The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-31
HAWAIIAN CHIEF
SURVIVES 8
N|ISHAPS
Natives Think Governor Must
Bear Charmed Life to
Escape So Luckily

BY JOHN r. STONE
international Nawn RarxinA.

HONOLULU. Oct. 31.--Hawai-
ian natives Of the old school. who
still believe in good fairies and bad
fairies. gods and devils, are begin.
ming to say that Governor Wallace
r. harrington bears a charmed Hfe
Swimming ashore, through III
pounding surf after his fishing
boat had struck g promontory Of
volcanic rock and landing on a
preciptous cliff. without 80 much
as scratch to mark his adventure,
the Governor recently completed his
third annual narrow escape since
coming into office.
Last autumn, while on his way
to the north end Of the island, the
Governor figured in an automobile
accident. his big limousine over.
turning after q skid and pfliug
him, head first, into bank Of red
clay. The clay being soft and
clinging, smeared the Executive
face beyond recognition for the
time being, but probably saved the
Governors life. He extricated him.
self from the roadside, washed at al
wayside stream and reached the
Boy Scout Encampmert, whittier
he had started, In time to address
his youthful audience on the ART Of
doing a good turn"
Tank Blew Up
The year before 1t was a navy
|seaplane that caused all the en-.
element. The governor had been
attending the autumn fair and har.
vest home on the Island Of Kahu.
lui and accepted an invitation froE1|
the commanding officer OF the
Pearl TIarbor air station to fly to
Honolulu by seaplane. out over
the Molol1ai Channel, at an eleyA.
ton of about 1000 feet, something
went wrong with the wiring sys
tenn, and smoke began to issue
from the cockpit. where the gov.
ernor was seated. "A hurried de.
scent was made, and thu governor
and the two ayiators hastily donncd
life preservers and took to the
shark.infested waters off Diamond
Head just in time to watch the
gasoline tank explode and blow the
plane into the usual number OF
sInithereens.
Friends of the governor, con.
graduating him on This ESCAPE re.
Gently, remarked that he had tried
out the earth, air and water. hut
advised him to keep away from the
volcano of Kilauea, where Madam
Pele, Goddess Of Fire, rules WITH
fearsome hand.
Busy Fishing.
The latest accident occurred onivi
a few minutes after the governor
and a party of friends had started
on what was to he a day of "good"l
fishing. They had trolled the
waters Of Kaena Point the pre-.
ceding day, and the governor had
landed a forty-one. pound uiua, one
OF the earnest fighting fish In Ha-
waiian waters. Anchorage was
made at little cove known as
Makua Bay, about fifty miles from
Honolulu. The boat headed ont for
the fishing grounds with one Of
the two native boys in charge OF
the boat at the wheel. For some
unexplained reason the boy left tho
wheel, apparently thinking he
would return to At in a second or
two.
The executive party was busy
with the fishing lines and had no
intimation Of danger until the boat,
which had changed its course with
the wind and current smashed into
the point Of rock which jutted out
a hundred yards from shore, Pound
ing surf at once changed the pleas.
ure craft into banging. careening
derelict, The big ice.chest which
stood on deck became loosened At
the first impact and went charging
back and forth at various members
of the party, who were clinRing to
whatever supports they could find
in order not to te thrown into the
whirling waters The surf finally
drove the boat within fifty feet Of
the shore, when the party went
overheard. one Nv one, and made
their landing, IN safety. The boat
was an entire loss.