The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-06-09
Transport Grant, ShSFnal's Com.
piNlVn, Now Here.
IS ass FEET IN LENGTH
Twin screws and Latest Engines
Has over i,7oo Passengers
One Regiment.
From Wednesday, AdvertiserJ


Grant arrived in port at o'clock last
night from San Francisco with 1881
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 full regi-
ment, the famous Sixteenth Infantry
1850 strong about 800 casuals, 20 Red
Cross recruits and 80 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 nei.
Some will go to Waialua plantation
and others will work in Honolulu.
| There is band on board which kept
silence when the Grant was docking
but started up later on. Shore leave
was granted over half the soldiers on
board and until nearly midnight they
wandered about the streets.
| The Grant is in command of Quar-
termaster Captain Baker, U. S. ",
with Lieut.. Col. w. +. Spurgin ranking
officer of the troops. His staff con-
sists of Capt. Sam'l w. Dunning, ad-
jutant, and Capt. c. p. George. Other
officers are: Majors ii. s. Il. Harris,
II. G. Ward and J. S. Kirkman; Cap
tains, T. c. Woodbury., l.. c. Allen. w.
A. Thurston and b. d. Buck; Chaplain
w. Marvine; First Lieutenants, G. Mil
Ter. G. ID. Guyer, l.. l.. Sorley, j. +.
Woodwork, J. Erwin, G. G. Palmer, w.
T.. Dove, Il. G. Carey, J. T. Preston, Jr.,
NJ J.. McGrew, b. r. Simmons, w. b.
Cochran, J. b. Gowen, T.. Ridenour, +
ID. Kickam; Surgeons, w. w. Dade, c.
l.. Lloyd and s. Richmond; Second
Lieutenants, r. +. Merrill, J. J. Toffey
Jr., p. L. Walker, ID. b. Mulliken, S. II
Ford, J. Med. Conner, c. l.. McKain, X
p. Rifenberick. G. B. Stone, J. Hayes
and w. II. Waldron. Other passengers
for Manila are l.. G. Roost, w. G. Mast
IL. Crowley, w. s. jenkins, =. c. Scales
l.. Schultz, G. L. Egan and w. T. Nor
r's.
The Grant sailed from San Fran
cisco on May Both at 8 p. m. and has
had an exceptionally good passage. NJ
sickness or accident has marred thu
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 Cubar
campaign and lost larger per cent o
men than any other engaged in thu
Spanish war. Out of the regiment
which left New York at the outbreal
of the war, recruited up to the mini
. mum strength then required of abou
600 men, over 1856 were buried II
Cuba's soil. Upon the return Of thu
: Sixteenth to the United States the reg
iment was recruited up to its presen
maximum strength from Fort Leaven
worth, Fort Crook and jefferson Bar
racks. On the day before the Gran
sailed the reorganized Sixteenth ar
rived in San Francisco and hastene'
on board the transport. They are
fine body of men and the officers ar
proud of them. A stricter disciplin
prevails than has heretofore been in
sisted on by the transports arriving
5 here and no one was allowed on boar
last night without pass from tn
United States quartermaster in charge
The Grant sailed from New York Of
4 January 18th, arriving in Manila in
p days, sailing for San Francisco in tn
j. early part of April and arriving in tn
Golden Gate on May Sth.
The ships officers are as follows
Capt. n. b. Buford; First Officer,
= Croskey; Second Officer, Edw. Perks
= Third Officer, J. Maloney; Fourth OF
i ficer, T.. II. Rex; Chief Engineer, q.
q Lindley; Second Engineer, NJ. Lind
say; Chief Steward, w. Herbert Sec
> ond Steward, NJ. Lipman and tota
4 crew of ISL men.
o The Grant is the largest vessel tina
= ever entered the Honolulu harbor, an
:, Is the finest transport ailoat. She wa
!, Originally the steamer Mohawk of tn
). Atlantic Transport Line and was use
). for carrying cattle. She was purchased
with six sister ships, OF which tn
Sherman Is one, and was fitted up O
an expense of over $l50,000. She
5, built of steel with double steel bot
y tom; four continuous decks, on
II smokestack and four masts, and cos
n originally sl,250,000. She Is provide
j. with twin screws, three doube-ende
IT Scotch boilers and triple expansion Ell
& gines of 4S-inch stroke, capable OF driN
l. ing her at IA knots an hour. She
= i55 feet long, 40 feet beam, 40 fee
& depth from upper deck, with n gros
Is tonnage Of $3.50 and load displac'
0. ment of 1000. She weighs about 80
l. 900 tons,
Capt. n. u. Buford II a retired Unite
States navy man who has not been
sea for many years, lie was selecte
by the War Department In preferen'
y Ia Capt Pierce, who had resigned II
&. command Of the steamer Centennial
y accept the position,
N Capt 4. Croskey, who recently VI
T. chief officer ~ the transport Warren,
- executive officer of the Grant, Gro
ID key for five years WIS captain Of II
N American ship g, G, Chapman and I,
D. four years WpH chief Oniror IN n
e. steamers Of the International NaNlg
n lion Company running between Ne
N N0rk and southampton Ito came
the Pacific coast lltllu over yel