The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-12-02
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First Detachment Of n. Y.
Boys Sail Away.
There Was o Jam 81 the Wharf
Two Bands Flowers Cheers.
Officers VINO Lsf,.

The gathering Of prop" a. the
Ooeanln wharf yesterday afternoon. a.
the sailing Of 10" Australia. Was one ~
the largest Of rho year.
While o large number Ol passengers
were leaving on 10" steamer, the chief
attraction wa the departure of . pDr-
ton 900 mem Of the First New York
Volunteer, who were starting for san
Francisco 20 be- mustered out u the
United States seryine 10 the home
STATE.
Long before the hour u sailing DID
the crowd begin 10 gather on the wharf
ana by $3.50 .. n. over 2000 people had
cDll"rted.
The wharf was the scene Of great
activity during the afternoon. a. the
heavy government wagons loaded with
baggage, puIiod up 10 the boat, and
quickly uDIDaded r. TOOK four hours
80 place the baggage on the steamer.
~ l:3O .. N. headed by the band. the
tOldlcrs marched down TO the wharf
siarfrd arms. and fell ont 90 say fare
well 10 the many friends that crowded
80 rlOse 10 them - 10 max" II almost
Impossible 10 stack the guns. The
faros Of the men were wrcathcd IN
smiles and their actions clearly ILL
ugra'"d the joy they felt at the pros
p"rt Of leaving for the states.
Ncarly all the soldiers. LEFT behind,
we're u ~" wharf 10 see their comrades
l"ayc ana 10 give them q farewell send.
Of. Whil" all was excitement on the
wharf. the rcglmnnial band stood on
the deck Of ihc Australia and played
selection aftcr selection.
m" Government band was also al
the wharf and furnished sweet music
IN" bands played aIternatiycly. ons
from the steamer the other from The
wharf.
The scene on board the steamer waS
beautiful. the soldiers had been LOADED
down with Icis and flowers by friends
The decks Of the Australia wal
crowded with people and II was almOs
impossible TO move. Al one time oyeI
coo people besides the civilian passen
gers and soldiers were on board.
Shortly before sailing, twenty con
vaIesccnts were brought to the whar
/ In the Red Cross ambulance and as
sisted on the steamer. II was Intended
10 send hfty, but no accommodation
could De- gotten rs every HaterOom OF
the steamer was taken, 50 that only
those whose companions were leaving
were sent.
At $50 O'clock the lines were cas-
on. and ~ the Government band play
ID Aloha Of, the soldiers responded by
cheers from the deck and rigging OF
the steamer. the Australia gliding
from the wharf ont into the stream.
The band on board struck up The
Girl Left Behind Me, and the Gov.
eminent band responding with Auld
lang Syne.
There were more cheers on land and
/ boat, waving ~ handkerchicws, q
shrilI shrek from the Australia 4
whistle, rs she turned her nose toward
the harbor entrance and the voyage ia
which III" soldiers have long been
looking forcward TO- began.
Colonel Barber, Lieutenant Colonel
stackpolo Major Emmett. Adjutan'
StrcweIl and Rcgimental Quartermas'
tor WInthrow, accompanied the troops
Dr. Barritt, Of the Engineers Corps
who was recently detailed to duty with
the First New York Regiment, a'sc
went along to care for the GONZALES
cents and health o. the soldiers.
Upon the arrival Of the Australia II
San Francisco, DR., Barrtt will return
TO Honolulu,