The evening times., 1898-09-09
JAPAN'S SAILOR Fighters
Two Hundred Picked Men
Reach Philadelphia. y,a
WILL MAN THE KASAGI
Long Journey From the MiISado,s
Fiowery Kingdom to Take Home
the American-BuiIt CruIser-Busy
Scene While the Little Scamen
Unload Supplies. +'r-

Philadelphia, Sept. 9-With swords
sheathed, and with no show of pomp nor
splendor save as becomes the dignity of
the representatives of people whose
prestige entities them to q proud place
among the nations of the Western world,
Philadelphia was invaded, yesterday aft
ernoon, by over 200 picked men from the
Imperial navy of The ruler of Japan. In
the full uniform of their rank their pres
ence was the occasion for 10 little COM
motion as their train rolled into the city
and among those who had not been in
formed of their coming there were many
inquiries as to their identity
Their mission is a friendly one, howcv-
er, and within an hour after their arri-
val all were proudly pacing the deck
of the much heralded Kasagi, the pride
| to-be of the japanese navy The journey
from their native shores had Deaa a ionl;
and tireSome one, and there was n uni
form expression of gratitude that the
end had been reached The portion of
the train which they occupied had heen
detached out in West Philadelphia and
sent directly to Cramps Shipyard, and no
| time was lost in marching the men to
their quarters on board. Here he ,ftcr-
noon was spent busily pacing the deck
and inspecting the big man-of-war
The scene about the yard was Z busy
one, and there was but little tiIle to be
bothered with visitors. The two bag
gage cars that had brought the sttpI lies
from the Pacific Coast hal to be unload
ed, and large force of wor6men with
drayS worked until nearly sunset :.eIoTa
the last bundle had been safely deposited
in the hold of the vessel. The. supplies
are for the ship, and the balance are the
personal belongings of the crew
Everything for the comfort OF the men
is complete. even to blankets and other
necessities for the hunks. and the sailors
could sleep as comfortably last night as
If they had been in commission for a long
time 1t was a matter of compIimen ary
comment that every detail had been given
such early attention.
All arrangements for the reception of
the men had been arranged for by Cap
tain n. Kashiwabara, and the other Off
GERS who have been here for some tine
looking after the construction of the
ship, and Commander Is. Martha and L.
Fugita, both of the Japanese legation at
Washington. had also come on to greet
their fellow countrymen.
A reporter was pleasantly grid ed when
he stepped on board, shortly after
o'clock, and in company with Assistant
Paymaster /. Minuma and an Interpreter
was shown about the busy vessel In the
midst of the hurry and hustle there was
everywhere apparent that calm courtesy
for which these dignified little people are
noted
Down below the deck things were be-
ing put in order for the accommodation
of the crew and it was no wonder that
every sailors face seemed to be wreathed
in smiles, for out of the chaos and dis
order had been wrought home-Iike IT,
dy ness, and 1T was no doubt pleasant
prospect to look forward to a clean and
comfortable bed after SO many days of
travelling.
Asked as to what were his first impros-
sions of the new ship. Mr. Mtnuma ex-
pressed himself as delighted with all that
he had seen. He was satisfied that moth
ing more could have been done for their
pleasant reception and said that he was
already proud of his new ship. This soL-
timent was uniformly expressed not only
by the officers, but bg the subord:aaies
as well, and it is quite evifent tflat when
the work has been finished and the Ka-
sagi sails out toward her home port she
will carry as proud crew as ever man.
ned war vessel
On account of their arrival here few
days earlier than hai oeen expected the
arrangements for their Accommodation
were not as complete as had neen ho3ed
but this will not interfere with all Of the
crew being quarterad and .feda on sipoarely
The officers will be ruarte"ei at one OF
the hotels of the city udtil7 the time for
sailing arrives.