The San Francisco call., 1899-08-24

acco~5i,,vly running on a parallel which
added somewhat 10 the length oI ne Wy
age. For several days the weather Wa
sharp and invigoratIng Winosut ee1i1s
dangerously cold. The DenehI Oh ttIe
change was particularly marked III tlte
hospital where during the Eo{dBe SoIl!S
es,-trf,--six men OF the First California and
twenty-five OF the battery hdd sIdduailE
tSv-;udled down 70 twenty, the sea ar,
careful attenu9n ana pIoPS' ~ ~ 40 a,
ing their good results: AtnoIgh tHo
deaths in the First Californla-l T., John
Bowman. private. Company u tdEsehJe >
and Luther u. DinsmoTe, private, COM
narv B tIvphoid fever)-and one OF the
HEAVY Artiilery-Sergeant Ernest korn-
ing Battery \ (typhOid feNer)-had oc-
CURED on board, they were not attrlp- t,.L,
uted IN any way TO the voyage or sur
rounding conditions on board, as the cases
were hopeless and the sea voyage was
Though sanitation on board and every
prevention against contagious diseases
known 10 medical science had been ante
ipated fOr some time previous 70 Cut en-
barkation by Major MCCarthy, cnleL sur
Eecn. and Drs. Painter and Richardson.
his assistants, every man having Deeh
vaccinated previous TO leaving NegTos,
HneTe the greatest Of care had Deen taken
against exposure. Dr. George If. Rlcnard-
son placed himself in quarantine, together
with several In the hospital, on account
OF slight showing Of yariOioid, haFlnS
missed the transport thereby, ana Is eh-
pected 20 arrive on the Sheridan.
The all important mess question on the
homeward voyage has been given special
consideration and attention, and while II
has not been possible to elaborate the
army ration TO any great extent, the COM
pany mess funds were drawn upon TOT
numerous extras, while from the regl-
mental funds eggs, Vegetables ana Iu-
merous condiments were purchased IN j d
pan, which has materially improved the
general mess.
The commanding officer has nothing hut
words OF commendation for the troops on
board for the manner in which the" con-
Quoted themselves with their limited quar-
tiers and very crowded decks ana the m
terest taken in the care OF equipments,
which shows the personal pride OF the
home-returning volunteer
Impromptu entertainments assisted to
while away the hours. Band concerts,
which were held on the forward deck
nightly, were q feature in connection
with the band ii may be mentioned that
the opportunity for practice on the boat
has been fully ava!led Of, for ii may not
be generally known that the band Is a
part of the organization OF the FIRST all
fornia in which special pride is taken on
account Of the fact that in all Of the scrv-
ice at Camp Dewey and the trenches as
we'll during the late insuTgent troubles
they were fully equipped with rifles belts
ana ammunition and did full military
duty.
Upon leaving Yokohama it was care
fully estimated that the run TO the Faral-
lones might possibly be made by the 22d.
but on account Of the drop TO the south OF
the great circle route this hope was
dispeled and the schedule arranged for
Captain Grant of the Sherman and Cap
tain James 6. Read. Quartermaster in
charge. reports the ship in an excellent
sanitary condition auG have no fear Of
quarantine or other detention.
August %, y ma heavy sea last night
caused the loss Of AZ least two hours
which together with adverse currents for
TWO or three days past accounts for the
delay of the Sherman