The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-20
WERE ON SHORT RAT|ONS
w. G. O'Leary Writes to His
Friends in Belt.
THE TRIP TO HONOLULU
The Transport Was overcrowded, but
the Trip Was an Enjoyable n
There Was Nothing Lack
ing at he Banquet.

Great Falls, Aug. 19.-The following
letter from w. c. O'Leary has been re-
ceived by friends in Belt:
Honolulu, Hawaii Islands. Aug. a.
On Monday. July Is. the morning of our
departure from camp in San Francisco,
reveille sounded at daylight. The camp
was soon awake. as was evident by the
unceasing cheering of the boys all over
the camp. A very pretty sight was the
striking of the tents; when the call was
sounded every tent was ready, and at
the last note of the bugle all fell stimuli
taneousIy. We marched out at 3 a. m.
Dinner was served to us by the iadles
of the Red Cross society al the dock.
We boarded the steamer Pennsylvania
at 4 p. IN. AS our ship pulled out cheers
went up from thousands OF throats on
the pier and were echoed and re-echoed
along the water front till we got beyond
hearing distance. i witnessed many
touching farewell scenes. Many were
weeping, mothers, fathers, sisters ana
s~weethearts, waving a last farewell, per
haps, to a loved one.
We anchored about a mile out in the
bay for the night, starting out under a
full head of steam at 10 o'clock on the
morning of the 18th.
TIL trip was enjoyed by all. although
the rations were short and the accom-
modations bad. We arrived here on the
morning of the 18th, sighting land the
evening before. On entering the harDof
a number of young native boys swan
out to meet us. These Kanakas seem
to be as much at home in water as a
Montana soldier at dinner table. Al
immense crowd was at the pier awaltlnR
our arrival. The Hawaiian Royal Ma
tive band was there to greet US, and II
.zI.alSA aroanizatinn Wa were
permitted to go ashore shortly after ano
take in the sights.
on the streets of Honolulu are TO pt
seen representatives of every nation OF
earth: the business-like American. fol'
lowed by a swarthy Portuguese SAILOR
man. Chinese collies and Japanese la
borers in their natives dress, the stur'
DIV EngIishman, French Adventures
sons of Erin. Germans, Italians, scan
dinavians-all are here.
Honolulu has a fire department an
an electric light plant. I had tn
Measure of meeting several member
of the Knights of Pythias and wa
most royalty entertained by them. In
leading fr~aternal orders have lodge
here. There are three ally news
papers.
we found here the two troop ships
Peru and City of Puebla, waiting 70
the rest of the transports, and also IN
United Staes gunboat Mohican.
The American residents gave GU
regiment a grand banquet on the 2stf
the day after our arrival. There wa
nothing lacking I'm the way OF eataole
when we began, but what a diferenc
at the finish! The native band playe
while we were enjoying ourselves 9
the tables. This took place at the pa
ace grounds, almost in the center {
he city. The palace was built D
King Kalakaua and is a handsome two
story structure. but since the repuol
can government has taken charge,
Is used as a department house, whel
All the government business is tran'
acted. We were permitted to view II
interior of the building, where we sa
portraits of all the kings and queer
who have ruled Hawaii since 1t pecan
civilized.
The steamers st. Pau and Philade
mia are hourly expected. The ma
steamer Gaelic arrived at 2:3O a. !
and at daylight was greeted WI
cheers from the four transports,
everybody knew that she brought q
most Important thing TO a soldier
news from home. All around me [
bows are scattered. eagerly devouril
the latest news from the Frisco p
pers. The mail is about to be distriou
"a, perhaps the last we Will receive u
m we reach the Philippines. l VIII M
have to come to a stop.