The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-07-20
WERE A LOT OF SICK BOYS
MAI. BEAN ONE OF THE FEW
WHO ENJOYED IT

everything was lovely and EV-
erybody Happy-story of Thir-
teenth's Journey I to- Hawaii
Privates Kobec and Widmann Get
Into Collision Riding a Tandem.
Special Correspondence The ST.. Paul G.ohe.
HONOLULU, July 5.-We arrived
here at an early hour this morning and
came into port and are coaling at the
wharf. The National band was at the
wharf and played all the American
patriotic music. Tne transport Indian.
came in about 10 o'clock. but the o hers
nave rot been sighted at 4 o'clock. The
following will give the readers of The
q b e an idea of our trip from San
Francisco to this point:
June 25-At p. m. we received orders r.
De III readiness to march at o'clock tomor
row morning. The order was received with
much enthusiasm and many expressions ~
satisfaction among the companies, fer the m n
were anxious to be moving toward the fed
OF action. Being shut up in Camp withont
SO hcspitable a town as San Francsco is
very CALLING to most Of the men, and thew
welcome any change We worked until nearlyy
midnight packing hospital supplies and mads
arrangements for sick call at the field hosnjtaJ
IN tne morning. as all the medical supplies
are packed We also made arrangements for
those who are able will follow when the re-
crufts leave 'ne ~
June 26-It was IL O'Clock before the Com.
p psns IN n1ed up for the march, but the bag
Doat AT 12:45 they reached the wharf and
We're EN-, marched on In single file and assigned
people were on hand at the wharf wi h hea rfv
welcome and a very substantial lunch We
also also heard na many regrets that the Minnesota
DoyS were leaving. Several large boxes M
ad
were on the wharf all ready to be loaded
,,, June 20 Five pulled away from wharf at
JUST IL o'clock, and anchored out near the
Ohio, Indiana and Morgan City transro.ts
Whlcn are TO accompany us en- our way and
about o'clock weighed anchor and headed
lined up on the wharves and every avaiIahls
spot to see us off, and hundreds of Whistles
sa9m boats Is and factories gave us farewell
S mausser Inc tug boat Reliance. under the
anagenent OF one of the principal news
papers of San Francisco with crowd Of
Young people aboard, followed alongside and
at the entrance of the Golden Gate gave thrae
rousing cheers for the Thirteentb Minnesn9e
before turning back
Hardly had we passed through the Golden
water being quite rough, and all that night
there was line Of boys at the raj not car
ing whether the boat rode right side up or
June 2S-We have been running in very
heavy seas, and they had, to alter the course
to avoid still rougher water, SO We went
We were but few miles from the other
transports all the early part of the day b1It
ABOUT noon received signal orders from the
sihis indlana to go ahead as fast as pos
siDie' ana before evening had passed out of
signt or all but one, the Indiana The Para
is faster than any of the others, being can
aole OF making eighteen knots per hour in
About the first words I heard after waking
rnis morning or were, If eyer get ashore I'll
never be fool enough to leave land again.
q may nv
all day.
June 2s-This morning there was nothing in
slsnt out vast expanse of water rolling
sloe and ON end. The men were recovering
from their troubles and food was in great de-
m mar everybody is wondering whether we
VIII get TO Honolulu in tine to celebrate the
fourth, and many plans are being laid in
June so,The wind has gone down consid-
TO make the effect pleasant. Nearly every
one is entirely over their seasckness and en-
loying themselves thoroughly. The Temporal
is is common to see the men sitting on deck
IN their shirt sleeves, and at midday where
e a,,a sun strikes the deck, 1t don't feel unlike
the year. Tonight the sky is studded with
heavy clouds, which allow the moonlight to I
preak through occasionally, causing here and
of total darkness
July I've woke this morning with
cain sea, hardly enough movement of nthe 1
water to rock the ship enough to notice, but
II mas raised some, SO we might call it rough
mad 1t not been so much more so earlier
on ono,1 me voyage. 1t has not been rough
most timld feel uneasy about the safety of the
boat. Each day. the companies line up and
are put through their arm, leg and body ]
exercise, and also marched around the boat
on the upper deck, double quick and every
eTort Is made to keep the men in as good
physical TSd al, condition as possible.
q
lulu Tuesday morning, so we will have to
celebrate that day instead Of the Fourth.
July S-There wasn't enough to write about
about the scenery. The gulls have left us
ana the only thing we see is an occasional
lying nyia fish. They come out of the water
scoot along for several hundred yards some-
times and look like bird, but do not raise
n ous "a rev feet from the WATER then all of
small s[1 birds with white wings and breasts,
put they do not follow the Ship, SO we get
o" The cd paSslng glance Sat; at them
tl OF brown ducking and the blue is
to be turned in to the quartermaster and
stored In the hold.
Lieut.: Mead has had a store open nearly
every day, and what the boys needed was
furnished to them at government prices.
h liner is ,, generally such a rush that they
theater. eoiNe " Tie
July To-day has been a lovely day. a
aooi ne seresh ing wind and calm ocean and
n;e,h htariy clear sky and tonight clear
Wioe streak OF glistening water stretching
Tor miles in the moonlight, seeming to break
a anr srsu at the horizon We haven't seen
PAYMENTS to Fourth of July celebration.
nut everybody is expecting to have "hot
tlme IN Honolulu tomorrow where we ex-
P tbis 10 arrive In the early morning. Early
tnls morning there was fast mail steamer
passed us, going toward Honolulu, and everv
one on is hopeful of hearing from friends when
they reach there oi'
No Just ti, before retiring, and 1t is o'clock by
the time here, which is two hours earlier
i ,l1 san Francisco time, we can see a low
! !yi9g Island way to our left, which, we are
told, Is Lepers island-the first land seen
since the start
July Evoke up this morning as we were
einIIel;Hg the harbor at Honolulu about 5
&c CLOCK, and even at that early hour crowd
a nad ga1h 41 on the wharf to see us enter,
the ,,e me, hawaiian band was there to furnish
t tne music and all the patriotic American
fsnes were to played from The Star spangled
dozen dozen native boys swan out to the boat and
they proved themselves as handy in the
wafer as on land and seemed never to tire.
me poat was hauled up to the wharf by
d;. Tug ooSa and the process of coalng imme-
one to go on shore and no restrictions placed
on them except that they be back at 12Sl
O'CLOCK The city has about 10000 people,
e ona larger percentage being natives, Chinese
beautiful and one can see dozen kinds of
1rq1t growing In one lot.
Honolulu-Privates Kobec and Widmann,
o OIL company pan "a, were taking a tandem ride
passing carriage with the result that Kobec
mas fracture of the wrist and Widmann q
very pad bruise on the knee
Quartermaster Sergeant Hs H. Hatcher,
for lQGf fuyn Aaua