Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-07-15
MERRITT At HONOLULU
American Troops Royalty Welcomed
by Hawaiians.
CITY ABLAZE WITH C0L0RS.
Einnesotans Astonish the Natives by Their
Drill - Soldiers Come Through ihehr
Long Voyage In Good Condition.
Two Days of bad Weather.
CITY ABLAZE WITH C0L0RS'

Honolulu, July 6, via San Francisco,
July 15,-The monitor Monadnock, ac-
COMMANDED by the collier Nero, arrived
here July 4. The officers and men on
board the monitor were given nearly
reception by the populace. The CITY OF
Para and the Ohio of the third Mania
expedition arrived July 5, and the MOI
gan City and Indiana arrived the loi-
lowing day.
General Merritt arrived on the cruiser
Newport July 3. The Astor battery Is
on board the ship. officers ana men
are we'll. The Newport is due to arrive
in Manila Saturday next. The Monau-
mock should reach Dewey by July oo'
Giving him a total of II warships. Ihe
transnorts of the third expedition nave
oil arrived with the exception of the
Valencia. but she is expected any mo-
r,ant The Valencia left San Francisco
July 2s one day after the other VESSELS
A Royal Welcome.
The island republic welcomed the Meet
with banners flying and trunlpe's
sounding The steamer Maui met eacn
,ransnor, off Diamond head and acteo
as escort into the harbor.
Colonel ]. II. Soper, chairman OF tne
reception committee, represented fres'
dent Dole. The Hawaiian band arouseo
the patriotism of the troops WIN
American and Hawaiian national airs
Honolulu was ablaze with America
colors. Men and women OF all shaoeS
and nationalities wore the red "hi'e
and blue. Invitations to feast ashort
were extended.
At noon General Macarthur com
i n,anding the expedition; Colonel oven
, shine. commanding troops or the J."
diana. Colonel McReeve OF the Inlr
teenth Minnesota and Colonel van Vai
zah of the Eighteenth infantry calle'
p, onSPresilent Dole The man VINO ma
republics to give away gave hrm wei
. come and hinted that everything AM
everybody in the island was at thel
, service The talk was of a desultor'
: character, the destination OF the Caoi
fleet forming the chief topic.
A. o'clock 5000 troops were gwen
dinner on the executive grounds. no
D morrow the rest will be feasted, A ru
q NOR was current that the expedite
night remain here for several weeks
'- hnt this was denied by General Mac
Il Arthur. I'VE will wait for the New
y mort" said he, "and be governed py III
nrders she brings. 1 think we Will be
IL our way in two days
j Two Days of Rough Weather.
rbe Ohio and Para are coaling, an
tbe work of lightering coal into the II
diana and Morgan City will begin III
aa;a+o,v All the troops will be drille
,shore daily. The Minnesota regimen
Jri1 the ball Da1
todav and astonished the HaWalian
. Beyond the vicissitude or win sea ~
is .,,o davs the troops came through
good condition.
Cheering multitudes, booming 'aAii'
y and fearful girls were quickly Iorso,t'
~ once the Golden Gate or san fiaiioia
IT was passed. A terrific sea tnat rs
abeam of the ships directed tne 81 81
aiers' thoughts into other channels'
Indiana lurched, rolled ana groaheu
.orture. Stalwarts VINO nau he'
ainched from death fell IN their 'rac
=. ,nd were buried between decks. rlu
areds we're drenched ana nan uro" II
,afore they could be taken beloW.
,q 70 add variety to the scene hea
~ oxtra spar broke loose frlfA us laste
~ ;,os beneath the bridge, and IKE
'ly huge cannon, dashed back ana ~,
n,er nue the hurricane deck, smashi
WAS of stores bending steel stahchlo
nrd threatening death to the crew.
"' T,,o,,,ets were of no avail against
#. .1n,,,ic Commanders fell as fast
..air men. The first night VIII hVe ~
~ INV tbe memory of many. The aises a
~, rongwavs were piled high WIN os
~ sare sars and equipments trunks guns a
to- ssatohe,s shot catapultlike up and doV
ia Sao,, and forth, the entire length OF
pahin through all the long n'gh{