The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-08-03
"phiIIie' is in Port
From IutuiIa,
Samoa.
French Ship Bossuet
May Have Been
Lost.

~ USTY and weather worn, the crack
IA phia came into the harbor yes
terday morning, after nights anchor
age outside the channel, and is now al
Naval dock No. /. coaling. The cruiser
left Page Page, in American Samoa, or
July "a, and make quick passage tc
Honolulu. She will proceed on hel
voyage to San Francisco next Wednes-
day, August 7, there to await orders
Her complement of officers is as fol
lows: Captain William NJ. Mead, com
manding; Lieut. Comdr w. 5, Hughes
executive officer; Lieut.. Comdr r. Nj
Hughes, navigator; Lieut.. G. r. Burd,
chief engineer; Lieut.. a. H. Scales
Lieut.. G. N. Burrage, Lieut.. J. q. KAY
anagh, Ensign j. A. Hand, Ensign j. l..
Still. Naval Cadets G. W. Formain, j.
! r. De Frees, E. P. Svarz, H. }. Win
ston r. Morris j. G.. Church, +. H.
Dodd; Pay Inspector J. r. Stanton, En-
sign d. O. Lewis, Capt. r. L. Bradman,
| u. 5. NJ. c.; Asst Surg. F. e. McCul-
Tough, Boatswain J. 5. Croshan, Gun
ner {. r. Jaffe, Carpenter j. \. Bar
ton, Warrant Machinists w. J. Pow
ell. r. J. Mickey, J. A. Hickey, A. O.
Gates: Pay Clerks O. G. Haskell and
j. J. Doyle.
The Philadelphia carried about sixty
men to Page Page for the naval station
maintained there. She also took large
amount of military stores. The only
vessel at Pago Page representing the
United States is the Abarenda, supply
ship. She win remain there indefinite
ly, leaving only when she has to take
on coal at Auckland.
The contractors are yet at work on
the new steel naval wharf The wharf
is long enough to receive the Philadel-
phia 1t will not be completed for about
four months, and when turned over to
the naval commander of Tutuila will
be a fine piece of work. The dredger is
still at work deepening the harbor at
all points. The amount of working be-
ing done there is significant in that the
place will become a coaling station of
the first class
The last time the Philadelphia went
TO Samoa she lost two of her officers,
one of whom was Lieut.. Lansdale, well
known to Honolulans, in an engage
ment with the rebelIious Samoans UNI
der Mataafa This was in 1899. The
old feeling had been quenched and the
Philadelphia officers and men We're
treated Hospitality by the Samoans. A
feast in honor of the officers of the
cruiser was given a few days before
no Iay FIN icI,
attended by all the high chiefs from
the northern part of the Island. The
festivities lasted two days and nights
and Page Page witnessed love feast
which the officers will never forget.
The compliment was returned by the
Philadelphia. On the day the cruiser
sailed for Honolulu a feast consisting
for the most part of canned goods from
the ships stores was spread for the ma
tives on board the vessel. Raisins,
prunes, canned meats and other like
edibles were served in the dainty man
ner for which the chief cook always re-
ceives great credit.
About seventy-five men from the
Abarenda, whose terms of enlistment
were about to expire, are on the Phil
adelphia en- route to Mare Island to be
officers will leave on the next mail
steamer stopping at Page Page.
The Philadelphia was dirty yesterday
while the coaling was in progress. The
officers white uniforms were a match
for those of the men. The whole ship
Vas black from the clouds of soft coal
dust. During the operation in the aft
e-noon the Hawaiian Band gave a con-
cert on the transport Thomas, lying
next to the cruiser. When the music
started up the jackies made the best of
1t. When Kappelmeister turned to and
rendered cakewalk, the entire aggre-
cation of coal-begrimed sailors danced
the cakewalk behind their wheelbar-
rows and cut many capers. The Off
GERS were caught smiling now and then
as the antics Of the men became pro-
nounced, but there was no tagging in
the work. Up the gangway they ran
with their loaded barrows, and down
another they came helter-skeiter Dur
ing the waltz pieces the shovelIers
clasped their scoops tenderly and waltz
ed on the wharf as if to the manner
born.