New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-08
no HONOLULU ON THE PCEBLA
TRIP OF GENERAL OTIS AND HIS EN-
petition.
,ou, THE TROOPS PASSED TIME--ARRIvAL AT
uoNoLULU-THE COSMOPOLITAN PoPr-
IATION OF THE TOWN


uoxo1U1u-THE COSMOPOLITAN POPr-
LATIoN OF THE TOWN.
,r,oy A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TuBuNE.I
honolulu. July GA few weeks ago san
Francisco is said to have shown very little active
,,,ersst in the war. If this was the case the de-
oarture Of the earlier expeditions to the Phiiip-
,,es must have made q great change, Tor Oh
,,, 1S the town was fairly agog incoming
IONS were greeted not merely with cheers put
,.h substantial meals furnished through the
pod Cross; many shops displayed the friendly
,ao "Discount TO Soldiers and nothing was
-. undone which kindness could suggest
,,.uodelphla officer who took his sword 10 a
60 francisco jeweer to be marked found that
Goldsmith could not be prevailed upon to ac-
. =, any payment for engraving II. and in gen
W, tho kindly impulsiveness which has always
49,, somewhat characteristic OF San Francisco
-. manifested whenever an opportunity pre-
sented itself
,,,bouoh the departure Of a troop ship Is ex-
TING chiefly TO those who are Immediately con-
oa oven 4 cold blooded spectator cannot
I, loss than interesting. The mere fact of
.o, denarture is dramatic, and the pathos of
=, sonorations which take place before spec
...or,s aves would touch even a hard heart. but
.,,,. the papers have announced that Regu-
49, ,roons have NJ homes. and that volunteers
o,ora have Il claim to sympathy in departing
from the country.
Tho puehla has on board over eight hundred
-. ord officers and my observations would
"a mo N estimate that they have left at least
. oornle Of thousand aching hearts behind them.
w., 7 reached the ship the afternoon Of
,, II ,be men were embarking by companies.
.oooh con,nary breaking ranks at ii reached the
acL and the men either joining the parties
hit, had come to see them off or scrambling
oxc,,.dlv about the craft which is TO bear them
.o,cbt thousand miles over seas. The ship
,oo,,ed as full as a beehive, and the wharf was
ro,vded as we'll Fer a while Jokes. messages
o,d naycels few about cheerily enough, but be-
fore long the signal was given 10 clear the ship
of all who had no right TO passage. Then the
odga = the pier was densely lined with faces
orx,oue 70 look brave. and the bulwarks were
crowded with hardy young fellows trying 10
leave behind a cheerfulness they did not feel.
However those whose nearest friends were
NOT At hand kept up merry shouts; lads In uni
forms filled not only the buwarks but the rat
lines to the crosstrees and cheer after cheer
went up as the ship slowly slid from the pier.
a
or handkerchiefs waved from every point where
watchers could see the Puebla. This, however,
WAS merely a preliminary move and the vessel
came 10 anchor in the bay mile or more away
from shore TO spend the night and 10 complete
nreparations at point where the men were safe
from temptations.
SAYING FAREWELL UNDER DIFFICULTIES.
The next day there was constant succession
u visits to the Puebla from tugboats and bay
craft of all descriptions Some brought dis-
patches and others embarrassing ofhclal mate
rial but most OF them brought visitors ana
more visitors in cheering crowds. or these only
4 very few, perhaps less than ten in all. were
allowed on board, but the boats could steam
close alongside or even tie up TO the transport
with their loads Of wel-wishers and occasion
,llv a soldier or two would skip on board one OF
he small craft for q last word or kiss. Many
title comforts came on board the transport from
these boats The Red Cross people passed TO
outstretched hands hundreds Of notebooks and
,ther small matters including many packs or
ards but the most eagerly welcomed gift was
'ruit One large tug. as 1t approached, began a
mimic bombardment with oranges thrown by
;kiful hands and caught by lads VINO had
earned the art on the baseball field once /
saw a pint bottle Of whiskey whirling through
he air at a great rate. My ears detected no
rash Of broken glass as II reached the Puebla
The Peru and the Puebla are consorts ana
we're to leave the harbor together. The Peru
the larger vessel and carries Major-General
otis. with somewhere from nine hundred to one
thousand men. The General boarded his ship on
Friday afternoon. and soon afterward the sig
7al was given 70 depart. | did not hear word
as 10 the bad luck of a Friday night. but that
nav have been accident A whole meet OF
small steam craft followed the transports as
ong as their speed or The roughness OF the
water would permit: every whistle in the har-
Dor shrieked guns were fired from the wharves.
and the roar from thousands OF excited throats
,raversed greater spaces than one would have
expected Every wharf was crowded. and on
he ship every ratline supported as many sol
ilers as could squeeze on to it.
SO we reached the Golden Gate. and looked
ar out on TO the Pacific. the beginning Of a
7oyage which is to span one-third Of the globes
circumference The growing thunder OF the
mrf beating on the heads gradually over
powered the farewell cheers. the boys ceased
,houting and looked as II the grave harmony
If the breaking waves was. after all, the music
most appropriate TO the occasion. When all is
aid many partngs differ little from a single
me The CHEEKY godspeed. the waving hand
lerchief the gloomy reaction. these are all the
ame whether solitary pilgrim or thousand
nel depart On this occasion the much re-
ounding sea had no intention OF tolerating any
lnseemly hilarity.
When the ships reached the bar Father Nep-
une called for a minuet and the Puebia began
series Of stately courteses and graceful sway
ne movements which robbed most OF the SOL
liers Of any little cheerfulness left them.
The poor lads are necessarily packed so CLOSELY
hat one bad sailor cannot AVOID making MN
elf irksome TO many comrades II Is neediess
pursue this subject.
CROWDED WITH TROOPS
The Puebla measures 2.624 tons gross. or