Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-08-04
COLONEL BARRIERS SHIPS
Will be- Here Soon With the New
York Boys.
Corps Of Engineers 10 COme-Steam SsAsOnerS
10 be Used as Transports Regiment
Fully Recruited.

Inc Call Oh the Zitn says: In
an interview with Call reporter
yesterday Colonel Barber of the
First New York Regiment said:
"My regiment in its entirety will
leave here on the fist of next
week for Honolulu to do garrison
duty upon that island. The COM
mand will sail by August 8. Three
transports have been secured, and
the regiment will embark upon
them. They will be ready the
last of this week, and they are the
Lakme, North Fork and the
Charles Nelson. The three yes
sells will accommodate 1880 men,"
Colonel Barber stated that he
would leave for Honolulu on the
st. Paul, which sails on Friday, as
it was the wish of General Mer-
riam that he should 60 ahead of
his regiment, for, the purpose of
selecting a place for its eDcamp-
ment. The First New York will,
therefore, be under the command
Of Lieutenant Colonel Stacpole.
These vessels mentioned by Col
onel Barber will not be accepted
until they have been thoroughly
inspected by the officers Of the
Government, and found to be in
every respect worthy. From other
than a military source the Call
obtains this view of the ships
said to be engaged to transport the
First New York:
"The first of the New York
troops were to have sailed last
Monday, but not a steamer is as
yet ready to sail. 1t appears that
steam schooners are to be used,
and Just how the soldiers will like
a trip to the tropics in vessels built
for the lumber trade remains to be
seen. Some of the vessels named
as likely to go have been in the
Klondike trade, but trip north is
very different thing to a voyage
to the southern seas.
Among the vessels mentioned
as transports are the Charles Mel
son, Samoa, Lakme and North
Fork. The latter vessel is now
being fitted out as "a troop ship,
while the Lakme will be due from
the Sound today, and the Charles
Nelson and Samoa are expected
any time now. The Lakme will
have to be overhauled, and when
she arrived at Seattle from st. Mi
chael her decks were said to be
leaking. The Samoa is a small
vessel and will have to be built up,
while the Charles Nelson is ready
for service. For the Klondike
trade the fleet was all right, but as
troop ships they will not be able
to handle more than 500 or 600
men,"
1t is now almost definitely set
tied that the corps of engineers
will accompany the New York
Regiment. A portion of the engi-
neers may be transported on one
of the ships secured to carry Col
onel Barber's regiment to Homo
lulu. Major Rice of the California
Heavy Artillery is very hopeful
that the two batteries now here
under his command may be sent to
Honolulu, while it is also very
highly probable that the Wyom-
ing (Alger) Light Artillery will
be given a chance to demonstrate
its usefulness by being sent to
Honolulu. These two commands
are ready and equipped for duty
and the men have been drilling
constantly for the past three
months, until they have become
nearly perfect in their drills.
Captain Stats of the First New
York, the recruiting officer of the
regiment, has been very busily al
work for the past few days, with
the result that he has recruited
the regiment up to its required
strength, with the exception Of
about six men, and these he hopes
To have nv TODAY or tomorrow.