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Alexandria Gazette
Alexandria, Alexandria County, District Of Columbia
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In Honolulu, Sandwich Islands, the cornerstone of the United States Marine Hospital was laid on July 1 on Rincon Point. The brick facility, in Grecian style, measures 152x86 feet and costs $155,000, with Congress appropriating $200,000. Local organizations include a library, fire companies, cavalry, and the First Hawaiian Guard of 60 foreigners under Capt. A.J. McDuffie. Honolulu's foreign population is 2,000 (1,700 Americans); about 3,000 Americans across the islands.
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On the 1st of July the corner stone of the United States Marine Hospital was laid at Honolulu, on Rincon Point. The site of the building is on a commanding eminence, facing the harbor, affording a fine view of the city.— It will be a brick edifice, 152 feet long and 86 feet wide, in the Grecian style of architecture and with all the modern improvements. The contract for its erection was at a cost of $155,000, and Congress appropriated $200,000 for the purpose.
In Honolulu, a library association, reading room, two engine companies, a hook and ladder company, a cavalry company, and an artillery corps have been organized. The latter is styled the First Hawaiian Guard, composed of foreigners, and commanded by Capt. A J. McDuffie, formerly of Philadelphia. It is described as being finely equipped and well disciplined, and numbering sixty men, rank and file.
The foreign population of Honolulu amounts to 2,000, of which 1,700 are Americans. In all the Islands of the group there are said to be about 3,000 Americans.
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Honolulu, Sandwich Islands
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1st Of July
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cornerstone laid for us marine hospital at $155,000 cost (congress $200,000 appropriation); organizations formed including first hawaiian guard (60 men); foreign population in honolulu 2,000 (1,700 americans), total americans in islands ~3,000.
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Cornerstone of United States Marine Hospital laid on 1st July at Honolulu on Rincon Point; site on eminence facing harbor; brick building 152 ft long, 86 ft wide, Grecian style, modern improvements, contract $155,000, Congress $200,000. In Honolulu: library association, reading room, two engine companies, hook and ladder company, cavalry company, artillery corps (First Hawaiian Guard of foreigners, commanded by Capt. A J. McDuffie, formerly Philadelphia, finely equipped, well-disciplined, 60 men rank and file). Foreign population Honolulu 2,000 (1,700 Americans); all islands ~3,000 Americans.