The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-08-17
A MONUMENT 70 HEROES
WAS UNVEILED IN SAMOA LAST
MONTH.
The Comrades of Lieut. Lansdale and
Others Who Fell in the Late Troubles
Remember Them.

APIA. August 10.--On Sunday July 20,
the Memorial Stone, which had been
subscribed by the English and Ameri-
can shipS-of-war. to the officers and
men killed while engaged here during
the recent troubles was unveiled by
His EXcellency the Imperial Governor,
in the presence of a large concourse of
people at Mulinuu. The site is one
which had been granted by the German
Government in exchange for the origi-
nal one, which was unsuitable
The Rev. w. Huckett read the Church
of England burial service, at the con-
clusion of which the firing parties from
H. M. S. Pylades and the United Safes
Ship Abarenda fired three volleys over
the graves of their comrades to the call
of the last post" which was first
sounded by the bugler of the Pylades
and afterwards by the trumpter of the
Abarenda. Then followed a hymn led
by Commander Tupper, in which all
present Joined in singing, Thy VIII BE
Done" After which the officials left
the enclosure and came out in front
where the bluejackets formed in square
with the Governor and officials in the
centre. There Commander Tupper ad-
dressed the Governor as follows: Your
EXcellency: As senior representative
here present of the British and United
States Navies. l thank you for the
kin 1ness and courtesy you have shown
to us, in granting such an excellent site
for the memorial which has been erect
ed to the memory of our comrades who
fell in the discharge of their duty, and
l feel sure that the relatives and friends
of the deceased wish me to express their
gratitude to you, for your kind wish,
voluntarily expressed, to take care of
the memorial they have subscribed to
their dear ones, and for the assistance
which you and your cOuntrymen here
present, have so generously rendered to
us in erecting the same. | now invite
Your EXcellency to be kind enough 10
unveil the memorial for us"
His EXCellency the Governor in reply
said: Gentlemen: In performing the
honorable task of unVeiling this memo
rial / am desrous of expressing my
heartfelt sympathy for the dead. I
feel gratified in having been able to
assist Commanders Tupper and Tilley
in choosing a suitable place for the me-
mortal; and l shall deem it an obliga-
tion to watch over and preserve from
injury the last resting place of those
who died in the discharge of their duty
! now unveil the memorial"
The monument being unveiled, the
| uejackets on the word of command
| saluted the Governor after WHICH tha
| officials retired. The residents ther
came forward and placed wreaths or
the monument. The following is a des-
scription of it:
The monument is of gray granite
complete, and weighs about 10 tons II
! is enriched by the British and Ameri-
| can flags entwined in bronze; also a
navy anchor of the same material. The
| base of the monument is IL feet by
| feet 6 inches square. 1t stands enclos
| ed by an iron railing and coping, which
covers so feet by 25 feet square. In all
| the weight is about 80 tons, and VGs
brought down to Apia in II. NJ S. Ply
! ladies' and was erected by the men OF
this ship under the direction Of Captain
| Tupper. The cost, irrespective of fix
| ings or carriage, is about ESQ. On /
is inscribed the following. p. s. Lans
dale. Lieut.. U. S. N; j. r. Monaghan
Ensign U. S. N; N. e. Edsail, O. S. L
| S. N; James Butler, Cox. u. S. N; JohI
e. Nudge, PIT. U. S. NJ Thomas HollO
way, PIT. u. s. M. c., u. S. f. S. "Phila
delphia;" Angel Hope Freeman, Lieut.
r. N. II. NJ. S. "Tauranga;" John Long
Leading Seaman; Albert H. Prout
Leading Seaman; A. II. ]. Thornbery
A. b.; Montague Rogers, o. S; Edmon'
Halloran, o. S., of H. NJ. S. "Royalist.
Killed in action, April 1899,
On the back is inscribed: Erected b
the officers and men Of the L. 5. Flag
ship Philadelphia and II. b. NJ ship
Tauranga. Royalist Porpoise an
Torch.-Samoa Weekly Herald.