The San Francisco call., 1899-04-09
OFFICERS WIVES
CAME HOME ON
The NEWPORT
Went to Manila to Join
Their Husbands.
WATCHED SOLDIERS FIGHT
ALL HAD THRILLING EXPERT
ENCES AT CAVITE.
Transports Will Be Hurried Back to
Manila With Troops-The Ari-
zona to Sail Next Sat
urday.
WATCHED SOLDIERS FIGHT
ALL HAD THRILLING EXPERT
ENCES AT CAVITE.

Another transport reached port yester-
day. The Newport came in from Manila
with eleven passengers only-two officers,
two civilians and six officers wives Lieu
tenant H. H. Sickler of the Twentieth
Kansas returned on leave of absence, and
Captain Mcclure of the medical depart
ment on General Otis staff was ordered
home under transfer. G. T. Randall, pay
master OF the navy, and NJ. S. Armstrong
Of the quartermaster' department also
returned.
The ladies are Mrs. Lucie, wife Of Lieu
tenant John Lucie of the Third Artillery;
Mrs. Knapp, wife of Lieutenant Knapp Of
the Idaho regiment; Miss O'Brien, daugh-
ter Of Captain O'Brien: Mrs. McVey and
Miss McVev. widow and daughter of DR..
McVey, and Mrs. Daywalt, wife of DR..
Daywalt.
The officers wives left here on the New
port and on their arrival at Manila took
up their residence at Cavite. When the
fighting began all the women were put
back on the Newport, as an attack by the
rebels was feared. They witnessed the
rgnting from the decks of the trans
port and had a thrilling time of it.
yes. I have plenty of experience and
lots Of excitement said Mrs. Lucle. we
were all so nicely lodged at Cavite and
were really enjoying, lie IN the tropics
when serious trouble commenced. Ny
husband was ordered to the front, and
when l left Cavite he was miles in the
country on duty with his command.
The natives are very treacherous, and
after Manila was fired we could not put
rust in any of them. There was some
talk Of Cavite being attacked, and as the
place is a number Of miles from Manila 1t
would have 10 be defended by men from
the feet and the soldiers left on guard.
We broke up our quarters and were pun
died on board the Newport. l was SICK
On the voyage up. but am feeling well
Nrs. Iucfe is the daughter Of Judge Alva
Conklin Her relatives did not know OF
her return, so none OF them were down
O. meet her when she came ashore from
the transport on the steamer General Nc
D0weU She took a carriage and drove
uptown prepared to surprise her mother
and sister She was married to Lleuten-
ant LuCie shortly before ne was ordereu
~ Manila and her honeymoon was spent
aboard the Newport.
The Pacific Nail Company made a
strong effort to get their vessel back,
but the Government would not let the
Newport go, so she Will go back with
troops TO Manila in company with the
Scandia and Arizona. These vessels VIII
an get away within the next ten days
and will take a reinforcement Of over 1000
men 10 General Otis The Morgan CITY,
Senator and Ohio are expected this week
and they also will be sent back as soon
as they can be made ready.
The British ship Strathdon is alongside
the Arizona discharging her cargo of coal
into the transports bunkers. The work
Of discharging will go on all OF to-day
and by tomorrow the Arizona will be
COaleQ. All QEI Cargo Will Dc dbOdAu ~
Friday. the soldiers that are to go away
on her will arrive Saturday morning and
Saturday, afternoon the Arizona Will sail
for Manila. The sScandia will go on the
Hunters Point drydock tomorrow morn
ing and on Tuesday she will begin coaling
and receiving freight. About Tuesday
week she will get away ana proDaply the
Newport will accompany her The latter
vessel will go on the Union Iron Works
drydOck tomorrow.
The transport Valencia arrived !, at Ma
Mia Yesterday and the Morgan City was
In Nagasaki. bound for San Francisco
when the Newport left.
The Alaska Commercial Company's s
bertha viii be launched fro from III Hay ets &
has been cut in two and heightened 30
feet. a hurricane deck has, been added
new boilers put in and other improve
faents made until now she is one OF the
finest steamers on the coast The Ber-
tina Will run in the st. Michael trade.
The Portland steamer state of Califor-
MIA was two hours late getting away yes
terfay for the Columbia River. Just at
sailing time eleven wagon loads Of fruit
and vegetables came down for Portland
and Astoria and these had to be piled up
on the hurricane deck before the steamer
could get aWaV