The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-04

| rams are now unueT way lot IN
building of another vessel to run mea
from the Raymond ranch on Maui t
Honolulu which will be much large
than the Makena, the little gasolin
sampan built launch that is essayin
the trip at the present time.
Following the story printed in tn,
Star yesterday that a rumor was go
ing the rounds to the effect that the
MAIZENA, had grounded on a reef dur
ing her trip up to the ranch details
were available this morning of a mar
row escape the little vessel had of be
inC swept out to sea and lost.
Orders were given for the Makena
to call at Kahoolawe and pick up a
pot for the ranch. The little vessel
was taken in as close as she could &c
end the pot rolled down the steep
bank. There is a small drop and when
the pot went over this It raised a
cloud of dust that obscured things
from those on shore. When the dust
cleared away it was seen that the
wind had caught the Makena broad
side on and that she was fast being
swept out to sea with only one man
on her who did not know what to do.
The anchor which was down would
not hold her and with high sea run
ming the dingey was pushed out
from the shore and the launch reach
ed just as she was about to surge out
into the full force Of the big rollers
that were coming bounding toward
the shore. The weather was so bad
that she was compelled to stay there
most of the day before venturing out
side into the channel. Even then
some of the crew did not like to make
the trip as they were afraid of the
engines breaking down
The new vessel which is to be built
by John Hughes is to be about the
same size as the Kaena and will have
all the sampan lines eliminated
HAWAII UNDER OWN SAIL.
The barkentine Hawaii is to sail
out of the harbor under her own can
Vas according to statement made by
the captain this morning.
He n;I q,
thinks that with the wind holding fair
he can take his ship out through the
channel without any trouble at all.
She is expected to get away some
time during the day.
THETIs FROM ISLANDS.
The U. s. Revenue Cutter Thetis
returned about half past nine O'Clock
his morning from a trip of inspection
81 the various bird islands. She re.
ports that there is no trace of any
hing having been attempted in the
coaching line and that there are not
lutte so many birds about as former
y
1T is the finest trip that | have ever
nade'' stated Captain Cochran this
morning, land we saw nothing of a
suspicious nature at all. The only
hing we did sight was a Japanese
ampan but this was many miles from
Midway"
Mails were exchanged at Midway
tut it was too rough for landing to
'e made. A fine turtle was captured
III Laysan and about fifty rabbits
Jagged.
THOMAS IN AND OUT.
The rumor that the transport
Thomas, that arrived here today from
Manila en- route to Portland with the
Twenty-First Infantry, had smallpox
m board, proved to have nothing in
when she came alongside the Ala.
Tea street dock this morning.
She reports a very quiet passage
throughout and will pull out for Port
and at half past five o'clock this aft.
rnoon.
TRANSPORT THOMAS PAssEN.
GERS.
Per U. S. A. T, Thomas, May Al
Ianila to San Francisco: Capt. f. An
erson, Rev. A. ]. Bader, w. T. Boards.
ey, Lieut. Col. e. P. Brewer, wife and
on, Mrs. P, M. Brown, Miss Clara
,ishop, ]. w. Cleave, D. S. Coin, Mrs.
l. s. Crossfield, E. Crouch, G. H. |
bale, Capt. ]. De Court, wife and child,
APT Robert Dickson, Louis H. Ding
nan, wife and daughter, Paymaster
}. M. Dobson and wife, C. r. Dority |