New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-04
PREPARING THE SHERIDAN
THE THIRD OF THE BIG Transports ~.
START FOR MANILA sOON-THE sHEe.
MAN AND BERLIN SAID

MAN AND BERLIN SAIL,
Tho United states Army trarspor. shsr,s,
rived AT o'clock yesterday afternoon in tho 49,.
at tho end N Pacinc-et. left vacan, bv ~ ~
parture Of the Sherman for Manila She a..
brought ~ from the Erie Basin. where she ba'
been since November I undergoing alterations :,
order 10 facilitate the work Of preparing her o..
her long trip n IL the desire OF the Army ma
partnent. it is believed 10 have her sail nav,
Thursday Jus; 4 week after tho Sherman I'm,
Judging from the appearance ~ the boat II may h.
another week before the Sheridan s In Arst-ol..,
shape
This boa, is the Old Massachusetts n, TIE 4,
lantic Transport Line and Is the last Of the ,ro
Of big ships selected 70 form the nucleus q, A..
permanent transport service. theoretically IA.
three transports. the Grant reported AZ Gibral,a,
on Wednesday. the sherman. which sailed yes,sr
day and the Sheridan. are OF the same size and
arrangement They arc supposed 70 he fitted ~,
exactly alike Ru, the sheridan VIII be superior
to the others in that she will receive the bsnAa,
OF the experience acquired in noting the gav I,
which the Two boats already gone met tho demand,
made upon them
Captain ". ". Couing, :. V, is The quarter.
master IN charge OF the transport. During the war
he was attached 20 the Berlin In the latter part
OF December ne was assigned 10 the Erie Basin 10
personally supervise the work ~ rehtting ,he trans,
ports He has had charge ~ the work on the Gran,
and sherman and has rerledied in the sheridan
all the defects discovered IN the two former boats
Captain Cculling would not hazard the opinion
Yesterday that tho sheridan would get way rex,
week The nayigatng officer Is Captain n. T.. Hlg.
gins.
The Roumania vii sail from the other side o.
the Government transport pier a, noon to-day. She
is the dead ship" having heen chosen by the
Government TO bring the bodies o. the soldier dead
in cuba and Porto Rico TO the United States. The
undertaker's party consists o. about seyenty-ay.
men. and the cargo will De thousand or mors
metBl-lincd collins.
Tho OLDHAM which has been n drydock At the
Ere Basin, will come mp 10 take the berth let
vacant by the Roumauia She f. 10 90 into the
regular we KY service Porto Rico and Cuba. and
is scheduled 10 sail on Wednesday next
The transports sherman Tor Manila and Berlin
for san Juan. Ponce and Santiago. which dropped
anchored proceeded yesterday morning on their
voyage the sherman clearing the Bar az sos a. m
and rho Berlin NJ $50 q. m. The sherman, which
was formerly the passenger liner Mobile. ot the
Atlantic Transport Line attracted much attention
by her glistenng white sides freshly painted She
has on board 800 men TO reinforce the army o.
General Otis I'm the Philippines. composed ~
battalion OF the nth Regular Infantry and the
81 Regular Infantry. under command OF Colonel
Paget She also carries full miscellaneous cargo
including large quantity % ammunition. The
Berlin goes on the regular trip OF the transport
service and carries the malls and general cargo
Among her passengers are Colonies ". T. Hall and
= T. Nye Majors Q. L. Woodbury. and J. D
Tviggs Tleutenants Walter cox. Cromwell Stacey
and l.. 3. Case and sixty-ave non-commissioned
officers and privates.