The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-08-24
A Delightful Inter
view With Hon.
D. J. Toohy
Regarding His Tour of
the Islands.
An Interesting and Instruc-
tive Account Of the Gus
toms of the People.
A High Compliment to the Govern
ment and a Vivid Description
of Island Scenery.
( From the San Francisco 'DaiIy Report,
August 1lth

From the San Francisco ''DaiIy Report"
August llth.l
representative of the ''Daily Report"
called on Judge Toohy yesterday afternoon
to inquire concerning that officials views of
the people and government of the Hawaiian
Islands, whence he returned on Sunday
morning.
eff you wish to learn all that [ saw and
heard during stay of ten days in and about
Honolulu" said the Judge, good naturally,
'syou will have rather dull time listening
to the story of my observations" Our
scribe indicat ting desire to take it all in,
the genial magistrate, by way of preface,
calmly sugges ted: ''Then, in the language
of Caesars eulogist, lend me the amplitude
of your ears and 1 will proceed. Take a
cigar and keep your nerves quiet while
talk right on
PLEASANT TIMES ON THE STEAMER.
'sIt was on the 18th of last month that
1 embarked on the magnificent steamer
Alameda, of the Oceanic Steamship Com
pany's line, hence to Honolulu, having the
rare good fortune to be accompanied by my
friend DR.. J. w. Keeney, upon whose pro-
fessiOnal advice the voyage was undertaken
for health and repOse. These objects of the
journey have been realized beyond my most
sanguine expectations, for L came back re-
freshed and invigorated by 1000 miles of
delightful travel over the broad Pacific and
through many varieties of climate"
Here our subordinate ventured to ask if
there were not other passengers besides the
narrator and his courtly companion, the
physician.
Certainly replied the Judge. ''A ship
load-half a hundred jolly ladies and gentle
men in the cabin, and as many more in the
Storage, and if you will withhold your cross
examination until 1 get through in chief,
we will be sooner able to Stake our thirst at
Lottas fountain. Such a floating palace as
the Alameda, with every luxury of metro
politan hotel, can never steam the domain
of Neptune without as many tourists as can
be accommodated, and this is more especially
the case when, as everybody knows, the YES
sci is commanded by the popular and &C
complished mariner, Captain a. G. Morse,
who has spent half century OF his success
full life on the ocean. On his deck and in
his presence you would feel before the Heads
were passed that the sea has no peril for the
adven turouS traveller.
''Please do not interrupt so often. Of
course some were seasick. The first morn
ing out there were but seven passengers to
sit down to the splendid breakfast which
the steward had prepared for them, but in
couple of days they had all recovered from
this trifing infirmity, and thereafter there
was no discount on either appetite or the
good things which appease it, The best OF
feeling, rare enjoyment, music, song and
merriment marked each succeeding day,
with seasons of tranquil slumber between,
until noon of the 22d, when our iron man
sion entered the harbor of the royal city.
s'Here to me the wonders of the trip began.
as great ships like this enter the port it is
customary for the people of the capital to
gather on the wharves and give them cheer
full welcome In this instance
A STRANGE SPECTACLE
Was presented to me in great many ways.
Along the water front under the vast open
sheds and warehouses there appeared pro-
miscuous multitude, comprising merchants,
artisans, laborers, officials, Americans, Ha-
waiians, Europeans, Japanese, Chinaman
and others, some in carriages, others on
horseback, and most of them on foot, for it
was the hour when business was temporarily
suspended. Ladies arrayed in rich costumes
of light-colered fabrics appropriate to the
tropical climate were visible here and there,
many looking eagerly for expected friends,
but all to crafty the proverbial curiosity to
see the fine specimens of California manhood
about to land among them. This refers to
the young gentlemen of our company only.
CDR. John Brodie, the Health Officer, and
an excellent gentleman withal, passed US
down the gangway under his accurate scien-
tific gaze, all without physical blemish, and
in like manner polite official of the Custom
House readily chalked his hieroglyphics on
the baggage The day was hotter than
blasts from Sheol, which caused my i'm
patient fellow traveller to throw his fine
plug hat into the sea. as he borrowed a
'Mackinaw' from a friendly sailor, and we
were next on terra firma-the soil of an
ancient and hospitable people.
ST say this adVisedly of the Hawaiians,
as well as of all whom we had the pleasure
to meet afterwards.
THE KING.
Passing through the enthusiastic crowd
in search of hack, which in Honolulu is
called an express my attention was in
Voluntarily attracted toward the figure of a
large, finely formed man of dark complexion
and agreeable features. He was attired in
a suit of spotless white flannel, wore low
crowned straw hat, and under his turn down