Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-12
FOR THE COMING CAMPAIGN
Transportation of Cavalry Horses and Pack
Mules.
Quartermaster's Department Dusily
Employed in Sending AMI
mails to Manila.

Inc quartermaSter department or the
army is paying especial attention just now
to the transportation of animals, including
cavalry horses and pack mules. to the
Philippines Arrangements have been made
for the transportation of about 5000 cav-
airy horses, including those of the Sd Cav
airy, and an equally large number of
mules. Many of these animals are being
embarked at San Francisco, and the
mainder are on their way to Manila by the
Aleutian route from Seattle to Japan.
The last named method of animal trans
portation IS somewhat of an experiment,
and the result is being watched with con-
siderable interest in military circles. The
plans of the department contemplate send
ing the entire Sd Cavalry to the Philip
pines over this north Pacific route, and
the regiment and horses are now under
way The men are on the steamer st.
Paul and the horses on the steamers Ga
re me, Athenian and Victoria. The Garonne
was the first to start from Seattle, and ac-
cording to information received at the War
Department Saturday arrived safely at
Dutch harbor, one of the westernmost is
lands of the Aleutian group.
Good News From Dutch Harbor.
The information came in a telegram from
Capt. Robinson of the quartermasters de-
partment at Seattle. who announced the
arrival of the Garonne at Dutch harbor
at noon August ~. He stated that one
horse died of pneumonia the second day
out. Two others We're sick at the start,
but were doing well at last reports. Lieut..
Supplee of the quartermaster's department,
who is in charge of the horses on the
Garonne. reports that the animals will be
given six days rest at Dutch Harbor His
report from Dutch Harbor says: Good
wharf, good ground and good water close
to ship"
In forwarding this report Capt. Robinson
says that there were quite a number OF
cases of pneumonia in the command before
its departure, but the veterinary reported
them safe to ship.
Capt. Robinson adds that he is much re-
lieved over the news from Dutch Harbor.
There We're about 400 horses on the Gar
onne, carried the four decks, including
the orlop deck, and those the lower
decks We're supplied with fresh air by
forced draught. The ventilation of the ship
was therefore a matter of considerable i'm
portance.
others to Follow the GarOnne.
Col. Bird and the other officers of the
gratitied over the favorable conditions as
shown by Lieut.. Supplies report, mas
much the success in the case of the Ga
rome justifies the belief that the other
vessels engaged in this movement will be
equally successful The steamer Port AL
bert is taking a cargo of mules over the
same route, but as yet no news has been
received of her progress
From Dutch harhor the transports will
proceed across the North Pacific to some
port in Japan probably Kobe, where after
taking on coal and provisions they will
proceed direct to Manila and discharge
their cargoes. The Garonne is due at Ma
Mia about the 18th instant and the other
animal transports will arrive there about
week ten days later
More Steamers Chartered.
Three more steamers have been char
tered for the transportation of about $500
draft mules to the Philippines. These are
the Westminster, having a capacity of 800
animals; the Benmohr, capacity $50 ami
mails, and the LennoX, capacity $50 ami
mails These vessels are all expected to
rive at San Francisco about the 18th in
slant They will Immediately be put In
earn Inc