The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-12-01
PINES AND PISTOL
BID FAREWELL TO
STEAME:RMAKURA
Drunken "BlaCk Gang" From, Her
Engine Room FIGHT Police
Oh Wharf +
CAPTAIN IAUkEA BRINGS
PEACE TO THE WATERFRONT
Strong-arm Squad Of City's ain:
est" handles thfs4tedHg7'4
Situation In Short Order

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Empty bottles, dishes, pinenpples and
n pistol shot were part Of the aloha for
the departure of the liner Makura,
which sailed yesterday shortly after
noon for sydney. via Suva and Auek-
land, after twenty five, more or less, in
tOxicated fremcn had been fOrcibly
local police under the direction of
Capt Fred. H. 1aukea. The aloha M.Is
n riot literally as lwrll as fguratively.
The prologue to the dramatic prOdue-
ton was enacted in the engine room of
the linpr and was in the nature of a
mOn0Ogue. The chief engineer found
thut twenty-five of his fremen had
failed to return to the vessel after q
rather strenuous celebration of Thanks.
giving. He broke out in rather
eloquent but unprintable soliloquy.
But words failed him and his pre-
else nntur" ycarned for action. Rush
ing down the gangplank he found the
nearest telephone and sought the assist
ance of the police department to ride
hard on his tardy subOrdinates.
Captain Iaukea, who was at the other
end of the wire, grasped the situation
at once and surrounded himself by n
squad of Honolulu 3 finest, hurried in
the police patrol to a nearby earav-
ansary where he had learned the bibu-
lOus and thOughtless host was cPlebrat.
ing.
Finds Lost Sheep
And sure enough, the sylPh-Gko
forms of the twenty. missing stok.
ers were draped over the polished ma
hogany, all unmindful of the fact that
the good ship Makura was waiting to
cast off and speed to her destination.
" Here, YOU fellows, don't you know
the chief is waiting for yOuH' shouted
1aukea.
eve should wOrry.' answered back
one who appeared to be the leader.
"Well, step this way" continued
Iaukea, "and we will give you a nice
free ride down to the ship
Some of the men thought it was Il
Ij0ke, and came out and climbed into
the wagon. Others had to be helped by
the strong arms Of the policemen.
When they were all loaded in, the
wagon dashed down to Pier 6 and right
up to the gangway, where the men were
ordered to get out.
Apparently everything was going
along all right, when suddenly and with
concerted action the twenty five men
fell with fury on the nine officers.
Clubs Flicker Busily
Seeing that his men were in danger
Captain Iaukca gave the order to
charge. Clubs few freely, a number
Of hard heads were bumped, one nah
was knocked down, and while falling
dragged policeman with him. One
of his companions, in attempting to
kick the officer, struck his shipmate Il
vicious blow in the face with his boot
Tn" unruly men were soon subdued.
Then Captain Iaukea deman ded OF
the chief officer of the ship what he
wanted done with the men.
- Pvt them aboard ship" came back
the ready response.
Then began the second scrimmage al
'; the men refused to go PEACEFUL,
u aboard. Clubs were drawn again, auC
after a struggle that lasted ten or At
y teen minutes the men were LITERAL,
dragged and carried aboard.
As the officers returned to the dock anC
: were engaged in brushing off their uni
T forms and getting themselves in pre-
sentable shape, the belligerent fremeI
- appeared at one of the lower hatch
e ways armed with bottles, dishes an,
e armfuls of Pineapples. All kinds o
a vile cPithets were hurled at the police
Il men, Honolulu, and the world in gen
crul.
Hurl Bottles and Names
n This appearing to be insufficient t
, relieve their Indignation the men be
O gan to hurl the bottles, plates an
| pineapples ut everybody on the pier.
n general engagement followed in whic
10 the missiles were returned, many o
q them effecting marked disarrangeme n
"a Of the features of the truculent men
n beers of the black gang"
As the ship was steaming out of til
~ dock one of the tremen threw Il
7 empty bottle which just grazed tn
face of Pvt. Harley Atkins, C0mpau
d, Second Infantry, who was acting a
immigration guard. Instantly Atkiu
whipped out his revolver and withOu
hesitation fired q shot at the boat Th
o men in the hatch instantly disappeare
and the melOdrama came to an .end.
The epilogue is that Captain Iauke
is being congratulated on all sides fC
the prompt and efficient manner
which he handled what threatened I
| bC "A SpIiOus situation