The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-05-31
Sherman, Best Of all transports,
Now Here.
HAS NEARLY 1000 PASSENGERS
Brig, Ger. Fred D. Grant Aboard
Other OffiCers-S ppiieS for
Manila i'm enSionS.

At the Pacific Mail wharf is the le-
viathan United States army transport
Sherman, which arrived from San
Francisco yesterday morning at !
o'clock, with nearly 1000 souls on
board, bound for Manila
The Sherman remains in port until
afternoon coaling and VIII
then sail for the Philippines. She eX-
poets TO make Manila in less than
twenty-four days.
The Sherman is the finest troop ship
in the world. She was formerly the Mo-
bile, of the Atlantic Line plying be-
tween New York and London. She
was fitted up for a troop ship at
Cramps yards. and took troops for the
Philippines from New York by way of
the Suez Canal. She is 44o feet long,
~ feet beam, "a Ieet depth OF hold,
$3.50 tons gross register; she has four
boilers, capable OF producing steam
equal 10 $500 horse power; her en-
gines are triple expansion; she has
twin screws and her prOpellerS are Il
feet pitch. She carries a crew of 175
men.
Besides the troops the Sherman car
ries large supply of stores, 5000 rifles
and 2,0O0,O rounds of ammunition.
Capt. c. II. Grant is sailing master
OF the Sherman. During the late war
he was in command of the United
States steamer Governor Russell.
On board the Sherman are two brig
adler generals, three colonies, 80 other
commissioned officers. 1861 enlisted
men and a dozen or more quartermast-
ers and postal clerks for the Philip
pines.
OF the Sixth United States Infantry
are 1852 enlisted men, under command
OF Col. E. r. Kellogg. There are also
30J recruits and casuals organized in
two provisional companies; d detach-
ed engineer corps of so; detached
signal corps OF II; and a hospital
corps of 49,
Civilians on board are J. o. West,
Deputy Collector of Customs at Ma
Mia: George ]. Kavanaugh, staff cor
OF the Chicago Record who
was ali through the war in the West
Indies; Z. A. kipp. of the Minneapolis
Journal, and NJ. L. Fox, of the Sioux
Falls Press.
The following are the officers on
board the Sherman: Sixth Infantry:
Col Edward r. Kellogg, commando;
Lieut.. Col. Chas. w. Miner: Capts. G..
b. Walker, E. A. Byrne, c. Byrne, z.
w. TOrrey, Omar Bundy, w. L. Sam
son. +. \. BoOre and w. K. Jones;
First Lieutenants E. T. Cole. H. J.
Hunt, w. H. Simons. w. E. Leason, J.
B. Schiendel, H. V. Evans, J. V. Heibt,
w. f. Nesbitt, r. J. Maxey. Second
F. S. l.. Price, Marshall
ChiJGc piopro Dr.n11i1a,.H
Sheimble, A NJ Wetherill, H. A. Han
nigan and Richards. Surgeons, Capt.
Chas. Lynch, and acting assistant sur
geons. H. E. Menage, B. F. Vanbeder,
w. l.. Wilmington and John Halsell
The most noted man aboard is Brig.
Gen. Frederick d. Grant, who takes a
in the Philippines.
Brig. Gen. E. T. Bates is also a pas
senger. He is a veteran of the Cuban
Col. E. H Liscum, who
was under Gen. Lawton and Col. Pow
ell are also on board. Other officers
are Lieut.. Col. Miner and Maj. Jas.
Candy, OF he Sixth Infantry: Maj.
Benjamin Holloway, paymaster; ard
Maj. l.. L. Seaman, surgeon.
The Sherman was the admiration of
o. visitors who inspected her
yesterday and were shown over the
ship by he" courteous Of
.icerS.
All on board speak OF the fine trip
down. which was made without a mis-
hap in days and II hours, sailing at
3: 10 p. m. on the 22nd with days runs
is follows: 147. 264. 29Q, 2S9. 80, 297
and 2l2
First Officer c. F.. Roberts. who has
been on the Sherman all the way
round the world is very popular
aboard the ship. The Sherman ar
lived III Manila from New York March
End, and Officer Roberts, as soon as
ne could get ashore, trudged out to
he front where Gen. Otis line of bat
lie was getting ready before MalabOn
20 engage AGuinaldO's forces. Behind
trenches on Sunday. March 26th,
'tockaded with uprights of loopholed
corrugated iron We're the FilipinoS,
awaiting the Second Oregon Infantry
who, spelling tactics. rushed pell nell
orw2rd yelling as only the "web-foot'
an yell. Dropping their guns the Fill
pinOs fed and the Oregons chased
hem up and beyond Malabon. leaving
behind another regiment. which was
90 close in on the enemys flank.
Where was Officer Roberts all this
line? He was among the boys, yelling
With the rest of them. having grabbed
up a stray Mauser from one of the
lead rebels. He can tell of many
heroic deeds on that deadly field and
how splendid a sight it was to see
Uncle Sans boys put the foe to flight.
The Sherman will take the Oregon
boys home when she returns to the
coast and the transport Logan Will
probably embark the California regi-
ment, which sailed in the first expe-
iitiOn.
Paym2steTs Holloway and Candy
were busy yesterday disbursing some
thing over $4,000 in bright ten and
five dollar gold pieces, newly coined,
70 the Artillery boys here and in
strong boxes under heavy guard is