The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-06-19
COMES TO
SEE HAWAII
French Cruiser Protet
Now in Port.
WILL TARRY HERE A WEEK
Officers Distinguished and Gallant
Men and Her Crew a Handy
Lot Of lars.

which arrived In port yesterday after
noon from San Francisco was the first
Foreign steamer to arrive in the Ha-
waiian Territory. the first man-of-war
to come to this port under the new or
der Of things. and the first vessel 70 ain
her coiors In a salute as she entered the
naroor' since the Hawaiian Islands
nave become a Territory OF the United
States.
On June IL the Protet left San Fran.
cisco. She enjoyed a pleasant and un-
eventual trip to port. the only incident
worthy OF mention during the passage
being something of a continuous Incl
dent. that OF the perpetual rolling of
the brave. black. sharp-nosed ship of
war.
She looked a pretty sight as she
steamed by the light house and quickly
found her anchorage In naval row. Her
dun. black sides doomed high. her short
smoke-stacks looked as N they wore
trying to shield themselves behind the
great life-boats. from n possible en-
emy's IRE. Her long. wicked-looking
barkers bristled. and altogether the
frotet looked every inch and every bolt
a fighter.
An Advertiser reporter boarded tho
cruiser before she entered the barbor.
Everything was like clock-work ON
board. Handsome. bearded men ran
hither and thither. never getting in
each otners way. always busy and al
ways accomplishing something. Some
stood Idly by the guns. or rather they
stood by them. and rubbed already
mighty polished metal In the attempt to
see their faces I'm the steel and brass.
Nearly everybody was busy, however.
IN making the vessel ready for a stay
In port.
Braces and gear which had held guns
In position during the passage down.
were removed and carefully slowed
away. Boats were lowered. A gang
way was rugged and most important Of
all. the Protet had TO be secured M he,
anchorage. Her mud-hooks gripped the
bottom Of the harbor and lines were
made fast 10 the boilers on the reef
astern.
There are four hundred men aboard
the man-of-war. They are not big
men. but they are Frenchmen, and
strong and why. hardened. brave and
splendid fighters. Hardly any Of the
men and only n few of the officers can
speak the English language. The off,
GERS of the Protet are as follows:
Capitalize de Vaisseau M. Germinet.
ICommandant de Division Navale du
Pacifique; Captaine de frlgate Mlron de
L'Esplnay: Lieutenant de vaIsseau
Coliiard. Adjudant de Division: Lieu
tenants de Vaisseau Hue. Escudise.
Thilot. Labarre. Done; Aspirants
Dublin. Bouchard. De Monts de
savasse. Monquillot, DE Peytes de
Montcorbrier. Pascal. Bourgeois, Mecca
nicien principal re ci. Cahuet, Mecca
nicien de Division: Mecanicien princi-
paux de Deuxieme Ciasse Martin, Ge-
rante, Quenet: Commissaire de Premier
Ciasse Charet. Commissaire de Divi-
slon: Medecin de Premier Classe DIR.
Cauran. Medecin de Division.
George r. Hall. the ConsuI-General
OF Turkey at San Francisco, Is aboard
the Protet as n guest OF Commodore
Germinet.
The Commodore has held many re-
sponslble posts In official France. He
was In command of the cruiser Pothu-
au. when she was sent to Russia to
cement the France-Russian alliance
and u was In his own cabin that the
agreement was signed.
Commodore Gerrninet has been on the
official stafr OF two presidents--Faure
and Casslmir Perier-and was n warm
friend OF the former.
The Protet win stop here about seven
days. take on coal. and then proceed
to the Marauesas Islands and Tahiti.
Of s3f4
to Honolulu before and are contem-
plating taking In all the beauties and
delights Of the city.