The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-10
y Department Business Attains
Large Proportions.
- LING IS READY TO SAIL.
.e,.s~ q Cargo Will he Completed
-. Morning and she VIII Depart
+ s~-eAisteIy-Local Qunrtermas-
- disbursements Reach $780,
- On Present Business-More
49, Will Come to Seattle.

N tv.,.nr some unexpected delay occurs
Il - fynifed States animal transport PAX
3i<,-, I'M sail for China this afternoon.
<3s Nth horses and mules for the
4 ,v n China together with supplies
So ~r,ious kinds. IL Is probable that
4rsnsport will be inspected this
s-lne By Capt. Robinson. after GER
e E changes in the disposition of her
@S~s have been completed.
4; a foilow the PAX Ling with horses and
- for the American army In China the
rporfs Kirtuck and Athcnian
- been chartered. and Will leave this
{ ~ within the next ten days. Both YES
- ore now being refitted at Morans
2TS yards. which the government has
i 1IStf By actual experience to be better
> 1pped for such work than any other
4 sinnf north OF San Francisco. Practical
+ q 81 Of the work OF preparing the trans
- for the Philippines and for China
4 r1sg the past two years has been done
~ he Morans, In open competition with
rllar firms IN Portland and Tacoma.
n business transacted by the quar-
1inaster's office I'm this city incident to
~ forwarding of troops and the ship
M1at Of animals and supplies to China
m without doubt equal the great bust
3&ou done during the shipment OF troops
~ army supplies to the Philippines ar
~ The outbreak OF the Filipino insurrec-
m expenditures made I'D TO the pres
~ time by Quartermaster Robinson on
opecunt OF the transports already dis
6olched, and those about to be dispatch
a. Tor China. viii not fall short OF 500 :
~ The transport Garonne has already
MHc6 With H3 officers and men OF the
NJ cavalry. Her destination IL Maya
.t4 where her commander will receive
go1ed orders as 10 his point Of debarka-
Wmrw - X 80 nj.
{taG viii sal, today with full cargo OF
1888, mules, ammunition and general
fhe Athenian and Kintuck are two OF
~ mrIeff transports ever handled from
~ port on the Pacific coast by the gov
o1nent. Between them they will take
- animals. principally cavalry horses,
u the American army In China Roth
~ nail from Seattle within the next
or Yen days, under rush orders. II
= evsdent that the war department II
- than anxious to hasten the ship
qpnt % troops and animals TO China
orA this port, realizing, In view OF the
srords already established by govern
mi transports that the route from Seat
q 70 the Orient r. far shorter than from
IN Francisco.
ne Kintuck is fine, speedy steam
9ip OF 100 gross tons. and capable OF
2nytng 100 animals, She will be rented
20 with stalls especially constructed for
~. safe transport Of the cavalry horses
- pack mules, which will form her car
q She Will take 800 head OF stock,
Ine Athenian was formerly employed in
nuying horses 20 the Philippines She
! being RENTED here. and will take more
Pan 500 head OF stock
gn hoard OF the two transports there
~ be upwards 81 200 civilian employees
sne auartermaster's department. In
mailing packers, wagon masters. team
Yrs, blacksmiths, carpenters. etc
several mule pack-trains will be shipped
\ the Athenian and kintuck, the army
neans Of Transportation