New-York tribune., 1902-10-13
BUFFALO BACK FROM LoNG TRIP.
sTrAMER STRUCK CHOLERA AT MANILA
AND NAGAsAKI-sHE BRINGS NAVAL
nEFIcFRS HOME.

The United States steamer Buffalo arrived yester-
&sy morning from Manila and ports on the Asaue
stations with forty-two officers and SOS men, The
Buffalo left New-Tork on june with thirty MO
.b,pnoen os the class Of 'O2 $50 and eight hun
sred tons Of stores for the Asistic fleet Az Gihral-
far ten midshpmen were transferred 10 Nessels OF
Che European station Arriving AT CaNite OAaniel
on August . she found Rear Admiral Rodgers with
his flagship. the New-York also the Rainbow. the
flagship OF Rear Admiral wildes and several Ves-
ses of the Southern squadron The Buffalo trans
serred about four hundred and fifty men TO these
vessels and received $50 men who had served the
required years IN the Philippines. She also
handed stores for the Southern squadron and took
on stores for the Northern squadron
Bad weather interfered considerably with the
handling Of the and stores at Manila. and
cholera existed there comparatively little commuui
cation was permitted with shore. Thirteen mid
shpmen were transferred 10 vessels at Cavite. and
The Buffalo sailed on August for Nsgasah Japan.
where tho flagship OF Rear Admiral Evans the
Kentucky: the New-Oreans. the Helena and the
ticksburg were found. The Buffalo made exchanges
cf men and supplied stores. She transferred FIVE
midshipmen and received a number OF officers who
had been ordered home. As much cholera existed
st Nagasak the steamer remained at the water
anchorage under voluntary quarantine. On August
~ the Buffalo sailed for Wu-Sung China where
SHE found the Monterey. the Wilmington and the
collier saturn. Then she continued the exchange Of
men. transferred the last two OF the midshipmen
delivered stores, cOaled ship and received officers
sor home. She left Nu-Sung on August ls for Hong
Kong found there the MOnsdnock. completed the
transfer q men and stores and left for home on
August ., stopping at Singapore. Colombo and Port
Said.
Al Messina, Sicily, the Buffalo met the Albany
ono received fVe officers and forty-seven men sent
homo from various vessels Of the European station
nn account OF the expiration OF their terms Of sea
nuiN. The Buffalo crossed the Atlantic IN about
~ degrees latitude and had ine weather on
board arc twelve men for hospital from the Euro
pean and Asiatic stations ~ ~
. The officers OF the Buffalo are CAPTAIN A Ross
lAeutcnant Comamnder II. n. Hossy Lieutenant
1ieutenant J. u Mcdonald lieutenant A "a
p. Magruoen. Lieutenant NJ. J. Terhune S,1r-c,r
as W. Curtis. Assistant Surgeon q "a footrs seOt
u. II Stevens - '''"s'eI
ohicers brought back from the Asiatc feet are
r-eusenant Commander T. ri Sherman 4 TisI,is,,s Srs
aommandsr =. n. Scrihner. Lieutenant n -
sampson. Lieutenant r. ". Crank Ileutensrt "
bali Lieutenant n. Mansfield, Lieutenant n y
eSidgelN. Ensign 4. l. Sheffield. Ensign n d, EalL
tls, Ensign {. r. Courtney, ". r. Savles Fnsisn
y. W Vincent and Chief Sailmaker NJ ~ W.
slnh rom the european heet Ensign J. F. Rah-
The United States supply steamer Arethusa also
srriVeo YESTERDAY from CaVite by way Of the S,te9
sanal after an absence Of tWenty-siN montbS -
Asiatc waters, with the United States neef Al
On board the vessel are well She carries crew ~
thrty-nine Nv 'l