The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-12-01
SMITH BOMB ARDED.
TRANSPORT MANAUENSE.
Reports Seem 60 show she Was All
Right Whom She started.

Washington, Nov. 3o.-The Quarter
master-G General has received detailed
report from Col. @. T. Long, in charge
of the transport service at San fran
cisco, on the transport Manauense.
which recently arrived at Manila after
undergoing frightfui hardships in a
Pacific typhoon. The report, which
was requested because of the state
ments of the unfitness of the vessel for
transport service, is rs follows:
"San Francisco, Nov. 29.-ln refer
ence to your telegram today, transport
Manauense sailed Oct 25th for Manila
via Honolulu. Her capacity was 2S Off
GERS and $50 enlisted men. She carried
Il officers and $50 enlisted men. She
was inspected by Capt. Motcalf, sur-
veyor of the IAoyds' register, who off
cially reported her in good order and
condition when she ieft this port-both
In hull and machinery. She is classed A
number one, star ono Lloyds- Also was
thoroughly inspected here 10y treasury
department inspector of hulls and boil
ers, who reported her in excellent condi-
ton. Official reports Of these officers
are on file and recorded.
"Treasury officials would not allow
any unseaworthy ship whether govern
ment or otherwise to leave port, would
not grant clearance, consequently expert
opinion pronounced Manauense perfectly
seaworthy. She was provided with all
life saving apparatus, even moro than
the treasury department regulations re-
quired. Her crew, under ordinary cif-
cumstances numbers 81 men. She actu-
ally carried from San Francisco a crew
of 40 men. which fully met the require
ments of the treasury officials. She car
ried So days provisions fur 400 enlisted
men and was provisioned for crew and
army officers by agents of vessel for 100
DAYS, Besides she had in her hold 900
tons measurement of bacon, flour,
canned goods and other commissary sup
plies. Manauense was also thoroughly
inspected by Coionels Darlington and
Maaus, inspector generals, and by Cap
tain Barneson, marine superintendent,
and by other transport officials. Lieut..
Col. Hayes also frequently inspected
transports previous to departure. All
expressed themselves thoroughly salts
fed with every arrangement and provis-
ion made here.
The ship met Lloyds requirements
which are the highest known among
shipping people. This in itself should
be sufficient guarantee OF seaworthi-
ness. The vessel made an average speed
Of 10 knots from Honolulu to Manila.
Had her machinery been seriously i'm
paired she certainly could never have
made the distance covered in the time
she did. l believe, and all our officials
connected with the transport service
concur when Manauense left here she
was perfectly seaworthy. fully manned
and amply provisioned."
Commenting on the above report, Col.
BaIlinger, in charge of the transport SER
vice here, snid 1t seemed clear that the
utmost vigilance had been used by every
one connected with the inspection of
transports at San Francisco, and as the
commissary branch had also shown the
care used by them, such hardships as
had occurred must be attributable to the
elements against which no amount of
care could prevail with absolute assur-
ance. Officers here had received Homo
lulu newspapers showing that the Man.
anense was all right when she arrived
there, so that the trouble must have oc-
CURED between Honolulu and Manila.