The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-20
With the Washington Volunteers
Afloat and Ashore.
BRIEF STAY IN HONOLULU.
DU1aiers Allowed Full Liberty on
Land-Recefved With Hospitai-
fly Rations Aboard the Ohio
Popularity of the Regiment
News of the TrnnsDorts-Nattve
Hawaiians Fear Tcnnessecans.


First Washington Volunteers, on Boara the
United States Iransp0r. caio.-TAe trans
port OHIO arrived Saturday morning, pass
ing, on the way IN. the transport Indiana,
carrying the Twentieth Kansas regiment,
which iefs San Francisco tao days II aa-
vance OF tie ONO.
The transport Arizona. On It's return trip,
was anchored In TIE LAY and salutea the
Ohio. as, wlt1 decks and rigging crowded
with soldiers she steamed slowly by
The voyage thus far has been agreeable.
There has been practically no Sickness. only
three men having been In the hospital dur
ing the entire seven days.
The eommlssary arraa gemeats OF the ship
are IN the hands Of Conm!ssary Lieut.. Will
lam L. Lemon. He was appointed t. the
Position several days before the vesse! sail
cd, and spent ali his tirne In the interval on
Soard the ship. experimenting the buying
Of supplies and the completion OF the prep
arations for the trip. The .atentlen OF tacse
In authority has been 10 provide the men
with the regular army ration, which ac-
cordfng 10 the blue book, as amended BY re-
cert ORDERS. consists as follows. Per hum
drsd men per yday. Fresh beet or mutton.
1z5 pounds, or Is pounds OF pork or bacon.
or i37 pounds OF salt beef. or liz pounds o.
Gfesn beef, or 100 pounds of canned sal
mon: u pounds OF soft or ls pounds OF hard
bread, 10 pounds OF beans. peas, rice or h0m-
iry; potatoes 100 pounds. or the same quin-
tity Of potatoes. onions and canned torna-
toes: pounds OF roasted coffee and Il
pounds OF brown sugar.
Ordinarily. In garrison this supply Is
found TO be ample for the provision ng OF
troops. OF course. there are ways OF aid ng
10 and varying this fare. where each COM
pany has a fund from which 10 draw for
extras. Through these methods none OF
the companies OF the Washington regiment
has. except for a short time al Fon,ana
barracks, been obliged to content Itself with
the regular army ration.
Universal seasickness at First.
There are on the ship 7so enlisted men,
This commissary OF the ship makes out In
advance bill OF fare for the week. On
each day the amount OF each article TO be
dealt out In measured and prepared ct the
ships kitchen by the ships cook. In the
preparation of the food Il contem-
plated that the cook should have the as
distance OF some eight or ten men from the
troops to be fed. These men are detailed
from the different companies ard changed
each day. For the first day. on account Of
the almost unanimous indspos.ton OF the
men from sea sickness, ii was impossible
10 keep men In the kitchen. Men who were
well when in their company quarters or
on the deck took sick over the vapors Of
-
officers and nearly all the non-eomms-
stoned officers were so disabled physically
Ey their new experience to be unable
to hunt up new men 10 take their places
Discipline became lax. In fact. almost dis
appeared, and for day or two Ii WAS i'm
possible 10 furnish help for the cooks as
sistants. for the commissary or for any
one of the many functicnar,es whose COM
hined efforts are intended 10 make the ship
q comfortable aud pleasant habitation. So
food for the first day or two was improper
~ prepared. by the erd of the fourth day
cut milder weather was encountered. The
men moved their beds UP on deck slept
in the os,en air drills began. guard was
mounted on the ship. and though enjoying
almost perfect freedom. the men found
themselves In small but admirably dis
c!plned noating military post. When meal
time comes the trnmpeter OF the guard
blows mess call from his station on the
upper deck. squad of six men from
each company. under charge OF sergeant.
goes 10 the Kitchen with buckets and dish
pans. draws the rations. takes them TO the
forward deck. where the men Ccme UP, each
with his eating utensils Including plate
and cup. and receives each his share
Three very amusing fum0rs were started
III different times during the seven DAYS
The first was that We were 20 meet the
mail steamer ST. Paul on the third day out
6hi eSei2hEe mails "A great many letters
were written to De mailed on the passing
steamer II Is hardly necessary 20 add that
We met no vessel 81 any kind The SMOKE
OF a steamer WIS sighted OFF !he startoard
on the third day. bat The vessel Itself ala
not come In sight, Il was going the same
direction az tbs Ohio,
The second runner was that there we're
two cases Of typhoid fever in the ship hos
pital and that the surgeons We're very much
alarmed Tor lis Increase The rumar was
without foundation, bat caused some need
less alarm.
The third ruInor WAS wilder than either
but seemed % gain a more general crs-
dence. II was that the ship bal sprunx a
leak. The Idea VAS bred ard encourasei
by the bursting at SOME water pipes in
the held which flooded 0ne ao0r SEINE "
the soldiers VINO were employed ny ~.
ships officers 10 work a Shift IN the 81 kers
made /, up between thcm - Genie ,4o and
report that they Ncge working ~ tie
pumps Sut THAI the water Wss aatmisg on
then. After this report srvtra! tmd ami
eretiu!ous soldiers slept wi;h M prs ss.ry, -
tied around th,m. muca Ia tins aasusen- ~
OF othefa
Thorough Police Regulations
ON the second day a ser ~ po,>t reeu-
lations TOR lie snsp VAS vronu gated cav.