The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-06-07
HER BIG SISTER
Transport Grant, Sh9Tn3l'S CON-
plllOD, Now Here.
Is 455 FEET IN LENGTH
Twin Screws and Latest Engines
Has Over I.7Oo Passengers
One Regiment.

The United States army transpo.t
Grant arrived in port ut o'clock last
night from San Francisco with 17@I
troops and 5000 tons OF stores for Ma
Mia. She will remain about two DAYS
coaling and sail on Thursday night for
the Philippines.
On board the Grant is n full reg!-
ment. the famous Sixteenth Infantry
1850 strong, about $50 casuals. 40 Red
Cross recruits and 50 United States
Signal Corps. There were about fifteen
civilians on board for Honolulu. dis
charged from the United States En-
gineer's Corps formerly stationed here.
Most of them had secured the promise
of positions upon their departure from
here and came down the gangway all
smiles to commence life in Hawaii nci.
Some will go to- Waialua plantation
and others will work in Honolulu
There is a band on board which kept
silence when the Grant was docking
but started up later on. Shore leave
was granted over half the soldier on
board and until nearly midnight they
wandered about the streets.
The Grant is in command OF Quar-
termaster Captain Baker. L s. s.
with Lieut.. Col. w. r. Spurg,n rankin=
officer of the troops. His stan con
sists of Capt. Sam1. w. Dunning. adj
jutant. and Capt. c. Il. George. Other
officers are: Majors IL. :. 4. Harris.
II. c. Ward and J. 5. Kirkman; Cap
tains, L. G. Woodbarry, l.. G.. Allen, W.
\. Thurston and Il. B. Buck; Chaplain
w. Marvine; First Lieutenants. G. Mil
Ter, c.. ID. Guyer. l.. l.. Sorley. j. l..
Woodwork ]. Erwin, c.. c.. Palmer. W.
T.. Dove. Il. G. Carey. J. +. Preston. Jr..
NJ. l.. McGrew. B. r. Simmons. w. u.
Cochran, ]. B. Gowen, T.. RidenouT, +.
ID. Kickam; Surgeons, w. w. Dadc. &.
l.. Lloyd and 5. Richmond: Second
Lieutenants. +. r. Merrill. ]. J. Toffey.
Jr.. u. l.. Walker, ID. Il. Mulliken. ;. II.
Ford. J. Med. Conner. G. l.. McKain. Il.
p. Rifenberick. G. Il. Stone. J. Hayes
and w. II. Waldron. Other passengers
for Manila are Z. c. Roost, w. G. Mast.
l.. Crowley. w. 8. Jenkins. u. G.. Scales.
l.. Schultz. c.. l.. Egan and w. I. Nor
riS.
The Grant sailed from San Fran
cisco on May 30th at . p. m. and has
had an exceptionally good passage. No
sickness or accident has .marred the
trip and fine weather was experienced
until yesterday, when some clouds ap-
peared.
The Sixteenth Infantry saw service
at San Juan and all through the Cuban
campaign and lost a larger per cent OF
men than any other engaged in the
Spanish war. Out OF the regiment.
which left New York at the outbreak
of the war. recruited up to- the mini
mum strength then required OF about
coo men, over 1876 were buried In
Cuba's soil. Upon the return OF the
sixteenth to the United States the reg
iment was recruited up To- its present
maximum strength from Fort Lcaveu-
worth, Fort Crook and jefferson Bar
racks. On the day before the Grant
sailed the reOrganized Sixteenth ar
rived in San Francisco and hasteuej
on board the transport. They are q
fine body of men and the officers are
proud of them. \ StTiCter discipline
prevails than has heretofore been iu-
sisted on by the transports arriving
here and no one was allowed on board
last night without a pass from the
United States quartermastcr in charge
The Grant sailed from New York on
January 18th. arriving i'm Manila tn -
days. sailing for san Francisco In the
early part OF April and arriving tn the
Golden Gate on May Sth.
The ships officers are as follows:
Capt. y. T.. Buiord; First Officer. y
Croskey; Second officer. Edw. Perks;
Third officer. ]. Maloney; Fourth or,
fiCer, L. II. Rex: Chief Engineer. j.
Lindley; Second Engineer. NJ Lind
say; Chief Steward. W. Herbert. Sec
'ond Steward, ". Lirman and a total
crew OF Isl men.
The Grant is the largest vessel that
ever entered the Honolulu harbor. and
is the finest transport afoat. She was
originally the steamer Mohawk Cf the
Atlantic Transport Line and was used
for carrying cattle. She was purchased
with six sister ships. OF which the
sherman is one. and was fitted UP gr
an expense of over SiJ0.0G1. She is
built OF steel. with double steel bot
tom; four continuous decks. one
smokestack and four masts. and cost
originally Sl.250.0O0. She Is provided
with twin screws. three double-ended