The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-09-03
A Passenger Permit
Refused Her.
TWELVE TRANSPORTS IN PORT
THE WARREN AND LEELANAW
SAIL FOR MANILA.
All the Others Will Get Away During
the Month, Carrying About
Fifteen Thousand
Soldiers.

The hospital ship Relief was condemned
yesterday by local Inspectors Of Hulls and
Boilers Boles and Bulger 50 far as the
carrying of passengers is concerned. The
inspectors found that she was top-heavy
and not safe TO be used as a passenger
vessel. and they have recommended that
che be used by the Government as q
freight vessel 10 ply in the Philippine Isl
ands. The Relief was TO have carried
hospital nurses and doctors and was to
have sailed on the 18th inst. She will now
probably have her hurricane deck re-
moved and viii then pass muster.
Two Of the transports got away for Ma
Mia yesterday. The Leelanaw sailed dur
ing the morning with a load of horses and
mules and the Warren went out in the
afternoon with nearly 1000 recruits. There
were not many people on the docks to
zee either vessel away, but the soldiers on
the Warren made some fun before the
transport departed. a number of them
tried 10 pass the guard, and when they
failed endeaVored 10 walk the hawser
from the ship 10 the shore. Every one Of
them fell into the bay, and the ooatmen
were kept busy fishing them out of the
water. Sergeant Matthew's was the last
man to make the attempt, and he came
very near drowning. He struck his head
against the anchor, and had not Henry
Peterson divec III after him ne would
never have come out OF the water alive.
There were twelve transports in the bay
yesterday, and the Tacoma, due here from
Seattle, would have made the unluCky
thirteen had she arrived in time. The
departure of the Leelanaw and Warren
saves the situation, however, and every
man on the fleet is glad in consequence.
Every sailor on the front vows that had
the thirteen transports been in port to-
gether ''one Of them would never have
reached Manila
The transport Grant comes off the Hun
tiers Point drydock to-day. She Will sail
for Manila about September %. The Han
cocks repairs will not be completed for
three weeks. and it viii be the first week
in October before she sails The Sikh,
Belgian King and George w. Elder are
the only vessels of the fleet that have not
taken on their white dress. The Elder
arrived yesterday and went at once on
the drydock. After she comes off coal
will be put aboard and then she and the
other two steamers VII! be painted white.
She will start for Manila the last week in
the month.
The Centennial and the Columbia will
be ready to sail this week, and both will
probably depart on Friday. The Column
bia will carry troops and the Centennial
horses. The work Of getting the Aztec
and Sherman ready is being rushed, and
they will probably sail on the 18th inst.
The Aztec will carry over 1000 tons of
supplies and a number Of horses, while
the Sherman will convey about 1900 SOL
diers. The Tacoma, which is expected
every minute from the Sound, will be pre-
pared as quickly as possible and the en-
tire fleet will be at sea before October is
very old. With those on the way they
should give General Otis about % 900 ad-
ditional troops by the middle Of Novem-
Der. Apart from these there is a fleet on
the way here from Manila. all OF which
will be sent back as quickly as they can
be got ready. The Sheridan is now out
twenty-three days and the Zealanda and
Valencia eleven days while the Pennsyl
vania, City Of Para, Tartar. Newport,
Ohio and Indiana are expected to sail any
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