The Hawaiian gazette., 1898-12-13
Last Companies Of First New
York Depart
GREAT CROWD AT the DOCK
Music and Regrets Goat and no
dlsc'-"B Ill's" Antics Boys
Sorry and Happy.

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quarter after four on Saturday after
noon. OF course the wharf was crowd
"a. Every time soldiers have left the
country the dock from which they de-
parted has had jam. But this time
the gathering was greater than ever,
for the New Workers had made lots of
friends in town
There was Captain Tompkins, the
Kingston man. The last thing he did
was to kiss a pretty girl When the
captain sees this in cold print he may
think that mean advantage has been
taken OF him But no one blamed him,
for the girl was luvabie belle.
Lieutenant Kennedy. Of the First
Montana. crawled mp the bridge, weak
pale, emaciated. but covered with leis
and smiling adieus.
Major Sague walked about with the
hautsur of Spanish Gaptain-general
II may be that after the ship was on
the high seas, Sague changed the
course to HilO. lie was the senior Of
fcer 81 the First New York on board.
Trumpeter Slezingsr was up in the
rigging with real tears streaming down
his dark face. Charley Fetherolf, the
artist and writer, was making a brave
fight against the blue devils. TatOr was
serious and pre-occupisd as ever. Tator
had more baggage than any other en-
listed man on the ship.
Captain Saunders, OF the port pilot
squad, was on IN" bridge with the
captain Of the Scandia.
Not a soldier OF the several hundred
in sight showed any signs OF intoXica-
ton.
lip forward We're the young fellows
OF the ships crew. One OF them had a
pet goat in his arms. lie held the goat
10 the gaze OF all and then shouted
down to the wharf: Say, Lady, train
yer kodic dis way But the lady had
the "kodic" trained on one Of the hand
some young officers Of the First
Bill" OF the Scandal black squad
was carrying a jag that would chal-
Ienge gale and didn't care who knew
il. Neither did he care whether he
went aboard the ship or not \ partner
wept In cOaking Bit to brace up and
quit fOoling and come on board. BIZ
then did his act and commanded the
undivided attention of the "kOdiaC"
squad and a couple OF thousand other
spectators for five minutes. Bill grab
bed the support Of the platform from
which the gangway Is lowered. lie
twisted one leg around the rod, had tn,
other foot against the side OF the shiT
and strengthening out, waved fond fare
wells to everybody. Bills" partner
was In a fit of despair and At one time
In the struggle It looked as If biz
would be pulled out OF his clothes. The
black squad clown finally finished his
fun and pulled himself on board
There were enough girls at the wharf
for horse show or doll show and
they looked nightly attractive, q 10,
OF them with dampened eyes. with arms
full OF flowers and tokens and with
their neat gowns OF light goods. There
were any number OF really touching
farewells The New Workers were given
send off quite worthy them.
The music by Captain Berger and his
boys was a feature. Have YOU noticed
how the soldiers and the crowds take
the sections. Dixie" arouses more en-
thusiasm than any other air, will
Glory, Glory, Hallelujah" q close sec
ond. Hot Time" is going stale. Al
uncover at once to Star Spangle,
Banner" which has developed a new
significance lately Home, Swee
Home" reaches the heart with markeD
directness. Aloha Oe" finds a quicI
response. II makes a hurry call on tn
emotions. Aud Lang Syne' raises
tumut of discordant singing. My Ho
nolulu Lady" Is popular, though 1t ha
not the proper local color or appIica
ton. II goes" because there Is moth
ing else In the line of filing the bill.
There was enough cheering at III
Irmgard wharf on Saturday afternOO
10 supply the yell demand for a pres
DENTAL campaign in n big state. Their
were .hrees and "A tiger for everybod
and everything.
The New York boys left in a fin
frame OF mind. They had regrets an
TejOiCings COmmingltl and the almiN