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The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-07-17
TTLESH|P FLEET ARRIVED
HERE IN FINE TRIM

ter came cheers of appreciation and
waving of caps. When "Dixie' was
played there was stiffening of forms
at the rails and show of fondness
for the good old r.llicking tune which
rouses American hearts even more than
the grand old national anthem. Other
selections included "Aloha Oe' and
potpourri of Hawaiian songs, and the
old favorite, ''There II Be Hot Time
in the Old Town Tonight"
After passing Diamond Head the line
presented in, the Connecticut leading,
toward the Kakaako shore, and the
three divisions occupied the following
positions:
Anchored at east side of harbor en-
frances,
us. s. Georgia Flagship of Rear Ad-
miral Wainwright), commanded by Cap
tain Edward F. Quarltrough.
U. s. s. Nebraska, commanded by
Cantain Reginald F. Nicholson.
U. s. S. New Jersey, commanded by
Cantain William II. II. Switzerland
U. s. S. Rhode Island, commanded by
Captain Joseph r. Murdoch.
Those that anchored on the west side
of the harhor entrance were:
U. S. 5. Illinois, commanded by Cap
tain John NJ. Bowyer.
U. s. S. Kearsarge, commanded by
Captain Hamilton Hutchins.
U. s. S. Kentucky, commanded by
Captain Walter c. Cowles.
And the following came into the har-
Dor:
u. S. S. Connecticut Flagship of Rear
Admiral Charles s. Sperry, commanding
the heet), commanded by Captain Hugo
Osterhaus. Oceanic wharf.
U. s. s. Kansas, commanded by Cap.
tain Charles E. Vreeland. Alakea street
wharf
U. S. S. Minnesota, commanded by
Captain John Hubbard. Naval wharf.
U. s. s. Vermont, commanded by Cap
tain William P. Potter. Navy wharf.
U. s. S. Wisconsin Flagship of Rear
Admiral Schroeder), commanded by
Captain Henry Morrell. Alakea street
wharf
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-07-17
THINGS GUTTERED
At THE BEACH

The Navy is well represented at the
Seaside and Moana hotels, Captain
Switzerland of the Vermont registered
at the Moana with his family, and
Captain Bowyer of the Illinois enter
tanned party of officers at the Sea.
side, where r. II. Patchin, the Wash.
ington correspondent of the New York
Herald, was the guest for the evening
of his old Panama companion, William
Hogs, now of Honolulu. The two
snapped many yarns of their expert
ences in and about the great ditch
Patchin having accompanied President
Roosevelt on tour of inspection. The
Herald correspondent was loud in his
praises of the decorations Mt Waikiki,
" Nowhere have we had anything 30
beautiful" he declared. "South Amer.
lea outdid herself, but there was no
such outdoor ballroom as this. Homo
lulu is the garden spot of our cruise
so far, and this is fairyland."
The lights were turned on at both
the hotels last night, and Solomon in
all his glory was not 30 gorgeously
arrayed. There was blaze of rainbow
colorod lights from the end of the Mo-
ana pier to the beach, along the beach
and past the Outrigger Club to the
Seaside Hotel where sunburst of cleo
trio lights Illuminated the great dane.
ing floor under the kiawe trees.
The warships will send selected
crews to paddle against each other Sun
day afternoon, and the officers at Wal
kiki say that the men of the feet will
turn out in force to witness the surf
board riding and canoe racing.
With the glowing reports that those
who visited Waikiki are taking back
to the ships, it is certain that the ball
tonight will be attended by every Of.
fieer who can secure shore leave.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-07-17
CROWDS GATHER
ON THE WATERFRONT

