The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-01
TRANSPORT WAS ALL RIGHT.
Official Report On the Condition o.
the Manauense.

Washington, Nov. 30.-The quarter
master general has received a detailed
report by telegraph from Lieutenant
Colonel o. F. Long, in charge of the
transport service at San Francisco, on
the transport Manauense. which re-
Gently arrived at Manila after undergo
ing frightful hardships in a Pacl1c ty-
phoon. The report. which was request
ed because of the statements of the un-
fitness of the vessel for transport SER
vice, is as follows:
san Francisco. Nov. 29.-In refer
ence to your telegram today, transport
Manauense sailed Oct 20 for Manila Via
Honolulu Her capacity was twenty
eight officers and $50 enlisted men. She
carried seventeen officers and $50 en-
listed men. She was in charge of Cap
tain Metcalf, surveyor of Lloyds 5 regis
ter who officially reported the vessel in
good order and condition when she left
liis port. both in hull and machinery
She is classed A No. 1. star /. Lloyds.
Also was thoroughly Inspected here
by treasury department inspector or
hulls and boilers. who reported her in
excellent condition Official reports of
the officers are on file and recorded
Treasury officials would not allow any
unsea worthy ship, whether government
or otherwise, to leave port: would not
grant clearance. consequently expert
opinion pronounced the Manauense per-
fecflv seaworthy. She was provided WITH
all life saving apparatus, even more
than treasury department regulations
required Her crew, under ordinary
circurr stances, numbers thlrty-two men.
She actually carried from San Fran
cisco a crew of forty-nine men. which
fully meets requirements of treasury
department officials. She carried nifty
five days provisions for 400 enlisted
men and was provisioned for crew and
army officers by agents of vessel for
100 days.
"Besides. she had in her hold 900 tons
measurement of bacon, flour, canned
goods and other commissary supplies.
the Nanauense was also thoroughly in
spected by Colonels CARING and Maus,
INSPECTOR Barneson. marine superin-
tendent, and by other transport off1-
cials.
Lieutenant Colonel Hayes also fre-
nuentIv inspected transport previous ia
denart,,re All expressed themselves
thoroughly satisfied with every ar
rangement and provision made here
The ship met Lloyds' requirements.
which are highest known among ship
Ming peopIe. This in itself should be a
sufficient guaranty of seaworthiness-
..The vessel made an average speed
of fen knots from Honolulu to Manila
naired she could not have made the
distance covered in the time she did
believe. and all our officials connected
with the transport service mere concur,
when the Manauense left here she was
perfectly seaworthy and fully nianneu
and DroviSioned
Commenting upon the above report,
Colonel Ballinger. in charge OF the
transno1-t service here, said it seemed
clear that the utmost vigilance had
been used by every one connected with
the inspection of transports at san
Francisco, and as the commissart
branch had also shown care was used
by them, such hardships as had oc-
Cured must be attributed TO the ele-
ments. against which no amount OF
care could prevail with absolute a5sur-
ance. officers here had received Hon
olulu newspapers showing that the
Manauense was all right when she ar
rived there. so that the trouble must
have occurred between Honolulu and
Manila.