Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-02-24
RE poaTueugss FLOR.

Honolulu. T. H., Feb %. 1914.
Editor Honolulu Star-BuIletin,
Sir: We wish 10 think you for all
. the assistance rendered and the illus
tration OF our float in the Ninth An
Iual Parade, which took place en- the
2ist inst. by the o. Luso and the A
Patria Association.
The feat entered was decided up
on nearly at the last moment between
the two organizations. but was to their
estimation correct to the point as far
as history rec:tes. The event ranre.
sented was the Discovery Of the Mar
thine Way from Europe to India nv
The Great immortal Portlsnesa Nari-
pafor. Eascn da Cana. il the years
1897 and 1893.
Vasco ia Gan,a's n~naaition GOV
sisted flour ships and COMMANDED
as follows: the San Gabriel. fiagshi1s
1877 tens. Nasca Ga Gama; thn san
Raphael. 100 TONS. Pa'io ia Ga ~
fvaseo's elder brathn~l: thu ac.'.'n,
- tons. Nicolan Goelho. AMI the san
Miguel transport. 21a tens. Geneah
Nunes. and hei2s manned hv tatai
Liin,ber nf 160Smen, including officers
and sailors.
The expedifiaa 6epa tel from Hr-
boa Il isbonl PORTUGAL. on the 9Th
day of July. 1897. tanrhing attic Caa.
Verde islands. dcublins the Faho de-
Boa Esperanca (Capp of Good Honei
ON the 22nd day of Novemhe- ~ tho
same year. stopping ut Quilimane.
mozambique Monbaca. Meiinde and
thence Straight across 10 Calc'ltta.
India. arriving there on the goth day
OF May. 1893. and remained in thos :
waters for length Of shTnn r,Unths
After passing the Caf1e Of Cord
Hone. the provisions on the San MI
guel we're removed to the other thru
ships end the San Mi~pel DESTROYED.
At various times. th-cugh storms. pets
Of rnntinv of the sai'nrs and treacher-
ons intents OF the MSros and otfes
tribes. both men apd shins care very
near an end and If same ever han.
panod no records were ever had to
this day. In every case 1t was Vase
"a Gama's steady and stern conmand
that saved most all occasions of ne-ii.
The return was made leaving linden
waters. sailing hack Byts nearly the
course they went and after leayinT
Monbaca. the, San Ranhael was de-
stroyed. this leaving now only two
ships oi the expedition while the can
tap. Panic ia CANA. went aboard the
shin San Gabriel with his brother
yasco. Wheas near theHCape Verde.
gronn again the two shiDs separated.
resulting that Nicoiau liGoelho. with
his ship, the, Berrio. sailed direct to
Lisbon arriving thsreaoAe,the 10th OF
July, 1898. whereas ,Nasco da Cana
stopped at the Azores group for his
brother, PauIb WIS then very sick
man and he died and was buried on
the Island Terceiza of the Azores
group Vasco da Cana, after his
brother was buried. departed for Por,
tGgal. arriving at Lisbon on the 18th
of July. 1893. Only So men arrived
back to Portugal.
This is a brief history of the Intent
shown of our float. and We are sorry
10 say that it was very late when So
started, but in all cases we had the
best that could be. had. The mounted
men following the float. carrying pen.
ants. represented the Portuguese flag.
American flag, Hawaiian flag. the As
sociacao de Soccorros Mutuos "A Pa
tria. the newspaper. 20 Luso." the
Portuguese colonies. Madeira. Azores,
Cape Verde. st. Thome. Angola. Gui-
nea. Mozambique, Damao, Macau, Goa
end Timor
In spite of things being started at
the last moment the Portuguese col
ony. through the committee In charge.
assisted in the rapid preparation OF
the first Portuguese float ever entered
In the Annual Floral Parade of Homo
lulu.
Thanking you for calculating to the
people of Hawaii the purpose of the
Portuguese float. and also foIO the
many courtesies of the past, remain,
Yours truly,
Observation-Disclosures.
]. COELHO DE SOUSA.