An hour before the first smoke of the
fighting twelve could be seen rising in
the trades off Diamond Head way the
crowds began to gather on the water
front, the people who stayed there after
the excursionists had sailed away on
their welcoming trips outside. These
crowds were composed mainly of Ha-
waiians and Orientals. who watched en-
viously the various boats with their
flag-waving loads pull away from the
docks and steer out between the chan.
mel buoys.
The biggest crowds gathered at the
foot of Fort street, on the old Kinau
wharf and on the Alakea street wharf.
The Naval wharves were kept free of
sightseers and the Alakea street wharf
was cleared by marines before the war.
ships had drawn their mighty semi
circle across the mooring ground Few
were to be seen at the boat houses,
but great concourse of Japanese and
Others We're on the end of the Naval
spit, where the preparations for shoot
ing off the daylight fireworks were 60
ing forward.
The harbor was markedly bare of
decorations. The excursion steamers
showed plenty of colors and later on
the Pioneer, flag bedecked and bearing
two great welcome signs, was towed
across from the Eva end, making her
way ont to lombard the heavens with
paper shells, making bright spot in
the harbor. La Paloma was rugged
with flying signals and was towed out
lust ahead of the Pioneer, although she
lost half her holiday dress after strik.
ing the rollers off the bell buoy. The
naval auxiliaries lay at their berths un-
til the battleships were plainly in view
off Waikiki, then cast off and headed
out to sea to take their places in the
line at anchor. The Glacier and Ajax
shifted their anchorage and the Relief
stood out, only the Panther and the
saucy little Yankton staying inside
with the five battleships.
From the harbor it could be seen
that the sides of Puncnbowl were GOV.
cred with interested hundreds, the white
dresses of the women at that distance
giving the crest of the dead volcano
the appearance of rock on which was
perched flock of sea gulls.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-07-17

in through the channel shortly after
one o'clock, while from shore and tow
boat the welcoming Japanese volleyed
their welcome flags, their floating
fishes and gaudy balloons into the air.
Then followed the Kansas and the
Minnesota, the Vermont flying the yell
low flag until after two o'clock, dock
ing about four.
The fireworks and saluting were the
only noisy part TO the welcome Honolulu
gave the war vessels. Aboard the bat
tleships themselves was disciplined
quietness, the crews lining up for dock
ing while the crowds assembled watch
ed. pleased and interested. but quietly.
The returning Mauna Loa, with the
reception committee aboard, showed
enthusiasm, but on the whole the sight
of the twelve great fighting machines
seemed to impress and subdue the hun
dreds who watched their close APP
proach.
Aboard the Claudine there We're
cheers given for each of Uncle SANS
ships as they swung past in line for
their anchorage, the credit for the
cheering being due, according to those
who Joined in 1t, to Rev. e. w. Thwing,
VINO acted as volunteer yen leader
and whooped it up with an enthusiasm
contagious to those around.
There was little time lost aboard the
vessels that swung at anchor outside.
Almost as soon as the quarantine had
been passed the launches were swung
overheard. in some Instances the
launching of these preceding the in
spection. Messages between the ships
were exchanged, the busy little boats
took sick sailors to the hospital ship.
by this time anchored Waikiki of the
new channel in company with the Illi-
nois. Kearsarge and Kentucky. Back
and forth between the boat landings
and the ships the launches sped, the
harbor being lively with the swift lit
tie steamers almost from the time the
Connecticut had entered.
The Iroquois was busy being held in
the inner channel to assist the battle
ships in berthing.
The disposition of the vessels at an
Choir places three on the Eva side of
the entrance, with the other four bat
tleships and the Ajax and the Glacier
anchored in row stretching toward
Waikiki.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-07-17
HOW FLEET LOOKED TO
THOSE ON MAUNA L0A

With the Hawaiian band, led by
Kapellmeister Berger, playing national
airs, passengers waving flags and shout.
ing alohas, the battleship fleet was met
Off Diamond Head at 1890 O'Clock
yesterday morning by the reception
committee aboard the Inter-Island
steamship Mauna Loa. The Mauna Loa,
followed by the Claudine, loaded with
passengers, passed down the line Of
twelve warships and then, circling
about, followed the column formation,
catching up with the tail-end Kentucky
and passing along the stern of the Con-
necticut as that vessel wheeled about
to enter the harbor.
The Mauna Loa carried the reception
comniittee of which Ex-Governor Geo.
r. Garter is chairman, together with a
NUMEROUS crowd of passengers. On the
sides of the Maun;. Loa were stream
ers Inscribed Reception Committee"
~ hurricane deck was assigned to the
nmittee, the band and special guests.
swernor Carter provided each member
the committee with small Amer
s ,an flag. The sea was slightly choppy
10. Diamond Head, but beyond was
fEhoppier. This had an effect upon the
Ilmembers of the band, and when Cap
tain Berger essayed to make the welkin
ring with martial music, many of the
horn blowers were down and out.
Just as the Mauha Loa was nearing
Diamond Head a funnel of smoke arose
from the sea off in the direction Of
lMolokai. As the steamer sped on. an
other funnel, then another, until a
dozen tunnels arose seemingly in esche-
Ion and evenly distanced The forma-
tion was almost a straight line
however, and the spectators on the
steamer decks crowded forward that
they might lose nothing of the specta-
cle, for never before had such scene
been presented in Hawaiian waters.
Then as the feet came nearer, the spec
tatorsls saw even a more beautiful sight,
that 9f the prows dividing the white
eappeh pillows and throwing aside great
windrRws of white.
Asdthe flagship came opposite the
Maurih Loa the band played the "Red,
White and Blue" and passing down
the Iine played almost every air dear
to tbe patriotic heart. Not sound
waslaheard on any warship as the reeep-
tioyY committee steamer trnversed the
linz 4 though the docks of the fighters
wye thronged with white-garbed sea-
nHn and officers. But to those who un-
a5fstood that the vessels were pass.
Hdg along in battle formation and not
yet on holiday parade, the silence was
fof the impressive kind which greets
stage and people after splendid piece
ofeaeting-a denomination more worthy
than thunders of applause.
But as the Mauna Loa eircled back
and caught up with the battleship Ken
lucky, the band played "My Old Ken
lucky Home, and then across the wa.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-07-17
STREETS FULL
OF SIGH TSEERS

