Complex sentence: The ship was then hired out of New York as a troop transport for $1,000 a day under its master, Elisha Howes, the "Star of the West" sailed for Texas to pick up seven companies of United States troops assembled at Indianola.
Split into simpler sentences: The ship was then hired out of New York as a troop transport for $1,000 a day under its master, Elisha Howes. The "Star of the West" sailed for Texas to pick up seven companies of United States troops assembled at Indianola.