The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-17

from January ! to July handled three
cavalry regiments and 5,0Oo horses between
New York and Savannah and Cuba. says
that never in his experience have trans
ports been so well fitted out for shipping
horses al have the Athenian and Garonne
The transport st. Paul is expected to
arrive tonight from San Francisco. She
will probably not sail before Monday or
Tuesday.
More Transports Chartered
The fact that the government. has char
tered four additional transports to take
troops to the Philippines. as announced In
an Associated Press dispatch received yes
terday from Washington, makes the
achievement OF Capt. Robinson and his a.
sistants OF the greatest significance. The
four transports are: City of Puebia. .aarles
Nelson. Columbia and Belgian King. The
PuehiA is owned by the Pacific Coas, Com
pany and the Columbia by the Northern
Pacific Steamship Company Dodwell a
Co. agenssl The Columbia has been en-
ployed in the Oriental trade between Ia
coma and Hongkong. The Puehla has been
The Nelson was formerly engaged In the
trade between Seattle and Alaskan ports
These ships will have accommodations
somninsd Tor 800 men. The Associated
Press dispatch does not say where they
viii be loaded. II IL probable. however.
that al least two OF them will be dispatched
from San Francisco. The other two may
come here.
II ts a gratifying fac, tha. Cart Robin
son BIAS been able 10 do all that was prom
ised by Seattle In the representations made
to the war department relative tn the
handling OF transports here and the fari.i-
ties for loading and 6ispatching them to
Manila Every representation made by the
Seattle Chamber Of Commerce and husi-
ness men a. to the aavansases Of this port
In the respects named has been proven in
the cases OF the Garonne and the A,henIan
All Records Broken.
When the Third cavalry IL finally on Is
way 90 Manila. Seattle can boast OF haysna
dispatched the nrst cavalry regimen, sent
from the United States 10 the Philippines
In respect TO the transports Capt Byron
who 10 an acknowledged authority on such
matters. said yesterday that no horee ships
had ever been n;sed W IN this country
equal to the Athenian and 0aronne This
is true especially OF the Athenlan. The ar
rangements for the safe transport os tie
perfect. They are far superior 20 the ac-
eemmoaasions provided on the transports
rs.ttng between New York and cuba this
summer.
Ia the FIRST place. the Asheniaa Ia unique
In that tracks have been built OF her x.sar
and hurricane decks eiilpticai In form $50
feet from er6 10 end and ioag enough 80
cssea al time on each deck. This WI b.
OF tas greatest value III the shipment Of
the hocseS. In this way. The whole number
Ct horses could b. exercised for afseen
minutes each !n two hours.
In addition. me horses car b taken from
any part 81 TIE ship TO any other part.
Another Arrangement which has been made
10 Efzs2rs the safe transport OF the animals
censxss ~ = esnTzs sing which Is placed
ar1an1 every horse ard which viii enable
asrn 10 he Down ard rest hss limbs. and
Also = steady Ansseaf during stormy wealth
IT. ihese sings are virtually haTmoeks
aaes sfA materially lessen rhe strain II
Las cns journey 70 sae Philippines srzd
W.T. u il believed result IN a higher PEI
s.nsA~s u se1nd horses On arrival a.