Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-05-08
LETTER FROM HONOLULU.
Items Of Interest From The y. s. Flag
Ship yandaIia

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Especial 10 the Evening Caplal.l
EDITOR EVENING CAPITAL As =
number Of Annapolifans compose the
crew OF the sYandalia T" thought q lei
ter frem this far OF island - your
paper might be Of Interest TO many Of
your readers. There have been scenes and
changes since we sailed frsm New York
nearly two years ago Some who came with
rs hnoyant and joyful will nsver return.
And thus II Is with The life Of the navy.
On the 9Th Of March last. Cadet Ross
Coleman. u. s. n. . mest excellent
young man died Il the Queens Hospital
He was buried with ST the honors due
bis position II the Cathedral Vault 10 the
Cemetery. Mnnana VALLEY. Honolulu-40
ever zoo blue jackets aud officers follow
solemn procession
Lewis Peterson. sesman OF the vcsssl
died 1t the hospital April 9Th or fypheid
fever. lie was also buried At the Munana
Valley Cemetery with military huners-
Captain III. l.. Howison. y ;. n, fer
merly Of Annapolis. left by the steamer
Australia" for San Francisco. having
been relieved Of the command OF the dag
ship "Yandalia" by Capt G. Nj. Schoo-
maker aud ordered to Washington for
duty there. The boys on the Van"
we're loathe to lose their popular com
mander and gave him three cheers when
leaving the ship, and II the order OF ST.
lence by the Commander-in chief had not
been given they would have given him a
good send off, AS the aeamcn crowded
our bows select few Of them went ashore
and decorated his state room with flowers
as the only way we were allowed to show
FOUR appreciation of his value as a good
commander.
On the 10th If April the U. S. S Var
ion left Honolulu for Yokohoma. She
wanted to race with our End cutter, but as
we had had no practice aad shc had We
declined to race her.
The boys on the YAM are getting
ready TO give the Trenton boys tug at
the oars on her arrival at Honolulu. The
Vans boys are steady oaTsmen AZ the
Kannokers to their sorrow can attest,
with the Daring of the Navy
Four cadets left this ship by the steam
er Australia to go 10 Annapolis for
final examination for promotion as
midshipmen They were H. X. Hines,
G.. +. Cooper, L. J.. Nc MILAN, s. b. Win
ram. Old Nc, has the best wishes of the
'Van' for his future success and promo
ton.
The boys on the flag ship and Adams"
take a daily cutting in the way of drill
every morning on shore Ia Honolulu from
8 q. m. till / q. M They do not fancy it
very much, under the hot tropical sun -
Some of them remarked the other day,
This Is played out--been sailor and a
soldier and Retri0m day The girls must
not be discouraged when they see the sun
burnt complexion of their lovers and hus.
bands and take them for Kannokers rath-
er than the same sons Of Uncle Sam
The boys in the feet are down in the
mouth as the prospects Of their not getting
home before August or September as all
their time are up or nearly SO. With plen.
ty Of their time up now, the appropriation
having been expended We must wait till
they fill up the Naval Golfer again.
The English ship of war Caroline" is
lying here under orders to sail for the
fisheries In Alaska waters when tho mails
arrive oa the 18th Of this month.