The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-09-25

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II HERE was. great deal of excite
ment on the waterfront as well a
in the city when the army trans
port Warren was sighted at Koko Hea'
Yearly in the afternoon. 1t was known
What she would bring four days late
news from the States, and every on
WAS anxious to hear if the Presiden
chad recovered. When it was observed
8howeyer. that the Warren did not carr!
Rher flag half mast everybody was as
Ysured that the President was well.
was consequently great shock wheT
Ia launch returning from the transpor
brought the news of McKinley's death
lit was aseertained later that the War
fren had carried her flag half-mast un-
It'll noon of the 18th when the memorial
Yseryices were held after which time the
Y1ag occupied it's usual place.
The news was received with much
Sadness along the front, and many OF
1.-THE vessels Immediately hoisted their
flags half-mast.
The Warren had pleasant trip over
without incidents with the exception OF
1.-THE memorial services of which pro-
ygram follows:
PROGRAM.
Memorial Services, United States Army
Transport Warren,
In honor of the memory of
WILLIAM MCKINLEY,
deceased President of the United
States,
September 10. 1901.
Song, Nearer My God to Thee"
Scripture Reading.
Prayer, Chaplain Stull
Introductory Remarks, Chaplain
|Newson.
Song, pilot Me- No. Al.
Remarks by Colonies Osgood, Hat
field and Bergman; Captain Fechet1
land others.
Address, Father Stanton.
Song, my Country. IT'S of Thee,
mo. SO.
Benediction.
After the service twenty-one gunsl
were fired at high noon. The passen-
gers on board are mostly officers. OFF,
GERS wives and children, teachers ana,
persons going to enter into different
of the Philippine service.
New Fumlgating Plant.
The new fumigating plant which ar
rived on board the Summer is being
put up in the makai end of the shed on
IChannel wharf 1t consists of two
large steam containers, into which
triple shelved carts are pushed; these
Icontain the articles to be fumigated.
EThese will be kept in steam heated to
foo degrees Celsius, and they will re-
main there for half an hour to insure
1.-THE destruction of every disease germ.
LAS the machinery is quite complicated,
two weeks. An apparatus similar to
Rthe one here in Honolulu, will be sent
Ito Hilo.
Rosamond In Trouble.
4 The schooner Rosamond had a mar
ROW escape off port last Saturday
night, says the Call of the 18th in
slant. She ran into sleeping whale
fand for a moment Captain Johnson
and his officers thought they were on
&the Farallones. Soon after the shock
xan hands knew what had happened
1 and the pumps showed that the
$schooner had been as little injured as
Ethe whale. Captain Johnson is of the
xopinion that the mammal is the same
that went asleep in front of the b.
nita and caused dire disaster to the
pilot service.
Baby Thrown on Board. i.
An amusing incident happened yes.
terday noon at the departure of the
$kinau. The boat had cast all her line:
off and was slowly moving out of the
slip, when a Portuguese came run.
ming along at full speed with a baby
In his arms. He rushed to the after
XPSA HhiSh W as (LlC Ouly OuS OpSD, dul
threw the baby over the narrow striI
Of water into the arms of a stalwar
Kanaka. The native caught the baby
GAN right. whereupon the Portuguese,
&himself followed.
Off for the ORIENT. .sSa.
With all her passenger accommoda
ktions filed and cargo of several thou
sand tons of freight, which included
&large shipments of cotton domestic!
for the Orient. says the Chronicle O
the 18th instant, the Pacific Mai
ksteamer China sailed on schedule tim.
yesterday afternoon for Honolulu ant
&ports Of Japan and China The usua
@large crowd of people witnessed tht
Jsteamer's departure, and big phone
fgraph operated by couple Of passen
&gers, sang goodbye songs. AS the
Il Oceanic Company's steamer ventur,