Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-08-25

Then cam the call f r ra sing Old
GlCry to the strains Of the Star
81 anglad Banner, and tremendous
cheers broke forth as that ba lner
was unfurled to the breeze Then
the eyes that had been DIM fer a few
minutes b came bright and lightened
up when the stars and stripes b.ew
out The picture pre-: ented in and
around the executive building was
the most striking. In the grounds
and around all the approaches were
crowds of onlookers Of every section
and varied nationality. Notably re-
markable was the number of Hawai-
ians Within the grounds the mill
tary and naval display was fine. The
Hawaiian troops. United States ma
Zines, mounted patrol, police and ct
liens guard presented a splendid ap-
| earanc9, while the platform for the
exercises and the vera1das of the ex-
ecutive building were gay with bril-
liant summer dresses. feathers and
ribbons, and the brightest faces that
Honolulu possesses. The uniforms
Of the staff and naval officers added
brightness to the scene. The weather
fortunately was propitious.
The ceremonies began with the 10
partuIe of the LIST reg:neor Of re
drill shed to tie boat landing TO C.s
cort the troops from the Phi adelpI.ia
and Mohtcan, which had already drawn
upon the shore. The ul.to6 >;tatt 6
forces were commanded by Lieutenant
Commander Stevens and consisted If
blue jackets from the Philad @lphia, a
company of blue jackets from Tic
Mohican and an artillery detach n ant
detachment was headed by the flag
of two guns and AZ men. The no al
ships band. Several hundred Of lie
citizens guard preceded the troops up
the main avenue and took a station
on the left of the stand. The Ha-
wa:ian band took up position On the
right of the platform and the Phila-
delphia band on the left. The first
battalion of the Hawaiian regular
troops occupied the immediate left Of
the stand and the second battalion the
right. The United States troops
stretched across the avenue II double
files, the marines being n front.
On the right of the main steps were
the main halyards from which the
big Hawai'an flag at the top OF the
main tower f1oated in the breeze
The detail ii charge of these nal
yards and the hauling down OF the
Hawaiian flag con listed Of Corporal
Kilboy and Privates o. Wilkler and
A. Spillner of Co. F. The detail OF
men in charge Of raising the Amer
lean flag was in command OF j..
Ward. coxswain of the admirars
barge. The flag itself was in
charge of G. H. Patti, gunners-
mate Of the Philadelphia, and r.
Winters, boatswain's mate Of the
Mohican. Thee are the men who
actually raised the stars and stripes
over Hawaii. The flag used for the
occasion was the largest size used n
the navy and was especially made at
Mare Island for the purpose.
AS S on as Pre- ident Dole and tn :
cabinet came from the executive
building to the platform the justices
of the supreme court followed and
then Admiral Miller and United Sta es
Minister Sewell came down the steps,
followed by Captains Wadleigh, Ct
the Philadelphia and Boo cf the Nc
hican. and their staff officers, and
Col. Barber, of the 1st New York
regiment. The ceremonies were
opened with prayer by Rev G. l..
Peterson, pastor Of the First Metho-
dist church of this city. The United
States minister, Sewell, then adj
dressed President Dole, who had
risen, and presented him with a GER
tiled copy of the joint resolution Ct
congress annexing the Hawaiian ISL
ands to the United States. Pr 81
dent Dole answered, acknowIe lying
the making of the treaty of a politi-
cal union and formally yielded to Min
lister Sewell. as the representative of
the government Of the United Sta es.
the sovereign and public property