The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-12-29
CAP I. WHITING
How His Dignity Was
Sighted.
A Fresh San Francisco Newspaper
Artist Who Has Now Found
Other Employment.

The following is from the San Fran
cisco News Letter:
He was a camera artist on one Of
the daily papers-an Englishman With
cut imagination-and these tales are
told about him:
Just before the Monadnock sailed
for Manila, the camera man and re-
porter were detailed TO visit the vessel
and obtain interviews from the Off
GERS and crew, with nume, IS pictures.
The artist always carries with him an
immense tripod, without which he
would be helpless. He learned his
business over a tripod, and views with
horror a pocket camera, or anything
less imposing than his own big
machine.
The reporter was interviewing the
navigator, and the artist had trained
his camera on group of officers, when
Captain Whiting, who was going
ashore, appeared on deck, and APP
preached the gang-plank. The execu-
tive officer Immediately saluted his
superior, and the Captain responded by
raising his hand to his chapeau.
There was the very picture for which
the artist had been waiting. There
was not a moment to lose, or the op-
portunity would be gone. Rushing
over to Captain Whiting, who was
about to descend the gang-plank, the
man with the camera shouted, to the
great delight of the crew: "Oh, say,
old fellow, won't you come back just
a minute, and put your hand up TO
your hat again, and I'll get that other
fellow to do the same thing? It's a
fine pose, and will make a splendid
picture. Come on, old man. and he
seized the dignified commander by the
arm.
The spectators were Mortified; the
| CAPTAIN was speeches. with amaze
ment. When he recovered, he roared:
who is this fellow No one an
swered. Then the Captain roared
| again, and he said things that would
| sound harsh to ears polite. The arts
| covered before him.
Remove him," shouted Whiting, as
he went down the gang-plank.
Aye. aye, sir" responded two ready
| Jack tars In another minute the
camera man and his machinery were
| bundled over the side, none too gently
| and the hired boatman was makins
good time for the landing. That eX-
plains why the Chronicle did not print
a picture of Captain Whiting and his
staff.
This same camera fiend was once
sent to get a picture of the altar OF st
| Mary's Cathedral upon the occasion OF
some great festival When he arrived
at an early hour, no one was IN the
auditorium Of the church; but priest,
| in his vestments, was serving at the
altar. The artist bravely tramped
down the main aisle, planted his trl-
pod about midway to the chancel rail
and then carefully focused. The
movements Of the priest disturbed
him. Unless the holy man kept still
the picture would be spoiled, for, on
| account of the imperfect light, it had
TO be a time exposure.
''Oh, say, my dear fellow, yelled
the artist to the priest; Il ann from the
| Chronicle, don't you know, and | want
to get a good picture. Now, you
wouldn't mind keeping still a few
minutes, would you?"
| The priest made no reply, nor gave
| a sign. Again the artist hailed him
| but with no better success. Finally
the camera man packed up his tripod
placed it at the head Of the aisle, ant
then, climbing over the chancel rail
coolly walked up the steps Of the altar
There he seized the priest by the vest
ment, and again demanded that TIL
devotions should not interfere with tn
picture The priest simply looked a
him, and made no response.
Strange! Strange.' muttered tn
tripod bearer; must have taken a voy
not TO talk"
Then he climbed back over the chan
eel rail, again planted his tripod an'
camera in the main aisle, AMI sett,et
down to make the best of it. By hi
time worshippers We're entering tn
church. The artist moved back a mum
Der who were about to cross his lin.
of fire, and presently he was the mar
attraction in the church. He played ;
star engagement, until an unartistit
usher with immense biceps and a grea
chest development, calmly led hin
forth, and threw his camera after him
When he returned to the Office th'
camera man was wild with rage. H,
described in great detail the attacl
made upon him by four and twenty
men, and demanded revenge. He was
given full liberty TO obtain il in some