The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-08-21
OFF 70 THE CHINESE WAR
DEPARTURE OF TRANSPORTS
FROM SEATTLE.
The Garonne and the PAX Ling Sail for
Kobe to Receive Orders-Bound for
China.

SEATTLE, August S.-The United
States transport GarOnne, with the Off
GERS and enlisted men of the First cav
airy aboard, sailed for China at 3
o'clock yesterday afternoon.
The PAX Ling, with it's $50 horses and
eleven ambulance mules, pulled out for
the Orient fifteen minutes later.
The Garonne will reach port some
days in advance of her The troop ship
will pass through the inland sea from
Yokohama to Nagasaki on her way 10
Taku stopping perhaps at Kobe, at
which point the PAX Ling also stops for
sealed orders. If the Garonne makes
this stop, as is expected, she will take
two days to coal, taking on a full al
lowance, and then resume the voyage
to Taku, which is three days journey
from Kobe. The Garonne, it is expected
will reach Nagasaki in about eighteen
days, which will be on or about August
%.
The loading of the Pax Ling as
completed at noon yesterday an1 she
was in readines to depart long before
the Garonne's troops had their personal
effects slowed away in quarters.
On the troop ship everything for the
comfort of officers and men is to b.
| found. The officers will be quartered in
| the commodiOus state rooms opening
into the after saloon; 10 one will be
crowded, for there are enough rooms
so that each officer, including second
| lieutenants, will be in command of his
| own quarters. On the main deck, OrlaI
deck and tween decks the troopers viii
| find comfort in the wire spring cots pro-
vided for them. These bells together
with the superior facilities f)r cooking
are seldom found on the army trans
ports.
The officers of the First who sailed or
the Garonne are
Troop K, Fort Niobara, Neb.-Firs'
Lieut.. j. d. Hartman; Second Lieut.
Fitch.
Troop C, Fort Robinson. Neb.-l7irst
Lieut.. M. f. Davis; Second Lieut.. c. S
| Babcock.
Troop A, Fort Robinson, Neb.-Capt
B. S. Bonus; First Lieut.. e. s. Wright
Troop 3. Fort d. A. Russell, Wyo.-
Capt. ]. G. Galbraith.
Troop L. Fort Logan-Captain f. A
Edwards.
Troop I-Capt. John Pitcher; Second
Lieut.. Fitzhugh Lee, Jr.
Troop d, Fort Yates-First Lieut.
John NJ. Craig.
Troop M, Yellowstone park-Clpt
Oscar j. Brown; First Lieut. William
Yates.
Headquarters Lieut.. Col. Lebo Lieut.
Arnold, adjutant; First Lieut.. Traub
|
Captain Polhemus, assistant surgeon
acting assistant surgeons, Hack ant
| Wetherill.
Squadron commanders-Maj. Aller
| Smith; Maj. r. X. Ward.
The ships officers are: Captain, c. G
Conradi chief officer, Mr.. Golightly
second officer, Mr.. Law; third officer
Mr. Hughes; fourth officer Mr.. Perry
chief engineer, Mr.. Houghton; purser
| Mr. Sprague; DR.. Philpot.
The secret orders awaiting the vessels
at Japanese ports must be opened be
fore the commanding officer, Lieut.. Col
| Lebo will know what disposition is t.
be made of his force. These orders will
go forward from Washington by wir,
and their dispatch will be delayed al
late as possible, so as to permit of thei
receipt by Col Lebo Immediately upol
his arrival. What they will be will de
pend on the developments that arise be
tween the date of sailing and arriva
at Kobe. In case the trouble was at a
end they would IT is said, direct tn
command to go to the Philippines. 1
case the uprising should threaten to dis
turb or endanger Shanghai or othe
ports on the China coast, 1t Is said, tn
First cavalry might be diverted fror
Taku and sent to relieve one of other Q
the disturbed centers.