The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-05
FITTING Up h TRANSPORT.
HOW ANIMAL SHIPS ARE MADE
READY FOR THE PHILIPPINES
A Visit TO the Port stephens, when
Will Have 81 Cargo of ooI Army
Muies-Has Cost s3- 900 TO PRE-
pare the y~ssei-speeay Work.

" o ship With cargo % live
stock has ever crossed the
seas better equipped for tts
- purpose ihaG wai the Port
stephens which II about - sail from Sc
attic for the Philippines with III army
mules. segeuty-l.se f0sE. q large supply OF
forage ard Is lof q transportation para
pheTaai.a. Including aGnDul@tcss and gov
eminent wagons H. sor7e respects the ship
s. probably better ntted for the work
than any other vessel has ever been. Il
has cost H. The nei shborhood q 800
10 prepare the boat for It's cargo. or
likely q good deal more thar t@e Tai1a
OF the mites But no one familiar wtth
live stock transportation CAT doubt the
wisdom u every penny % this expAndi-
tura. OF this amount. Moran Bros. re-
ceive approximately szg1vl and The
Union Electric Company 1850 30 al.'"j
Not she least remark abb. circumstance
about the work Is the speed wstn which
1, has been done when It's thorough char
actar is considered.
THE bes' animal ships ~gs- htref up
In The service sse thoze which have lett
Seattle for tne Philippine. said capt
J c. Byron who Is "a charge o. tha
Port Stephens yesteeday The govern
rncn, has SHIPPED 100 animals 'lotn this
port wth very slight loss Tie Port
Albert. with 5i2, lost bat thr~=, and win
the Por, Stephens aud fairly good cendi-
lions during the TYP. We hope 10 oFeak
ths record.
Captain Qgartermaster' Byron. as his
name IS written ga army !,st2, knows
whereof he speaks fr h has h4& much
experience IN the transportation serNics
during The Cuban campaign. ana has ar
Tied 400 animals o. the Atlantic since
January i He aaa made a study II tnis
work and has introduced number OF
novel but vary practical features or tho
Port Stephens which au be the means
Of saving time aaG expense and Increase
the comfort An3 we'll -beiug g; Inc animals.
The shipment Of animals on the sea"
Capt. Byron continued Is OF coarse. TO
new thing to the service. bu; the enor-
NOUS distance iH q rev factor in lhe case
and s0as greatly 10 the difficulties. The
government shipped something Ike % 1D3
animals 10 and from Cuba On var ous
boats. bat that ia voyage II ony
few hours compared WIKI ths Philippine
trip. Il remained Tor the Pacific coast
10 show the ability to III ships 10 carry
animals such a distance.
80 ONE people have criticised the gov
~ ernulsnt fer spending so much
money In these preparations. Bat
4: IL not only a question NJ getting Tho
animals 90 Manila Trey mast I've ready
Ter service when they arrive. and II
money was spared IN shipping well. II
would he poor economy 10 lose The AMI
mas 70 gave a few dollars and etiii "a
at large cost for charter and c1ai. Thus
from the beginning Il has been conceded
that no reasonable expense should Ia
spared IN making the fittings "a sabs'aa-
tia! AZ possible
For tie pas; ten days Maraas yard has
been the scene Of even greater activity
than usual. Tor the contract limited the
time Of preparation 10 taat peglod. THO
work was practically completed In eight
days. This included t|ie building az three
extra docks. 5it mule stalls ard the install
latiog OF e.ectric fans ana ventilation pipes.
with tho iynamos ana canAens!ng appara~
tus. During part OF ,he time SO men have
been employed % the work. wAlca VAS
pushed night and day.
viAi, 20 the yessei yesterday WAS inter
esttue. showing tie provisions made for tho
comfort 81 thr mules and the ineeu'ols
mcthods adopted foy utilizing space. In
addition - having stalls i've animals on
shipboard. as elsewhere, must b. provided
with frosh water AMI Il H. necessary to "a
eoniensing apparatus by whioh the SCI
water may bc rendered flt fer ther "a
Tha Port S.ephsne cendcnaers W. fur
nish 43tu gallons az fresh water day.
IN order HAT thera shoulH b. go space
wasted on the ship tAe animals ala loaded
or three decks Jh= lowest tier heiag below
tho water lire sni without a4>uK1t. As
there IA "a mule FER every thrce .i1tag feet
81 space. ana that most % ,he-e animals