The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-08-05
Pair Of The Transports Steam OF
for Manila Bay.
Pennsylvania AND THE RIO
They VIII Lead the Souadron-The
Others-Cen. Otis Speaks OF Phi.
IadelphIa and st Paul.
Up. c. Advertiser, August 80

At O'Clock yesterday AFTERNOON Tue
Rio de Janeiro pulled out from the
Oceanic wharf to the stream. Her
place was taken by the PueDla, from
Brewers wharf. That vessel will take
on about $50 tons more coal. When
the Rio left the dock the men on board
were showered with oranges and pine
apples. Speaker kaulukou. OF the
House. led the onslaught. After the
Gaelic sailed last night the Pennsyl-
vania came from the stream TO the IA
cific Mail wharf to take a supply OF
water.
The volunteers on the Pennsylvania
loaded the vessel with private stocks
of provisions on Monday afternoon.
Among the items was about 5000
pounds of choice. round steak, which
will go on ice. There were fruits of
all kinds in abundance, cakes, jam,
jellies, eggs, cheese and canned goods
galore. These articles the boys expect
to enjoy on the dreary last half of the
voyage.
There were nearly 400 men on the
Pennsylvania, which is the smallest
and slowest vessel in the feet. Seven
ty-fve were yesterday transferred to
the Rio de Janeiro which evens up
matters better and somewhat relieves
congestion on the Pennsylvania.
At 4:30 this morning pots went out
to the Rio and Pennsylvania, and at
5 o'clock those vessels are getting
under way. They carry Montana,
nal
All the officers of these contingents
were in town last night. 4 part OF
them were at the Officers club, though
many visited the band concert, the
hotels and had a final look at the town.
The Rio and Pennsylvania will keep
together on the voyage. This means
that the former will hold back, the
latter being a slow vessel. At 3 O'Clock
tomorrow morning the Peru and
Puebla Will probably leave. 1t is ex-
pected that these vessels will overhaul
the first two in a week.
Major General Otis expects the Phil.
adelphia today and the transport St
Paul tomorrow. He states that the ST
Paul will make the Islands in six days
after leaving San Francisco. Her in
structions are to use full steam in order
to catch up with the ilotilla here. II
General Otis learns by the Philadel-
phia that the st. Paul was TO have
sailed on time, he will wait a few
hours to communicate his instructions
to her commander. If there has been
a delay the General will leave his ord
ers and sail on schedule.
Pacific, known here only to the two
Generals in charge, the expedition will
proceed without a convoy. At the
point indicated the transports will be
met by one or more of Admiral Dew
ey's ships and escorted to Manila.
There is rumor among the men that
the expedition will proceed TO Ponape
in the Carolines and there pick up the
Monterey and Brutus, leaving garri-
son OF regulars. This report, natural
ly enough, lacks official confirmation.
When asked last night about a rum
or that this expedition will stop at the
Carolines 10 leave an American garri.
son, Major General Otis smiled and re,
piled: Why, you see, the Carolines
are not on the direct route to Manila
and we would lose time by calling
there" And that was all he woulC
say. General Otis stated, with respec
to the long stay here. that the origina
plans were to remain at Honolulu unit
August !, when the belated vessel
would have time TO connect with th
feet. The unexpected additional della,
of the st. Paul caused a little longe
wait.
All of the measles patients on Quar-
antine Island, twenty-one in number
will be taken aboard the Puebla toda!
They will be comfortably quartered I
avoid danger Of pneumonia. Two, an
perhaps four, patients from the Re
Cross and Queens hospitals, viii ais
be taken aboard the transports Nine
teen VIII be left here. Some of theI
will probably be well enough to go o
the st. Paul.
Several serenade parties We're out
boats last night entertaining the boy
in the transports. The band oil Il
Rio was in one of the big surf boa
belonging to the Inter Island COmpan
and was towed about by one of the Nj
hicans boats, giving excellent mus
all over the harbor.
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