The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-11-16
MORE TRANSPORTS
The Siam in a Typl0Ol-TO Be
Reconstructed.
OLYMPIA ANO PENNSYLVANIA
Exciting Experiences at Sea Destruction
Of ANNA S and Loss of
Cargo.
OLYMPIA ANO PENNSYLVANIA


winds were encountered throughout the
voyage. A cargo of horses and mules
will be taken on here and the return
trip made as soon as the boat can be
refitted. 1t is necessary that radical
changes be made in the construction of
the stalls to insure safety to the ami
mails during rough weather. AS origl-
nally fitted up the Siam was doubtless
intended for fair weather, and these de-
fects were glaringly apparent during
both the storms which the vessel expe-
rienced on her first trip to Manila The
animals were thrown from their stalls
at the least roll, and oftentimes TIE
falling of one animal caused an en-
tire line of animals to be taken off their
feet. Colonel Runlen will spare no eff
fort to make the Slams second trip as
successful as the first one was fail
ure, and stalls will be so. constructed
that should an animal fall it will be
held in its own compartment.
Captain Valentin brought a crew of
Filipino firemen, as an experiment, and
workers. The original firing crew was
a mixed one, and serious trouble with
them was averted only by prompt ac-
ton on the part of Captain ONeil, the
quartermaster, who threatened to tie
them up by the thumbs.
On the return trip captain Valentin
intends to reach Manila by the San
Bernardino Straits, south of Luzon in
stead of taking the usual course on the
north side where severe storms are
liable to arise, such as .the Siam eX-
perienced on October 1st The former
captain of the ship would have taken
the south passage had any charts been
Obtainable in Honolulu. The ships of
ficers state that the typhOOn which
killed nearly every animal on board,
was the seVerest they had encountered
in thirty years experience. The strug-
| gle for supremacy was terrific one,
for fifty hours, but the ship rode the
storm safely by sacrificing the cargo.
| General Otis was dismayed y,nen the
| news of the disaster was brought to
| him, and keen anxiety was expressed
| for the safety Of the Tacoma, which,
| however, arrived safely ten days later
One OF the horses killed belonged to
Fighting Joe" Wheeler; it was a pet
charger of his, the gift of the citizens
Of his State. When The typhOon abated,
'Wheeler,' as the horse was nick
named, was found almost in the pas
sageWay of the cabin saloon, his neck
| broken Miss Annie Wheeler's horse
| was also amongst the private horses
killed. The only mule which was land
| ed, without scratch or injury, at Ma
Mia was little Spanish pack-mule,
which plunged headlong through an
uncovered hatch into coal-bunker
| thirty feet below. Two days afterward
a fireman reported the animal, and an
investigation was at once made. The
mule was wandering about nibbling
stray bits of forage and was none the
worse for his experience.
/ Although but 9-knOt boat the Siam
brought one bag Of mail for Honolulu
and large number of bags for the
| United States. This was OccasiOned by
the lack Of steamer service from Ma
Mia to outside ports and the prospect
of the Siam making mail connections
at Honolulu.
Three United States army transports
arrived in port yesterday morning
the Pennsylvania and Olympia from
| Portland, Oregon, with troops, and the
/ Siam from Manila. The Pennsylvania
and Olympia will probably be de-
/ spatched today, as coaling is being
rushed and every effort is being made
by United States Quartermaster, Colo
mel Ruhlen, to get them away by noon.
The Siam will be here some time pre-
pairing to take another batch of horses
to Manila.
The Pennsylvania is at Oceanic
wharf, the Olympia at Pacific Mail
wharf and the Siam at Sorenson' S
| wharf.
The soldiers from the troopships in
khaki uniform were soon ashore and
spent the better part Of the day recre-
ating on the parade grounds and
around the suburbs.
i The Pennsylvania has 1,009 men and
"a officers of the rhirty-ninth Infantry
comprising the first and second batta1-
ions, headquarters and band. The
Olympia brings the third battalion,
consisting Of 500 men and Is officers,
and two companies of the Fortyffth
| Infantry.
The officers on board the Pennsylva-
MIA are: Colonel Billiard, commanding
officer; Majors Duncan, Scott and
| Wales; Captains Winston, Taylor, Hin
ton. Gaines, Hardman, McManus. Caug-
hey. kreger, Tnorbun, Burt, Baker;
Lieutenants Trent, Courtney, Boyer,
Petite, Apple, Cobb, Cromwell, BoWdle'
Stevens, Waugh, PascO. kinzie, White,
Williams. Dillon. Merklin, Vickers and
Frank: Lieutenant Laubach is trans
port quartermaster
The ships officers are: Captain
i Broomhead. First officer Strousland,
Second officer Arey. Third Of1cer
Swenson, Fourth Officer Rees. Engineer
/ Mcdonald, Steward Blackjack and DR.,
| c. w Green.
The military officers on the Olympia
are: Major Parker, Captains Wills
| Woorick, Richardson, Greene, Long
Surgeon Norman, Lieutenants Malo-
ney. Walsh. Edwards, Cook, Lawson
| 49,, Cnvo Smith and Surgeon Bu-