The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-06-18

can Standard, New Bedford, May 16.
1t makes the error of mentioning Fa-
Their Damien as publisher of the
Friend, instead of Rev. S. c. Damon,
who was pastor of the old Seamen's
Bethel and Familiarity called Father"
Damon:
Captain Cyrus Manter, one of the
most highly respected citizens of
West Tisbury, DIED May at the adj
vanced age of 81 years. He was the
son of the late Captain Granville Man
ter of Chilmark, and it was there he
spent his boyhood days. At an early
age he went 30 sea, soon rising to the
position of captain, and for many
years he spent nearly all his life on
the water. Success attended his eff
forts and he has been retired for
many years. He married Miss Amy
Chase of Edgartown, who survives
him. He also leaves a son, w. G. Man
ter, the well known contractor of
Vineyard Haven.
The first Manter, surnamed John,
came to the Vineyard about 1859 and
for every generation there were Man
tiers who followed the sea for live
lihooG Captain Manter's father was
a captain and so it was natural that
a son should follow in his footsteps.
Cyrus Manter shipped before the
mast on the ship York, Captain COT
fin, sailing from Edgartown in 1914
on voyage that lasted 35 months
and 16 days. The captain gave him
a recommendation that was suffi-
cient to land him a second mates
berth and he sailed from Vineyard
Haven in the fall of 1S47 in the Oc-
mulgee, the ship that was destined to
visit the Arctic before her return.
The ship rounded the Cape of Good
Hope in the course of a whaling voy-
age to the south and eventually
rounded into the Pacific ocean whal-
ing on the we'll known grounds IN the
northern part of that ocean.
Previous to 184S the cold, northern
ocean was unknown to white men, ana
il was the adventurous whaling cap
tains, fired with ambition to find
new whaling grounds, who dared to
steer their ships into the unknown
north. 1t was in the year 1S49 that
the first Arctic voyage was made, and
Captain Manter was one of the. men
on the voyage. Captain Joseph Dlas,
al7o of Marthas Vineyard, was also
with Captain Manter on this voyage
Al the time they maGe their first
Arctic voyage Captain Dias was hrst
mate and Captain Manter second mate
of the ship Ocmulgee of Vineyard
Haven, Captain Frederick Manter'
master. the first whaling master to
venture his craft past Boring strait.
American whalemen have always
enioved fame as fearless navigators
and previous to venturing into the
Arctic they had sal ed in every sea on
the globe But the Arctic held little
terror for them once they knew thal
whales were to be found there. Tha'
there were whales in the Arctic ocean
was discovered accidentally In the
wear 1S4S, Captain Royce, master OF
the bark Superior of Sag Harbor, had
yentured so far into Boring strait thai
his ship was carried through to the
northern ocean. On the way through
the strait whales were sighted golne
RAPIDLY to the north. They were huge
monsters and more numerous thar
had been met with in other waters
but they passed the ship so rapidly
there was no chance to get any o.
them though some were taken later
Captain Royce found himself in th'
strange ocean, uncharted and holding
unknown terrors. 1t was not INTENDED
that the ship should get into the oceaI
and Captain Royce, at the first oppor
tunity took his ship south through th'
strait. Safely out and proceeding
south to the rendezvous of the whal
ers at the Sandwich Islands, Captain
Royce had wonderful story to TEL
of the strange ocean. His story wa
printed in the Friend, a paper pub
ushed by Father Damien and hayinl
a considerable circulation among IN
whalemen. 1t became the talk OF tn
islands and every whaleman there be
come interested in this discovery of
new whaling ground. 1t was the DO"
head species of whale that Captai
Royce had seen and at that perio
the whales became known as Royc
whales in honor of the man who ma
first seen them. Among the whaln
vessels in port was the ship Ocmulge
and Captain Manter was determine