Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-08-30
U. 8. TRANSPORT ARIZONA.
what She Is and what Omcers She
Carries.

Carries.
The Arizona is the largest and
one of the finest steamers that ba
ever been 10 the harbor of Houo
lulu. Since her arrival the dock
has been tbronged with people
anxious to see Uncle Sans big
transport and the men aboard OF
her. She shows that the expe
Renee gained by fitting out the
many transp Drt steamers which
have pas. ed through here has been
pro6ted by. An inspection of the
ship by a BULLETIN reporter late
Saturday night showed that every
thing was in first class condition.
The overcrowdipg so noticeable
in the ships lately here is entirely
lacking 10 the Arizona. The
sleeping quarters of the men are
far in advance Of those Of any Of
the other ships. The beds ar
constructed of iron and fitted with
wire mattresses. They are so ar
anged that they may be folded
up to make room for the daily
cleaning and airing.
The vessel is thoroughly We
tilated throughout, the ten com
psi tments being supplied with
four electric faus each. An extra
electric light plsut has been III
stalled, furnishing 260 a,idilona
lights. A strong searchlight has
also been added to the ,quIpmeD,
Of the vessel.
Tue galley where the food fer
the men is prepar d are large aud
we'll Appointed with an able corp.
Of attendants.
The ship, taken all 10 all, is
great credit to those who fitted
nrr out and have her in charge.
She was built by the FAN fields in
glasgow in 1881 at a cost of neat
ly a million do lars and ran on t e
Guiun Line between New York
and Liverpool. At Que time she
held the record between those two
ports, being the first steamer to
DO the distance under seven days.
She was entirely reitted iu 1897
having had new machinery,
boilers and an ice and I'll eric
plant put 10. Her machinery
was changed SO as to give her
moderate speed with the least
consumption Of fuel.
The Ariz mas first trip after
being rebuilt Was from Carliff t.
Hong kong with a cargo of coal
This was in March, 1898. Arriv
ing at Hongkong she was put on
the Northern Pacific r. r. route
between Hongkoug, Yokohama
aud Tacoma.
Reaching Tacoma on her first
trip she was purchased by the
Government aud taken to San
Francisco to be converted into a
transport. She is 475 feet over
all aud 46 feet beam. Her depth
Of hold is SO feet. When loaded.
she draws % #. 6 in. forward and
30 feet aft.
AT present the Arizona is draw
ing "a feet 6 inches aft and "a fesi
forward. Her speed is Is knots.
She left San Francisco at 4 p. m.
on the 2lst inst. making the run
in 6 days and & hours, this includ
ing the delay Of 6 hours occa,ion-
ed by a break down of the ma
chinery in mid ocean.
Following is the makeup OF
official life on the Arizoua:
General Kings staff is as fol-
lows: Captain Saxton, Assistant
Adjutant General; Captain j b
Handy, Commissary of Subsis
tepce; Lieut. Col N G @ Marin,
aide; Lieut. Fl M Merriam, Sd Ar
tillery, aide; Lieut. Col Ruhlen,
Chief Quartermaster; Major VIM II
Corbusier, Medical Purveyor;
Surgeon Major + r Morris, l8tu
Infantry; Acting Assistant Sur
geon y F De May; Captain Evans,
U 3 V, Commissary of Subsis
tence; Hospital Stewards Cuarles
van Radesky, George Esan and
Oscar + Campbell, attaches; Sec
ond Lieut. II M Boutelle, Third
Artillery; Alexander L Reid aud
Waller L Martin.
Tue Field and Line Officers ale
40 follows:
Eighteenth Infantry, Company
L Capt Hardin, Second Lieut