Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-06-29
OUR SOLDIERS WERE FEASTED
And Given The Entire Freedom Of The City
While They Were There.
WHAT THE BOYS MUST HAVE EATEN,
And the sights They Enjoyed Intcfs sting
Account from the Hawaiian oaseite
New Flag for the Charleston.

SANS troops were received at Honolulu
counts for anything, 'ke friends Of
annexation of the Hawaiian Islands
seem to have entirely the best OF the
argument Tho nccount N the ar
rival and reception Of the first Phnlp.
Pine expedition at Honolulu. ass pub
ilshcd In the Hawaiian Gazette " June
3. Is enthusiastic almost IN the extreme.
and judging from all Appearances that
paper oniy reflect the sentiment Of
the people with respect 60 the nation
u whose government and free lnstltu-
lions Old Glory ~ the emblem. For
the cory Of the paper The News" IL
indebted To Hon. jrrrold H. Lotchci.
and a few extracts from the account
~ the reception " thu troops. and which
covers altogether two pages Of the ga
zetic will be sufficient t. give the read
Ct an idea Of the fiud Of gala days
the people .of Hawaii had while the
boys In blue were then guests. The
paper tells OF the fighting ~ the trans.
TJrta ~ follows.
The town was vet In o fever u ex-
cltemcnt when. ut a little after =
O'Clock Wednesday ait, tnoon. the boys
at Central office conveyed the message
t. Thousands ~ anxious people IN the
city that thgre were thee foreign
steamers % Wnitmuualu. The moss
age had core nom IN" other Nldr 90
the island and n WIS Impossible 90
tell at the time what the vessels were.
Just three columns 81 smoke floating
away TO the southeast could be dis
tinguished. IL was not many minutes
after this. the message came that the
steamers could BE- seen by Diamond
Head Charley AMI TINT they were the
City OF Picking the Australia aud an
other steamer that could not be seen
very distinctly
The IRE whistle sounded Immediately
the signal of ave whistles and Instant
~ iiags all over the city went up ana
carriages and crowds Of pedestrians
went hurrying along 10 the different
wharvoa They had long wait. but
uty were not In the least fatigucd,
for they were on the tlp.toe ~ expect
ancy and talked Fniiy. There has not
been IN many years such q cummotion
H. this city ~ the urwr created"
The Gazette then En0H on 10 describe
the meeting OF the transports by the
reception committee 81 100. accnmpan-
led 10y all the native vessels anywhere
In Hight. and every line hristlcH with
enthusiasm. Every move of the troop
ships IL faithfully followed until they
are safely Ia at the whnryea which. AZ
well aa the streets. are literally
jlnmcd with people eager 90 welcome
the soldiers.
None of the mon were allowed to
leave the boats last evening"" contlu-
ucs the Gazette. "rhcy passed the
early hours of the evening In COM
mentlng on the grand reception ac-
corded them by Honolulu'H cltlasns
and arguing the subject whether thry
Ia Ia fHlNHf4 III
morrow, Occasionally the striif.s NJ
America or "rhe star Splnrl,d nnn-
ner would come from one corner OF
the Pcklng and would be taken up by
the boys on board the Australia or the
sydney, which was anchored In tho
stream only few yards away"
Then comoa recital NJ the doingn
on the noNt day, when the soldiers were
allowed 10 land and were given the
freedom ~ the city.
The FIRST day ~ the occupation Of
this place by American troops was one
OF no greatest minor solar periods the
town has ever known. The Investment
was thorough, the occupation COM
plete, the conquest entire. and the sur
render whole ana graceful. The POSI-
I'VE ana negative poles Of enthusiasm
flashed ana flowed the sentiment of
cordially Hospitality was heartily
extended ana was accepted In the rplr.
II that II was offered
AS TO numberallonoiulu has not Feen
duoh crowds In what may be- called
me modern times. There II nothing on
record 70 which the Invasion may be
compared. II il without precedcnt An
every way About I 900 men were
himOre on the transports from "A. m.
10 p. M. ana the same number from
r. m. 20 y, m. Thus an the oNpedl-
ton members enjoyed liberty during
the day, The men fairly revealed In tho
respite from duty They forgot ali Inc
trials o. sea travelling ana detail ON
snip. Thcy were given royal reception
ton everywhere. They realized thnt
honolulu was keeping open house.
And they appreciated H."
After reviewing the workings OF tho
committee In charge OF the reception.
The paper says; Each member OF tho
community was literally n COMMITTEES
or the one ON making II comfortable
and pleasant for the Boys In blue.
" not good FOR the paper b. tell
or the hospitality OF the town In lang
ulge too ardent. Let II he modeatly
sud that Honolulu does this sort Of
ming IN this sort of way from force OF
hlblt' II IN good 10 say there ~ Keen
~ anu deepest and most certain
abiding sympathy here for the uniform
md the tiag brought 10 this port by
me troop ships"
An dea OF the sights taken In" and
,hJpyed by the American soldiers may
ne gained from a pcruHal Of the Hist
y, courtesles at their disposal during
'Courtesles OF the bathing facilities
inc Myrtle and Healanl boat club
"Courtesles Of the bathing facilities
OF ne Waikiki beach resorts.
"Courtesiea OF Kamehameha school |
grounds ana bishop museum.
Cpurteslea OF oahu college grounds |
grounds. "n
"Conrteihes Of Arlington hotel
"coutesies Of Alanahan grounds. |
oMned by Princess Kalulanl.
p' "SSurtesies OF N. q. H. officers and |
game.
bus lines.
Smokers gratis.
offerings of native fruits
Lunches ana refreshments gratis
.Iree correspondence facilities"
Then there was "a grand banquet |