The San Francisco call., 1901-12-05

| he was not steering a true course. The
pilot vowed he was and said he knew his
business. Just then the man heaving the
lead yelled five fathoms and Captain
Struve at once ordered the Vessels en-
gines reversed and gave the signal full
speed astern 1 don't think the Hancock
hour when she struck, but nevertheless
the impact was very heavy. We struck
a sandy beach and stayed there a day
and night. We finally got off after dis
charging some coal and pig iron. There
was no confusion, no one was hurt and
the ship is still as sound as a dollar.
hear we are ordered out again on the
18th inst, so the Government must be
satisfied
The Hancock brought up the following
named:
From Kobe, Japan, transferred from United
States army transport Warren-ColoneI F. D.
baldwin, Iwenty-seyenth Infantry. U. S. A.
airy, u. 5. A; Lieutenant Colonel J. w. Han
ney, Twelfth Infantry. U. S. A: Lieutenant
Colonel S. R. Whitall, Twenty-seventh In
fantry U. s. A; Major Ogden Rafferty,, sur
geon. U. S. A; Major B. f. Ames, Sixteenth
Infantry, U. S. A; Captain r. d. Read, Tenth
teenth Cavalry. T. S. A. A; First Lieutenant ].
]. Mayes, Twenty-fourth Infantry. U. 5. a;
First Lieutenants L. S. Edwards Goodwin Ord
way, H. K. Taylor G. r. Green, P. K. Brice.
Artillery Corps, u. S. A.; Second Lieutenant
F. L: Dengler. Artillery Corps, Y. S. A; Sec
fantry. u S. A: Captain w. ]. D. Horne.
Ninth Cavalry U. S. A; Captain F; D. Pease.
DR.. c. w. Thorp, Dr. F. NJ. Wall, DIR. T. 2.
Ball, contract surgeons U S. A; Congressman
D. A. de Almond. Congressman Edgar Weeks.
Mrs T. D. Baldwin. wife of Colonel Baldwin;
Mrs ]. W; Hanney, wife of Lieutenant Colonel
MManneyi MaIa Mrs a. 0r1as0n Nv wife of Surgeon d
wife of Captain Read; Mrs j. Nave, wife OF
Chaplain Nave; Miss Nave, daughter Of Chap
lain Nave: Mrs. William Wallace, wife of Cap
tain Wallace; Mrs z. L. D. Breckinridge,
wife of Lieutenant Breckinridge: Cabell Breck-
r. Ferguson e
partment; Mrs. F. Byrne. wife Of steward OF
United States army transport McClelland Mrs.
a. Witt nurse of Mrs. Brecknridge; Miss NJ.
z. Buckley, Miss r. A. Deans. Miss A. NJ.
Charlton, contract nurses, U. S. A; ]. j.
Mashburn chief CLERK OF office chief quarter
department; z. Heinatz, clerk, subsistence de-
partment; L. A. Dougherty, son OF Colonel
From Manila, P: I-Colonel L. H. Rucker,
Eighth Cavalry. Y: s; A.; Major A. D. Ms
mend C1n sP1rceon T. Gantain W Fres
tain w j. Pardee, Twenty fifth Infantry, U.
S. A.; Captain Eugene Coffin. paymaster, U.
s. A.; Captain E. F. Cheatham, quartermaster,
L. S. A. First Lieutenant G. D. Freeman,
tenant T. B. Crockett, Twenty-fourth infantry,
U. S. A; DR.. J. D. Halsell. contract surgeon,
u. S. A.; F. E. Magune master United States
army transport Lawton; Charles Stewart chief
engineer United States army transport Burn
side; Mathew Horohan, electrician, United
States army transport Burnside; Gus Wallen>
schlager quartermasters agent: Eugene Cof-
fin Jr paymaster's clerk; z. Wernhern, COM
missary clerk; Sydney Adamson, correspondent
Leslies Weekly.
There were two deaths on the Hancock
during the voyage. W. G.. Herman, pri-
vate, Company K, Twenty-seventh Infan-
try, died of dysentery, and Mary G. Solon,
a servant of Colonel Baldwin, died of
consumption Their bodies were brought
to San Francisco.
Quartermaster Captain E. F. Cheatham
comes here to get married. He was for
merly major in the Tennessee regiment
and later joined the Thirty-seventh as
colonel, when that regiment of volun-
teerS was formed. When the Thirty-sev-
enth was mustered out he became a cap
tain in the regular army by appointment
and was assigned to service in the Quar-
termasters Department. He is now on
leave of absence.
The Warren also brought back 294 en-
listed men, nineteen insane, 2S9 sick in
hospital, $50 discharged soldiers and
teamsters, fifteen prisoners, siXty-seven
men from United States navy, twenty
nine men condemned by medical survey
on naval vessels, fifteen navy prisoners
twelve guards and United States navy
cook. Out of the thirty prisoners there
are only two charged with serious Of
fenses. They are from the navy and will
be summarily court martialed.
The Hancock docked last night and
will at once be got in order to sail for
Manila on the 18th inst.