New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-02
FAST WORK ON TRANSPORT
THE BERLIN AND THE SHERMAN TO
LEAVE THEIR PIER TO-DAY.

LEAVE THEIR PIER IO-DAl+
Everything was excitement yesterday on the
Army transport pier al Pac.ic-st. Brooklyn. From
end TO end It was filed with soldiers. stevedores.
sailors and truckmen.
The causes OF all the confusion were tho two
Army transports tied either side Of the pier
They were the Sherman and the Berlin BON OF
which Will leave the pier some time to-day. Cap
tain Mason. who is personally directing tho WORK.
has been striving night and day to get the trans
ports ready I'm time and feels confident that they
Will leave this port with ample supplies and IN
shlpshnpe order
He said yesterday that the Berlin would sail by
noon to-day II she could possibly be got ready
In time She will get away at the latest by
O'Clock this afternoon. II was declared yesterday
that the report that Secretary Ager. with a party
OF friends. would sail the Berlin to-day. in order
to make a VISIT TO Santiago do Cuba not true
He WILL however. be the Berlin when she makes
her next trip South after returning from her pres
ent voyage. The Berlin Will go from here direct 10
West Indian waters and will put IN at Ponce, San
Juan de Porto Rico and Santiago dc Cuba. She
carries with her large cargo Of hospital and quar-
tsrmasters supplies for the soldiers in Cuba and
Porto Rico and q number OF soldiers who have
been on sick leave and furlough and now re-
turning TO their regiments.
The Berlin came into port at o'clock on Tues
day afternoon there has been little time In
which make her ready FOR her hasty departure TO
Southern waters again. She brought fifty passen-
gers and eighty discharged men, and also the bodies
OF six soldiers who died In Cuba and Porto Rico.
Although the Berlin will sail first. tho transport
Sherman attracted most interest the dock In
her OF pure white with the Elittering shield OF
the National colors her bow. the red white and
blue band around her smokestack. and the groups
Of soldiers scattered about her deck. she presented
d picturesque appearance She Will swing out into
the stream to-day, and VIII start for Manila by
way OF the Suez Canal by tomorrow latest She
is the second transport carry soldiers from the
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which sailed a week two ago. being the first and
she has been fitted out the lines her
predecessor She will carry the Sd Regular Infantry
and the I'd Battalion OF the 18th Regular Infantry
besides an abundance OF supplies.
The OF the nth Infantry arrived the pier
at L o'clock yesterday morning by ferry from Wee
hawken. They brought on one ferryboat,
and had hard time OF it to find room. This bat
talon consists of Companies D. H. K and l. and Is
under command OF Major Brush.
The LIST Battalion OF the nth. II may be
oered. is now on the way to Manila on the Grant,
while the Sd Battalion which will start in a week
OF two Is still in barracks at Columbus, ohio.
The officers and their wives left the ferry boat
It made fast and FASTENED aboard the
transport TO secure good quarters They
little dismayed first by finding that quarter
masters Of the ID Infantry had preceded them. and
had reserved tho best staterooms FOR officers Of
that regiment They found satisfactory quarters.
however. and proceeded TO place in them unmis-
taxable evidences Of their being reserved"
The sd Infantry Will 90 aboard this morning. The
first section OF the regiment reached this city al
o'clock last night
1t IS said that the for the Sherman's
going to the anchorage Of Liberty Island this ar
ternoon and lying there for a time before finally
sailing 10 10 yet the soldiers used to their
quarters. II Is also rumored however. that The
real reason IS the traditional superstition OF the
sailor about starting a voyage Friday. As
the Sherman viii not he entirely ready until to-
morrow. but will certainly be IN trim before Sat
ur1ay. q determined simultaneously 70 avoid
the unlucky day and valuable loss Of time BY
having her technically start on her voyage to-day
So She will swing into the East River some
time before tonight.
Miss Helen VI. Gould made another visN 70 the pier
yesterday. and stayed there for more than two
hours. Her visit Of Tuesday taken mp with
the inspection OF the shermans fittings and accom-
modations Yesterday she spent her time in active
work and kept TWO men whom she brought with
her busy. She personally directed the putting
Of when she did not think there were enough al,
ready. She was assisted IN THIS continuation i OF
nor work for the good Of the American soldier In
every way possible.
Some of the officers who Inspected the Sherman
dd not think that she would be ready TO-DAY, but
those VINO have the matter In charge feel confident
In and there seemed 10 he more OF chaos than Of
order yesterday board the big ship. Neyerthe-
what remains 10 be done concerns the baggage
mostly and will not take long time Inc brnks
galvanized iron frames on which canvas Is
stretched
IL was learned yesterday that three OF the pas
seneers the Sherman viii be Adebert stone
Hay. son OF Secretary Hay Eugene Hale; jr.. son
OF Senator Hale and James W. Wadsworth. son or
Congressman Wadsworth They were all three
graduated together from Yale University last
spring. and intend to make the trip TO the Philip
pines together.
Tho hospital ship solace left the Brooklyn Navy
YARD FOR Norfolk her 70 Manila by way or
tho Suez Canal at o'clock yesterday afternoon.
Sic VIII take coal al Norfo and carry large
quantity Of supplies 20 Admiral Dewey. Seven
= gular Army officers and fifteen naval cadets
from the United States Naval Academy al An
nnp0lis viii also be aboard % her. The SoIace
anchored OF TOmpkinsylUe at $50 o clock.
The supply came out OF drydock yesterday morn
ing. and s. awaiting orders.
TIE NURSES FOR MANILA.