The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-02-15
rHREE Government vessels arriy

-HREE Government vessels arTiv-
ed at Honolulu yesterday. The
Il first one 10 come in was the
Oopack Though flying the American
flag. the vessel is a British vessel Of
3Ss5 tons register. Of the Chinese MI
tual Steam Navigation Company, and
when on her regular run. plies be
tween the British Isles and the Orient
She Is very similar 70 the Kintuck.
but much more commodious and bet
ter planned
At the present time, she is used as
an animal transport exclusively. Her
cargo consists Of 756 head Of stock.
the greater portion Of which are
horses. The remainder are mules. The
vessel viii stay here a week, in order
10 allow the animals 10 rest.
The qGartermaster OF the Oopack is
Lieutenant Il "A. Sievert Of the 4th
Cavalry. He last touched here while
on the Aztec.
Just before the noon hour, the So
lace. at one time the finest hospital
shin but now used as a general dis
patch boat. was seen TO westward. At
two o'clock she steamed alongside
the Pacific Mail dock She is oficered
by the following men: Commander,
Hubert Winslow: Lieutenant-Com-
mande-. G. ". Stoney; Paymaster. J.
S. Phillips. Engineers. Lieutenants
W. =. Bieg. c. r. Matthews. G. Leo
pold. c. Mccormick. Adelbert Alt
house. ". D. Brotherton; Assistant
Surgeons. J. c. Thompson, II. H. Haas;
Chaplain. ". II. Reaney: Boatswain.
p Deerey: Acting Boatswain, C. J.
Christianson. Gunners. T. p. Watson.
c. r. Sheldon: Acting Warrant Me-
chanics a. W Murray. c. Il. Hosting.
A. T. Percival. First Lieutenant. B.
f. Rittenhosse. Pay Clerk, f. X. Hunt.
She carries the following passengers
for Mare Island: Lieutenant A. n.
Never: Assistant Surgeons T. VI. Lip
pett. r. l. Wright. Edwin Davis: Cap
tain c. G.. Anderson Lieutenant D. w.
Blake. Seventeen enlisted men are on
board for the hospital at Mare Island.
Seven transferred and discharged men
from the independence are passengers.
For transfer to marine barracks and
discharge. six men. For discharge on
account Of expiration OF enlistment
two men. For discharge on account Of
bad conduct. two men. For grand
court martial. thirteen men. The crew
consists Of one hundred and eighteen
men.
Since leaving here. the Solace has
cruised about the orient constantly.
The last mail any of the officers had,
was December 10th, the oay they left
here On leaving Manila the Solace
had eleven Filipino prisoners on
board. all OF whom were left at Guam.
Among them were Lieutenant-General
Rio del Pillar. Senor Mobini and Cen
erals Ricarti and Reyes.
The Solace left Manila on January
cath and Guam February End. Her
voyage was uneventful
Some six hours later. the smoke OF
the United States transport Indiana
was seen against the glow in the west
ern sky. At nrst. il was thought that
she was a tramp merchantman from
China. The fact that only her top
lights were visible strengthened this
opinion. The custom house officers ac-
companied the quarantine officials on
their voyage OF inspection and both
were greatly surprised TO find that the
vessel was in the government service.
se - Nf no
American line. a Wen known company
on the Atlantic sea board. She has
been leased since the beginning of
the Spanish, war She con
tains some seven hundred Of Uncle
Sans hired men who are going home
TO be discharged OF who are to be
placed under proper medical survel-
lance. and some two hundred more in
her hold who viii sleep their last sleep
beneath the sod tnat gave them birth.
The men are both regulars and volun'
teers. The former are sick. the latter
will be discharged.
There are no officers OF high rank on
board. Several officers wives are on
board. The wife Of one is being taken
home for burial
The Indiana left Manila January
asrd. She did not stop at Guam. She
will remain here. IL is rumored. until
Monday. Owing TO the fact that she
did not come alongside the Oceanic
wharf until ten o'clock. no one was al
lowed on or of the vessel but the Gus
tom house officers.