The Bozeman courier., 1927-10-07
SHIPS PESTERED
BY STOWAWAYS
Youth Finds Thrills in Try.
ing to Beat Way to
Honolulu.

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advertisements of the usual ocean voy
age between Honolulu and mainland
ports of the United States is the un-
covering of stOwaways and their
transfer to Jassing ships IN mid-Pa-
cific. Scarcely a trip is made without
the passengers being entertained by
stirring incidents connected with
AS the Eity of Honolulu was pass
ing out of the harbOr at Honolulu on
her last trip to Wilmington, the Los
Angeles port, she met the Calawii of
the same line coming into port. Both
ships stopped and the Calawaii let
down a lifebOat to transfer two stow
aways to the City of Honolulu. While
the transfer was being made one Of
the stOwaways, Edward J. O'Hara
twenty-five years old, of New Orleans.
jumped overheard and started to swim
ashore, two miles.
Unaware of Sharks.
Either O'Hara was ignorant Of the |
fact that the waters outside the reef |
here are infested with sharks. or he |
was willing to take desperate chance
to reach the islands of his dreams. AT
any rate, he started out with strong
swimming strokes for the distant
palm-lined shore, while the passengers
of both the Calawaii and the City of
Honolulu lined the decks to watch the
outcome of the dangerous exploit.
They shouted their encouragement to
the young man.
The small boat delivered the other
stowaway to the City Of Honolulu, and
in the meanwhile the one who had
taken to the water was making fast
progress toward the reef where the
white breakers piled a flood of water
into the more quiet inner harbor.
It happened that the officer Of
submarine which was cruising nearby
saw the stOwaway jump overheard
and strike out for shore. The subma-
rine started in pursuit of the daring
swimmer. It came alongside the stow
away in the course Of 20 or 80 min
utes and q life preserver to which
rope was attached was thrown to him.
O'Hara was hauled on board and was
delivered to port officers. He was per
mitted to remain here, as the law of
: deportation applies only to aliens. The
other stOwaway was made to work his
way back to Wilmington on the City
of Honolulu.
Most of these stOwaways, both on
the ships plying between San Fran
cisco and Honolulu and between Los
Angeles and Honolulu. are youths
of seventeen to the early TWEEN
ties in years of age. They are
much more numerous during the
college vacation period. and this
is explained by the statement that
many Of them are students who are
merely seeking adventure. They know
that the worst thing that can happen
to them is to be put to work, once
they are discovered, or to returned
to their port of embarkation. Once
:, Honolulu OF the mainland ports are
reached, they are permitted to &c
! ashore and go about their own bust
ness.
Searching the ships for stOwaways
Is a daily performance on these boats
Many Methods Adopted.
: Many ingenious methods are adopt
ed by stOwaways to gain free passage
r across the Pacific. 1t is not a difficult
matter for them to get aboard while
| ! the ships are in port and once aboard
: they are able to select whatever hid
: ing place may best suit them. On
Of the most unusual instances of ;
Il successful voyage of this kind wa
d that Of a young college student who
: by some means not known to the ship
Il officers, gained access to one Of tn
: best and highest-prlced first-class cab
n ins which had not been sold and wa
:, therefore unoccupied.
d This young man was well dressed
5 a good conversatiOnalist and no sus
!, picion was aroused among the stew
1t ards and passengers whom he me
y that he was not paid passenger. ii
evidently had gotten aboard before tn
ID regular passengers began to arrive
y y as he escaped being asked for hi
n ticket. He was careful to go in an
80 out Of the stateroOm when the rOoI
y steward for that section was not lOol
u ing and he kept his door locked at a
e times.
n After the frst day or two out Of tn
At port Of Wilmington, however, he too
f. his meals In the first class dining rool
lc and his table companions enjoyed hl
3 3 conversation very much. they aftei
Of ward declared. This stOwawa
ad reached Honolulu and then wrote
letter to the steamship company thanl
in ing its officials for the splendid trea
m ment he had received and promisin
m mer to patronize the line again when B
got ready to return to the mainland.
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