The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1900-12-12
FLEW
OLD FLAG.
Hawaiian COIOrs on the
Bark Nuuanu.
DROPPED At PHILADELPHIA
Interesting Account Of UHique Cere-
mony in the Quaker City's
Port.

PHILADELPHIA. Nov. 2s.-The
bark Nuuanu arrived at Philadelphia
some time since with a cargo of sugar |
from Kahului, Hawaiian Islands, after
a passage of 123 days. The bark's hail
ing port was Honolulu and she sailed |
under the Hawaiian flag. During her
voyage to this port the Islands became
a Territory of the United States, and,
after the act was passed by Congress,
all vessels hailing from Hawaiian ports
were given an American register as
they arrived I'm United States port.
/ IL so happened that the Nuuanu was
upon the high seas during the change
of Government and arrived at this oort
under her old fiag-she being the last
vessel TO fly the Hawaiian colors. An
American register has been granted the
vessel and the ceremony of raising the
stars and stripes took place a short
time ago. which proved to be an inter-
testing affair.
Captain Walter Lyman Josselyn, her
commander. has a record of forty-three
years experience on the sea and h1s
been a navigator and master of square
rugged vessels for twenty seven years.
trading to the East Indies and South
Pacific ocean ports. and he has rounde1 1
J both Cape Horn and the Cape of Good
Hope n score of times. He is an Amer
ican-born citizen from Duxbury. Mass.
number of his Philadelphia ac-
. lquaintances were invited to participate
I'm the ceremony of hauling down tie
Hawaiian flag and raising the Ameri-
can ensign Immediately after the new
register was granted by the United
States officials.
As the stars and stripes were beiri
hoisted to the peak by his two grand
sons. Master VIM. Miller Reed, Jr., and
Walter Josselyn Reed, the guests were
assembled on the spacious quarterback
! heads barred. and the commander in tn
lcenter of the group. the party singini
the "Star Spangled Banner
The crew composed of twenty nativ
y Hawaiians In charge of the boatswain'
70 mate. who went by the name of stove
pipe Mike" had piped them TO quarter
with his shrill whistle previous to tn
event, were lined up on the main dec
facing aft, each of them holding alof
in their left hand a small America
flag. The boatswain. who is fully cor
versant with the English languag
| translated the words of our nation;
~ song to the crew in their native tongu
r After the ceremony the guests. y
. by the captain. were escorted to II
dining cabin. where good things. il
GLIDING fruits and wet goods indigei
Gus to the far-off Hawaiian Islan'
were served.
Curios from the Orient were presen
ed to each guest as a souvenir of {
Occasion. Commander Josselyn w
1o called upon for a speech and he ga
~ a thrilling narrative of his engageme
with and narrow escape from a numh
AD of Chinese pirates during a voya
I'll from Singapore to Shanghai, CHINA,
the bark John ID. Brewer. After re
tation or two and including reso
tion of thanks to the captain for
tmany courtesies. the guests reasse
d. bled on the quarterback and were pi
tographed The Hawaiian flag VIII
formerly flew from the same pl;
where Old Glory floats was draped q
used as a background for the groul
The crew having finished their nc'
day meal were called from the 70
castle by the boatswain for the purp
of giving an exhibition Of kanaka
dance i'm vogue prior to King Kalak;
ascending the throne.
The word Honolulu has been era
from the stern and Boston substitu
which is her home or hailing p
where she is owned.
The vessel Is now loading for Ho
lulu.