The herald., 1898-08-25
Details Of the Trip

OFF HONOLULU, ON STEAMER,
Thursday, July 1--we are now fifteen days
from San Francisco and have Just passed
the 1SOth meridian, at which point we skip
a day, and yesterday being tuesday, today
is Thursday. We have had a pretty good
trip 50 far, meeting with no accidents and
having but two cases OF sickness on board,
neither being In any way serious. OF
course, nearly all the boys were seaslck,
and as we encountered rough weather the
second day out, 1t made them worse.
We broke down about 100 miles from San
Francisco, the piston rod Of the engine
breaking, but the crew fixed that In about
six hours, and we resumed our journey.
While the boat was STOPPED the boys rugged
up a fishing line and We caught three
sharks, each measuring not less than six
feet.
At Honolulu we received the finest recep-
ton have ever got anywhere. The people
thought nothing too good for us. ana spent
money and time to entertain U.S. and they
did 1t in fine style, too. We arrived at
about o'clock in the morning and were
boarded by the custom house inspectors and
pilot, from whom we learned that the Va
lencia, which had started two days ahead
Of U.S. arrived just an hour before. The
pilot did not take us inside till morning, as
there was no berth for us. At o'clock,
however, the Morgan City finished coalins
and swung out into the stream, and we
took her place.
At Honolulu
Hardly had we got in before about 1D0
Kanakas, as they are called. swarmed
around us, peddling everything they
thought would tempt the soldiers-p!es,
cakes, bananas, pineapples, etc.
The boys were sent ashore in squads,
each commanded by a non-commissioned
officer, and were marched up to the Old
palace of the ex-queen, on whose spacious
grounds were hundreds Of tables, each rum
ming for nearly block, and spread with
everything good that person could want,
and while the boys were eating, the Homo
lulu band, one of the finest 1 have ever
heard, played all the popular American
tunes.
After everybody had finished eating we
all gave three cheers, which codri have
been heard for miles. The tables were
waited upon by the ladies', ana they did It
In first-class style. Even our letters were
mailed free for us.
Most OF the boys spent the day In taking
in the town, some attending field day.
Meanwhile 100 men were shoveling coal
into the steamer as fast as possible. and by
Is in the morning the bunkers were damned
full. The steamer Gaelic arrived about 1888
from the orient, and at once sent mes
sage to Gen. Merritt, which must have con-
veyed some startling news, as we pulled
cut Immediately, the other steamers all
ready being outside.
Of Again
We signaled to the other steamers to pay
no attention to our movements, but as soon
az the Indiana had repaired small break,
which would take till about o'clock, to
start together and spread out and look out
for the Monterey. Nobody on board but
Gen. Merritt knows what information we
received. but most OF the men think that
the Monterey has met with an accident ana
We are trying to pick her up.
We sailed Immediately after signaling ana
have been crowding the vessel to her high
est point. Our boys are being detailed to
help the firemen, as 1t is too hard for them.
We have been making l3 knots an hour in
the day and 16 knots an hour in the night.
Other rumors are scattered about that
we are running a race with the Spanish
fleet coming the other way to intercept US.
1t would be q fine prize for them TO cap