The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-08-08
Troops Arrived By ST. Paul in
Camp Here.
GETTING TASTE OF SHORE LIFE
Shelter Tents on N. G, H. Parade
Grounds-A Battalion and TWO
Lots Of ReCruits-N otes.

The transport St Paul was sighted
about 10 O'Clock Saturday morning and
tied up at the Oceanic wharf at noon.
She was met off Waikiki by the tug, hav-
ing on board the. band, Col Soper, George
w. Smith, J. a. Kennedy, +. 3. AIcStock-
CT and other members OF the Big Hun
dred. The usual large crowd received the
steamer at the dock with a storm of fruit.
The St. Paul left San Francisco shortly
after = o'clock noon in the 2gth, and was
therefore eight days down. She came
under easy steam. Colonel Barber, of the
First New York Infantry, commanded
the troopship to this port. From here
TO Manila Lieut.. Col. Lee StOver VIII be
in command.
Col. Thos. II. Barber, Of the First New
York Regiment OF Volunteers, with the
following, constituting the ColoneTs staff.
viii remain in Honolulu for duty: Major
VIM. c. Langhtt, Volunteer Engineers;
First Lieut.. Bronson Winthrop, Quarter
master of the First New York Nolun-
teers; First Lieut.. Lewis T. Griffith as
sistant surgeon First New York Infantry:
Capt. =. NJ. Lydig, commissary Of sub
sistence, L. s. Volunteers.
on the St. Paul are the following de-
tachments of troops:
First Battalion South Dakota Volunteer
Infantry, commanded by Col. Lee Stover,
and having in ali 10 officers and 3Z9 men.
Recruits for the Thirteenth Minnesota
Volunteer Infantry, commanded by MAI
| \. NJ. Diggles and having IN all officers
Recruits for the First Colorado Volun-
teer Infantry, commanded by Capt Frank
Carol and having in all one officer and
The principal officers of the field and
staff are as follows
geon, First South Dakota Volunteer In
Acting Assistant Surgeon NJ. NJ. Walk
capt. Lee Lin, commissary of subsist
| ence, Volunteers.
cI CAPT 4 & Blane' son %ol 0 SerseS
| Capt Raymond Sulger, assistant quar-
| termaster L. $. volunteers. ITO
Lieut. L. E. Lawrence, Volunteer sig
-i' Foi 10 are the officers in the FRS
| Battalion of South Dakota troops; Com
! manded by Col. Slower: -
! Staff-First Lieut.. John c. Fox, adJu
tant; First Lieut.. p. d. Mcclellan, quar-
| termaster; j. NJ. Maury, cOmnissary
| Co H-Capt. K. II. Engelsby, tITs
Lieut.. Frank Adams and Second Lieut.
j. co c,ii BGgCapt. A. B. Session, First Lieut.
| John G. FOX and Second Lieut.. h
nc O." " n T@capt. c. Denny, First Lieut.. ?
| d Mcclellan and Second Lieut.. Bates
Co. K-Capt. Hagerman, FllsC Lieu
! Roskil and Second Lieut.. SmlIH
| Sergeant Major Roy Slower, brother
The Thirteenth Minnesota troops at
nv T,ieuts. Clark, Scott, PenovoCde an
early in the afternoon Saturday all q
| the companies on the transport cam
ashore for drill in town. The Dakot
troops marched out to Thomas SqgIaT
and then back to the Executive Bullqln
grounds: while the Minnesota and COlC
RADIO recruits exercised on the tow
; streets. The movements of the Mlnnt
sofas were very fine and ATTRACTED a pl
| crowd of spectators. Just before mgr
the field tents of the expedition were p?
up on the y. G. II. parade grounds
front of the drill shed where the me
are now quartered. They have found
most pleasant there, save Tor the IestN
mosquitoes.