The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-06-24
MORE Blue BOYS ARRIVE
PENNSYLVANIANS AND NEBRAS-
KANS ARE HERE.
Ships Reached Port Last Evening
Troops Take Bath Today-Whoop-
ing Her Up.

About 6:30 last evening a telephone
message from Waimanalo announced
that three transports were in sight.
OF course it was known that they
were the Zealandia. the Colon and the
Senator. George w. Smith telephon-
ed the fact to the electric light Office,
and two minutes later five whistles
were blown. Several thousand people
hocked to the wharves and the tug
took large party of military officers
and the band.
1t was quite late when the vessels
reached the channel to the harbor.
The Iealandia moved straight to her
old berth at the Oceanic wharf and
the Colon and the Senator went to
the stream. Crowds on the wharves
cheered the various vessels as they
entered port and the men on the tran
sports responded vigorously. BY mid
night all anchored for the night and
everything along the front quieted
down.
The Tenth Pennsylvania, Colonel
Hawkins, eight companies, 600 men;
part of Battery B. Utah artillery. $50
men, are on the Zealandia. On the
Senator is the First Regiment Ne
braska. Colonel Bratt. 1,032 men. The
Colon has four companies of regulars
from the Twenty-third, and Two COM
panies from the Eighteenth, and also
Battery y of the Utah artillery. Lieu
tenant c. NJ. Bailey of the Eighteenth
regulars. is in command.
A ) O'Clock the China left the
Pacific Mail dock and pulled out into
the stream. Early this morning both
the Senator and the Colon moved in
to the Pacific Mail wharf and began
taking coal. Men from both ships
We're landed on the wharf. The
Pennsylvanians were marched up
town for the purpose of making pur-
chases. They We're allowed an hour
| at random on Fort street At the
Nebraska troops marched up under
their officers and went out to Waikiki
for a swim. Most of the pennsylva-
mans and the Utah battery followed
resorts between Sherwood's and Sans
Souci.
Most of the officers of the new ex-
! pedition came ashore last night and
were escorted by the local regiment
officers to the Officers club in the
Bungalow There reception was
held, lasting most of the evening. Mu.
sic was furnished by the Quintette
club.
AFTERNOON PARADE.
Promptly at o'clock yesterday af.
ternoon the Colorado regiment and
the Utah artillery from the China en-.
tered the Hotel street gate of the
Executive grounds and passed in re-
view before the President. Cabinet
staff and party on the. front steps OF
the building. They appeared in pla-
toons from the Waikiki side and pass.
ed out of the Richards street gate
Lines were good and the movements
and salutes were executed in fine
style. Every feature Of the parade
showed thorough discipline and tao.
| tical efficiency.
When the flag appeared, with the
Second battalion of the Colorado
troops, there was an immense clap.
ping of hands by the audience OF
more than thousand people. The
President and Minister of Foreign Af
fairs started it, and the enthusiasm
was quickly taken up all over the
grounds. The excellent bearing OF
the Utah artillery was also applauded
by the Presidential party.
After the parade the men marched
back to the ship and an hour later
were given shore liberty to o'clock
| In town they behaved splendidly. Tn
| fact the decorum was surprise. The
police say they never saw in the
| streets more gentlemanly and order
ly set of men.