The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-11-30
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First Detachment of N. Y.
Boys Sail Away.
There Was a Jam at the Wharf.
Two Bards-Flowers-
Officers Who Left.

Ne gathering OI pcoplt dl the
Oceanic wharf yesterday afternoon, at
the sailing of the Australia. was one of
the largest OF the year.
While large number OF passengers
were leaving on the steamer, the chief
attraction was the departure of a por-
rion $500 mem OF the First New York |
Volunteers, who were starting for San |
Francisco, to be mustered out OF the
United States service in the home
state.
| Long before the hour OF sailing did
the crowd begin to gather on the wharf
and by $3.50 p. m. over 1000 people had
lcollected.
The wharf was the scene of great
activity during the afternoon, as the
heavy government wagons, loaded with
baggage, pulled up to the boat. and
IQuickly unioaded 1t took four hours
to place the baggage on the steamer.
At 1870 D. N. headed by the band. the
lsoldiers marched down TO the wharf,
Istacked arms, and fell out to say fare
we'll to the many friends that crowded
so close to them as to make it almost
impossible 70 stack the guns. The
faces of the men were wreathed in
smiles anu their actions clearly i'll
ustrated the joy they felt at the pros
pect of leaving for the states.
Nearly all the soldiers, left behind,
| were at the wharf to see their comrades
leave and to give them a farewell send
osf Urbila all Was excitement on the
: wharf, the regimental band stood on
the deck OF the Australia and played
a selection after selection.
The Government band was also at
: the wharf and furnished sweet music
The bands played alternatively. one
from the steamer the other from the
:. wharf.
The scene on board the steamer was
beautiful, the soldiers had been loaded
down with leis and flowers by friends
The decks of the Australia was
l crowded with people and it was almost
4 impossible to move. At one time over
e 600 people, besides the civilian passeu-
gers and soldiers were on board.
Shortly before sailing, twenty con
j.. valescents we're brought to the whar
4 lin the Red Cross ambulance and as
It isisted on the steamer. 1t was intended
r to send fifty, but no accommodation
y Icould be gotten as every stateroom OF
the steamer was taken, so that onl!
those whose companions were leaving
= were sent.
): At 4:3O O'Clock the lines were cas-
off. and as the Government band play
ed Aloha OF, the soldiers responded b.
cheers from the deck and rigging o
= the steamer, the Australia glidm!
from the wharf out into the stream.
The band on board struck up Tn
: Girl I Left Behind Me. and the Gov
"a eminent band responding with Aul'
l. Lang Syne.
There were more cheers on land an
1t boat, waving of handkerchiews,
1T shrill shrek from the Australia
- 1.-The harbor entrance and the voyage t
which the soldiers have long bee
o looking foreward to, began.
Colonel Barber, Lieutenant-Colone
Stackpole, Major Emmett, Adjutan
Strewell and Regimental Quartermas
% ter Winthrow, accompanied the troop:
DR.. Barritt, of the Engineers Corp:
who was recently detailed to duty wit
the First New York Regiment, ais
IF went along to care for the Gonzales
ID cents and health Of the soldiers.
VI Upon the arrival of the Australia l
he San Francisco, DR.. Barritt will retur
to Honolulu.
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