The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-02-02
HORSES NEED No REST
DELAYING OF TRANSPORTS HERE
UNNECESSARY.
Captain shaker Thinks Nothing is
Observation Of Keeping Animals here.

AS the result of the observations
made 10y Captain Shaker the depot
Quartermaster at this place there is
possibility chat within "a short time
there VIII Doe mo- more relayiug of gov
ernmeut stock from San Francisco to
the contrary the animal transports may
make the run straight through TO the
Philippines.
It has generally been the custom in
the oceanic transportation of stock to
stop the vessels i'm this port any where
from four days to a week in order
to rest the animals. 1t was though that
the rest was absolutely necessary 10
enable the animals to complete the rest
of the trip. During the height of the
Philippine campaign there was much
business done here. regular boats being
ON two different runs with Honolulu as
the terminus of the first run from San
francisco and the starting point for the
second relay TO Manila
Recently Captain Shaker made a re-
port to Colonel Long the superinten-
dent of the transport service to the
effect that the relaying of the stock
with the detention of the vessel was en-
tlrely unnecessary None of the animal
transports are owned by the govern
ment but are leased by the war depart
ment at q cost ranging from S400 TO
$500 q day Every delay I'm this mort
and that the saving to the stock does
not justify this outlay seems certain.
The last vessel carrying horses to stoD
over remained a week. Six hundred
dollars day was being paid for the
boat and the result was that 81 200 re-
presents the money wasted by unload
ing the stock ana waiting i'm Honolulu
1t is claimed chat the rest here does
the animals much good and enables
them to stand the longer portion of the
trip. such is not the opinion Of Can
tain Shaker and many others who have
observed the effects. The hardest test
on the animals is on the first part OF
the journey from San Francisco. With
IN few days, the animals get their sea
legs while those who have contracted
disease or else been injured by the
tossing and tumbling OF the vessel sue
cumb Some of the sick animals strug-
gle along until Honolulu is reached and
are then put ashore with the other
horses. These sick animals are often
left over here. Captain Shaker SAYS
that in nearly every case they never
recover or else they are utterly unfit
for subsequent duty.
As soon as the average horse gets it's
sea legs and reaches Honolulu in good
condition it is perfectly able to stand
the rest of the run to Manila without
stopping for a rest. Some of the ami
mails might be benefited uerhaps by a
little exercise BY different arrange.
ment of the room, with some extra
stalls the more delicate animals could
be walked about.
The last shipment Of animals which
came here on the Kintuck cost about
$40 a head. None of them were lost en-
route although a few were sick Never
theless this vessel waited about a week
\ large number of horses would have
to be lost to make up the $4,000 and odd
dollars which was wasted by keeping
the boat here and the government could
far better afford to loose a dozen or two
animals If 1t could save the useless ex-
pense of paying sor boat that was not
being used