where they had
camped Sunday and Monday night.
The camp was near where the Hauula
and Kaipapau ridges join. They were
taken to the nearest road, point
where the Kaipapau trail leaves the
Kaipapau road, and from there, the
Waterhouse automobile rushed to the
Cooke residence, which they reached
about half.past five clock.
II the mean time J. P. Cooke and
Blanco, with two men of the army en-.
gneers and Doctor Scudder, continued
their search for Shaw. Him they dis
covered near the spot where they had
found Miss Stambaugh and would have
taken him back to hot bath, food
and bed, but he refused, and insisted
upon leading his rescuers to the place
where Robinson and Miss Henry had
been left. 1t was a four or five-mile
hike, every step over the roughest
kind of mountain country, and Shaw
had had nothing to eat from Saturday
at noon when the tramping party had
and ohelo berries. In spite of this the
young pedagogue led the way, cross.
ing bridges of slippery planks and
threading his way through the growth
or over the rocks as surefooted as ever
Dodges Camera Man.
Word from another searching party
told them of the discovery of the in,
jured girl and Robinson and Shaw
then consented to return to the Cooke
place, the headquarters for the search
ers. When he arrived there he jumped
out of the automobile, lodged a wait
ing photographer and ran lightfooted
to the dressing room. Nor would hC
allow anything to be done for him.
Nelson was equally game. DRESSED
in his tattered and dirty clothes h,
sat and told his story to reporter o.
The Advertiser, refusing to be hurried
although the ladies of the party clus
tered about him and held out allurin,
pictures of bath and supper. Neithe
of the men looked as though they hat
been through narrowing experience
Miss Stambaugh bore up bravely unit
she reached the Cooke place and thel
came near collapse, but revived con
siderably when she had been cared for
NELSON'S Narrative.
In speaking of the experience of tn
party Mr.. Nelson told graphic story
He said:
''We had been having little hous
party down here since last Tuesday
with bathing, fishing and a good dea
of mountain climbing. We were a
devoted to that sport and made al
rangements to put in Saturday on tn
last and best of the climbs as we me
had TO get into town Monday morning
We started out early Saturday fee
ing fine, all Of us. We trampcd an
enjoyed ourselves until after moo
when we found ourselves at the hea
of the Punaluu ridge From there "
went on up the ridge to the CAST
rest house, where the trail starts fc
the Kaipapau valley. At that poir
Miss Louise LarTabee and Mr.. Croi
decided 10 start back home as Mr.
stambaugh, who had been left dow