The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-10-01
BEAUTY Of
HONOLULU.
Warren Passengers
See Much to
Praise.
col. OSGOOD IS
GREATLY PLEASED
Capt. Fechet Believes Nirvana is
Near-Others Express Their
Views of the City.

There is no more interesting officer on
board the transport Warren, which re-
Gently was in port on the way to the
Philippines, than Lieut.. Col Henry B.
Osgood, not only for himself, but in that
the later years of the life of this brave
and cultured officer have been Swallowed
by a tragedy which took from him his
only son, and made him in the Spanish
war an officer whose duty was more than
a pleasure. Colonel Osgood is one of
the chief officers of the subsistence de-
partment, being within very few num-
bers of the top of the list.
Associated with the name in the minds
of those who have followed the events
leading up to the late war, is that brave
and distinguished young officer of the
Cuban army of emancipation, its head
of the artillery branch of the service,
Winchester Dana Osgood. Young Amer
lea had known him as one of the foot
ball heroes of his day. As prep. at Law
renee school, as freshman later at Cor
nell, and in the later years of his course
at the University of Pennsylvania, Os-
good. was one of the foremost of collegi-
ate players. He played for more than
glory of self and college, for the young
man was winning the girl of his heart
skins. The heroine OF this latter day
romance was a Quaker maiden. of Phil
adelphia, and she loved the game. Os-
good loved her. and won her by his
prowess. When he was the captain OF
his team they We're engaged, and the
young man, completing his course, took
up the study of medicine The story
breaks here, and leaves only the knowl-
edge that the young man went to Cuba
and died in the front of his struggling
cOmpatriots.
! And when the war came on Colonel
Osgood asked to go to the front and it
| is said that though a staff officer, he
fought as he had fought when in the
line, and those who know and love him
know why. OF Honolulu and the beau
! ties of the city. Colonel Osgood could not
| say too much yesterday. 1T is certain
ly one of the most beautiful cities L have
| ever SEEM" he said. THE climate since
we have been here has been perfect, and
the natural beauty of the city and sur
make it one of the most delightful OF
places of residence. We have been treat.
ed to views of much of the city and en-
yironment and have been exceedingly
pleased
Another officer who has had a career
which is full of interest is Captain O.
h. techet, now in the signal corps, and
who has just been reappointed to the
| service. Captain Fechet was class.
mate of Major w. W. Robinson. now
here, and graduated with honors, He
went into the artillery branch of the
service, and was making his mark as a
young officer, when in 1872 he resigned
and soon after, in company with many
others, among them General Stone and a
party of Confederate officers, went to
! Egypt. and entered the service of the
hhedlVe He won distinction there, and
remained with the service for many
years. Later, he was in the engineering
| service IN Central America, but during
| the war was reappointed to the service
VI honolulu, he said: IF l determine to
| search for Nirvana, am going to come
mere and begin the pilgrimage There
! can be no place more perfect Yesterday
We went out to the army tract, and that
place next to it, Moanalua, surely is
perfect. Altogether l have never seen
| any place which is so perfect as is this.
1t has been a pleasure to stop here We
snail all remember it with delight" This
was the common expression on the part
OF the passengers in the transport, for
Whom anticipation had not been half
realization.
This is indeed a beautiful place" said
MRS. A. r Marshall, who is on her wav
to join her husband at Cavite. I'VE
been to the beach and to the top of Pa
enc Heights, and 1 guess pretty nearly
| every other place of interest in the city,
and am more than delighted Tbe
views are simply lovely, the greens con.