The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-14
CENTENNIAL ROUGH TRIP.
GOT ASHORE AND THE F1LIPINOs
TRIED TO CAPTURE HER.
Had to Jsttison . Quantity Of valu-
able Government stores-Brings .
Number Of WounAed aaa Sick SOL
dters and Also some Discharged.

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. l3-The United
States transport Centennial arrived here
from Manila today. after a most exciting
round "trip. She narrowly missed couple
OF typhoons she was ashore in coral
reef. where the entire crew barely es-
capped capture at the hands OF the Fill
pinos. one OF the sailors was killed by
parting hawser, and one Of the quarter
masters was stabbed by a co.ored cook.
Because OF the s,abbing Charles Will
son. one OF the Centenniai's galley staff.
arrived here in irons, while Herman
Brevy the transports quartermaster.
will have a so1ourn In some hospital until
he RECEIVERS from the effect Of the cocks
knife.
During the lighting process necessary to
get on the coral reef near Manila on her
outward trip, a quantity OF government
jetsisoaed and were eagerly appropriated
by the Filipinos, wn0 swarmed around the
reef AMI made more than one attack for
the purpose OF capturing tho vessel and
crew.
On her return to this port the Centennial
brought number of invaded officers
and men from various regiments. The
wives OF number OF officers were also
on board.
Maj r. c. Lockwood. Capt Kell and
Lieut.. Hawkins are invaded home: Lieut..
Parker has been promoted TO be a first
lieutenant in the Sixth cavalry, and comes
back TO join his troop.
Lieut.. J. b. Harrison was wounded IN
the leg at Paranaque: Lieut.. A. w. Yates
paraiyzed ON one side: Lieut.. ". S over
ton - wounded In the leg: DIR. KEN has
been ordered to Fort Hamilton, ~ Y The
sick were in charge Of Surgeon. J. II.
rnisariat.
Capt. C. F. Spear. OF the Minnesota regi-
me,t. started from Manila on the trans
port, but left the ship at Nagasaki
a nd rnAn hnn
the Centennial comprise the following:
Lieut.. James b, HARRISON. Twelfth In
faniry. Z. $; A: Franklin NJ. KEN. U. s.
keta volunteers; James 8 Parker. Sixth
fantry. Z. 8, A.: w. $. Overton. Third
Tls s. II : 4 ii Nal "a M. " Hann ss
wood. Twen,y-frst Infantry. L. s. A.;
Private Frank Kinney. Second Oregon;
PRIV ate Alfred Plant Company A. Twenfi-
pany M. Colorado regiment: Private g. o.
Gallagher, Company A, Minnesota regi-
mens. Sergt. Theodore Dangerneld. COM
B ro w ssa Iss sn, a rrxss s"rp
Rcber, orniston. Company I. Montana
regiment. and the following privates OF
the Montana regiment:
Ruiiard. Company A: William Rhodes.
Company A: John Mcleod. Company Is:
Charles H. Kerr. Company Il: James Cam
Company Is; r. Il. Nickers. company b:
Elisha sippreli. Company u: Walter Pow
ers. Company +; John Jones' Company r:
Edwin Bowen. Company r; A. J. Merton.
Company I: w. A. Bonham Company l..
Fred Jones, Company I: John Clinton.
Company K; Joseph e. Jet,e. Company
K: Setter, Johnson. Company l.: George
Hines. Company l.: c. A. Steinmetx,
Company n.
The majority Of the soldiers who return
ed on the Centennial are suffering from
ear troubles Deafness In various stages
OF severity is prevalent In the islands IL
IL said. and the medical men there do not
seem 10 be able TO grapple with the maia-
dy. Some OF the Montana men were suf-
fering from the ear complaint. Some Of
the soldiers attribute IL TO the change OF
slant roar OF artillery and others 10 the
exposure while In the trenches The Cen
tenniai will ~ once return 10 Manila with
a cargo of horses