The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-02-11
PHILADELPHIA STILL FLOATS AN
ADMIRALS FLAG.
Arrives Early This Morning From San
Diego on Her Way to Samoa--Her
Recent Cruise.

The Philadelphia, looking natural,
even to the rear admiral's flag, that
floats from her, is in the familiar har-
Dor again.
She arrived in the offing about
o'clock this morning, and came through
the channel shortly after s, dropping
anchor in naval row at quarter to
g. The most unusual thing about her
arrival was that no whistles were
blown when she was sighted nor when
she came into the harbor nor were any
of the usual notifications of her arrival
given. That she was in port only be
came generally known by the spread
of the report from mouth to mouth
The Philadelphia took a rear admi
raj away from here; she returns with
one. Rear Admiral Albert Kautz is
commander in chief.
Since the cruiser was here she has
been down the Central American coast.
From San Francisco she went to Cen
trail American waters and Admiral,
then Commodore Kautz, paid official
visits to the presidents of Guatemala,
Nicaragua and Costa Rica. To get to
the capital of Costa Rica he travelled
thirteen miles by railroad and rode for
ty miles on the back of a mule. 1t is
said that he rides like cavalryman.
From the Central American cruise
the Philadelphia went to San Diego,
where she received orders to go to Sa-
moa. She left San Diego January 81,
at IL o'clock in the morning. She eN-
perienced a rather heavy swell, fresh
winds and much rain throughout the
trip. Only one vessel, a schooner,
whose course could not be made out,
was sighted.
Admiral Kautz received his promo
ton from commodore on Christmas
day At the same time Commander
White was promoted to captain. His
parchment commission was awaiting
his arrival here.
The personnel of the Philadelphia Of
GERS is:
Rear Admiral Kautz, commander in
chief Lieutenant w. G.. Miller, flag
lieutenant; Ensign d. T. Sellers, flag
secretary; Captain Edwin White, COM
manding; Lieutenant Commander 7.
H. Stevens, executive officer; Lieuten-
ant p V. Lansdale, navigator; Lieu
tenants G. w. Brown, H. A. Field, F.
H. Brown, Ensign ]. r. Monaghan,
Naval Cadets j. #. Babcock, d. G.
Hanrahan, G.. G. Sweet, G. 7. Pettin-
gill, Passed Assistant Surgeon G. A.
Lung, Assistant Surgeon H. Il. Odell,
Fleet Paymaster j. r. Stanton, Chief
Engineer A. b. Bates, Passed Assistant
Engineer w. w. Bush, Chaplain A. A.
McAlister First Lieutenant. marines,
c. NJ. Perkins, fleet; Pay Clerk o. G..
L >
Acting Boatswain ]. S. Croghan, Act
ing Gunner G. r. Jaffe, Acting Car
penter ]. A. Barton.
She carries $50 men, So marines and
27 officers. Many of the officers and
men early met acquaintances and
friends on their arrival.
Assistant Surgeon II. e. Odell re-
ceived greeting that afforded him and
his fellow officers, as well as the ma
tive boat boys, a source of much
pleasantly and amusement. On the
night of August ~, the flag raising
day, he took the Hawaiian flag that
hoated from the boat landing as a
souvenir, or at least the boat boys
thought he did. This morning some of
the boatboys who went out to the YES
! sci saw him standing on the deck, and
| Immediately called out to him Where s
our flag?" He recognized the allusion
at once and shouted back some pleas
antry, and the incident became at
once the subject of badinage, both
| aboard and in the boats.
Lieutenant Pond, in command of the
Iroquois, early made his official call on
the admiral, and the usual round OF
official calls among the naval md 9th.
er officials followed during the day.
The Philadelphia will coal here an6
will probably remain at least a week