The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-03-27
JOYFUL NEWS
! IS FLASHED
FROM kauai
Wireless Message Announces Safe
Arrival at Garden Island Port
Of Inter-I Island steamer Maui
and Grew Sergeant Alexander
Of Fort Kanehameha Reiterates
Statement That He Saw a YES
sci Sink.


dy's firm belief in the safety Of inc
staunch 1nter-Island steamer Maui, AZ
emphatieally stated yesterday morning
in The Advertiser, was borne out when
the tidings were flashed from Realm
Kauai yesterday morning ut eight
O'Clock that the vessel hnd arrived
safely at its destination and that ai
on board were safe.
This welcome news set aside the
anxiety of the waiting hundreds who
laept a long vigil through the night and
carly morning hopeful that the first
reports of the blowing up and sinking
of the vessel were unfounded.
Despite the fact that the navy tue
Navajo and Matson tug Intrepid had
returned on Wednesday night with the
report that no wreckage or evidence
of the reported wreck had been dis.
covered, these two vessels were dis.
patched again yesterday morning Al
four-thirty clock TO continue the
search at daylight.
Although Superintendent Sheedy was
still strong in his faith of the snfety
Of the vessel, to set all fears at rest
and to make every effort in the rescue
Of any of the survivors, II there were
any, it was decided to despatch the two
vessels to continue the search with in.
struetions TO Captain Babson of the
Navajo, to stand by for wireless mes.
sage as soon as the service was opened
with Kauai 9
A slight change was made in the
courses of the Navajo and the Intrepid
from those taken Wednesday night. The
Intrepid took the inside course and the
Navajo the.outside but covered wider
range than on the trip of Wednesday
night. ls
Captain Babson, of the Navajo, sta.
toned four OF his men with powerful
field glasses in the upper works of the
vessel and the ocean was scanned for
miles for traces Of the SUPPOSED wreck.
Capt. Thomas Clark, veteran com
mander Of the Inter,Island service a.
reeted Captain Peterson of the Intre.
pid over the course which island vessels
usually take for Kauai.
Shortly after seven O'Clock the Ma
vaio was off Barber's Point and up TO
that time no wreckage Of any kind was
discovered, The course was then set
for Kauai, the vessel proceeding in this
direction for distance of about ten
miles, The vessel then changed its
course toward Honolulu and proceeded
!, closer inshore.
Floating Piling Found.
When OFF Eve Plantation the alert
watchers thought their efforts had been
rewarded when quantity of broken
timber was discovered floating on the
water. On closer inspection this was
found to be sections of piling that had
been carried by the current from Pearl
Horbor J.l
Captain Babson then decided to slow
down and await a wireless message
from Kauai. Kahlku station and the
station at the local navy yard were
communicated with, stating the prog
ress that the Navajo and Intrepid had
made IN, the search, and asked what
success these stations had in raising
the Kauai station. A reply was sent
to the Navajo that both Of the Oahu
stations had tried repeatedly to raise
kauai without success. The Kauai serv.
ice was criticised in no uncertain terms
by the officers and officials ON. the Ma
vajo and Intrepid. EJ
shortly after eight O'Clock a welcome
message from Honolulu, stating !" Maui
safe at Kealia, was flashed TO the
Navajo, and the relief that these ioy.
ful tidinRs gave to those who had kept
a ten,hour anxious vigil amply repaid
them. The news was quickly given to
those aboard the Intrepid, and both yes
sells set their course for home.
80 Wall ~ anil lsaAtas.. Dal....,, Al :.
Navajo took an extra squirt toward
home, ~ suppose there will be lot
Of those 'Itold-you-sol wise fellows
around now, ready to make light Of
this trip but ! and my men are not
worrying over these smalEminded per
sons. What we want them TO know il
that my men arc always ready TO siump
at ehanee-to render assistance when
maritime danger threatens. And even
& II this trip has been the result of q
mistake will gamble that you win
never hear one of the crew of the Ma
yajo kick about the work that they
did last night and this morning"
Sad Scenes at Fishmarket.
Tho fshmarket was thronged with
Chinese, Japanese and Hawaiians yes
terday morning, all anxiously awaiting
news from the reported disaster
Friends and relatives Of the supposed
lost seamen and flremen were being
synpathizcd with by friends, while old
time Hawaiian na~igators and sailors
gave them the comforting information
that there must haze been a mistake in
the message sent TO Honolulu last night
advancing logical arguments lin support
d Of thair fhaoriaa w han tha ,,yaI,.n,y,o
news Of the safety Of the Maui was
conveyed to the fshmarket, the great
|, crowd in an instant changed from one
OF sorrow TO that of joy Several
happy llawaiians were overheard plan.
ming luahs to celebrate the event.
Theories of all kinds were advanced
yesterday Ms 10 how the mistake was
made IN first reporting the supposed
disaster. One theory was that the Off.
ecr reporting the matter from Fort Ka.