The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-07-06
DONE UNDER TWO FLAGS
HOW THE GLORIOUS FOURTH WAS
CELEBRATED.
Every Event from Start to Finish a
Complete Success-The Grand Ia
rade and Other Numbers.
BRIGHT AND EARLY.

July Fourth dawned bright and
clear, and from the first gray signs
of morning to the end of the celebra-
ton at midnight, the finest Indian
Summer weather prevailed. There
was not a cloud to mar the beauty of
the day and cool north breeze made
even the noon hours eqIablc and
pleasant out of doors. The day was
ushered in with q national salute of
twenty-one guns, fired by citizen SOL
diery from Armory square. This was
at 5 o'clock, A half hour later the
streets were filed with people, assem-
bled from every quarter of the town,
from Kalihi to Waikiki. The larger
per cent of those out so early were
natives, who manifested a keen inter
est in all that was going on, and Por-
tuguese. For starter the early sight
seers took look at
THE DECORATIONS.
The corner of Hotel and Fort streets
was most conspicuous for the extern
siveness and beauty of gala adorn-
ments. Jim Dodd's place, the PAN
theon.' was almost hidden under its
attire of flags and bunting. The "Cri-
terion," opposite, was also attired in
bunting and decorated with a hand
some arrangement of red, white ana
blue lights. Benson, Smith & Cos
drug store deserved special notice for
the tasteful appearance of doors ans"
windows, all being draped with the
Hawaiian or American colors. On Fl J.
tel street Roachs barber shop, Hart's
ice cream parlors, King Bros, and
other establishments were perhaps
equally handsome. On Fort street
Thrum, Sachs, Levy, Hollister, Manu-
facturers Shoe Co., Egan, Temple of
Fashion, McInerny, Phillips and Others
decorated extensively. Schmidt &
Sons wholesale store on King street
was, for design and finish, one of the
most beautifully decorated establish
ments in the city. Besides the pro-
fusion of red, white and blue bunting
on the building, special attention was
given by the decorators to the WIN
dows. With dress goods and toho9'
gan caps the windows were filed with
red. white and blue colors, making q
handsome display indeed. A credilab.t
showing was made by the Gazette Co
The fire houses we're all handsomely
adorned. No. 2 on Union street was ;
6 beauty. AS in former years the tai
flag pole was strung with colors dnc
bunting. A large number OF private
, houses, especially in 'Nuuanu valley
on the Plains and near the town cen
, ter, were also decorated, many of then
handsomely.
l AQUATIC SPORTS.
: The first event on the days program
was the boat races in the harbor. Th
, wharves from the boat landing to tn
I pilot house were crowded with spec
{ tators long before the hour to begin
l Promptly at 6 o'clock the Myrtle an
Healani crews came up to the line an
Starter Wilson fired the shot. Bot
e boats got off slow and kept well to
gether until in the channel, when tn
Myrtles pulled up and held the lea
a to the finish. Upon turning the light
house on the back trip, the Healani
endeavored to make a squirt, but POI
. ter, who was unwell before entering
could not respond, so the last hope O
victory was, for the blue and white
suspended. The Myrtles finished abou
two lengths ahead in IA minutes, s
r seconds. Everyone felt grateful to tn
Healani crew for the race. They en'
cred solely for the qualification of tn
n public, being in no shape for racin
and having no hope of winning fror
Z the we'll trained Myrtles.
n WHALE BOATS.
=, The whaleboat race began almos
Immediately after the victory of til
Myrtles. Three boats entered, viz
Police, Marshal Brown coxswain
. Prison Guards, j. A. Low, Coxswair
e Pilot No. 2, Capt. McCauley coxswail
All got off at the word and held Il
Z gether for the first hundred yard
" The police, who had the inside tracl
began TO pull ahead and made ha
length. Then occurred an incident
=, or accident-not on the bills. III
pilot boat made a squirt forward an
1t inward, bringing it on top of the p
L zee. The next instant the oars clashe
W and loud cry of foul" arose fro
the onlookers. McCauley then pullt
rapidly ahead and the police. after r
covering speed, fell in for second plac