The Penn's Grove record., 1899-12-01
FACED DEATH FOR DAYS.
Terrible Voyage o. the Thirty-frst
Volunteers to Manila.
NARROW ESCAPE OF 400 SOLDIERS


In Mid-Ocean-PuHps Gave Out an
Euyi,e. co,,a,.ed-For Twelve Day
-
the Soldiers Bailed Her Win bucket
I'm Total Darkness at Night.
MANILA (By oablel.-The transport Ma
nara,sa u,th co,ona, vshl
'' ~ 49,
hayes ana three companies Oh the Inirty
first Infantry on board, has arrived here
eba rarro,uly eocanad dtsaatar rha ~
49, - s.,,..-. - 80
neeis anu so'uiers "efo ior eiesen u"y'
bailing with buckets. The steamer wa!
upseaworthv. undernnnued and short q
rrov,sto,s u.r aro,nao hrohs dawn /,
1850,
she rolled three DAYS In typpoon.
The Manauense is thirty-three d..gs from
San Francisco. When she ancr red In I'M
bay here there were several yet OF water
in her hold and fo1r t.ndred orimv
greasy hungry exhaus,ed soldfers and
sailors had been passIr. bnckets of water
since November II. , ,qht and day.
First Assistant Engineer Dunleayy WI.
under arrest, ed, according to Colonel
Hayes,s offciss renort the chief engineer
would also lave beer under arrest II there
had beer any one 10 replnce lin. The
Colope,s report also declares that tina
capt.ln Of the vessel told him that the
or,.y thing which brought them through
.fas the fact that the men were green.
horns and failed to realize their danger.
while exnerieneed seamen would hive de.
serted the shin and taken to the boats IN
mid-oceau.
The Manauense is a chartered ship. flying
the British fag. She started from San
Francisco accompanied by the transport
Picking, which carried the remainder OF
the regiment. and encountered heavy seas
to Honolulu, without accident.
After starting. 1t developed that she was
undermanned. and soldiers had to be de-
tailed TO act as aremen, coal passers and
walters. and to do other work, Before
reaching Honolulu, the crew concluded
that the shin was not sale, and the majority
agreed to desert. Though they were close
Iy watched, many OF the crew succeeded In
getting away. and the Manauense left
Honolulu with less than half her crew.
The captain OF tho transport, on Novem-
Der II. told Colonel HAYES that the vessel
had sprung a leak, n an Investigation
resulted In finding several feet OF water In
her hold. The steam pumps were tried,
but failed to work, aud there were no hand
pumps on board. However, forty-six
buckets were fouud, others wers impro-
vIsed, and the soldiers not employed in
working the ship were organized into Ave
shifts, and. stripped and forming lines,
they began bailing, the officers working
with the men, passing the buckets, which
were sent up 10 the deck by a wlndlass.
The baiIing continued until the ship an
shored here.
The same day the leak was discovered
the machinery collapsed and the electric
lighting plant and eyaporatlng, distilling
and refrieerating apparatus failed to
work. There were no lamps, and the few
candles found we're exhausted after a few
.A 49, -
the Manauense was In utter darkness at
light.
She had been rolling In heavy seas all the
way. but on November % she encountered
a typhoon md pitched and tossed alarm
ingly, The water rose rapidly and the
battling force was doubled, Tbe nremen
could only feed the fires by being lifted on
the shoulders Of other men. through water
waist deep.
The typhoon lasted two DAYS aud o half