A gala city was Honolulu last night
with thousands of townfolls mingling
with couple of thousand bluejackets
to witness the electrical illumiuations.
1t was an inspiring spectacle wherever
the eye caught the mass of color. The
crowds were in fine humor and entered
into the spirit os the occasion.
At CLOCK the bluejackets and ma
rines allowed shore leave came ashore
and spread over the town, invading tho
restaurants and cafes, stores, and, in
fact, every place that was open. As
evening approached, people came into
town, every car being crowded to tho
limit, and when the electrical display
began, it was the signal for ooh ISL"
and h's!' Fort, King, Hotel and
Bishop streets were the points more
particularly selected for rendezvous,
and IN places the people massed until
1T was difficult for autos and carriages
to pass through. The press was great.
est before the Alexander Young Hotel,
where the illuminations were Of par.
ticuar attraction. The building, en-
tirely outlined with electrical incan-
descents, was the subject of much ia
vorable comment by the men Of the
fleet, as was also the Capitol, the Rapid
Transit powerhouse and the Hawaiian
Electric office.
After making the round of the res
taurants and cafes the sailors sought
stores that were open and laid in sup
plies, and then looked for amusements.
The moving-picture shows along Hotel
and Bethel streets were invaded and
many went to the Orpheum. In China.
town and Japtown, in fact, wherever
one went, the sailor was to be found.
1t was an orderly crowd, all in all.
The feet patrol of seamen, each carry
ing billy and set of handouts,
was apportioned through the city to
keep order. They had little to do, but
were a moral force which every sailor
respects. This patrol has been used
wherever the fleet has anchored and
has been most efficient.
Everybody was out for good time
--townsfolk, strangers, bluejackets and
all-and everybody seemed to find it.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-07-17
NEBRASKA OFF
FOR LAHA|NA, MAUI.

