The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-08-18
UAv[lIHe MONUMENT
TO FALLEN IT SAMOA.
Erected in Honor of
American and En-
glish Killed.
lEeLo-SlxOkS REST SIDE BY SIDE.
BEAUTIFUL CEREMONIES PER-
FORMED By MEN FROM
Two NATIONS.
American and English Flags En-
twined in Bronze on One Face
of the Granite Monu-
ment.

gus, .th. received here yesterday per
the steamer Mariposa, contains me
following interesting account OF the
unwilling of the monument 10 the
American and English marines who
were killed in action in Samoa IN
April, 1893:
On Sunday. the 18th of July,
the memorial stone, which mad
been subscribed by the English
and American ships OF war. TO the ON
GERS and men killed while engaged here
during the recent troubles, was III
yelled by His Excellency the Imperial
Governor, in the presence Of large
concourse of people at Mulinuu-
The ceremony commenced by tn1
landing at the German Firms wharf O.
the English and American sailors 1he
English, taking the lead with funeral
party and reversed arms, marched To
MuIinuu. On arrival at the site, which
mad been granted by the German Gov
eminent in exchange for the original
one. which was unsuitable; the Rev.
w. Huckett of the London Missionaru
Society, followed Dy the Imperial
Governor; Judge Knipping, Command
er Upper, Commandment Tilley, U. >.
Consul General Osborn, H. B. NJ. Con-
sui Hamilton Hunter, Mr.. Banze and
the municipal officers, took up posi-
ton inside the ground
Rev. w. Huckett then read the
Church of England burial service, at
the conclusion of which the firing par
ties from II. NJ. S. Pylades and the
United States ship Abarenda fre1
three volleys over the graves OF their
comrades to the call of the last post,
| which was first sounded by the bugier
of the Pylades and afterwards by the
trumpeter of the Abarenda. Then toi-
lowed a hymn led by Commander Iup-
per, in which all present Joined in SIM
ing Thy Will be Done, after winch
| the officials left the enclosure an1
came out in front where the bluelacR-
cts formed in square with the Cover
nor and officials in the center. Tnere
Commander Upper addressed the Gov
ernor as follows:
LAS senior representative here pres
ent of the British and United States
Nayies. I thank you for the kindness
and courtesy you have shown to US
in granting such an excellent site OF
the memorial which has been erecLed
to the memory of our comrades who
fell in the discharge of their duty, ano
I feel sure that the relations anl
friends of the deceased wish me Il
express their gratitude to you, for you
kind wish, voluntarily expressed, Il
: take care OF the memorial they has'
subscribed to their dear ones. and 10
, the assistance which you and you
countrymen here present, have s.
, generously rendered to US IN erecting
the same. / now invite Your Excellen
cy to be kind enough to unveil tn
memorial for us
His Excellency the Governor in repi
said:
In performing the honorable task
unwilling this memorial l am dc
sirous of expressing my heartfelt syn
patty for the dead. l feel gratified
having been able to assist Commander
Tupper and Tilley in choosing suitab
place for the memorial; and / sha
deem it an obligation to watch ovt
and preserve from injury the last res
ing place of those who died in the di
charge of their duty. I now unveil q
memorial"
The monument being unveiled, Il