The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-12-06
Soldiers Work to
Save Transport.
Thirty.Frst Infantry Marrow.
" Escapes Drowning.

manils. Nov. ~. 35 p 70 Toe
transport Msusuense with Lieut. Col
Webb Hsyes and three companies Of
the Thirty firss infantry on board
hss arrived here She narrowly co
eaped disaster. The officers e,d
soldisrs were for IL dsys bail,ag
with buckets. The steamer was
unsesworihy. undermspned and shor,
of provisions Her engines broke
down and she rolled three dsys in .
syphoon.
when the Mausueuss anchored in
nsails bsy THE uornipg. 33 days
fsoo San Francisco. there were
several feet Of water in her hold, and
80 grimy. greasy. hungry. exhaust.
- soldiers end sailors had been pass
ing pucksts of water since Nov l7th,
bighs snd day. Fret Assistant Eu
gisssr DooIsavy IVES under arrest
sed recording to Ooi. Webb Hayes
eneial report. the chief engineer
vould cleo have been under arrest if
s:sss Asd bssn any pos TO replace
obO. 49, ettf Nt
TIE selsrsYs report slso declares
ehas The captain Of the vessel told
hio that the only thing which
bsougss them through IVES tho fact thss
ehe 0ss we're grssnhorns and failed
70 realise sbeir danger. while expert.
eaoed seaman vopld hsve deserted
shs ship and taken to the boats 10
MD ocean.
FLIES BRITISH FLAG
The Msusueuss 10 chartered ship
lying the Brisish dag. She beloogs
70 . Asu Of wnioh Senator Perkins
ef Ssn Francisco 10 alleged TO be Q
jusior member. The officers say tho
hsm bought her for $4,000 and they
claim efforts we're made to cell her
70 the government for $3.50. 900. She
started from San Francisco accom-
panied BY the transport Pekin, which
carried the remainder Of the regiment
end encountered heavy seas TO Hon.
olulu without socideut After sssr,
ing u developed that che wss under
0sooed end soldiers had to be de-
tailed 20 oct - 6rsmen. coal psssers
ssd walters end to do other work
Before reaching Hooolulu the crew
coaeluded that the ship wss not safe
,ssd ihs, majority sgresd to, desert.
Thongh they were closely watched,
nesy Of the Grew succeeded in get
ting away. and the Msnaueuse left
Honolulu With lees than half her crew.
The captain Of the transport On Nov
l7th. told Col. Hsyes that the
vssssl had sprung . leak snd 90
Investigation, resulted 10 fndiog
esversI feet Of water 10 the hole
The stsam pumps were tried bot
failed TO work, sud there were no
>hsud pumps on board. However, 46
buckets we're found. 8 others we're
iopsovised and the soldiers not
employed IN working the chip we're
organised into Eve shifts and,
stripped and forming lioss. they
began bsiIiog. the officers work.
woskisg with the men. passing The
bseksts which were cent up to the
deck By windlsss. The lougess
tine . shin could stand we two
hours. aid ofteo. the period was not
loeger shaa half On hour The bail
isg soo'ioosd Oo'i' the ship anchor
IN UTTER DARKNESS.
The ssms day the leak wss die
covered the machinery collapsed. and
she slectsio lighting plant and evspo.
rssing, distilliug and refrigers,iug
apparatus failed to work. There
we're no lsrps and the few candles
foosd we're exhausted after Q few
dsys During the lsss week of the
pssssge the Msnsuenss was iu utter
dsskpess ss nigb:. She had been
rolling 10 heavy seas oil the way. bu.
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