The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-12-08
Detachment Of New Workers De-
part By the Alameda.
A REGULAR JAM AT THE WHARF
But Slight, Delay In Getting Away
Plenty Of MusiC-The O'Neil
and Rankin Troupe.

Captain Berger's band played over
,every farewell piece a dozen times
before the lines were finally cast off at
the Oceanic dock, byt the Mariposa for
San Francisco, sailing at O'Clock last
might as scheduled, but at 9 o'clock as
la fact. But the hundreds of soldiers
with their baggage, say twenty odd
tons, and other delays made it a Won
der indeed that Wharfinger Fred Whit
ney could have accomplished what he
did in getting the Colonial liner away
| in such good and short order.
| The Alameda had been cabled at
Sydney and was quite prepared for the
800 and odd boys who were to board her
here. Steward Clark had plenty of
time to prepare and the hunks were al
ready arranged to put aboard when she
docked yesterday morning.
Companies G., E. + and G of the First
New York Regiment and a number of
in from Waialae in the morning and
the big army wagons were hauling bag
gage Wednesday night and all day yes
terday form there. Colonel Ruhlen
the transportation and
made all arrangements nicely, he
knows his business, which is more
than But anyhow the New
YORK boys and Nance O'Neil and the
Mckee Rankin troupe also were aboard
and a big crowd on the dock to bid
bon oil -brra lact nj oh
were convenient piles of freight with
snug little corners, where the Honolulu
belle could bid her sweetheart from the
Hudson quiet goodbye. 1t was
surprise to see how many of the citi
zens and their families were on close
have been on the Islands such a short
time A number of the volunteers an
nounced their intention OF returning to
the Islands when they are mustered
out. No greater proof of the aloha
which the people bore to private sol |
diers who left could there have been
than an incident which occurred just |
as the Alameda was leaving the wharf |
The gang plank was hauled up and al |
though stowaways were expected just |
a surprise to the crowd. For bevy of
young ladies who had been on board |
came tearfully down and then the big |
liners whistle blew for the last time, |
every hat come off and the STIR
ring sound "Star Spangled Banner"
came forth from the band. Cheer after |
cheer came from the brave lads; perch |
ed upon the rails and the ships boats, |
they waved good-byes and Wela Ka |
Haos to the crowd ashore. Hot Time !
in the Old Town and then Hawaii
Ponoi' and by that time the Alameda
was out in the stream.
Then the crowd wandered home.
pulled itself together for the next fare
well-and final-to the remaining Com
panies X, NJ and II of the New York
IScandia next Saturday. The Scandia
will pau the New Workers. Chaplain
Schwartz and the sick people in the
hospitals will be the only ones TO stay,
and they will go as soon as the invalids
can be moved Then the regulars will
come and have a garrison here.
| But four officers accompanied the sol
diers. They were Major Emmett, Cap
tain . urguson and Lieutenant Woods
and Martin
| With the troops went the remainder
of the regimental headquarter records
in charge of Sergeant-Major Wright.
Thirty-fiye conyalescants left on the
steamer.
Several members of the departing
companies were left behind on special
duty at the military hospital as nurses.
They will sail Sunday on the Scandia.