The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-04
IN Army 4 Carpsatas Erecting
Stalls 5ar osyalEJ HarssA
ACTIVITY At Asl,moron DOCK.
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uH hot days are died With this tnce0sns
- csauspr Of hammers. sass and other
fmr4<meuts 0f the carpenters ana
1,Scxr,s trade. On the hulk Of tho b(g
Ath~nlar. small army Of workman. white.
ysfssw and hsank. u engaged from early
mosnfae fiit nighffan In grtfsng the btg
Pacific nner Ia 16sApa for The voyz8e TO
Manila For thu steamer = 20 b. coo Of
shs faspous squadron Of Transports which
q 500 70 leave Seattle Tor Uncis 6amss
ieinud poenaeUscns IN the fAR eAst. laden
vAh nrhfinx men snd horses sh<tr h6sss
ceAnmsd with supplies 81 every Kind.
whsn the Athsnian oams Into port few
d6ys $50. she wAs Ans - = as5fte for pas-
ssager ssrytce. bus nov her eirgant apart.
nsnts are being taken out 10 make room
~ quarters OF di8@rsns kind. The sos-
sgnmenf needs cavalry borsss IL ~ CAM
ontGn against the Filipino ekvaaea. The
h1andu themselves do not afford ythlng
mare flsan the usoes mieerAbie species of
tke equine kind. and rncie Sam believes IN
95vtnx hin axhsing men the - meunsa-
Moreover. the rainy season IN ths Philip
ptn0 II soon 70 give way 10 the dry eea-
non. n which The American trp0rU cnn 9as
about with more comfort ana good health.
and ths &rmy sntlwt be- prepared Ter The ro-
suap4ton q military operations BY that
tine.
IS appsseiste de amount al work II 10
e &sAnnfer blx spaas<uses steamship into
transport fns I've stock and frsiGht. one
has only - ~ down 10 the Arlington dock
And watch the numb<rIuse Ganss At msn
employed on her decks md N her hold.
1s H. plans ose carried cut. Capt Robin
noe. assistant QsaAFsesuaasfsr Of the Depart
ment a tha Ce1nmhtA Who has charge 1t
th< fransp0rfs barr. expects 10 send to Gen.
Obs nearly - cavalry horDHe on the
Athenian, beaides great quantity Of mm-
her, forage. provisions and other army
stores
Casess1 - Hessss' CenseSt.
In providing quarters for the horses on
the Athsntan. every prscaution II being
taken 10 secure their comfort aud we'll be-
Ing On the long voyage In order that they
may BE- landed with she least injury from
the confinement incident 10 the long voy.
age. Naturally the quarters will be- nar-
ron and the confinement hang and very
trying Hut IN thu arrangement III tho
tt&ss a stalls care viii bs taken to save
tbs horses from foul air. whistle ~ the quar-
ten afe tor the mast part above the main
dack. tbefe win be = good circulation and
ventilation.
In rhis respect. the animals will have .
much more comfortable tiur than 10 they
were sent By way Of San FraneiAro and
Hawaii. for In those tropical xcnes the heat
would hn rsiinoua and the animals would
reach Manita unit for work
Two tiosp Of stalis ara being built On the
main deck at the AthtniAn TIM second tier
Asing on isvet with the hurricane deck
OF the ship. Stout ar uprfxhts ard two
Inch psanks are being used IN constructing
the stalls. and the whole structure II -
cureiy braced and made fash to the huh Of
ths ship. Carpenters ara aiso at work in
the tween deck spaces. building more
stalls Tire biggest part III the space Ia the
afefr
BE- given ever 90 the horses. Here as on
che upper dssks there will be ample cir
catasion of fresh AIR. insasIng the health
Of the auiMAiaI
Something ossr 30 men arc employed on
tho Athenian, II IL Z motley crosd On
the carpenter work American mechanics
many IL whom belong to the trades unions