The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-20
VICTORIES CARGO READY.
OVER 400 HORSES AND MULES now
AT QUARTERMAsTER's CAMP.
Intended for ARTILLERY Service In
the Philippines, Arrive From 81.

The last OF the government horses and
mules which will compose the cargo Of
the transport Victoria arrived in Seattle
Yesterday and were taken 10 the quarter
masters camp Ia North Seattle The ship
ment comprised efghty-nsfie heavy draft
horses intended for artillery service. and
i2i mules. The horses are what might be
called veterans, and came from 81. Asaphs.
near Washington, -. G. The mules come
principally from Camp Mead, Pa.
Altogether the government has now In
the camp ready 10 go aboard the trans
port Wednesday. ais animals, there having
been In camp prior TO yesterday 100 mules
and 100 cavalry horses. the mules having
arrived from San Francisco on November
II and the horses from Vancouver bar
racks on the following day.
Some OF the cavalry horses are bleoded
animals from Kentucky. and the draft
horses, for the artillery service, are as fine
az any IN the country. II is estimated that
the Ar animals are worth at leas. $4,000
The camp is In charge Of Trainmaster
J. J. Parker, veteran in the service of
the q1artermaster' department Of the
army. who will go with the animals to
Manila aboard the Victoria Strict mill
tary d.sc,piine is observed on every side.
Train Master Parker IL highly pleased
with the lot OF mules and horses. and says
OF animals has never been taken TO the
Philippines.
Everything IL going smoothly out here"
he remarked yesterday. THE mules and
nearly nil the horses are IN the best OF
condition. and we have enlisted all the
men we will need They also ers i fine
set of fellows The Victoria viii take
forty Transfers and twenty other men.
most OF whom win act as packers and
hiacksmiths. There Will be also one vet
Urinary surgeon.
difficulty In obtaining help7 Well /
should say not. We have been fairly over
wheimed with applications, and could have
enlisted 500 competent men X We had need
cd them. The United States Is "A great
nation II is IN matters Ike these that
va have the advantage Of all European
countries. Here we can so out on the
streets and pick up men that can do any
thing that needs TO lee done In The mill
tary service A Yankee can turn his
hand TO anything. He Is not bred In the
rut that most foreigners never get out Of
Il have often been asked II It was not
difficult 10 obtain competent packers, for
instance II s not. We have men here
that served throughout the campaign in
Cuba, and who were here and ready to
enIlst for service in the Philippines as
coon as asked for them, And with
teamstsrs the same thing Is trus. We had
no tfAGuke ~ All sH kSthNs S%VA HtCtt A1f
every position.
II have been worried more by the APP
rlicAnts for enlistment IN this service for
the past few days than by the care Of the
animals. There are men In the govern
ment service here from every part Of the
country and Of ali previous oecupa tions
under the sun Many 81 them are ex-
volunteers who have seen service III the
Philippines and are anxious 20 get back
again Same or the applicants fer work
were veterans OF the civil war who were
entirely too old 10 bee OF any value In This
service,
There are several reasons why men
are anxious 20 enlist In the first place
the pay is very good. and in the second
hundreds Of men Just ROW are anxious TO
get over TO the islands in order so he on
hand when The end OF the war comes to
take advantage 81 ihe many opportunities
fer trade snA o. business openings"
4 few 81 she horses that arrived yes eT-
day afe slightly III with What appears 20
lee a rnil5 dtStenpeT, ard have been Isa-
la,ca N ccsier that e the disease turns
out - he glanders or auyjhlng serious the
hcAlthv animals may rot c0utrAc; Il
TrainmAStcr Parker says, however thst
~ believes the horses have criy caugGt
coid fron travelling and Will lie we'll a.th.n
a few days
The constant rains and the ;ramplirg Of
tho feet % Tie hundreds az horses Ant
mDtes that have been kept az the tamp
since Ia taHtitatieu have made the grounds
shcU1 4, a Verltsblo ssss cf mad Toe
teAnsfafS ana packers are compelled -
wade aefus neariy ksea deep n riire whiie
attending - their duties. and she crowds
sc visitors " he come - see he mules and
harSeE Ara compelled Ia remain a. re-
specif1l distance.