New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-03
ON THE WAY To MANILA.
THE SHERMAN SAILED AT O'CLOCK
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.
BE1.Arrp SOLDIERS TAKEN OFT TO THE TRANS
PORT on TUGs-Two LEFT BEHIND IN
JAIr,-THE BERLIN SAILED
FOR SANTIAGO

The Government transport Sherman, having on
board tho I'd Infantry and battalion Of the nth.
left her pier In Brooklyn. promptly at o'clock
Yesterday afternoon. The Quartermasters Depart
ment believed that she would anchor In the Lower
Bay for the night and put to sea early IN me morn
ing Tho big shin was inspected yesterday Nv
Quartermaster-G General L1dngton. Rrisader-Gen-
era1 schwan Major Hcistand and Major Dare. ot
the Quartormasters Department. They came from
Washington for that purpose. The Quartermaster-
General was delighted with the transport.
Tho men are bound for Manila by way Of the
Suez Canal and It will he long tme before they
see home again Twice tugs shot out from the
pier and pursued the rapidly vanishing transport
They carried number Of men who, engrossed In
the pleasure Of shore leave. had reached the pier
after the boat had started.
The Sherman under orders to run down 70
the outer bar and anchor for the night She
would have got away before the mist came mp.
but after almost suporhuman efforts had been
made 10 get everything ready yesterday something
came up which threatened bad delay. An over
heated shaft played havoc with one OF the
dynamos Men were put work 70 repair the
damage but had not finished their work when
the boat pulled out. tug sent down the
Bay to bring back the electricians Otherwise tho
Sherman WAS in frst-class condition when she left
Many Of the men believed that the boat would
not sail until o'clock and some were under the
After she was we'll away two prlvates from Com
rany X of the nth Infantry. came dashing down
the pier. Their faces were as long as soldiers
faces ever get when they saw their comrades in
the distance.
"You shouldn't have been so late" said Major
Brooks from the Army Building: you'd better
hurry over 10 Quartormaster Jones and report.
else you will be put down as deserters. lie Will
send YOU out on the Sheridan. The men ala not
Ike that idea and We're almost ready to hug CAP
tain Mason the aupcrntcndent Of the pier. when
he sent them out tug. In ten minutes I'VE
more soldiers came running down the pier. An
other tug was sent out with them. II had hardly
view The tug Was called back the latest ar
rivals put on board and the men were sent after
their comrades.
The 3D. Infantry arrived on board about noon. a
steaming hot dinner awaiting the men, which
they had as their quarters had been as
signed to them. The officers dined with the friends
who had come n see them off.
The Berlin sailed for san Juan and Santiago
about half an hour after the sherman. She carries
supplies
The Roumania which is AZ Pier No p. is expect
I'd 10 sail FOR Cuba tomorrow and will carry 200
metal-ined collins David ". Rhodes inspector or
National cemeteries and twelve undcrtakers ana
are n remove the bodies Of the soldiers buried IN
Cuban soil and will bring them North, 10 he buried
IN Arlington Cemetery
Raymond Street Jail instead Of being with thslr
comrades the transport sherman. bound for
Manila. They are Privates Charles Frishe and
John j. McGrath. Of Company y. who were ar
rested on Wednesday night charged with larceny.
The men, with another soldier. entered the iewery
store Of G. Frank. AT No. 222 Atlantic,ave' Iney
looked nj some watches IL is said That Frshie
and McGrath went outside and made signal
when the third soldier picked up one Of the watches
and escaped. Frisbie and Mctirath were arrested
Yesterday afternoon they were examined IN the
Adams-st court and held IN default OF $50 bail