The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-11-29

OD NnlS mp the SOii VI tic W
ban General Maceo was deported. h
had been in the Philippine Island:
spying around and was arrested or
suspicion and sent back to Cuba. Ont
of the ex-government employees had
hard luck on this trip. He was through
some mistake booked as "deported" II
his papers, and nothing that he could
say or do could alter his status. In
spite Of his prOtestations, he was
| brought over as a deported person. and
accorded all the disagreeabie rights and
privileges appertaining to such a class
| The Rosecrans also brought back the
Thirty-fifth Infantry from China From
| September g. 1900, to April Is. 1901. the
| transport has carried $500 troops from
| different points in the Orient to San
Francisco. Meals have been served on
board to the number of 10000 during
the last three months.
The Rosecrans has been completely
remodeled since the vessel has been
owned by the United States govern
ment Every convenience has been in
stalled that would make the ship con-
venient and comfortable for the trans
porting of soldiers. The electric light
ing plant is compact and effective. The
cold storage plant is one of the most
complete in existence. In the cold
storage rooms enough fresh meat can
be stored TO feed 600 men for four
months. This has greatly simpli1ed
the QUESTION Oh IuTUlSHlHS lAlG SO1OlSAS
satisfactory commiSSary supplies, and
there are no longer heard protests that
came at the opening of the war at the
rations furnished while the men were
on board ship. The StorerOomS carry
enough supplies to feed 600 men-the
full carrying capacity of the ship-and
the ship officers and crew of 50 men.
for 70 days, so that in case of delays
there will be ample food on board and
in ordinary weather the round trip can
be made to the Philippines without re-
stocking. In connection with the cold
storage plant is an 85-gallon water
tank, always kept COOL which is for
the use of the soldiers, being a much
appreciated convenience, especially in
the tropics. The ship is as neat as a
pin. There are four matches in which
the soldiers hunks are placed. These
are simple, and are made with wire
woven mattresses, the soldiers furnish
ing their own bedding and blankets. /
The quarters are kept scrupulouSly
clean, and are inspected daily, just as
in the barracks or army posts. The
ship has large stoves for the mess
cooks in addition to the large kitchen
for the mess of the officers and crew. |
Captain T. II. Dobson is master Of
the transport, and Campbell c. Bah
cock, first lieutenant and battalion ad-
jutant of the Seventh Infantry, is
qUarternaster. Lieutenant Babcock
has an interesting military record. He
is a Princeton graduate of 81. and at
the time of the Spanish-American war |
he was in the west. He went TO San
Antonio, Tex, and enlisted as a pri-
vate in the Rough Riders. He receiv-
ed his commission in the regular army
at San Juan Hill from Theodore Roose-
welt. He afterwards served in the
Twelfth Infantry, going to the Philip
pines by way of Suez. He remained in !
the Philippines a year and a half and
wv of cd fn he inf
ry. He returned to the United States
in April, 1899. and afterwards saw ser
vice in the Occur d'AlEIe district. On
July 1. 1901. he was assigned to service
on the Rosecrans before the vessel was
to Alaska.-Oregonian.
Roanoke Discharglpg.
The work of discharging coal from
the Roanoke was carried on during the |
or possibly a little over. have been
unloaded up to this time, and the coal !.
is getting pretty well out of the upper
hold. The coal is being taken from
three matches at once, and Captain
Amesbury plans to continue the work :
in this way. He intends to first clear
the upper hold down to the deck from
fore TO aft. Then he will have the
upper part of the lower holds cleaned !
out from fore to aft down to the lower
deck beams. Then, finally, the coal on
the bottom will be taken out. The
reason for proceeding in this way, in
stead of going at the coal where the
fire burns, is as follows: The fire is
away down In the lower hold, and the
water which comes through the leak
which the vessel sustained off Cape /
Horn, and IN addition to 1t, the water
which has been pumped in, stands from
about ten TO twelve feet, and prevents
any outbreak Of the fire below. Now,
il the coal which lies above the fire
was taken away the fire might blaze
up suddenly from contact with the air.
The only thing to do in that case !
would be to flood the vessel, which
would sink her in case she was full
Of coal. On the other hand, if all the
coal from the upper holds is taken !,
away there would be no serious dan
ger If the fire should blaze up, as it
would only be necessary to food the !
lower, hold. which would not endanger
the ship.
Yesterday afternoon the work of dis
was suspended, and the ship
was cleaned up. Captain Amesbury
had a fine gobbler down below, with
which he was going to celebrate
Thanksgiving.
Roanoke Caught a Sea Lion.
1t is well known that the ship
experienced number of ex-
citing events during her long trip
around the Horn. but all OF them were
not as disagreeable as the fire and the
leaks. Before the fire started many
small Incidents, such as the catching Of !
lloatrosses, sharks. etc, enlivened the
voyage and while the ship was round I
ng the Horn all previous catches were
outclassed by the capture OF an i'm
nense sea lion.
The ship was sailing along slowly
when the sea lion appeared. He kept !
swimming aft of the vessel until final
y his curiosity got the best of him and