The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-11-29
THE 44th IS HERE
Hancock and Puebla Car
ry the Regiment.
Colonel MCCiernand Was with Gen
Shafter- Maj. Hale Was Mer-
rits Chief Of Staff.

The remodeled United States army
transport Hancock. all spick and span
after the thorough reconstruction
which has made her the most complete
troop transport in the service, arrived
early yesterday morning seven and a
half days from San Francisco. She
was followed closely by the City of
PuebIa. which left San Francisco few
hours ahead OF the Hancock.
Although the reconstruction Of the
Hancock has given accommodations
for more men than she was formerly
able TO carry, yet the Transportation
Department did not put aboard a full
complement of soldiers. There are
$50 men and SO officers of the Forty
fourth United States Volunteer Infan-
try en- route on the Hancock and five
officers who will join their respective
regiments upon arrival at Manila.
Headquarters, regimental and non
commissioned stats and the band are
also on board.
The following list cOmpOses the staff
and field officers of the Lucky Forty
fourth
Colonel McClernand, commanding
Lieut. Col Scott, Major Mccoy, Maj
Lippitt, Captains S. c. Samuels, E. A
Stuart, adjutant. John l.. Ketchum, E
V Bissell, D. r. Weller; Lieutenants
NJ. C. RoysOr. A. H. Mould, NJ. H. Bar
ry, r. T. Jackson, w E. Parsons, Geo
Bennett. A. ]. gladden..
Unattached Officers-Col. Greenleaf
assistant surgeon general. U.S.A.; Ma
| jor Rees, Paymaster, Major Allen, Sig
nal Corps; Major Maus, surgeon; Ma
! iOr Champion, surgeon; Captain ]. J
Bradley army uuartermaster in charge
| of the Hancock.
Col. McClernand was formerly a cap
tain in the Second Cavalry, and during
the Santiago campaign was a lieuten-
| ant colonel of volunteers and General
Skaters assistant adiutant general
Major Mccoy Dassed through Homo
| lulu last year with the First Colorado
Regiment and became its colonel after
the elevation of Colonel Hale TO a
brigadier general.
The FOrty-fOurth was rendezv0used
at Fort LeaVen worth. Kansas. and was
encamped at the Presidio, San Fran
cisco. three weeks before it could be
ASSIGNED to the Hancock
The personnel of the ships officers
has been changed considerably since
the vessel was in Honolulu. The new
cantain of the Hancock is former First
Officer H. K. Strive. who has been con
nected with the vessel since it was ia
ken into the transport service, more
than year ago. C4ntain Strive is
the son of eX-MayOr Strive of Seattle
and is reckOned as one of the best nav
ieatOrs in Uncle Sans fleet of troop
ships. The other officers are: C. J.
Brugiere, first officer: d. S. GOOdell
second officer; James Swan, third Off
GER; F. w. Mclaughlin, fourth Off
GER; F. E. Schupp. purser; J. J. Muir
ply. chief engineer
First officer Brugiere is the son-in-
law Of S. B. Rose of this city, and is on
his first trip to Manila with the Han
cock.
The City of Puebla carries SIS sol
diers and 26 officers of the same regi-
ment. The commanding officer in
charge of the troops is Major Hale,
formerly chief of General Nerritts
staff. The list of army officers on
board are:
Lieutenant Colonel A L. Wagner,
Captains Curtis, Duncan, Prescott,
Evans, Dengler. Levack, Lieutenants
Sutherland, Buchanan, Hall, Case,
Andrews, Cannon, Swan.
Majors G. K. Pickett, M. B. Curry, S.
Howell, Captain G. l.. Furbush First
Lieutenant L. P. Smith go to Manila
for assignment by General Otis.
The ships officers of the City of Pu-
ebla are: Captain H. C. Thomas, First
Officer Preble, Second Officer Spier
Surgeon J. T. White, Engineer, Plas-
kett, Purser Skinner, Steward Han
shaw
Lieut.. Jackson of the Hancock is ac-
companied by little Cuban boy,
friendless waif whom the officer found
and adopted. The little fellow is
bright and interesting youngster and
wears his campaign hat as proudly as
his benefactor.
Both vessels encountered extremely
rough weather on the way across
quite a heavy storm being met just
as the Islands were sighted The Han
cock despite her new bilge keels rolled
and almost every soldier
is reported TO have had a touch of the
NAL de mer.
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