The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-08-21
DIED FOR
THE FLAG
Memorial to Heroes Of
Samoa.
CEREMONIES At MUL|NUU
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Monument Unveiled Near Apla to
British and Americans Who
Fell In Battle.


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Ar1A, Bnm0n on sunday, the goth
July, the Memorial fl0ne. which had
been subscribed w tho English ana
American zbips-of war 10 tho officers
ana men Killed while engaged here
during tho recent troubles. was uDvcil.
al ny Ills ExoeIlcnoy the Imperial Gov
srnor, IN the presence Of n large con-
course ~ people NJ MullDUu,
The ceremony commenced by the
landing nj the German 1rm'B wharf OF
The English and American Bailors. Tho
English, taking the lead with n funeral
party and reversed arms, marched to
MuIinuu. on arrival at the site, which
hnd been granted by the German Gov
eminent III exchange for the original
one, which was unsuitable; tho Rev.
W. Huckett, Of the London Missionary
BOclety, followed by Ills ExcclleDcy the
Imperial Governor; Judge Kipllng;
Commander Topper. connandnDt I'll
Icy; u. y. Consul General Osborn; H.
~ M. Consul Hamilton Hunter.
The Rev. W. Buckctt thon read the
Church 81 England Burial Service, at
the conclusion OF which the firing par
ties from ~. M. u. pylndes and the
United States ship Abarendn fred three
yOlIeyB over the graves OF their COM
fndes to the call OF the last post, which
was first sounded by the buglcr of the
pyiades and Afterwards by the truin-
peter OF the AbarcDda. Then followed
IL hymn led by Commander upper. In
which all present Joined In singing.
THY VIII 30 Done" after which the
officials left the enclosure and came out
IN front whore the bluejackets formed
IN square with the Governor ana OIL
oIais IN the confer. There Commander
Topper addressed the Governor ~ fol-
lows
Your Ezceiloncy--Ag senior rcprcscn-
tatiye here present OF the British and
United states DayIog, thank you for
tho Kindness ana courtesy YOU have
shown 10 w, In granting such an ex-
eellent site for tho memorial which has
been erected TO the memory Of our com.
rides who fell In the discharge OF duty,
and feel sure that the relations and
friends Of the deceased wish mo to ox-
press their gratitude to you. for your
Kind wish, voluntarily expressed, to
take care Of the memorial they have
subscribed 10 their dear ones and for
tho assistance which you ana your
G0untryrnep here present, have no gem
6rousIy rendered To ug In erecting the
same. I now invite Your Excellcncy to
bo Kind enough 10 unyoil the memorial
for uB.
Ills ExcoIleDcy the Governor In reply
said;
OeDtIemeD~-Ib performing the honor
able task OF unyeillng this memorial
! am DESTROYS Of expressing my heart
felt sympathy for the dcnd. feel graf
fled In having bgen able 10 assist
Commanders Tupper ana Tilloy In
choosing a suitable place for the nom
orinI, and shall doom It ah obligation
to watch over and preserve from injury
tho last resting place OF those who died
In tho discharge OF their duty, ! now
UDvelI the memorial
Tho monument being unveiled the
bluejDcketB on the word Of command
snluted tho Governor, after which the
officials retired. The residents then
Gnmo forward and placed wrenths on
tho monument. The following " n de-
sCriDtI0n or the stone with the inscrip-
tlOn thereon;
The monument IN Of grey granite
complete, ana weighs about fifteen
tons. II In enriched by the British and
American ii0gS ontwlncd In bronze;
also n navy anchor Of the same mater
feet by 0 feet o Inches square. 1t
stands enclosed by M Iron railing nnd
coping. which covers 80 feet by 26 feet
square, In all, tho weight is about 80
tons, ana was brought down to Apin I'm
". NJ y. Pylndos, and was erected by
wv lH'n ~ lnlb HOlp ullutT inc ulrcctlOn
of 'hp'nin upper, Ncsars, Ross and
bowman, Of Wnyerlcy, have done the
work In admirable style to tho order
OF tho combined American ana British
bnylcs. Tho cost. irrespective OF fixing
or carriage, In ABOUT eco.
INSCRIPTION;
y. y, LaDsdnle, Lieut., u. n. ".
y. IL. Monaghan, Ensign, II. y. N.
N. ~. EdBnll, o. B., II. y. N.
James Butler. C0xBwain, u. y. N.
John H. Nudge, Pt. u. II. N.
Thomas Holloway, Pr, ". Il. NJ. g. OF
tho u. y. II. y. Philadelphia.
angel Hope Freeman, Lieut. Il. NJ,
II, M n. Tauranga.
John Long, Lending Seaman.
Albert M. Prout. Lending Seaman.
a. IL J. Thornbery, A. u.
Montague Rogers, q. u.
:, Edmond IInlloruD, o. u. OF II. NJ. 8.
Itoyalist. -
Killed In action, April 1899.
ON tho back In inscribed:
nrected by this officers and men OF
she ". y. flagship philadelphia, and III,
II l.I h.. No.. ~.