Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-04-03
FLYING Fish
TO THE RESCUE

latest aef0pfaneS IN actlOny tHen TAX
ing note of the playful antics Of a
school of flying fish that were seen
dashing across the waters of the
channel, Pilot Macaulay, veteran mar
liner and raconteur, paused for a
moment before seating. himself in one
OF the comfortable chairs at the pilot
office and then remarked: These bird
men are only doing what did many
years ago ,rbut / did it to save my life
while they do it either for amusement
or profit. In my case 1t was far out
at sea, and | had to use my wits, so
! can safely say that | was the first
aviator who ever navigated heavier
than afr machine Incidentally, | pi-
loted this strange craft from near the
island or st. Helena to the Azores, and
not only escaped from wreck, but
made money on the adventure.
Il had shipped as master of the
pretty little bark Elsie. She was a
dandy little ship and ] was proud of
her. We were carrying coke from
Liverpool to Capetown, and ] had
planned to make a record passage. ]
would have done so IL we hadn't struck
a half-submerged derelict which bat
tered in my little vessels bows and
she started to sink.
II ordered the crew to- take to the
boats. Then ] found there wasn't
room for me- So, like a good captain,
/ stayed by my sinking vessel and
waved farewell to the men as they
pulled away. But when they were
really gone ] decided that i didn't
care to die. BY this time 1t was night.
] had lighted a lantern on deck, and
this attracted about thousand flying
fish. They came in clouds and piled
all over the deck. They Topped around
helpless. But watching them gave me
an idea.
Il BUSTED below and dug up some
light canvas. This / tackled over a
light framework, which ! hastily con-
structed, shaped something like the
modern niohoplane. rugged a seat
and rudder and basket for provisions.
Then took 7S2 of these flying fish
and attached them to the aeroplane by
very light but strong twine. Then /
provided myself with long hose and
several casks OF water As soon. as
this was all arranged took my seat
and sprinkled the wings of the flying
fish. You know flying fish can fly as
long as their wings are wet As soon
as they are dry the little fish have to
drop back into the ocean. Knowing
this, it was easy for me.
''Well, sir, as soon as ! had sprin-
killed. those fish they all started to fly,
and they picked my aeroplane up off
the deck of the ship, and it was all
could do TO steer my aerial craft, she
went SO fast / glanced back and
saw the old Elsie was going down.
IL headed for the Azores, and at
evening on the following day sighted
the islands. All l had-to do was keep
the hose turned on my flying fish, and
they carried me through the air at
wonderful speed When / REACHED
ftinchal, the capital, there was Brit
fsh lords yacht there, and sold him
the flying fish for $lS2 and passage
home"
Mare Island Yard to Build New Fuel
Ship.
WASHINGTON, March IS.-Secre.
tary of the Navy Daniels today direct
ed that the hull Of the new naval fuel
ship Maumee be constructed at Mare
island navy yard.
The Maumee will be equipped with
Internal combustion oil engines, which
heretofore have been tried in this
country only in submarines This will
be. the first time steam has been aban-
doned completely as motive power IN
an American naval vessel of any size.
The Maumee is to be an exact duDli-
cate of the Kanawha, now building at
the Mare island yard. Completed,
each vessel viii cost about $1,400,000.
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Hiuh Honors for Captain Dempwolf.
Captain Chris Dempwolf, who be-
came well acquainted with business
interests here during several visits
OF the Hamburg-American line excur-
sion steamer Cleveland, of which yes
sci he was master, is in line for high
honors, according. to a letter received
by Shipping Manager Frederick Kle-
bahn of II. Hackfeld & Company. In
leaving the bridge Of the Cleveland,
Captain Dempwolf was transferred to
the Atlantic liner Kaiserin Augusta
Victoria. Now it is predicted that
Captain Dempwolf is to be promoted
to the gigantic lmperator, the largest
liner operated by the German COM
pany. NJ. !.
WEIGH DELAYED in Getting Sugar.
Some delay has been experienced
in securing sugar for the bark An-
drew Weleh and that vessel may not
Get away for the coast before Satur-
day afternoon, or Sunday morning.
The bark is TO furnish means of
,ransportation for at least half
6ozen passengers. That sailing craft
continue popular with a portion of
the travelling public is borne out by
the yact that in the case of.the, fam
Gus Andrew Welch, one lady passen,
ger ARRIVING in that vessel has dc.
eIded to return to San Francisco IN
The same ship. ~. ~.
Lumber laden, the American
,.i.oo,,or salem is reported to have