The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-11-29

a A ANTLAA. Nov. 2s.-The transport
II III Manauense. with Lieutenant Col
Iht ouel Webb Hayes and three COM
lfl panies OF the Thirty-first Infan-
Try on board. has arrived here
She narrowly escaped disaster.
The officers and soldiers were for twelve
dsys bailing with buckets. The steamer
was unseaworthy. undermanned and
short OF provisions. Her engines broke
down and she rolled three days IN a ty-
phoon.
When the Manauense anchored IN Ma
Mia Bay this morning. thirty-three days
from san Francisco. there were several
feet OF water in her hold and 400 grimy
greasy, hungry. exhausted soldiers and
sailors who had been passing buckets OF
water since November Il. night and day
First Assistant Engineer Dunleavy was
under arrest. and according 70 Colonel
Webb Hayes official report. the chief en-
giueer would have been under arrest also
II there had been any one TO replace him
The coloneIs report also declares that
the captain OF the vessel told him that
the only thing which brought them
through was the fact that the men were
Ereenhorns and failed 10 realize their dan
ger. while experienced seamen would
have deserted the ship and taken TO the
boats IN nidOceau.
The officers say her owners bought her
for So 60. and they claim efforts were
made 70 sell her 10 the Government for
SD 700. She started from San Francisco
accompanied BY the transport Pektng.
which carried the remainder OF the rsgi-
meut and encountered heavy seas 10 HO-
noiElu without accident
After starting L developed that she
was undermined and soldiers had % be
detailed % act as nremen. coal passers
and walters and 10 do other work Be
gore reaching Honolulu the crew con-
#H. E-a~ - y q q
The majority agreed To desert. Though
-ley we're closely watched. many sue
ceeded IL getting away. and the Manau-
ense LETT Honolulu with less than hall
her crew. The captain q the transport
on November L told Colonel Hayes that
the vessel had sprung a leak. and an In
OF Tate- In her hold The steam pumps
were tried. but failed 20 work. and there
were no hand pumps on board How
ever f0r-y-siX buckets were found Others
We're iruprOvised and he soldiers ror en-
ploy-d in working the ship were organ
ICED into i've shifts and stripped. and
forming lines they began baiIing- The
officers worked with the men, passing the
buckets which were sent up 70 the deck
by wirdiass The longest time a SHIFT
could stand was TWO hours and often the
period was not longer than half an hour.
The haiIng continued until the ship an
chor-d here.
The same day the leak was discovered
the machinery collapsed and the electric
lighting plant and distilhng. evaporattng
and refriEe-atilg plants failed 70 work
There were no lamps. and the few can
dies found We're exhausted after A few
DAYS during the last week or the paSsa e
the ManaueuSe was in utter darkness az
night She had been rolling in heavy sea
all the way. but November . she encoun-
tered a typhoou and pitched and tossed
alarmngiv- The Picking became separated
from her during the storm.
The water rose rapidly and the baIiing
force was doubled But the buckets were
were substituted for them. the men wot <
Ing IN darkness. plauks and pieces OF iror
shaftiuG being violently washed amone
them The firemen could only feed the
fires by being lifted up oy the men through
water waist deep.
The typhoon lasted Two days and A half
and IN the midst % IL the engines stopped
The officers then held a consultation, anC