The Nebraska. which overlook the
fleet on Wednesday morning, after
having been held back at San Fran
cisco, VIII leave the fleet again this
morning, going to Lahalna to remain
there until the armada leaves Ha-
waiian waters. The same reason takes
her away from Honolulu that kept her
behind the other battleshlps on SAIL
ing--that is. the presence of diphtheria
and scarlet fever among her crew.
This morning the Nebraska viii
transfer her sick to the Relief. for hos
pital treatment. Then she win leave
to do her coaling and replenish her
fresh water supply off Lahaina, re-
naming there in quarantine until the
evening OF Wednesday next, when she
pital treatment. Then she Will leave
the long leg to the south.
1t is reported that two of the battle
ships off Lahaina have diphtheria and
scarlet fever aboard.
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were very effective, and the whole was
an interesting expression of greeting
TO the feet.
The Connecticut came slowly down
the harbor. Just as her bow passed
the line Of the lighthouse which marks
the entrance to the channel, guns at
the Naval Station broke into a salute.
The Connecticut replied, and Just at
1858 she swung around the lighthouse
buoy and was inside the harbor. Her
orders when she left San Francisco
were to be inside Honolulu harbor by
II o'clock, July 10. The hour was kept
with two minutes to spare.
The crowds which had watched the
approach of the feet from the vantage
I ground OF Diamond Head, or KaimulSi,
( or of Punchbowl or Pacific Heights, or
from the roof of the Alexander Young
building or the roofs or windows Of
other high buildings, for half an hour
had been surging toward the water
front. Every wharf was crowded and
the whole waterfront lined, as the
Connecticut moved down the channel.
1t was not demonstrative crowd.
Crowds are not demonstrativo in these
Islands. But it was an interested, an
admiring and an appreciative crowd.
The elements which had formed them
selves earlier in the day into the pro-
cessions that moved toward the high
places in and about the city, now re-
formed themselves into the mass that
werged toward the waterfront from
|every direction. There were Chinese,
and Koreans, Japanese, and represen-
tatives Of almost every other Asiatic
country. There were representatives
of almost every country in Europe and
every State in the Union. It was a
cosmopolitan crowd, heterogeneous in
race and nationality, but homogeneous
In its interest and appreciation of the
event and spectacle of the day, and
homogeneous, too, in very large degree,
in p'htriotic enthusiasm for it.
AIS the Connecticut came down the
chasnnel squad of marines from tho
Naval Station marched over to the
odeanic wharf and took possession,
stEaioning guard at every entrance.
Tyhe Connecticut was to dock at the
Oceanic wharf. The Connecticut swung
a round the lighthouse buoy; again it
Swung to bring itself alongside the
wharf. It was beautifully done, and
twas witnessed by an immense crowd.
4 AS the Connecticut entered the har-
Dor, the Wisconsin entered the channel
from the sea. It took the same
J leisurely course down the channel to
the Alakea street wharf. The Wis
consin was followed by the Kansas and
the Minnesota and the Vermont, in
order, the Kansas going to the Alakea
STREET wharf, and the Minnesota and
fhe Vermont to Naval Wharf No. 2.
With the mooring of these vessels,
/the fleet had arrived. Five vessels
were in the harbor and seven outside,
while four, the Louisiana, the Virginia,
the Missouri and the Ohio, comprising
the third division, under Rear Admiral
Emory, had dropped their anchors in
the roadstead at Lahaina at 1925
O'Clock in the forenoon.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-07-17
BUSY SCENES WHEN
CONNECTICUT DOCKED

There were busy scenes aboard and
in the vicinity of the Connecticut after
she had locked. After the gangway
had been raised, Captain Corwin Rees,
commandant of the Honolulu Naval
Station, accompanied by his staff, went
aboard and paid his respects to the
Admiral and officers. After his depar-
ture came Admiral Seaton Schroeder,
commander of the Fourth Division, who
was received with honors, and later on,
Admiral Richard Wainwright, comman-
der of the Second Division, and hero
of, the u. S. S. Gloucester in the fight
off Santiago decade ago, went aboard.
The end of the Oceanic dock was
alive with sailors, and launches came
and went from the battleships. Mail
orderlies left the ships as soon as dock
ed, orders were posted up, sentries plac-
ed, and local telephone man went
aboard to connect up the city with the
flagship. 1t is likely that the city tele-
phone circuit will run directly into the
flagships central so that all the tele-
phones in the ship may connect with
any telephone in the city. The first
couple of hours on the flagship, after
docking, were lively indeed.
The Connecticut, like the other bat
tleships, has many mascots, including a
black bear from the north. When the
ships reached Seattle sixteen bears were
presented the feet, one for each vessel.
There are goats and dogs and birds, in
fact menagerie aboard each ship.
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concerning the five cents that the
sailor saved. as a compliment to the
, uniform which he wore.
The Admiral also spoke of the fleet
patrol which he would maintain ashore
to keep the men in order. No trouble
had occurred elsewhere, and the patrol
was an effective service. The Admiral
backed up his men concerning their
manliness. and referred to one feature
of their life ashore which was new.
He said that often when sailor went
into saloon, It was not so much to
sit there and drink, as it was to pay
for place to sit down in comfort. Mr.
Carter stated that rest houses had
been provided, and that an arbitra-
ton committee had been organized,
which was to deal with complaints of
overcharge, etc. He hoped that IL any
of the men had any complaints about
merchants, or any one in business in
Honolulu. overcharging the men, that
such complaints would reach the ar
bitration committee, which would in
vestigate the matter at once. Alonzo
Gartley, formerly an officer of the
navy, is chairman of this committee.
With cordial expressions of good
will the committee took its departure.
In the Admiral's cabin is the fine sill
yer set presented by the people of Con-
necticut. The set reposes in a hand
some case of glass apd polished wood.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-07-17
ENTRANCE OF THU:
WHITE BATTLEsH|Ps

