Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-14

steamer IL matter Of lmporis.,
Everything has ita place. and ACCORD =
10 law, everything must be- H1 WeH
~ place that the quartcrmlsior 10 rn
IN charge can put his fingers nu % n ~
dark The hold II divided up ln,a u
compartments. four 81 which are utf
up BY ambulance wagons. nmmurt
etc. In another fcld ranges are rorl
and In another the quaftormifir,
supplies are found.
SHIPS FOR HORSES AND MULE
on. Of the most serious matters
the transportation OF an army 4 b.
carrying ~ the animals. The qur
o. water and food on the voyage atfs
the Pacific IL an Important one r..
the transport division has now e'llf
ships which are fitted up az nu
transports, These ships sail from sn
Francisco. Seattle ana Tacoma flf n
Philippines. and viii carry 400 hars
ana mules to Manila before Chrittrii
They have already transported %
sands Of cavalry. They are especial
nttcd up FOR the purpose With traa
ntors, 20 that the horses away dout
the bowels OF the ship have pieny
air. They have hospitals FOR DE "A
~ which the animals have b Is 0ffu
hnd places whore they can b. i1t'
about Tor moderate exercise. Each q
has condcnHoru. which make dx gaia
Of water "A day Tor each animal cauti
20 ne 10 not disturb the tanks keri d
Tor emergencies. Each ship carries ~
tons Of hay. 100 tons ~ oats. or 10 Z
$500 tons 0f forage. and also $1,000 a
Urinary surgeon and atablcmen.
REFITrING THE SHIPS
The work OF Transforming old ffs'r
steamers into troop ships ~ no aF
task. II takes great deal of time n
a great deal OF money, The tran1'1
nltuggthr have cost q number "
Hons, the price paid by Uncle Sam
some being M high nH four hundfl
i've hundred. thousand dollars each n
rem1duIirE ~ each ~ the large iua
ports has cost more than one hlnlla
and furty.ilye thousand dollars
work ~ ryhtting IN very important Al
the best officers 81 the service Az
chosen 10 watch the work and GO Ia
age the transport system Among on
who have made "a specially ~ thh
vision of tho qunrtcruaatefa deli1
ment ~ Mai John 81. Carson. d. ~
was connected with the quaricfmls'ri
office In san Juan, Porto Rico. and
~ now e; Philadelphia Hupcrlnioni
the rc-Vuulpmcnt OF the Thomas
win be- the commanding quartermn
OF thu Thuwar on her voyage 10 Mali
and from there, after Htudylng
needs Of the transport service on y
islands, win come back TO the unA
States via San Francisco, his idea =
Ing to get practical knowledge o. q
orything connected with the service
THE ORIGIN OF THE TRANsPoh
SYSTEM.
The transport system was created
our war with spain. When the ~
was blown up Uncle sam saw me
81 IL, and Alnddin-ike, he took aa.
his old lamp and rubbed u, ana
genii of american brains and An'la
capital placed II before him. Inr ~ ~
nf the lamp IN this case was Col W.
Bird. head OF the transport dlflll
Washington, who, under QunfieFin
General Ludlngton. sent telegram
Hhlp-oN ners OF this country ana wv
the vessels which nfterwnrd 49,
transports. II was very difficult 70
ahlpA The navy had taken eNe,l1l'aa,a
In sight and vessels had 70 p, TX, .ea
wherever possible, the 9h{ M
available We're frelghters, ana w n
TO be rtitted at once for 'aN'"e
army to cuba. 49,,
II was art thought that The. ",
would land near Havana ana WAY NJ
would be the center Of war op,ii.s,A
The seA Journey was 20 be only y. f.
eight hours, and even for thla wy
quoatlon of water was very lpp siAi
Hogshends and wine casks Wets " D.
by the hundreds and chnrrei ~
purpose. a tank steamer or w ~ Z
ard on company with a capala ~
COO 900 gallons was chartered ~ ~.
scows which carried 10000 EaniSsaa ssaI
bou.ht. Then upon some OF w MI
machines were puh ~ rff
uunrtermnster's department "l htI
pared FOR shipping the troops, ~
moment the base OF war opei nal
Transferred 10 Santiago, and lne I'm
had 10 be- changed 10 that wv ~ 10,
take care OF tile army for four u-, ,sii
stead Of two. The change WI NH
nnt tho riny was taket IN N IVY. M
6O OOO mon were carried 70 Folo IN
ana cuba. and at the close NY -, /
brought back and others wete ,s1at
their places. The most or W, y.rtf |
were returned at the time thn, IA D
fever was epidemic In Cupe ~ ~ L
though clogged by the quhrail,'re, rlii- |
ldtions at Savannah. such ~ ~ vasd iali L
We're inhlt as 10 uihliiiNN f..,..tar.d O.
ing that the army was hu.., brt1sti
Wltho Il the yellow fever ~ ,,.t,houi "a
into the country and .lmost Wiz 10 \. |
people IN owing that the troops ~
ING dlsmlssod. The detailed sly1iss,.f.
tho work Of tho quarternaAlsl,s tb.f
ment during the war ana sln. tloai .
quite as Interesting ~ the op' n NJ y
tho field. cut II Ia one that
be written. .,prENTEA