The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-07-06
ARMY TRANSPORT
FROM MANILA

With her guard rails packed with
men in KHAKI and her hurricane deck
crowded with the brave officers and fair
ladies of the service the United States
Army Transport Thomas locked at Ma
val Wharf No I about FIVE O'Clock yes
terday afternoon, twenty days from Ma
Mia via NagasaEi. The big vessel was
sighted about three O'Clock and after
inspection came in Immediately and
locked.
The Thomas was well loaded. Beside
the one hundred and forty-one passen-
gers there were 3o4 enlisted men from
the 10th, 38tl, 85th and Io8th companies
of Coast Artillery; 368 enlisted men from
various commands; eighty discharge sol
diers and employees; eighteen marines
and tI1irty-eight prisoners total of
o49 exclusive OF the crew. Among the
civilian passengers were c. F. Stone,
editor Of the Manila Times; P. G. Nc
Donnen and Frederick w. Unger, war
correspondents from Nagasalli, and the
family of Judge F. n. Powell of the
Philippine Civil Government.
The voyage of the Thomas was very
uneyentfu1. She sailed from Manila June
IS and left Nagasaki on the morning OF
June p. She was ready to leave on the
evening OF the 2Ist but the harbor IS
mined and the lights extinguished and
vessels are not allowed TO enter or de-
part in the night The Thomas was
preceded in and out Of the harbor by a
government pilot steamer.
As soon as the steamer locked large
number Of men were given shore liberty
and proceeded to see the town They
seemed very glad 70 get on terra frrna
again. The transport sails at 4 p. m
today for San Francisco. She viii carry
from Honolulu Capt Mckay William
son, former depot quartermaster, Z. S. /
A, who has had charge OF the quarter j
masters department here for the past
two years. Capt Williamson goes to San
Francisco for reassignment. Capt. Hum |
phrey has assumed full charge OF the
depot.
PASSENGER LIST.
The following IS the Thomas passen-
ger list:
From Manila to San Francisco; Ma
jor Jas. c Bush, Arty Corps; Major
John L. Bulls, Pay Dept; Major VIM
]. Nicholson, wife and daughter, 9TH
Cavalry; Captain H T. Patton, wife
and son, Arty Corps; Captain H T.
Ferguson, 18TH Infantry; Captain LIE
Vert Coleman and wife. Arty Corps;
Captain W Howell and wife, 9th IN
fantry; Captain J. L. Gilbreth, 9th In
fantry: Isl Lieut. Vim. K. Eastman,
Medical Dept; Ist Lieut.. c. c. Billing
slea and wife. Medical Dept; Ist Lieut.
VIM. A Kent, Signal Corps; Ist Lieut.
W ". Taylor and wife, 18th Infantry;
Ist Lieut.. Robert z. Firth. goth Imam
try: Ist Lieut.. {. w. Van Way. wife and
? children. 18th Cavalry; Ist Lieut. John
s. Chambers, 3rd Infantry: Ist Lieut..
J. A PaegeIow and wife, Philippine
Scouts -2rd Lieut. Frank Geere, Arty
Corps: 2nd Lieut. H. s. Pearce, 10th IN
fantry; End Lieut. Peter Courtney, Phil
ippine Scouts: Dr. H VI AIcConatily,
Cont Surgeon: Dr. W Whitney and
wife, Cont Surgeon: Dr. B. B. Warn
ner. Cont Surgeon: Dr.. E H Porter,
Cont. Surgeon; Dr. ]. n. Ward, Cont
Surgeon; DR.. {. W Johnson Cont.
Surgeon; DR.. ?. D. Brown, Cont Sur
geon DIR. J. L II. Slayrer. Cont SIR
geon; Mrs. E I. Swift and child, Fam
Mai Wood. 18th I'M, Mrs. c B. Drake.
Mem Fam. Capt I4th Cav; Mrs. J. ".
Craig and ci1iid- Fam. Capt. 18th Cav:
Mrs. II. 3. Crosby and child. Fam.
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