The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-29
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The transport Mananeuse, with
Lieutenant Colonel Webb Hayes nnd
three companies of the Thirty-nrs,
| infantry on bonrd, hns arrived here
She narrowly escaped disaster. The
officers and soldiers were for
The steamer was unscnworthy, un.
dcrmnnped and short of provisions
Her engines broke down and she
rolled three days I'm n typhoon.
When the Mananeuse anchored In
Mnniln bay this morning. thirty
three days from san Francisco there
were several feet of water in her
hold and 400 greasy, hungry, ex-
hausted soldiers and sailors had
| bceu passing buckets of water since
November II. night and day. First
Assistant Engineer Dunlevy was I'M
der arrest, and according to the
official report of Colonel webb
Hayes the chief engineer would also
have been under arrest if there had
been anyone to replace him. The
coIoners report also declares that
the captain of the vessel told him
the only thing that brought him
through was the fact that the men
were greenhorns and fniled TO real
ize their danger. while experienced
senmen would have deserted the
ship and taken to the boats in mid
ocean.
The MsnaReuse Is chartered ship 1ying
he British flag She belongs to firm
of which Senator Perkins OF San Fran
cisco is alleged to be a junior member.
$45 and they claim efforts were mdds to
sell her to the government for $50 600,
She started from San Francisco accom-
panied by the transport Pekln, which car
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encountered heavy seas 10 Honolulu with
out accident. After starting 1t developed
that she was undermined and solie
had TO be detailed to act as firemen, coal
Before reaching Honolulu the crew con
cluded that the ship was not safe and tine
majority agreed TO desert. Though they
were closely watched. many OF the crew
succeeded in getting away and the Man
aneuse left Honolulu with less than half
a crew.
The captain OF the transport November
II told Colonel Hayes that the vessel had
sprung a leak and an investigation re-
suited in finding several feet of water in
her hold. The steam pumps were tried
but failed TO work and there were no hand
pumps on board. However foriy-six buck
cts were found, others were improvsed
and the soldiers not employed in working
the ship were organized into five shit
and stripped and formed lines, they began
bailing The officers Joined with the
men. passing the buckets which were sent
up TO the deck by windlass. The longest
time a shift could stand was two hours,
and often the period was not longer than
half an hour The bailing continued I'M
til the ship anchored here.
The same day the leak was discovered
the machinery collapsed and the electric
lighting plant and eyaporator. distilling
and refrigerating apparatus failed to work.
There were no lamps and the few candles
found were exhausted after few days.
During the last week of the passage the
Mananeuse was in utter darkness al night.
she had been rolling in heavy seas all
the way. but November 90 she encountered
a typhoon and pitched and tossed alarm
ingly.
The Pekin became separated from the
Mananeuse In the storm. the water rose
ranidly and the balling force was doubled. !
Tho buckets were gradually smashed and
boxes we're substituted for them, the men
working in darkness. planks and pieces |
OF iron shafting being violently WASHED
against them The fremen could only I
feed the fires by being lifted on the shout
ders of the other men through water wal ST |
deem The typhoon lasted two days and |
a hal, and In the midst of 1t the engines
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