The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-06-07
the request of the editor. DR..

AhT ANHGNSA Va Nuf t1AloEf III
| "a Bingham has consented to th'
publication OF part OF a pri'
vate letter from his son. Mr.. Hiram
Bingham. Jr.. now instructing In his
he describes the landing OF President
elect Palma at Gibarra. Cuba. or
April goth. Mr.. Bingham very recent
~ took a vacation trip from Boston
Ito Jamaica. and for "a part of the voy-
age had as a fellow passenger from
old Point Comfort to Cuba her first
President. He was thus favored with
/ being an eyewitness to the memoir
able landing. His description wiz
doubtless be OF interest to such read
crs OF The Advertiser as are interested
In the welfare OF the new republic. He
writes as follows:
There are four admirals I'm the fleet
OF the United Fruit Co. Three Of them
are named after the quondam heroes
OF our late war with Spain. IL would
have been too pointed a distinction for
the Admiral SchIey. the Admiral
Sampson or the Admiral Dewey to
have had the honor OF taking to Cuba
her first President. As a matter OF
fact the actual flagship OF the United
Fruit Co.'S fleet was the Admiral Far
| ragut.' commanded by Commodore
Hopkins. Accordingly II was both
reasonable and natural that she should
have been placed at the service OF
senior Tomas Estrada Palma. the Pres
, ident-elect OF cuba.
a
at exactly o'clock ON the afternoon Of
Tuesday. April Il. 1902. The weather
was perfect and the omens most
suspicious. There was hardly a ripple
on the water. As We steamed down
Boston harbor | was much impressed
BY the number and extent OF the for
tincaiionS which are completed and in
course 81 construction. Surely we are
trying our best 10 be a peaceful ma
ton. II that desideratum may be reach
ed by war-iike empioyments.
There We're few passengers on
board. hardly enough To- occupy more
than half 81 the seats at the captains
table.
After getting away fran Cape Cod
We headed for the Nantucket Shoals
ightship and from there took a straight
course 20 the mouth OF Chesapeake
-" weather fNnNAUue1 me. Nnt
ground swell was So slight as To- give
hardly any motion To the ship. and yet
the temperature was very cold and de-
maudcd winter clothing.
About : o'clock on the morning OF
Thursday. We dropped anchor in Hamp-
tom Roads. not Ear from the dock at
Old Point Comfort. At the pilot who
mad brought us In went ashore in his
boat and took me with him. so that
] could enjoy the delights OF a square
meal at the Hotel ChamberiIn. After
breakfast he took me over Fortress
Monroe. an interesting old relic OF the |
civil War.
Walking back - the dock we soon
heard the sound 81 martial music. As
a sally caparisoned band came down |
10" street the swinging doors OF the
-a 'uberiin We're pushed noise!essly
open. and the little man who has been \
chosen L. De- chief executive. Of the
BABY republic stepped noiseieSsly- forth
He was accompanied By his ministers
ana a few AnEio-SaxonS. all In civilian
dress Arrived at the dock. Mr. Palma |
and his suite halted and faced about To
meet the attack Of the band. He said
a few touching words 81 sympathy
from the deck II the steamer the whis-
tie blew three blasts. not without send
.ug a waterfall ~ steam tours on the
heads 20 the passengers In sympathy
with the occasion. and we We're of for
Cuba.
a clear sky. torrid sun. aud no
wind made Hampton Roads very ac-
after the cold winter OF the
north But scarcely had We left the
historic battle ground Of the Monitor
and the Merrimac and passed Cape
Henry before the temperature dropped
80 degrees and We ErudgingIy sought
nur overcoats
We had left the dock al about half
pasi 10 on Thursday morning. So that
me- e WIS plenty Of time before night
~! 20 take a preliminary survey oil
me motley throng that We had taken
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