The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-06-04
THE SOLDIERS HAVE GONE
TRANSPORTS LEAVE THIS MORN.
ING FOR MANILA.
Given Regal Send-Off-Ladies Cover
the Men With Flowers-Music and
Fireworks.

The transports of Uncle Sans SOL
diers have gone. At $3.50 this morn
ing the Australia, amid music aboard
and on shore. and the shouts of two
or three thousand lusty Honolulu
the Charleston, Peking and Sydney,
which had previously sailed.
The Charleston began to- draw an
chor at Z o'clock. This took half an
hour or more, the chain having be-
come twisted. The war ship then
steamed outside and halted just be-
yond the spar buoy.
The Peking followed Immediately.
leaving the Pacific Mail wharf. She
was accompanied to sea by the tug
with the flower committee aboard.
The little vessel was literally loaded
with flowers. Outside the channel
the Peking halted and the tug over
took her. The les and flowers were
passed aboard on ropes and were ca
gerly received by the men.
At $3.50 the Hawaiian band began
PLAYING on the Oceanic wharf. The
band on the steamer Sydney began
playing at the same time. Several
hundred people, chiefly ladies, were
on the wharf. AS the vessel moved
toward the stream the men aboard
gave three cheers for the "hospitable
people of Honolulu" This was re-
sponded TO from the landings and the
decks of the various little steamers
in the neighborhood. When off the
Bennington's position in naval row,
the artillery on the Sydney fired a
parting salute of one gun to the cap
tain and little later on to the town
The Australia began to leave Allen
& Robinson's wharf shortly after 9
o'clock. The lumber yard was iamm-
ed with people and ladies crowded up
on the timbers at the waters edge.
| On board, the Oregon band kept play
ing. Among their selections were ii
waii Ponoi and Aloha Oe. which they
had picked up since arriving here. As
the steamer reached position ,ead.
| ing to the stream Col. Summers ap-
peared on deck and proposed three
cheers for the people of Honolulu
The men on both decks and the bridge
took up the suggestion and the en-
| tire neighborhood rang with theil
| shouts.
The tug remained outside with tic
ladies' committee and met both the
| Sydney and the Australia as they
| reached the sea. An abundance OF
leis, boquets and cut flowers were
sent aboard the vessels. The ladies
were cheered from all the transports
and the Charleston.
Officers of the National Guard and
| the band expected to go off on he
tug, but this arrangement was ihang.
ed early this morning The former
visited the officers on the various
transports and the band played or
the wharves.
| Vessels in port blew their whistles
town whistles were set )f ana {
great cheer started up all along thc
water front as the ships stelmed ont
japanese fireworks carrying the
Stars and Stripes We're set Off from
different positions along the hay and
from Quarantine Island High IN the
air the fire works would open 1ut aai
the American flag float away maies
ticallv. The troops We're much pleas
ed with this display and cheered wild
| ly from the upper decks.
BY 10 o'clock all the vessels had got
ten together outside. The transport!
steamed away first the PekinE ak
ing the lead. The Charleston hrou%h
ND the rear. She disappeared around
Barber's Point about II O'Clock.