The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1889-02-05

the exception Of one company told
off to take possession of the Govern
mcnt Buildings, the battalion form
ed Gordon round the armory to
guard against threatened attacks by
the native troops. This preCaution
cifccJuallyprCvcntcdany such attack
being made, and at the close of the
meeting the battalion was dismissed,
with the exception of the patrols.
About . p, IN. the same evening
secret orders were sent to few of
the members of the corps, stating
that the eX-premier was attempting
to escape by sea, and rs there were
several reasons why he should be
detained, twenty or thirty of us
were posted on the whavcs, patroll-
ed the harbor in boats, and kept the
cX-prcmier in his house under
guard, throughout the night. At
daylight the harbor sentries and
patrols were dismissed, and at G:3O
q. m. (July 1sO we who were
mounting guard over the cX-prcmier
(siX of us) were also relieved. We |
were not at rest even after our |
seventeen hours active sentry-duty, |
for at Z a. IN. the whole battalion |
was ordered out, the town placed |
under martial law, and the EXPIRE
mier and two others who were at
tempting to escape by the Austria
liam steamer just arrived, were ar
rested and lodged in a temporary
| guard-hOusc-a sugar warehouse on
one of the wharvcs. Sentries were
posted, and Gordon of the rifles
drawn round the above warehouse,
keeping clear 4 district extending
some distance on all sides of it.
This state of affairs lasted all day,
and at noon, n number of ladies of
the town came down to the guard
house, bringing refreshments for
their dusty, hungry fathers, broth
crs, husbands, lovers, and fellow
citizens. 1t is needles to say that
we appreciated this substantial
recognition of our services, and
while the strictest order was kept,
and the Gordon maintained intact,
every man was in turn relieved, to
allow of his being forfeited and
cheered by the smiles (and provisions
of cOurse) of our fair fellow citizens.
At sundown the three men under ar
rest were escorted by the battalion
to the eX-prcmier's house, which
adioins the Government Buildings,
and were there kept under guard for
the night, and afterwards removed
to the Jail. One half the battalion
was then dismissed, and the remain
der, of whom ] was one, quartered
in the Government Buildings for
the night, and after guards had been
posted and patrols told off, we were
again refreshed by the presence of
some of our lady citizens, and by
the substantial rations served to us
by them. After this our fair friends
were escorted beyond the sentries,
and we were left to make the best
of the floor of the Legislative AS
, sembly Hail, by way of beds. Even
+ if our couch had been more luXur-
ious it would not have made much
, difference to us, for we could only
take two or three moments rest now
, and then no sleep), as we were con-
, tinually on the alert mounting and
retiring guard and on picket
t duty. After morning parade most
of the men in the Government
| Buildings were dismissed, but
several of us were still on duty
there and at the ex-premier's house,
and | had the honor of being the
l last relieved, having been on active
duty forty-iivc hours consecutively.
This happened at II a. M, July
2nd, when some of our comrades
took our places in the capacity of
special police, and we were at
liberty TO do our best to make up
2 for lost rest and irregular rations.
: This was managed fairly, as for
+. tunately July 3rd was Sunday, and
. everything was quiet. The king
G had promised when the town was
n under martial law, that he would
: acccde to all requests made at the
q meeting, and so, with the exception
= of some who were on special police
duty, the Honolulu Rifles became
nonin pnocno bla civilians IJownva,