The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-09-21
ADMIRAL RIMBEhbY's RECEPTION.

The committee to wait upon the Adj
mlral on board the steamer off the har-
Dor, consisting of Mr.. w. F. Allen, DIR.
| j. 5. McGrew, and J. H. Patty proceeded
to the Alameda in a cutter kindly fur
nished by Capt. Green of the q. S. S.
Alert and in charge Of Lieut.. Moore.
On reaching the Alameda, the com
mittee went on board, and found the
Admiral and his staff in perfect health
and mutual alohas were then exchanged.
Admiral Kimberly then ordered his flag
hoisted on the U. S. war-ship Alert.
when salutes were fired by the Japanese
war-ship Hiyei and the British war-ship
Caroline.
The Admiral and party on landing
were conveyed to the Hawaiian Hotel
where rooms had been engaged.
At p. m. the citizens committee APP
pointed last June, represented on this
occasion by w. F. Allen, chairman; His
Honor A. +. Judd, orator; Hons Jona
Austin, S. NJ. Damon, DIR. John S. Nc
Grew, P. G. Jones, and John II. Patty,
assembled at the U. S. Legation, and
upon the arrival of the Admiral and staff,
Hon. A. F. Judd read the address and
resolutions prepared by the sub-commit-
tee appointed for this purpose.
ADDRESS.
"ADMIRAL KIMBERLY: The ewes of
all the world were directed to Samoa
when you went there intrusted by your
country with delicate and responsible
mission.
That beautiful island, small in size,
and insignificant in its products, but i'm
portant in its central situation had be-
come the theatre of exciting events
There had been bloodshed on shore andq
there was tension in the relations be-
tween the Great Powers interested in the
settlement of the pending questions.
Armed fleets were there. But, suddenly
the scene changed. A furious tempest
came upon you, too powerful to be with
stood, and, after days of battling with
the elements-when the hurricane was
over and the sea was calm again-your
flagship the frigate Trenton had sunk
and the old Vandalia, familiar and dear
to us all, was total wreck. Those gal
liant and noble men who there met a
sailors death. stood at their posts as
bravely and heroically as if amid the
storm of battle. They did their duty
against hurricane and wave as they
would have done amid shot and shell.
They died with their faces to the enemy
We mourn for them and we honor the
survivors.
We do not forget those hours of suf-
fering and weary watching, nor that
touch of nature which makes us kin,
when, as the powerful Calliope was, inch
by inch, making her slow way past your
ship to the open sea, at your command,
your gallant crew sent up cheer after
cheer to infuse new heart with your Eng
lish brethren.
Those cheers of the Americans in the
Hope were heard around the globe
Sir, we welcome you once more to this
Kingdom; and this committee, chosen
to voice the sentiments of your fellow
countrymen in Hawaii nei, beg you to
accept the following resolutions
RESOLVED: That we, representing the
American residents of the Hawaiian
Islands, recognize in Admiral Kimberly
an officer of the American navy, who by
stern fidelity to duty amid the awful
scenes of hurricane and tempest has
shown himself to be worthy lieutenant
of the immortal Farragut.
RESOLVED; That we greet the Admiral
with heartfelt sympathy for his losses
and with high admiration for his deeds
of devotion.
RESOLVED; That Americans are in
spired by the deeds of heroism of the
10Th of March at Samoa enacted by the
both living and dead, to deeper love for
our fatherland, and higher sentiments of
devotion to God and our felloWmen.
w. F. ALLEN,
A. F. JUDD,
E. G. BECKwITH,
IONA. AUSTIN,
S.. B. Dole,
S. M. DAMON,
P. G. JONES,
JNo. S. MCGREw,
JNo. III. Patty,
VIM. G. WILDER,
FRED. TURRILL,
A. J. CARTWRIGHT.
The Admiral responded in feeling
manner to the sentiments expressed in
the resolution, and added expressions
of his pleasurabIe emotions upon being
once more in Honolulu.
Copies of the ADVERTISER, and HA-
wAIIAN GAZETTE in wrappers for mailing
by the Alameda this morning, can be
| had at this office and at the bookstores.