The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1888-03-24
go 20
The Arcade & co.
For y0ur
Full Dress White Vests.
Electric Lighting Of Honolulu
a SUCCESS.
A Brilliant Display.

cess kaiulani, attended by His Tx
celleney the Hon. L. A. Thurston,
Minister of Interior, arrived at the
Electric Light Station in the Valley
and was there received by the
Superintendent Mr.. Faulkner and
Mr.. cassie. Neither of these gentle
men were in court dress (royalty
not being expectedD, but wore un-
pretentious undress uniform of a
practical rather than an ornamental
character. Mr.. cassie wore, how
ever rather remarkable peaked |
cap, emblematic of authority and |
conveying pleasing impression of
q crow at rest on barn. In addi- |
ton to the above, amongst others,
Mr.. Superintendent Wilson and Mr..
White, of the Water Works Depart
ment, were present, also Col. Boyd,
the hero of Ocean Island, Mr.. Smi-
thies, of the Interior Department,
Mr.. Pratt, Superintendent of the
Mutual Telephone Co., who came
voluntarily, being evidently afraid of
induction-and last but not least,
Mr.. Smith, an expert electrician and
representative of the Thomson
Houston Company of America. 1t
may be stated here that it
was q subject of comment among
a certain few that Mr.. White does
not now use tobacco in the plug at
the Valley Station, but appears to
find more smoking power in cigars.
A few minutes after Z, III. r.. ii.
was accommodate with n chair for
her feet and under the guidance of
Mr.. Superintendent Faulkner in full
working costume connected the cir
cults and had the honor of illumin-
ing the streets of Honolulu for
the first time with the new light.
Mr.. Faulkner Immediately hurried
away to the town to see the
lamps-some of which were not
burning, but after the lapse of
half an hour or so, he had the salts
faction of seeing that all with the
exception OF or were glowing
brightly and steadily; and it is con-
fidently expected that tonight all
the lights will burn from the jump.
There are two circuits-a long and
short-run by the large and small
dynamos respectively. The length
of the long circuit is 10 miles and
that of the short miles and over
both of these Mr.. Faulkner went
yesterday. He started work at 6
yesterday morning and ended his
labors at IL Us last night. During
that time he climbed 46 poles and
he now rejoices in pair of beauti-
full black ANGLES, they having been
well bruised by the climbing spurs.
He also enjoyed shock while up one
of the. poles, and barely saved himself
from falling. 1t is the heaviest he
has ever experienced and he says
he doesn't banker after another.
There are still some little matters
to be attended TO which will make
the light more perfect and these are
being looked to to-day, but it will
probably be day or two before the
pressure of water can be fixed so as
to render the lights quite what the
Superintendent intends them to be.
The light in the upper part of the
dynamo building burned beautifully
and some beautifully framed silk
onettes might have been seen on the
ground outside of young couples
standing at the open windows. His
Excellency and the distinguished
company, including III. r. III. and
the gallant Colonel and Mr.. Smithies
left about 8 p. NJ. but before leaving
His Elk. again expressed to Mr.. cassie
his great qualification at the success
of the work for by this time scepti-
cal gentlemen who had had their
eyes on certain lamps near their re-
sidences which they didn't believe
would burn had telephoned to say
that the lamps were burning well.
Mr.. Smith had left some time pre-
viously with Mr.. Faulkner, being
anxious to see the lights success
and to cheer and console the worthy
Superintendent in his anxious pill
grimage round the lights-rub his
bruised ankles and aid him with his
advice and experience.
Before closing this brief account
of the event at the station we feel
bound to offer one or two remarks
on what can be only regarded as a
strange anomaly, that at this late
period in the history of science and
amongst persons of high intelli-
gence and practical experience and
scientific attainments there should
have been one who could dive into
the dim recesses of superstitous
gloom and having found what he
wanted remarked that the wheeI
would have no luck unless it were
christened. There was such one
and he no ScOtchman, and he haC
| brought his tools with him in the
shape of bottle of 'tpotheen," bu
the strangeness of the anomaly was
nothing to the strangeness of the
alacrity with which the assembled
few agreed with that person and TIM
strange appreciation they showed TO
the "potheen. Suffice it to sa,
that the wheel was chrlstened anC
, its health drunk with heartily ex
( pressed wishes for its success. Thi
: took place on the ground hoor-th