The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-09-11
twenty-four hours.
A Record Cruise.

our Jays anu seventeen uOuTS Is the
time which actually elapsed after the
squadron passed Farallone Islands, at
the entrance to San Francisco, before
Diamond Head was reached. Though
individual ships have made better time
than that, no squadron ever before tried
a 21007mile cruise at anything like that
rate, and the ships of Sebree's squad
ron set a mark as distinctive in it's way
as was the mark set by the Atlantic
battleship feet when it made is famous
cruise around the world.
just before sailing from San Fran
cisco, the squadron took on board 1000
new men. These were to replace 500
time-expired men and also to strengthen
the personnel of some of the ships.
Many of the new men were recruits,
who were making their first trip to sea,
but they proved themselves readily
adaptaDle to the life on man-of war,
and were pretty hardy sailormen by the
time the squadron reached here.
This is the first visit which Admiral
Sebree has paid Honolulu since he sue
ceeded Rear Admiral Swinburne in the
supreme command of the Pacific fleet.
AS commander of the second division,
he made many friends here, however,
and the return of the stalwart sailor is
welcomed.
Cards From Clubs.
The Pacific Club, University Club,
and Commercial Club have all issued
cards to AdmIrals Sebree and Barry
and the captains and wardroom officers
of the squadron. In addition, many
entertainments of private nature have
been arranged in honor of the visitors.
Some of the cruisers were at Seattle
during the earlier months of the fair,
reaching San Francisco only in time to
depart on the westward cruise. To the
otncers of these ships the informal en-
pertaining planned will come as relief
from the round of official gaieties
which they went through at Seattle.
Already the enlisted men are planning
number of athletic contests. The
baseball nine of the Pennsylvania
which is one of the best in the squad
ron, came ashore for practise yesterday
the other ships plan to take advantage
of their stay here and get in some good
practise also.
The athletic program will probably
be announced today, though there will
be but little doing until the vessels
have finished taking on coal.
The Arrival.
Just as the factory whistles were
blowing for the noon hour yesterday
and eight bells were striking on the yes
sells in the harbor, puff of white
smoke sprang from the starboard side
of the United States cruiser Tennessee
and the boom of the first gun of the
salute rolled over the water, while the
Stars and Stripes were run up astern
The flagship of the feet division of the
Pacific cruiser squadron flying at hel
mast head the flag of Rear-Admira
Sebree, steamed majestieally into the
harbor, swung gracefully and easily
around opposite the Alakea street
wharf. and slid into her slip without
hitch of any kind. 1t was one Of the
prettiest bookings that has ever beer
witnessed in Honolulu.
1t had not been expected that the
cruisers would arrive until the middle
| of the afternoon, so the town was sur
prised when. inst at ten 0 clock in tn
morning. the whistle announced tina
the feet was off Koko Head. The yes
sells came up out of the east rapidly
and at eleven o clock were sweeping
| around Diamond Head in great curve
Only six vessels were to be seen, how
ever. the Colorado and the West Viz
ginia still being below the horizon.
shortly after eleven o'clock the higI
| speed that had been maintained all tn
way from the Coast was cut down am
the cruisers slowly came to rest off tn
| harbor. Captain Rees, commandant o
| the Naval Station, went out in a launcl
and boarded the flagship to pay ri