The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-12-08

SQerlQdn arrived LIIS
pines, via Japanese ports, yester-
II day. She now holds the record
for the longest run from Manila
and the fastest run from Nagasaki, ia
par, of any of the twin-screw fleet in I'm
Gle Sans service. She was ffty-eight
days on her way here from Manila, but
came from the Japanese coast in seven
teen days and six hours, which is splen-
did performance.
Soon after leaving Manila the Sheridan
ran into typhoon, and during it the ma
chinery was disabled. The vessel was
hove to for time and repairs made and
then the transport was able to reach Ma
gasaki on October TO- Once on the Japan
csc coast her passengers began to desert
her, and many of them came home on the
Mail steamers and some on the Hancock.
Captain Pierce of the Sheridan cabled
Washington that the repairs on his ship
would take some time, and as the Con-
gressional party was aboard the Govern
meml rushed the Warren to the scene. All
hands We're taken aboard the latter YES
sci and she made a start for San Fran
cisco, only to come to grief in the Inland
Sea.
Tker the Hancock was called upon and
she also went ashore, but without injury
to the hull, so she went along, alter get
ting off the beach. Later the passengers
Of the Sheridan and the Warren were
taken aboard. They reached San Francisco
Nevertheless the Sheridan picked up
1900 passengers while she was detained at
Nagasaki- Those who came up in the
abin were:
Colonel Tully NicCrea, Artillery Corps; Mrs.
Tully McCrea Lieutenant Colonel NJ. c. Foote,
Ninth Infantry; Major L. w. Cooke, twenty
F. Lippett, surgeon United States Volunteers;
Captain A. Todd, Artillery Corps; mrs. "A;
s dd TaR5ag j. ap MGca MFsoh TMeH
tieth Infantry; Captain 5, NJ Foote' Artiiiery
Corps; Lieutenant R. f. Mcmillan, Artillery
Corps; A. B. Johnson, United States Consul
Annoy, China; R. c. Miller, United States Con-
Eleventh Cavalry; Miss Marion West, Lieuten-
ant r. L. Ball Thirteenth Cavalry; Mrs. L.
r. Ball. A. +. McManus, Judge Infantry Court,
Manila; H Holingsworth, late lieutenant
Twenty-ninth Volunteers; R. s. Miller United
States legation, Toxic. Japan; Mrs. r. 8 Mil
Ter, Lieutenant D. P. Lyon, Sixteenth Infantry;
c. Stewart. Fourth Cavalry; Miss z Finch
Willard Church, Army and Navy Journal; !.
Infantry; Lieutenant R. T. Hazard, First Cav
airy; Lieutenant W. H. Mccormack, Eleventh
Cavalry; Mrs. w. H. Mccormack, Captain
A. c. Merrillat Fifteenth Cavalry; John w.
Ward. late Lieutenant Thirty-third Vol
geon; Captain H. E. Ely. Mrs. H. E. Ely, Mas
ter Ely Mrs John c. Fremont wife OF Lieu
tenant Commander Fremont; Miss Julie Ere
ker. Artillery Corps; DR.. ]. F. Siler, contract
surgeon; Mrs Merchant, Mrs. W. S. McNair
Mrs ]. F. Berry, n B. Roper, engineer
quartermaster's department; c. w. Thornton,
commissary clerk; Miss Hughes, army nurse;
Miss Anger, army nurse; DR.. L. D. Fricks'
Marine Hospital Service; Lieutenant George S.
Richards, Twenty-eighth Infantry; w. NJ. The
transport service; J. w. Gregg, transport serv-
ice; j. o. Wanzer, postal clerk; ]. F. Gretzer,
postal clerk Phillip Egner McC. Lingan,
transport service; Dr. ]. NJ Sheperd. contract
Mrs. W. F. Knack, 3. F. Wells. postal clerk
clerk; Mr.. Geisting, postal clerk; Felix st.
Claire, clerk: Mrs. st. Claire and child, Mrs.
sons, L. S. Simon, clerk; H. II. Cheal, chief
clerk quartermaster's division of Philippines
and z. Z. Carey.
The short term men, of whom there
were 1899 aboard, were at once transferred
to the detention camp at Angel Island.
They will be held there until their papers
are made out and will then be sent home.
H H. Tassler, a discharged soldier, was
in trouble on the vessel He was cor
poral in the Signal Corps and overstayed
his leave at Nagasaki. Being discharged
man it seems hard to understand how he
could overstay his leave. Anyhow Colonel
McCrea ordered him put in irons and then
the other discharged men nearly mutinied.
There were catcalls when an officer put
in an appearance, and when he tried to
discipline a discharged man uncompli-
mentary remarks were hurled at him.
I'm not a soldier. I'm a citizen Of the
United States and as good as you any
day. one of the men exclaimed.
Finally Tassler broke out of Jail and de-
fed rearrest. IF the crew of the ship
will arrest me-" said he well and good,
but the military authorities have no con-
troll over me-" Then Colonel McCrea ap-
pealed to Captain Pierce, and when the
fifth officer and two sailors came along
Tassler went quietly into the brig.
This was on December 3 and the pris-
oner was only released when the Sheridan
was making port. Every discharged man
on the vessel contributed money to help
Tassler carry his case to Washington.
Among the arrivals on the Sheridan was
Lieutenant Hazard of the First Cavalry,
He subseouentiy entered a, Filipino camp
and captured Howard. a deserter from
the First California. For his services he
has been recommended for a special
medal by the commanding general and
also for promotion.
The Sheridan came to the dock late in
the afternoon and will sail again for the
Philippines almost Immediately.