The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-04-20
The PUBL|C
RESPONDED
fitzpatrick People
Get Many
Gifts.
GOOD CHEER IN
ABUNDANCE
The Advertiser Proposed a Hoko.
pu and People of Honolulu
Did the Rest.

Yesterdays Advertiser contained an
article calling the attention of the
people of Honolulu to the unpleasant
predicament of the passengers on board
the transport Fitzpatrick and asking
that books. magazines and other ar
ticles be sent them by the public. The
request was responded to in q manner
which shows that no worthy cause need
suffer for anything it wants in or with
in reach of this City.
Early yesterday morning and
throughout the day, ladies in carriages
were constantly arriving at the little
transport office at the foot of Richards
street, carrying magazines, books,
flowers and sundry other articles, while
an express wagon of the Depot Quar-
termaster had all the calls it could an
swer bringing in packages from the
homes of those who did not go in per-
son to the office. The things received
lup to o'clock in the afternoon were
sent out to the transport by Major
Robinson by the tug Fearless in charge
of representative of the Quartermas-
tiers department, and delivered by him
in person to Captain Daniel w. Arnold,
lQuartermaster in charge of the trans
port, who viii distribute the articles
Iof Colonel l. D. DeRussey, 18th Infan-
try, in command of the troops on board.
A representative of the Advertiser call
ed on Major Robinson at his office in
the Progress block yesterday afternoon
and in reply to a query as to whether
or not the people had responded to the
request of the Advertiser, said:
Indeed, they have responded and
Ehara1lU in ma
per was something of a surprise to me.
While 1 had spoken to a few people of
how much the newspapers, magazines,
books and similar things which had
been sent to me for distribution among
the passengers of the Fitzpatrick were
appreciated, I did not think the matter
was to assume such a form as it did.
1t had been suggested to me through
officers of the Marine Hospital Service
that a few more packages would be
very acceptable on the boat in view Of
the three weeks journey to Manila. I
had no idea that such liberal contri-
buttons would follow. While the
amounts received are not in excess of
the needs of eleven hundred people for
twenty-one days at sea, they surpassed
} all expectations. All on board the ship
} are loud in their praise of the people of
Honolulu for the generous considera-
J ton of them in their unfortunate state.
} Many packages were not accom-
} panied by cards or other information
indicating the source from which they
} came, which prohibits me from thank
, ing them in person and I would be glad
to use the columns of the advertiser to
express to all those who have aided in
relieving the monotony of life on board
this ship, the appreciation of Col De-
Russey all on board, and myself for
their generous aid in this predicament
AS TO table Injuries there is nothing
of that sort lacking on board and al
} though the supply of fruit became ex-
, hausted, the markets of Honolulu fur
nished everything of that kind that was
needed. The health of the ship is good
, The coaling will be complete today
when the transport will proceed tc
Manila"