The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-05-02
Cause Of The Delay Of The U. s. T.
Newport.
BOILER INSPECTORS TO BLAME
Test Plug, Not Aiotisi two stos q
Sea PASSENGERS MARINES
Nurses.
From Mondays Daily.)

The burning out OF the fusible plugs
in the boilers of the United states
army transport Newport was the cause
OF that belated vessels tong trip from
San Francisco She arrived yesterday
shortly before noon in good shape after
her ten-day trip with no especial IN
cident saving the accident as above.
Having no cargo below and the 500
and odd soldiers filling up between
decks caused rolling Of the vessel, ex-
posing and melting the plugs, which
are placed in the boilers by the United
States inspectors. 1t was necessary to
slow down twice after leaving San
Francisco, on the third day out about
seventeen hours, and on the fourth day
nearly as long a time. After this the
Newport came along at fair speed. The
delay does not reflect on the engineers
department, as the style of the boilers
does not permit any change being
made such as would prevent a similar
accident under like conditions. Chief
Engineer Dixon is complimented by all
on the successful and speedy repairs
while at sea.
| On board the Newport are 260 en-
listed men OF the United States Marine
Corps under Col. Pope and the follow
ing officers: Majs. Spicer and McCaw-
ley (quartermaster) Capts. Haines,
Long, Fuller and Davis; Lieuts.
Thorpe (adjutanD, Butler, Leonard,
Hill, Gibson, Reid and Dunlay.
Col. Pope, the ranking officer on
board, has seen long service in the
Marine Corps. He was in Honolulu in
1874. Mai. Spicer is a Cuban cam
paigner, and also Capt. Long. Capt.
Fuller was an officer on the Charleston
during the trips connected with the
last days of Kalakaua. Capt. Davis
was attached to the battleship Oregon
during the fight off Santiago. Many
of the lieutenants were volunteers dur
ing the war with Spain and were made
regulars after the conclusion of hos
tilites and assigned to the Philip
pines.
This battalion OF the Marine Corps
Is the first detachment Of a detail OF
1000 men of that organization to re-
port for duty at Cavite. They have
seen service at Guantanamo and the
three detachments OF about $50 men
each are to follow as soon as trans Dor-
tatiOn can be furnished.
Two hundred and forty enlisted men
of the Fourth and Fifth United States
Artillery are also on board with Of
icers as follows: Mai. Herman; Capts.
Taylor and Riley; Lieuts. Summerail
(adjutanD, McCluskey, Bowley, Kill
berth, Burgess and Miller. Doctors
Coffin and Robinson are the surgeons
on board for the Artillery. DR.. Wag-
gener. L. s. NJ. c., Is attached TO the
Marine Corps and will remain at Ca
vite.
On the Newport are the following
passengers: Mrs. Laura Schwlchten-
berg, Inspector General of Hospital
Corps, White Cross of America; Miss
NJ. Macdonald Hartley, artist, White
Cross OF America; Mrs. Angie +. New
man, National Board, White cross OF
America; w. w. Umsted, Special Com
missioner to the Hawaiian Islands for
the Greater America Exposition, with
his wife and son.
Misses NJ. A. Kolp, A. n. Seargran,
NJ. A. Burrell, W. Dockrill, NJ. Ber-
tram, w. Hambley. c. Howard, Rose
Tweed and 5. Hayden, all Red Cross
nurses from the Preside and other
United States army hospitals in the
States.
The following White Cross nurses
from Buena Vista hospital here will
accompany Mrs. Schwichtenberg to
Manila: Miss L. p. Brasher, d. H.
Cochran and J. Rector.
Mrs. Laura Schwichtenberg, the in
spector Of the White Cross, is OF ma
tional reputation and has the very re-
sponsible position of attending 20 the
needs OF that great hospital organlza-
ton in the Philippines, being directly
under the War Department.
Mrs. Angie F. Newman will remain
in the Islands four months, being en-
gagged in history of the Colonial pos
sessions OF the United States, and Miss
NJ. Macdonald Hartley is the artist who
will illustrate her work. Mrs. New
man is sister OF United States Sem
ator Thurston of Nebraska, and from
| Honolulu will go to Manila next Sep
| TENDER, continuing her trip around the
world after about three months in the
Philippines.
An eX-EnglIsh chaplain is on board,
detailed as an Episcopal missionary TO
the Philippines.
The Newport will take on about 800
tons OF coal and sail for Manila next
Thursday morning.
Capt. Saunders, well known in this
port, Is still In command Of the New
port. DIR. Brown Is n new face as sur
geon and J. NJ Ross Is now chief OH
Ger. Steward J, G, Howard Is AS pop
ular as ever.