At half-past ten the smoke of the
approaching feet could be plainly seen
by those gathered along the front, and
there was hurried footing of launch
whistles and quick cries to "eet
aboard" on the part of those excur-
sionists already on the floats and tow
boats. The battleships came up randi
~, and there was general sigh of re-
lief after some hundreds had counted:
one" two" three" and so on up
to triumphant twelve" Not one
OF the battleships had been lost any
where between here and San Fran
cisco,
Strung out across the sea horizon.
like a flock of great gray honkers,
wlnging for the home fields, came the
battleships, the Connecticut leading.
With great sweep the vessels head
ed across the mouth OF the harbor.
the flagship signaling. Then the five
vessels under orders to enter the har-
Dor headed in and the others swung
around, nose in toward the reef, and
the anchor chains ratified as the war
ships came to rest after their twenty
two hundred mile run.
Pilot Macaulay. who waited outside
until the signal for the anchorIng was
given. headed his boat for the Ad-
mirais flagship. Pratique was given
with little delay to the Connecticut
and wisconsin, the flagship heading
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partly, no doubt, because the men have
not yet generally learned of them and
partly because, this being their first
night ashore and coming ashore only
after five o clock, they did not feel ia.
tigued. But still there were some Wis.
itors. The place opened in the Young
building was found convenient for let.
ter.writing.
The exhibits in the Promotion Com.
mittee's rooms interested good many.
The place opened by the committee in
the Wilder building, at the corner of
Fort and Queen streets, though not yet
fully prepared, found some visitors.
This is designed especially to provide
a place to sleep for the men on leave,
and some of its cots were occupied
last night.
The Sailors Institute had n good
many visitors from the feet and seems
likely to be very useful during the
week that the feet is in port.
The Y. NJ. c. c., as usual, contrib.
uted to the pleasure and comfort of
great many who wanted to write let
ters or to read the current magazines.
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HOW THE MEN FOUND
THEIR Entertainment

Scores of men from the battleships
found their entertainment, as sailors
proverbially do, in horseback riding.
By o'clock sailors on horseback were
to be seen all over town. They not
only had a great deal of amusement
themselves out of it, but they created
good deal for others. A group If
these mounted sailors on King street,
near Fort, about clock had the
entire street crowded with people who
found an interest in the way they
rode and their remarks about their
steeds and other things.
There was not very great deal of
street-car riding by the men last night
Certainly there was nothing to indi-
cate that they are at all likely to
abuse the courtesy of free rides on the
street cars. In the aggregate there
were a good many men from the fleet
taking street.car rides as a source of
entertainment, but not more than there
would have been in any event.
A good many men from the feet
found their way out to Oahu College,
where the night blooming cereus was
last night at it's best. Later in the
evening the blossoms began to appear
downtown as boutonnieres.
The rest places that have been pro-
vided seem very likely to be appreci-
ated. There were No, great many
bluejaekets at any Of them last night,
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-07-17
ADMIRAL AND GOVERNOR
EXCHANGE CALLS

Governor Walter f. Frear received
Admiral sperry and staff in the execu-
tive chamber of the Capitol yesterday
at p. m. The Governor was attended
by Secretary of the Territory e. A.
Mott-Smith, Colonel j. W. Jones.
Lieut.. Colonies Campbell. Fisher, Short
and Cooper. and Captain Smlthles.
The Admiral then went to the naval
station to return the call of the COM
mandant, Captain Rees. At p. m.
the Governor returned the Admiraps
call aboard the flagship Connecticut
attended by his STAFF. Seventeen guns
were fired in his honor and the ma
tional flag raised at the fore.
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A LIVE TEDDY BEAR.

Considerable interest was manifested
on Fort street last night in a real live
Teddy bear, one of the mascots of the
fleet. The little fellow wore collar,
and the chain attached thereto was
held by the mascot's sailor valet. A
crowd followed the bear which was an
object of wonder to the Hawaiian chill
dren. visit was paid to Hollister IS
drug store whore the bear was given
his fill of soda water. When the first
bowl was finished Teddy called for more
and got it,