The Hawaiian gazette., 1899-06-09
Transport Grant, ShsTmals Con-.
plNlvn, NV Here.
IS ass FEET IN LENGTH
Twin Screws and Latest Engines
Has Over i.7oo Passengers
One Regiment.
CFrom Wednesdays AdvertiscrJ

Grant arrived in port at o'clock last
night from San Francisco with 1891
troops and 5000 tons of stores for Ma
Mia. She will remain about two days
coaling and sail on Thursday night for
the Philippines.
On board the Grant is full regi-
ment, the famous Sixteenth Infantry.
1850 strong, about 800 casuals, 20 Red
Cross recruits and 80 United States
Signal Corps. There were about fifteen
civilians on board for Honolulu, dis
charged from the United States En-
gineer's Corps formerly stationed here.
Most of them had secured the promise
of positions upon their departure from
here and came down the gangway all
smiles to commence life in Hawaii mel.
Some will go to Waialua plantation
and others will work in Honolulu.
There is a band on board which kept
silence when the Grant was docking
but started up later on. Shore leave
was granted over half the soldiers on
board and until nearly midnight they
wandered about the streets.
The Grant Is in command of Quar-
termaster Captain Baker, U. s. w.,
with Lieut.. Col. w. +. Spurgin ranking
officer Of the troops. His stan con-
sists OF Capt. SamI. w. Cumming. ad-
jutant, and Capt. c. p. George. Other
officers are Majors II. s. +. Harris,
II. c. Ward and J. s. Kirkman; Cap
tains, T. c. Woodbury., l.. G. Allen, w.
A. Thurston and b. b. Buck; Chaplain
w. Marvine; First Lieutenants, c. Mil
Ter, G. ID. Guyer, l.. L. Sorley, J. T..
Woodwork, J. Erwin, G. q. Palmer, w.
+. Dove, T.. c. Carey, J. T. Preston, Jr..
NJ. l.. McGrew, B. 7. Simmons, w. Is.
Cochran, J. b. GOwen, L. Ridenour, +.
ID. Kickam; Surgeons, w. w. Dade. G..
l.. Lloyd and s. Richmond; Second
Lieutenants, II. Z. Merrill, J. J. Toffey,
Jr., p. L. Walker, ID. b. Mulliken, S. II.
Ford, J. Med. Conner, c. l.. McKain. Il.
p. Rifenberick, G. b. Stone. ]. Hayes
and w. II. Waldron. Other passengers
for Manila are Il. c. Roost, w. G. Mast,
l.. Crowley, w. s. Jenkins, p. c. Scales,
l.. Schultz G. L. Egan and W. T. Nor
lis.
The Grant sailed from San Fran
cisco on May Both at p. m. and has
had an exceptionally good passage. No
sickness or accident has marred the
trip and fine weather was experienced
until yesterday, when some clouds APP
peared.
The Sixteenth Infantry saw service
at San Juan and all through the Cuban
campaign and lost a larger per cent OF
men than any other engaged in the
Spanish war. Out of the regiment
which left New York at the outbreak
of the war, recruited up to the. mini
mum strength then required of abOu,
600 men, over 1876 were buried in
Cuba's soil. Upon the return Of the
Sixteenth to the United States the reg.
iment was recruited up to its present
maximum strength from Fort Leaven.
worth, Fort Crook and Jefferson Bar
racks. On the day before the Gran,
sailed the recognized Sixteenth ar
rived in San Francisco and FASTENED
on board the transport. They are {
fine body of men and the officers are
proud of them. A stricter disciplin,
prevails than has heretofore been in
sisted on by the transports arriving
J here and no one was allowed on boart
last night without pass from thu
United States quartermaster in charge
The Grant sailed from New York OF
January 18th, arriving in Manila in 8:
days, sailing for San Francisco in the
early part of April and arriving in thu
Golden Gate on May Sth.
The ships officers are as follows
Capt. n. b. BufOrd; First Officer, A
Croskey; Second Officer, Edw. Perks
Third Officer, J. Maloney; Fourth OF
ficer, +. ii. Rex; Chief Engineer, j
Lindley; Second Engineer, M. Lind
say; Chief Steward, w. Herbert; Sec
ond Steward, NJ. Lipman and tota
crew of ISL men.
} The Grant Is the largest vessel tina
ever entered the Honolulu harbor, ant
is the finest transport afloat. She wal
originally the steamer Mohawk OF thu
Atlantic Transport Line and was uset
for carrying cattle. She was purchased
with six sister ships, OF which thu
sherman Is one, and was lifted up a
an expense OF over sl50,OoO. She Il
{, built of steel, with double steel bot