The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-11-17
Tie Sian ID a qyphgol-To Be
Reconstructed.
OLYMPIA AND PENNSYLVANIA
aExeitiss ExssTlerees at Sea Destfuetioa
Of Aa,as ssd Loss Il
Cargo.

MIA, arrived In port yesterday morn
ing at o'clock. She made poor head
way on her return trip. as heavy head
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 origi-
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, ond oftentimes the
falling of one animal caused an en-
tire line Of animals to be taken OF their
feet. Colonel Ruhlen will spare no eff
fort to make the Slams second trip as
successful as the first one was q fall
ure, and stalls will be SO constructed
that should an animal fall it will be
held in its own compartment.
Captain Valentin brought crew Of
Filipino fremea, as an experiment, and
the brown men" have proven splendid
workers. The original firing crew was
a mixed one, and serious trouble with
them was averted only by prompt &C.
ton on the part uf Captain O'Neil, the
squartermaster, 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 CT 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 LIST. The former
captain of the ship would have taken
the south passage had any charts been
obtainable in Honolulu. The ships Of
flcers 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 when the
news Of the disaster was brought to
him, and keen anxiety was expressed
for the safety of tile Tacoma. which,
however, arrived safely ten days later.
One Of the horses killed belonged to
Fighting Joe" Wheeler; 1t 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
sbrought 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, az coaling Is being
rushed and every effort Is being made
by United States Qnartermaster, Colo
mel Ruhlen. to get them away by noon.
The Siam will be mere some time pre-
Nj RING IN tokn hok % -
10 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.
The Pennsylvania has 1909 men and
"a officers Of the Thirty-ninth Infantry,
comprising the first and second battal-
ions, headquarters and band. The
Olympia brings the third battalion,
consisting Of 500 men and 10 officers,
and two companies OF the Forty-fifth
Infantry.
The officers on beard the Pennsylva-
MA are: colonel Bullard, commanding
ofiicer; Majors Duncan. Scott and
Wales; Captains Winston. Taylor. Hin.
Ton, Gaines. Hartman, McManus, Caug-
hey. Kreger. Thcrbun, Burt, Baker;
1Lieutenants 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
Broomhead. First Officer Strousland.
Second Officer AIRY. Third Ofiicer
swenson, Fourth Ofhcer Rees. Engineer
Mcdonald. steward Blackjack and DR..
o~W, Green,
The military officers on the Olympia
arol Major Parker, Captains willis
woorick, Richardson, Greene, Long
surgeon Norman, Lieuienants Malo'
ney, Walsh, Edwards. Cook, Lawson
Ar'on, Coke. Smith and surgeon Bu'
som Lieutenant coyel. ID quartsrIaas
ter ~ the transport,
The ships officers arei Captain Trow'