The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-14
ARE BACK FROM MANILA
Many Montana Men Return edon
the Centennial.
AN EXCITING ROUND TRIP
Narrowly Missed Two Typhoons-Went
Ashore on a Coral Reef and Were
Attacked by the Insur-
gents.

San Francisco, Aug. 13.-The United
states transport Centennial arrived
here from Manila to-day after a most
exciting round trip. She narrowly
missed a couple of typhoons; went
ashore on coral reef, where the entire
crew barely escaped capture at the
hands of the Filipinos; one of the sail
ors was killed by parting hawser. and
one of the quartermasters was stabbed
by COlOred cook. Because of the stab
bling Charles Wilson of the Centennial 5
galley staff arrived here in irons. while
Herman Brevy, the transports quarter
master, will have a sojourn in some
hospital until he RECEIVERS from the eff
feet of the cooks knife.
During the tightening process neCes-
sary to get off the coral reef near Ma
Mia on her outward trip, quantity of
government stores to the value OF $4,000
had to be jettisoned and were eagerly
appropriated by the F'ilipinos, who
Swarmed around the reef and made
more than one attack for the purpose
Of capturing the vessel and crew.
on her return to this port the Centen-
NAL brought a number of invalid Off
GERS and men from various regiments.
The wives of a number of officers are
also on board. Major b. c. Lockwood,
Captain kell and Lieutenant Hawkins
are invalded home. Lieutenant Parker
has been promoted to be first lieu
tenant in the 9th cavalry and comes
back to join his troop. Lieutenant J.
b. Haberson was wounded in the leg
at Paranaque. Lieutenant A. w. Yates
was the victim Of a sunstrke and is
paralyzed on one side. Lieutenant W.
S. Overton is wounded in the leg DR..
KEN has been ordered to Fort Hamil
ton, N. Y. The sick were in charge of
Surgeon J. B. Darling and Captain j.
T. Evans is commissariat.
Captain C. F. Spear of the Minnesota
regiment started from Manila on the
transport. but left the ship at Nagasaki.
The officers and men brought home
by the Centennial comprise the follow
ing: Lieutenant James p. Harrison,
18th infantry, L. $. A. Franklin NJ.
KEN, L. S. engineers; Edwin f. Haw
kins. South Dakota volunteers; James
s. Parker 9th cavalry, L. S. A; -
Yates, 9th infantry. L. S. A: W. s.
Overton, Sd artillery, L. S. A; Major
]. w. Hannay, Sd infantry, L. S. A;
Captain w. H. Kell, END infantry, L.
S A.; Major B. c. Lockwood, 21st in
fantry, L. S. A.; Private Frank Kinney.
End Oregon; Private Alex Plant. Com
pany A, Goth Kansas; Private Verson
Stires. Company NJ, Colorado regiment;
Private G. O. Gallagher, Company A,
Minnesota regiment Sergeant Theodore
Dangerfield, Company B, Iowa regi-
ment; Private George Bristol Wyoming
light artillery:
Corporal koSert, Ormiston, Company
i. Montana regiment, and the following
privates of the Montana regiment: John
+. Ferguson, John c. Billiard and Will
lam Rhodes, Company A; John Mcleod
and Charles Is. Kerr, Company b:
James Cameron, Company c: George
D. Nickers, r. B. Nickers and Elisha
Sipprell Company D; Water Powers.
Company f; John Jones and Edwin
Bowen. Company F; A. J. Merton. w.
A. Bonham and Fred Jones, Company
j. John Clinton and Joseph f. Jette,
Company X; Seifert Johnson and
George Hynes, Company l.: c. A. Stein
metz, Company NJ.
The majority of the soldiers who re-
turned on the Centennial are suffering
from ear troubles. Deafness in various
stages of severity is prevalent in the
islands, it is said. and the medical men
there do not seem to be able to grapple
with the malady, All the Montana men
were suffering from the ear complaint
Some of the soldiers attribute 1t to the
change in altitude and climate, others
to the constant roar of artillery and
others to the exposure while in the
trenches. The Centennial will at once
return to Manila with a cargo of horses