Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-04
Destinations of Well-Known Surgeons
and Officers.
ABOARD THE LOGAN FOR TAKU
All Women Left Behind-Even
Trained Nurses.
COAST SURVEY WORK


The United States army transport War
rem sails tomorrow for San Francisco, via
Nagasaki, and will, of course. carry a
heavy mail, not only to the states. but for
the 9th Regiment, away in China-or rather
at this moment half way to Nagasaki
the Logan. The mail for the 9th will
probably catch the slow Port Albert in
Japan, as she only sailed on the 18th
Pity that the regiment could not reach
Taku at the same time its wagons
horses, mules and tents. That no time
was lost you may be sure in getting off
both vessels. though it happened that the
faster one started first; perhaps they will
proceed together from Japan to Taku, I'M
der naval convoy. There was not a little
weeping and wailing and crashing of
teeth among the ladies when their hus-
bands sailed away aboard the Logan. while
their worser halves were in a mixed con-
ditfon of delight at the chance of service
in China and sorrow at parting.
Major Foote of the 9th arrived here from
the states on the Sherman yesterday and
sails tomorrow on the Warren to join his
regiment. From Nagasah he will go on
by the Port Albert and be in time for the
entire campaign.
Typhoons are beginning to be a matter
of considerable interest now, as they oc-
cur frequently from July to September,
and it is not at all unlikely that some Of
our transports will see heavy weather this
summer. They are fine, stanch vessels,
however. and ought to take typhoons in as
| fine style many of them have taken
| Atlantic hurricanes in years gone by AS
| to how the passengers will take them,
| however-well, that is another story.
1t may interest many of your readers to
| know where some of the passengers who
came out on the Logan from San Francisco,
| May IT, have gone. Col. Carr of the 4th
Cavalry has his headquarters at Pasay, on
| the bay between Manila and Cavite. Major
and Surgeon Turril went to Iloilo. Cap
| tain and Surgeon Kennedy is stationed in
| southern LuZon. Chaplain Pierce is at his
! old duties and in his former residence here,
and Chaplain Perry has gone 10 Ilolo.
| Consul Miller, bound for Chung-Ki 100
miles up the Yangste- Kiang, has gone on
| to NagdSaki and possibly Taku, to see If
| he can proceed farther. OF the fourteen
| young contract surgeons, Porter. Mcclure
| and Jones went to Iloilo: Felts, Echer and
| Hull to northern LuZon: Jackson, Ball and
| Hulseberg to southern LuZon: Tenney to
| Zamhoango (Mindanao): Shepherd to the
hospital ship Relief, now al Manila; Rhoads,
Johnson and Repetti to the 3D. Reserve Hos
| ptal, Manila. The last four can thus be
seen Cor while at leasD driving or stroll
| ing the Luneta listening to the band
and $50 their friends will imagine) flirting
| with dark-eyed senoritas
Before the Brooklyn sailed for Taku had
an interesting visit aboard and met the admi-
raj and several officers-one of them was
| aboard of her off Santiago.
| l hear that Hobson was sent to the naval
| ness of his eyes caused by the glare of the
sun here. The Solace, aboard which he was
| sent, took marines to raku. When she ar
| rived there the admiral here got a cable
| gr am from the commanding officer of the
marines saying that Hobson had volun-
| teered to command the artillery of the land
| ing party. The admiral replied that If well
enough to do that he could return at once
| to Cavite. The upshot of it was that he
| went on to the hospital at Yokohama. Some
| people will see in this only gallantry in the
| 70 Of 4 h.,-- jrE. TO
| duty at Cavite. Yo no Sc: but | think that
| he well deserves the benefit of the doubt.
Those who saw the hell of fire into which
the Merrimac ran that night at Santiago
would not then. at least. have imputed to
him desire to escape difficult or dangerous
duty. The recent wedding of a nurse and
an army officer recalls a funny story that
may be new to you. One Of the colonies
of volunteer regiment had his trans
port lot of nurses going to Manila. He
issued an order. assigned certain times for
them to promenade. alone, on the hurricane
deck and roped off an Enclosure for them
to occupy at other times. to prevent
them from flirting with his officers. Doubt
| less his foresight prevented several engage
mentS, as a long voyage at is monoto-
nous, to say the least.
Friends of officers of the 9th Infantry
are spared this source of danger in the
campaign in China. the colonel reso-
| lutely forbade the presence of single
woman, whether wife, mother, sweet
heart nurse, on board the Logan, the
transport that is taking them there.
Mr.. Perkins of the coast survey. who has
been here month more looking over
the field, expects to return by the trans
port sailing the middle of July.
He has visited the north of Luzon but
has not gone south at ALL The difficulties
of surveying work here are very great
there being so many islands, rocks and
shoals and the Spanish charts being so
Inaccurate. His idea is to determine as
many longitudes possible by telegraph,
and thus established many primary sta.
tons, then building up about these a series
of harbor surveys and giving all the prin-
cipal lights and headlands. Altogether II
is work of great magnitude, and it will
require the most cordial cooperation of
the navy to secure quick work and lots of
it. which is the great desideratum
The Sherman got in yesterday and
brought $50 bags of mail, some of which
fell to the share of the undersigned We
hear rumors that Gen. Chaffee is going to
China with troops from the states, and that
FUR caps will be provided for a winter
campaign; important if true.
JACK RABBIT
MT I'M