The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-06-06
TRANSPORTS TO
CARRY SOLDIERS
ARE IN DEMAND
ZeaIandia and City of
Puebla Wanted.
MORE DEAD SOLDIERS ARRIVE
REMAINS OF EIGHTEEN LANDED
FROM THE ZEALANDIA.
Ferry Steamer Sausalito Defeated by
the River Roat n T Corcorop
MORE DEAD SOLDIERS ARRIVE
REMAINS OF EIGHTEEN LANDED
FROM THE ZEALANDIA.
Ferry Steamer Sausalito Defeated by
the River Boat n. ]. Corcoran.
Captain M. Tyson APP
pointed Pilot.

A large force is employed night and
day on the United States transport Sheri-
dan making her fit for sea- Though the
work is being done quickly. still the Gov
eminent cannot wait for its completion
as there is an urgent demand for troops
by General Otis. In order to get the men
down to the Philippines the War Depart
ment mas opened negotiations with the
Pacific Coast Steamship Company. the
Oceanic Steamship Company and the Pa
cific Steam Whaling Company for the
Puebla. the Zealandia and the Valencia.
Neither of the companies is exactly In the
position to meet the offer of a recharter
The Puebla is wanted by the Pacific Coast
Steamship Company for the Puget Sound
travel, as the company wants to use the
queen on its annual summer excursion TO
Alaska. The Oceanic Steamship Company
has use for the Zealandia on the Honolulu
run, as the Australia has to have it's reg
ular yearly overhauling. If the Govern
ment can secure these two boats it will
also take the Valencia, as the three
steamers can take all the men and ma
terial which would have gone on the
Sheridan. Failing in getting the charter
OF the Puebla and the Zealancia the Gov
eminent will not take the Valencia. as she
Is not large enough for use As it now
stands, the Government is in a pretty
severe predicament. as there are no YES
sells which It can charter
The rest of the transports are on their
way back to this port with the exception
of the Indiana. which. owing to her enor-
nous carrying capacity. is being used he
tween Manila and Iloilo as a store shin.
The 81. Paul is expected in port on June
y and the Pennsylvania and Charles Mel
son We're entering Nagasah as the Zea-
landia left
The dead bodies brought up on the Zea-
landia from Manila were landed yester
day. The following is the list: j. H
I.azalle. William p Griffine. Arthur Job
bins, James Healy, consigned to rela-
tives in San Francisco, and two baskets,
contents unknown are consigned to
Mrs. Henry +: Dalton, Angel Island. and
DR.. j. c. Rethers. San Francisco. L. j.
Dietz's and Albert Dennis remains are
consigned to relatives in Oregon; Henry
Dickson to relatives in Grand Forks \,
D; John c. Adams to relatives in Big
Sandy, Mont: Daniel McElliott. Great
Falls, Mont, and Cany A. Sayler AL
bright Mont. Ray Horton to relatives in
Goshen, \. y; Martin Mortenson TO rela-
tives in Marendahl. S. D.; Harry r.
Walter Mclean to relatives in Ray city
Mich; Farley F. Hasard 10 relatives in
Lake City. Utah, and Edward Mancher to
relatives in HaWarden. Iowa.
The Pacific Coast Steamship Company s
vessel Queen left for Puget Sound yeSter-
Gay Her sailing was delayed till noon
owing TO the large numDer OF passengers
bound for the north. Among the crowd
was fair sprinkling for the new gold
fields near Cape Nome. A large. quantity
Of fruit was also taken up by the Queen
for the northern cities.
The battleship Iowa came down from
her anchorage off the Union Iron Works
yesterday and steamed a little way down
the bay. The great warship then turned
ard anchored off Fosom-street wharf
The crew expressed great pleasure al
leaving their old anchorage, as they say
that the smells which float over from the