The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-08-02
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PHILADELPHIA BRINGS SAMOAN
NEWS.
Given Royal Welcome BY The Natives
of Tutuili-Feasted Chiefs on Board
The Cruiser.

The Philadelphia arrived last night
off the harbor from Pago Pago. Inc
cruiser came into the harpor TINS morn
ing and docked at the Naval wharf No.
i. This trip was of especial interest as
ii was the nrSt visit the vessel has paid
to the Samoan Islands since 1899 when
two of it's officers and two men were
ambushed by the forces of Mataafa
and the officers heheaded.
The cruiser did not go to Apia but
stopped where ,--e joint forces of Eng
lish and Americans were ambushed two
years ago, but stopped for 10 days at
Pago Pago on the island of Tutuili. The
natives were most friendly and lost no
opportunity of showing their regard
for their visitors. Several days before
the vessel lett Pago Pago all of the high
chiefs of the different villages through
out the island gathered at Pago Pago
and prepared an elaborate feast. Two
days the feast and dance lasted, the
greatest delicacies known to the Sa-
moan being served. 1t was one of the
most notable luaus ever given at Pago
Pago.
In return for this feast the officers of
the Philadelphia entertained the ma
tives Chiefs wives and principal follow
ers. This feast was given on board the
cruiser on July "a the day that the
vessel left Pago Pago. A canvas was
spread over the quarter deck and the
crowd. 1t proved as great a novelty to
them as their feast had been to the
officers on the Philadelphia Canned
meats, raisins, hard tack, prunes and
an assortment from the ships stores
were served the native guests. They
seemed to enjoy it and relished the
novelty. After the feast a dance was
given.
The Philadelphia did not get time to
stop at Apia which was the last port
she visited when in the Samoan group
before She took a number of men for
the Abbarenda and also canIel stores
for that vessel. About seventy men
from the Abbarenda, whose terms wer,
nearly expired, were placed on the
Philadelphia to be taken home for mus
tering out. A number of the officers en-
the Abbarenda will leave chat vessel
on the first mail steamer Tor the United
States,
The Philadelphia had a delightful trip
both to and from Tutuili She had FL eat
gun practice yesterday morning and
practice at night with the secondary
battery the night previous. She began
coaling today. The vessel will remain
in port until August and will then
proceed to San Francisco. Captain Pond
the local naval commander, and Major
Davis, the commander of the armp post
paid official calls this morning to the
Philadelphia. She brought no mafl
from PagO Pago.
Her officers are as follows: Captain
William M. Mead, commanding; Lieu
tenant Commander w. S. Hughes, Exc
cutive officer; Lieutenant Commander
r. M. Hughes, Navigator; Lieutenant
q. e. Burd, Chief Engineer; Lieut.. A.
II. Scales, lieut. G. N. Burrage, Lieut..
j. G. Kavanagh, Ensign j. A. Hand,
Ensign j. l.. Still, Naval Cadets C. w.
Formain, ]. r. De Frees, e. P. Svarz II l..
]. Winston, r. Morris, j. G. Church, e.
H. Dodd; Pay Inspector ]. R. Stanton,
Ensign d. o. Lewis, Captain T. L..
Bradman, U. S. NJ. c.. Assistant Sur
geon f. e. Mccullough, Boatswain j.
5. Croghan, Gunner c. e. Jaffe, Carpen-
ter j. A. Barton, Warrant Machinists
w. j. Powell, ~. j. Vickey, j. A. hickey
A %. Gates; Pay Clerks o. G. Haskell
and j j. Doyle