The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1883-08-08

yitations had been sent, responded in full force
and the brilliantly lighted and profusely decorated
warehouses and steamer of the Company were,
! at the hour designated in the invitation, filled
with guests of the occasion.
on BOARD.
Mounting the gangway that connected the latest
specimen of Yankee naval architecture with terra
DigHa, the visitor, on stepping on board, was re
ceived by the genial commander, Capt. II. u.
Howard who after welcoming his guests turned
them over to the earn of Mr.. ]. d. Spreckels and
MIR. VIM. &. Irwin, those gentlemen plotting the
arrivals through the labyrinthian passages which
led to the main saloon.
Around the awning rope OF the MaJ1posa were
hung colored lanterns Of paralelogrammatic and
paracrentical shapes, the light from which illu-
mined both deck and dock On the after-deck of
the vessel, the Hawaiian Band was in position
and, under the direction of Herr Berger, dis
cOursed sweet music during the entire evening.
The guests could be found in every part OF the
vessel from captain Howard s private cabin 10
the coal bunkers; examining this, questioning
about that, all seemingly very much interested in
the noble M0yiosd.
THE ELBCTRIC LIGHT.
The point which, aside from the general accom-
mOdatons offered TO passengers, attracted the
most attention, was the admirable manner III
which the vessel was illumined by the electric
lights and individual inspections and experiments
were made with the apparatus IN each stateroom,
by which the light can be entirely turned of and
reliChted at pleasure The main saloon Is supplied
with 3G single burners, and the social hall, card
room, officers cabins, engine room, etc, have also
an adequate supply for being well lighted. Each
burner Is of sixteen candles power, is made of
carlonized bamboo and will burn for several
hundred hours before necessary to be replaced.
The lights are incandescent, yet they throw out
but very little heat, burning as they do, IN a
vacuum. The system used is the Edison and the
engine is the construction of Messrs Arlington
a Son, Of Providence Rhode Island, and known
as the Lawrence engine This engine Is of 40
horse power and supplies the necessary power for
.ra1.
Of n hundred and sixty and the other of sixty
lights. On this occasion everything connected
with the electric lighting worked like charm and
most satisfactory exhibition was thus enabled
to be given.
THE ooUBTEsIEs.
Every one of the attaches of the vessel from
the commander TO the deck hand were most
anxious TO contribute TO the comfort and knOwl-
edge OF the nearly four hundred guests present,
patiently showing and reshowinG, explaining and
~ explaining the uses of portion of machinery,
the names Of the different parts of the vessel, the
electrical apparatus and the accommodations in
the cabins and state-Tooms. About O'Clock the
guests present in the main saloon were refreshed
with sparkling wine, cooling ice cream and
fancy cakes. Those nrst supplied made room for
others until all on the vessel had partaken of the
generous hospitality of the Oceanic Steamship
Company thus unostentatiously presented The
music furnished by tho band was much appre-
ciated and added no little 10 the pleasure Of the
occasion.
THE PROMINENT GUESTS.
Space will not allow full and complete list of
those who accepted the invitations extended by
Messrs W. G. Irwin Co., perforce the
names herewith given include only the most pro-
minent Of the guests on board:
His Majesty, II. NJ. Queen Dowager Emma
II. r. Il, Princes Likelike, Hon A. Francis Judd
and Mrs Judd, Hon. A. 5. Cleghorn, Hon. II. A.
Widemanp, Col. Geo. W. Macfarlane, Senator
Miller Mrs, Miller and Miss Miller, L. H. Steele
Esq. and Mrs Steele, Hon, CAas. 4. Bishop, ]. H.
Patty, Esq. and Mrs. Patty, Sam. Parker, Esq.
Hon W. c. Parko and Mrs. Parke Dr. and Mrs
McGrew, Cecil Brown, Esq. and Mrs. James
Campbell Col and Mrs W. +. Allen, Col. j. H.
Boyd, Major and Mrs. A. Rosa Captain Ito of
H. !. M. $. R,yio, Major and Mrs. J. Hay Wode
house, Mr.. and Mrs. A. 7. Atkinson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Z. Macfarane, Captain and Mrs Hayey, Mr.,
and Mrs. Daniel Lyons, Mr. and Mrs. II. w.
Schmidt Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. Hassinger, Mr.. j. S.
Smithies, Nh. and Airs. Malcolm Brown, Mr.. H.
Baldwin, Nj. and Mrs; Lewis Ileyey, Mr. and Mrs.
II, S. Smith, Mrs, 4. q. Thrum, Mr.. and Misses.
c. Along, and representatives OF the newspaper
press of the city
FINS.
At few minutes past ten O'Clock the assem-
blage began TO thin out and by 1880 the Mgriposd