The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-12-24
Steamer Crowded With Troops and Passengers
Cavalry Officers and Men, Recruits, Families Hta and Signal Corps
Staffs artisans. a Band and Johnny Lynch on Board
To Sail Christmas Afternoon.

- he transport Hancock, from san
Francisco. after rather rough
trip arrived here yesterday
rroruing. seven days from the Coast
The hirh winds and rough seas re-
ported by the Alameda were not pres
snt but there was very heavy sSeii.
xhich made the big ship roll uncom-
Tortably most o. the way from the
Golden Gate 10 Diamond Head.
since the Hancock vas here last sne
has been 20 Manila and san Francisco
ON her last trip 20 San Francisco she
uras piIed I'D on a sandbar IN the IN
Isnd Sea through the incompetency d
= German pilot who was engaged 70
-ake her 10 NaEasaki. He vas warned
nat he was running in too close, but
I'D he knew his business and was all
-Irh, When the big ship struck, the
pilot tainted with fright. lie vas re-
lived and tainted again. Seeing ne
-xas no use in bis terrible conditlon'
ne was sent from the ship and anotner
Dilot secured. who. after the boat was
cot afoat. took her safely 70 her des-
tination.
Al the time she struck she was go
ing full speed astern, as Captain
STRIVE had seen the danger she was
I, and took her away from the pilot.
Rv her own Efforts and the work OF
,he crew she was got on the sahu
without assistance. In San Francisco
ebe vas dockei and found TO have sus-
,ained no damage whatever
The Hancock Is crowded with troops
In the steerage and passengers In the
asbin Among the latter are the ON
ro-s OF the Fifteenth e. 5. Cavalry and
.beir families Several civilians are
also in the cabin. while many are ira
.aling second class. There are 6lo
men OF the cavalry regiment and Sol
-aw recruits on their way 10 take vac
ant places in the regiments IN Tue
philippines. The cavalry Is accom-
nanied by a fine band. Besides these,
there are many hospital and sisnai
corps men. and among the ciNlians
several a rtisans going 10 Mania TO
do government work.
with the troops is small bow
called Johnny Lynch, who has a pen
chant for travelling with the soldlers-
10 wears the uniform ~ heutena' .
"a volunteers and is the great pet OF
,be men OF the regiment. Jimmie Is
sr,,r. little fellow. OF about twelve
oars and since the war has done
,,-ea, deal of travelling at Uncle sam ;
.yponse. he has been four times ="
Manila and twice TO Cuba sine" he
segan Eoing 10 war he has been IN se''
a-al skirmishes. has been under hie
moro than a dozen times and has ci''
Lied the globe from San Francisco -
Manila thence 10 New York ara lhe'
h,cL 70 san Francisco. He has bee
:, Honolulu several times before.
The Hancock brought 20 oaSs
mail for Honolulu and about h1a-
Bred tons OF stores for the depot qua
ter;naster. She will sail for Mania Oh
christmas afternoon. after taking cod'
and water To the amount of several hun
drad tons. In her cargo for Manila are
many hundreds of tons of Christmas
presents. which were too late TO SO
aboard the steamer appointed as IN
Christmas boa for the soldier o'.s
,u-av from home and serving Uncle
sam in the tropics. -
From what the officers aboard the
Hancock say. the service by way u
this city will soon be discontinued, as
Yas nredicted several months ago.
There is a great effort being made 10
have the Government give up ITS own
transportation business. and posslois
congress will act in the matter TINS
session and give the carrying OF sup
plies and men 20 private parties