The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-07-08
HOSMER IN
SCOTLAND
of
Oahu Tells of
His Trip.
PUNAHOU BOYS
IN THE EAST
The Voyage Across the Atlantic
and the First Glimpse of
Old World.

Editor Advertiser: Leaving Amherst,
sachusetts, on the morning of May
80, we We're met at Northampton by
two Punahou students, friends in Holy
byes at the stations, and at New Ha-
ven Punahou was again represented.
In New York several old acquaintance
called, one a former resident at Homo
lulu. We could not help contrasting the
leave-t taking at New York with that at
Honolulu. The comparison is altogeth
er in favor of the Hawaiian city, as we
missed the leis. the palms, the hills and
the deep blue of the tropic sea.
Our voyage to Glasgow was unevent-
ful-much the same. 1 imagine, as most
trips across the water. The sail down
New York harbor is always interesting.
The 'sky-scrapers'' of Manhattan ISL
and, the Brooklyn bridge, and the statue
of the New World. We kept along the
Jersey coast to Sandy Hook lightship,
| then turned sharply to the northeast.
This steamship-the City of Rome-is
the largest of the Anchor Line fleet be-
ing $40 feet long and of S,453 tons. She
was formerly on the Inman Line and
though built twenty years ago. has all
the modern conveniences and on the
whole is excellently appointed. There
were on board only about $50 first-cab-
in passengers, $50 second-class and 250
steerage, though the boat is capable of
carrying a much larger number. This
was the steamship chartered by the
Spanish Government to carry from
Portsmouth New Hampshire, to San
lander, Admiral Cervera and 1850 Off
GERS, soldiers and marines Some time
since she was in the service of the
British Government and brought back
from South Africa several hundred
wounded officers and men, some of
whom died on the way and were bur-
| led at sea. Captain Baxter said that
almost every man had a Roentgen ray
photo of his wound and carried the
bullet in his pocket. The steamship
Arawa, which used to touch at Homo
| lulu, he told us, is now a transport ply
| ing between Southampton and Cape
Town. The captain is a typical Allan
| tic officer, huge in stature, of impress
| i've countenance, thoroughly competent
and we'll informed outside of his pro-
| fession. He had little TO do with the
! passengers, being almost constantly
employed during the voyage. Such men
as he go down with the ship in case
of an ocean disaster. He and others of
his command spoke highly of the con-
duct of the Spanish officers and men
during their voyage.
On the first Sabbath services were
held in the dining saloon, where there
is very poor pipe organ. A Glasgow
pastor, of the Scottish kirk, preached a
plain and practical sermon, somewhat
| argumentative but not too much so,
from the text I'VE are improbable
servants; we have done only that which
it was our duty to do" This clergyman
was most interesting old gentleman
and was returning from a visit to New
Zealand, Australia, China and the
United States. He seemed to have 6
deep respect for the States and sale
that every American and every British
er can serve his own country best BY
encouraging in every way good feeling
between the two nations" Like the OLE
New England clergy of a preceding
generation, he enjoyed his pipe and al
occasional glass of toddy. An Irisl
Catholic priest from Derry" who wa
also returning from a ten months visi
in America, was very entertainin
communion and gave valuable informa
ton as to the present ill-feeling in Ire
land against the British Government
which spirit, he assured me, was a
strong as ever. The Scotch pastor ha
lust told me that the Irish should nav
had home rule long ago, If their islam
were only anchored farther away, BIT
I that the British people could not hav
a disaffected state with full powers 81
I their back yard" But the Irish prizes
I was jolly fellow, all the same, and di
! not confine himself to politics. DR.. The
l Iodore N. Gill of the Smithsonian Inst
I tute and Professor Loudon of Toront
] University came over with us to atten
| the four hundred and fiftieth annive1
! sary of Glasgow University, observe
this month. The first named gentl
man expressed great respect for II
! publications of the Bernice Paua
Bishop Museum and with which
! seemed 10 be quite familiar.
Among the first-cabin passenge
/ there was a greater representation
] Scotch, Americans coming next, az
English third. Japan was also repr
I scented by commissioner to the Ola
I COW Exhibition. A common subject
4 conversation between NHS HetliolidiiIi
/ was the comparison between the Bri
- ish and American troops. Much Zig
- lis thrown upon the conduct of both a
mics in the recent campaigns in Cub
the Philippines, South Africa and Chi
by the intensely interesting little W
|. ume. just out, entitled ''Blue Shirt a
Khaki" by J. f. j. Archibald, a
- which I recommend for perusal.
For the first four days of the voya
It. the Atlantic was as smooth as cot
- be wished and not soul on board
my knowledge was visited by NAL
mer At dinner on, the evening of t
- fourth day a gale from the southes
- struck the ship on the beam, causi
her to roll heavily, and many of t
passengers at table began
'To fold their tents like the Arab
And silently steal away"
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