The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-12-06
BACK FROM HONOLULU.
Garrison of New Workers is Return
ing to the States.


Honolulu, Nov. %, via. San Francisco,
Dec. accompanies A, Q, d, 1 and L.
of the First New York volunteers com
prising 497 men under Col Barber,
sailed today on the steamship AUS
tralia for San Francisco, where they
will go into camp at the Preside. Ine
remainder of the regiment VIII san next
week Following are the names or the
officers who go on the Australia: Cap
tain ". D. MaiSOn, W. B. Gracle, Il. a
Mcintyre, J. F. Sheehan, Col. r. II.
Barber, Lieutenant Colonel H +. Stach-
pole, Major S. w. Scott, AdJuUanL Sure
Vile CAPTAIN F. r. Palmer, Lieuten-
ants Wintrup w. A. Mather, H. Q.
Stats w F WheelOck, A. L. Decker,
r. W. McMilan' T. n; BurIon, J; r
Smith, A WicksOn, w. II. Mapes, F. l..
Griffith, DR.. w. F. Robinson, Quarter
master L Seymour.
The departing soldiers were given a
rousing send off by the people of Homo
lulu. Twenty-Five men were on the sick
list and were given accommodations in
the cabin. The others occupied the
Eteerage.
Two companies of the New Workers
that went to HilO left twenty men sick
there in the hospital Three deaths
have taken place at the military hos
pital since last adVices. The names Of
the dead are;
Private B. NJ. Beardsley, aged 20.
company F, First New York.
Private A. c. Weller. aged 10, COM
pany I, First New Y ork.
Private r. A. Bailey, aged 10, COM
pany b, First New York.
The Thanksgiving dinner given by the
ladies of Honolulu to the soldiers now
within the cityS gates went off in 4
manner entirely satisfactory to the
residents and in a way that was most
gratifying to the boys in blue, so far
from home and friends.
The engagement of Major Davis,
chief surgeon of the United States mil
stary hospital here, and Mrs. Charles
/. Carter has been announced. Mrs.
.,r-Tr,e
I. Carter. who was killed during the
1895 uprising here.
The United States transport St Paul
arrived from San Francisco on the 18th,
eight days from San Francisco. She
will leave for Manila. tomorrow.
George Edward Beckwith died at
Haikum Maui recently. Mr.. BeckWith
was born at Great Darlington, Mass.
seventy years ago. He was educated
at Williams college, where he was a
member of the Delta Epsilon Greek
letter fraternity in the same chapters
with President Garfield, Associate JUS
tice Field and Lieutenant BrOss of Hi
nois.
The steamer Mauna Loa has just ar
rived from Hawaii with the report that
the ship W H. Starbuck burned to the
waters edge November 5, in lat. Is n,
long 131 W. She was bound from Port
Blakely to South Africa, with one mill
lion feet of lumber Captain Nc
DonaId's boat, with his wife, first mate,
nine of the crew and three babies, land
ed at HOOkena on November %.
Neither the captain nor any Of the
crew came to Honolulu and it is i'm
possible to get details at this writing.
The vessel was out 10 days from Port
Blakely when fire was discovered in the
hold. The fire ragged fierceIy and in a
few hours the captain and crew We're
forced TO take to the boats. All on
board embarked in three boats and the
ship was left to her fate. The boats
remained together for three days when
cook
being lost. A storm came up. several
days later and during the rough
weather the second mates boat was
lost sight of and has not been heard
of since.
Purser Tuft of the Mauna, reports
that with the exception of Captain Nc
Donald's wife the party bore their
hardships well.