The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-08-14
Narrowly Missed Running Into Couple Of
Typhoons.
Was Ashore on a Reef, Where the
Entire Crew Barely Escaped
Capture by the Filipinos-One
Sailor Killed by a Parting Haw-
ser and One of the Quarter
masters Stabbed by a Co1ored
Cook.

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 13.-The
United States transport Centennial ar
rived here from Manila to-day after a
most exciting round trip. She narrow
ly missed a couple of typhOonS; was
ashore on coral reef, where the en-
tire crew barely escaped capture at the
hands of the F'ilipinos; one of the sail
ors was Killed by parting hawser.
and one of the QuartermaSterS was
stabbed by cOlored cook.
Because of the Stabbing Charles Will
son of the CentenniaPs galley staff, ar
rived here in irons, while Herman
Brevy, the transports quartermaster,
will have a SOjourn in some hospital
until he RECEIVERS from the effects of the
cooks knife.
During the tightening process, neceS-
sary to get the Centennial off the reef
near Manila on her outward trip, a
quantity of Government stores, to the
value of $4,000 had to be jettisoned
and were eagerly appropriated by the
FilipinoS, who Swarmed about the reef
and made more than one attack for
the purpose of capturing vessel and
crew.
Captain Spear of the Minnesota start
ed from Manila on the transport, but
left the ship at Nagasaki.
The officers and men brought home
by the Centennial comprise. the fol-
lowing:
Lieutenant James P. HarbeSon,
Twelfth Infantry, U. S. A; Franklin
NJ. KEN, United States Engineer; Ed
win E. Hawkins, South Dakota Volun-
teers; James S. Parker. Sixth Cavalry,
U. S. A; Yates. Ninth Infantry, q. S.
A; W. S. Overton, Third Artillery, T..
s. A; Major ]. w. Hannay, Third In
fantry, U. S. A; Captain w. H. Kell,
Twenty second Infantry, U. S. A;
Major B. J. Lockwood. Twenty-f1rst In
fantry, U. S. A; Private Frank Kenny,
Second Oregon; Private Alfred Plant,
Company A, Twentieth Kansas; Pri-
vate Vernon Stires, Company M, Colo
RADIO Regiment: Private G. o. Gallag-
her, Company A, Minnesota Regiment;
Sergeant Theo. Dangerfield, Company
3, Iowa Regiment: Private George
Bristol, Wyoming Light Artillery; Cor
poral Robert Ormiston. Company L.,
Montana Regiment, and the following
privates of the Montana Regiment.
John F. Ferguson, Company A; John
c. Billiard Company A; William
Rhodes, Company A; John Mcleod,
Company B: Charles Kerr, Company
B. James Cameron. Company c; Geo.
D. Nickers, Company D; R. B. Nick
ers, Company D; Elisha Sipprell, Com
pany D; Walter Powers. Company E;
John Jones, Company F; Edwin Bowen,
Company F; A. J. Merton. Company l;
W. A Bonham. Company 1; Fred
Jones, Company I; John Clinton, Com
pany K; Joseph E. Jette, Company X;
Seifert Johnson, Company L, George
Hynes, Company l.; c. N. Steinmetz,
Company M.
The majority of the soldiers who re-
turned on the Centennial are suffering
from ear troubles. Deafness in various
stages of severity is prevalent in the
islands, it is said, and the medical men
there do not seem to be able to graphic
with the malady. All the Montana men
are suffering from the ear complaint.
Some of the soldiers attribute it to the
change of altitude and climate, others
to the constant roar of artillery, and
others to the exposure while in the
trenches. The Centennial will at once
return to Manila with a cargo OF
horses.