The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-02-25
SHERIDAN ARRIVES TODAY
CARRIES MANY SOLDIERS AND
CIVILIANS.
Brings Two Days Later Mail-Several
Scientific Expedition Aboard.

The army transport Sheridan arriv-
ed this morning from San Francisco,
one day overdue. Strong head winds
and heavy seas throughout the "trip
caused the delay. The big vessel car
ries an unusually large number of army
and civilian passengers, five of whom
were for Honolulu. In addition to the
passengers there are 5000 tons of sup
plies for the troops in the PHILIPPINES.
There are two battalions of troops
of the 26th and 9th Infantry number
ing 596 men each, 1856 casuals, 20 of the
general staff and one signal corps man
aboard the vessel. Captain j. II. II.
Peshine of the 18th Infantry is in COM
mand of the troops. The men of the
26th Infantry were recruited princi-
pally at New York and those for the
9th from the Southern and Eastern
States. Among the passengers are the
following army officers who are going
out to join their regiments at the front:
Captain w. T. May 18th Infantry, First
Lieutenant r. II. Baldwin, Jr., First
Lieutenant John w. Barnes, oath In
fantry, First Lieutenant Herschel
Tupes, 1st Infantry, First Lieutenant
NJ L. Crimmins, 9Th Infantry, Second
Lieutenant Fred Van S. Chamberlain,
End Infantry, Second Charles Able, 18th
Infantry and Major j. S. wilkins,
Paymaster of L. S. Volunteers.
The most interesting party aboard
/ the vessel is the Naval ObseTvatorys
scientific expedition to Sumatra. Pro-
fessor a. n. Skinner of the Naval OBJ
/ servatory is in charge of the party.
Associated with him are Prof. William
s. Eichelberger, United States Navy,
Assistant Astronomer F. b. Lyttelle
/ Photographer George II. Peters AS
sistant l.. h. Jewell and Assistant W.
( w. Dinwiddie. Professor r. r. Bar
nard of the University of Chicago, in
charge of the Yerkes Observatory at
Williams Bay Wis; Dr. w. j. Hum
phreys and DR.. H. ID. Curtis of the
University of Virginia, DR.. N. E. Gill
bert of the Johns Hopkins University,
Baltimore, and DR.. S. A. Mitchell of
/ Columbia University, New York. An
| independent expedition from the
Smithsonian Institute, represented by
Charles Greeley Abbot and Paul A.
Draper of the Astrophysical Observa-
tory at Washington D.. c., also ac-
companies the big expedition to Suma-
ira. '........... t..r.
There are fourteen contract assist
ant army surgeons aboard who are go
ing out to the Philippines. ---,.
A number of the women aboard are
the wives of army officers who are GO
ing to join their husbands
Five army nurses are also aboard en-
route to the Philippines
! Misses Dousman daughters of one of
the navy men of America are en- route
to join their father in Japan. The
Misses Evans are also daughters of
naval people and are going east to
join their father
Oscar f. Williams, son and daughter
are en- route to Singapore. Mr.. Will
liams was the consul general of the
| United States in Manila at the time
of the outbreak of the Spanish war and
he was forced to leave the Philippines
He returned to Manila with Admiral
Dewey's fleet and recently returned to
America. Mr.. Williams has been made
consul general at Singapore and goes
to assume the duties of his new posi-
ton.
Lieutenant Crimmins and bride are
really on their honeymoon. He be-
longs to the 1st Infantry. He met his
wife in San Francisco and after q
brief courtship of six weeks married
her about a week before the Sheridan
sailed.
Mr.. and Mrs L. S. G. White stop
at Honolulu. He is a civil engineer of
the navy department and has been sent
to this station to take the post left va
cant by the recent retirement of Mr..
} Prindle.
Mrs. Bernard Moses and daughter
of the President of the Philippine COM
/ mission. Miss Frauenholtz accompa-
: nies them
, Mr.. and Mrs. John p Sebree are also
! passengers for the Philippines. He
served for nearly year as chief clerk
. in the adjutant generals office at San
= Juan de Porto Rico until transferred
to a similar position at Manila. r.
w. Hattinger and w. A. Winston ac-
) company Mr. Sebree and will be under
, his orders in Manila.
f. T. Spillman is a postofflce deputy
: who goes to serve in the postal de-
! partment in the Philippines.
lie xtyiIl
he is the new superintendent of the
l money order department at the local
[ pOstoffice.
; George Curtis and Frank Foss are
} deck officers of the hospital ship Re
lief who are going to rejoin their YES
e sci in the Philippines.
= Mrs. Lieuteant Philip Andrews and
= infant were passengers for this port
- She is the daughter Of Captain anC
= Mrs. Fuller of Honolulu.
e The Sheridan brought two days mail
+ She has a new quartermaster in tn,
S person of II. l.. Miles who occupied
n similar position on the transport War
e rem when she was at this port severa
$ weeks ago. G.. H. Pierce is the master
f of the Sheridan. 1t is expected tn,
10 vessel will get away for Manila tomor
% row or the day following.