Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-02-17

fireman, Manuel Andrade, at one time
a member of the crew of the u. s.
r.. c. Thetis, H. Pereira, Manuel
Lewis, William Bisho, Charles Car.
retro, Joseph Carreiro and Joseph Ro-
man.
The wave, which lowered about 20
feet or more above sea level, broke
clear over the point and swept John
Nascimento out to sea- At least none
OF his companions saw him after the
comber broke over him. Abel Nasci;
mento was rolled over and over,
clutching at the broken coral forma-
ton, which tore his fingers and
clothes and laceratcd his body where
it touched. It seemed hours. he says
in telling of his experience, before the
water subsidized and he found himself
lying face downward, with compound
fracture of his left leg. his arm town
by the sharp rocks, and his left side
t mass of cuts and bruises. =.
Cooper, who vas standing near
Abel Nascimento. vas whirled away
from his companion by the first of the
two giant waves, flung down upon the
coral points, pounded ]. and rubbed
along, until almost stripped of bis
clothing and crt and bruised His left
leg was lacerated and Il his body and
fingers torn, as he grasped at an9,
thing that might stay, his rush sea
ward as the wave began to recede.
Trayers, employed by the Oahu rail:
road as a fireman, was the most for.
tunate of all his comrades. The sea
dealt comparatively gently with him.
and he escaped with = badly bruised
body and severe nervous shock. an,
drade was fortunate also, although his
Injuries are reported as being more
painful than those of Trayers. He
got off with his left thigh torn by the
projecting rocks and other minor In.
juries to his body that will lay him
up for some days.
On reaching Kaena Point, the party
selected "a large cave, as a rendezvous,
built large fire to serve as a Dea-
con, and split into two parties. one
of which, composed of the injured
men turned back a little way 10 a
promontory they had seen on their
way to camp, the others, Pereira,
Lewis, Bisho, the two Carreiros and
young Roman, going Towards the top
of the Point. -.
Sea is Treachefous y .@
The spot where Naseimento met his
death is known among Hawaiian
fishermen as very dangerous, and the
sea at this point is regarded as I'M
usually treacherous. When the tide
turns swift current sets around the
rocky point, and shortly after the
turn of the tide it is said to be not
unusual for giant waves to be massed
a few hundred feet offshore and flung
against the rocks with tremendous
force Hawaiian fishermen say that
IL a man falls into the water under
these conditions, his only hope is to
allow himself to be carried a short
distance around the point and inshore
by the current. -. II. ! -. >..*.@.a.
For hours at the point the sea will
be comparatively calm and then sud
denly great waves will rise and surge
against the rocks without any warn
ing. -. =. !. -. -
Abel Nascimento Shouts Warning
Before separating the parties agreed
that no matter what the luck might
be they would meet again at the camp
not later than. one O'Clock 1t was
then shortly after 9 O'Clock, + and
Nascinento's party had not far to go
to the point selected as the best
for fishing The others had about
three miles or more to walk How
long the Nascimento party continued
fishing none of: them seem to know.
save that it was little after, 1890
when looking seward Abel Nasci-
mento saw, cleaning under: the bril-
liant moon a towering sea, sweeping
forwarde toward him. 1t seemed far
above his head although he. stood 20
feet above. the level of the sea-, = -
Turning he. called, Look out fell
lows, here comes wave Run! Run!'''
But it was too late. The wall of
green water swept over the edge of
the ledge, engulfing them, clutching
at them with tearing fingers, batter
ing them against the cruel coral Says
Abel Nascimento, in telling of the
affair: =. 1872. .;;. e, = :. -, :.
We had no idea of the danger We
We're in. The proniontofg from which
We were fishing extended out into the
ocean about sixty feet and was about
forty feet: wide II is abolIt twenty