The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-11-11
Battles Of The Transport in Two
Terrible fIphMlS
ALL ON BOARD SUFFERED
Albert y. Taylor ot ttonotuIu u slatss
His Exp-ri.ne.. Steamer
Nearly FoUn Ser. q

Especial Correspondence Adverttser.l .
The transport siam. loaded With
horses and mules tDE the Quartssmas-
tcr's Department "a Manila. left Ho-
uoluiu September s. experiencing fair
weather until the isth. Just as she vas
about tp pass through the 1-adronss.
At this time a typhSon struck the vcs-
s.i. continuing thisty-six nuurs. biuu-
inE the vessel several hundred miles
out uf her course into the VicinisY us
Guam. During the height of the storm
the vessel rolled heavily. and. after
damaging the animals to = great CA
tent. the captain of the vessel decided
tp h~avS to and 80 am into the usnd
and s~as. the latter bcinE cross-ssas
from northeast sui southeast Nearly
80 animals u.r- "sspWn- aad tuo urgc
dead The captains decision tp hrzVs
." vas arrived as DO. order tp save The
r"si us the animals from a ltk~ fate.
lt VAS q desperate chance tp take. as
the wtud uas blowing in a steady hrsr-
strzu- and the Stata sgmpd th~ chance
'u turn turtle Every man uas ordered
o. % p.ar~ uf safety assay from th~
I uluuEjuE animals. v htrh wgsr Ehfuum
.rrsltly from their stalls into thr AREA
/ wayss the ship sWuuE jmto the tronsh
LOT the SEA and rolled completely nVrr
upon her port ast.. Ne r1unz ON 20
whatever support was handy. and
awaited the huat outcome uf shr dos
p~rta~ measure sN3paJy sh~ giEhsrd and
swuuE her bpw iuSu Tho Wtnds Th~
captain uf the v-sssl was az thr helm.
byav~ly determined that th~ lsess srs-
mauship sAusald hassdl~ the buzs al shss
critical Iunrtur~ The Storm aaaasrsf
'vu DAYS later sutbri-uS FOG thr ursrrrs
Tn take their bearings The hsromrsrr
t"ll but twelve degrees tn this storm.
d~mpustgatiuE that th~ siam had
struck only the tail. nd us the svpA.nun
Att-r passing the t.sdrunrs north a..
? the Island uf Satusu. wr had srlcndsd
weather AMI siEhsrt 1.lrHum Sstnrsi sy
+ evening. S~pt-mbrT -. az The npruh.
! eastern point. saJI'd Capp snEann. W.
! expected tp End a ltEhshuuar as sht,
extremity and "a ss.inE almDss dark
the captain Was ordered tp cruise uus.
: sid" ot the passage umssl the 1fEh'
? showed ups At o. o. ms Eslr slsddrn,
. ly struck uss bluNiuE from northvoss
. accompanied by heavy srass Tho siam
{ headed directly tuss the Wind tnwsrt
? the northeast in ustlrr Co avoid shs
rocks and reefs stSrschinE a hundrcs
! miles ug more north os 1.unon. 1bs
{ storm Increased tn a~Vrutsy thruuEhou
4 the night and sun lay u- realized shal
% ~. w-r- once rnoa~ 5n = typhDon. 81
4 much dreaded In the China S~s. Srp
: icmb-r and uctolsr being the wufs
q months ut the year for them. sundsy
? October ]. th. sr3s became higher an
during the aft.gnroa cuntinus1ly suep
? over th" decks. carrying -verFthinl
). movable overheard and damaging 81
= the grain and hay exposed. ngua ..
h the stables the anitaaIs wcrc drcnchea
r and the stalls flooded 90 that they ues,
uuabl. tp stand upon their feet. Th'
men Whu accompanied the animals
cowboys mostly. stood az their post
raising th. animals 90 their feet. yc
. pairing the stalls and ssznchsona. an.
n ropinE th. hatchNaya sa that ron
n would plunge dovn tp th. loser decks
4 rop~s w.r- ti.t Ah9ut the men 20 pre
) vent their bsinE washed overheard
: Vhistl. signals cam. from every par
a ui IN" sSip for assistance in rsissnl
2 animals Jpnu thu loser decks o
! 'toits~ as they vsrr termed sh
= da.ssaE~ to IN. animals was fr5EAsfnr
y Isvery roll % the saia thFcE the animal
i into heaps. from Eh5ch th-F rHtrsrste
p themselves ble-siinz and torn. Tho n~s
b being lsc.ratssi from bead 20 foot. Sad
4 d.uly the vessel vou't give = series q
terrific lurchss and mules u0ui
piurE. from one SIDE us the ship 20 ~
other. crashing tinlbsrs and smpaisa
Themselves upnn the sharp posnss
b blood fpwsd thtrslg upun The fre'
- and -Gauy pf ~. men wrsu severely ir
iugstI- often one uf them up1lt q
ravEhf in the midst % a heap q
sfTszz. .irE mules. md ursr tFoaEhs a.
iu s crippled roatittnas
The barometer grsl rapidly Sanfs
p razft. and tv mifaszht had ss--fn atfg
zsEasr seventy uu.EFes ~ o'clock 8
sEn morning 80 ursr living sn q nF.
fHrs Es.5s Et1 shr -aEzE51zt5un uar a.
er=rurf rf that h~-or-1zrf. ut usrtr
20 fEfrrrr. can scarcely EFrsrt sEr hnssa.
20 e urFr hFzirrirF t1 FNrFr5FEue. s
e. frr er had been tsisfv hours w5shul
l- .FrH and lufh5rs Ton eat tEs hsr5szrt
"a frE Es|sE upon taE urnp-1rrE ua
s- wrecked. 1E was s's1 tEr meas tErl
house, tlr hnsu.tE1 uas trmn.tEtFf