The San Francisco call., 1904-02-02
ANXIETY FELT
FOR TRANSPORT .
Friends of Troops on: Thomas
Fear Ship Has Met Disaster
as She. Is Five Days. Overdue
FoGS SPOIL THE 'BATT.EE
Sham Attack Is Postponed at
.Presidfo.Point, but Will Take
Place To-Day Without Fail

The. Transport Thomas, which sailed
from this aport on January5f Tor Ma
Mia, has not as syet been reported as
having arrived at her destination.
She arrived at Guam on January '2l
and should have made the run to Ma
Mia from that point in five days; this
veouEd take her. to- Manila on January
26 This being the case, she, lis move;
five days overdue. -: g
The Thomas passengers include a
squadron of the Second Cavalry, four
teen members Of the Signal Corps and
big number of casuals. :;
The cavalry officers are Captain j. ytd2
Gardner, scomnanding the squadron
First Lieutenant and Squad Adjueant
T.. NJ Coughlan; First Lieutenant +.
McEnhill, squad quartermaster and
commissary; First Lieutenant +. n.
Coffee and Second Lieutenant a. NJ.
Pope. q soc e.
T Some anxiety is felt by people here
that have friends on board, as they
fear she may have run Into another
storm similar to the typhoon she en-
countered on her last trip tosthis port.
WHICH came within an ace of sending
her to the locker of Davy Jones.
Captain Lyman, commander Of the
vessel, was formerly captain of the
Sumner, and it WAS to his skill as
navigator that the last named snip
weathered two terrific typhoons. He'ls
considered. one of the ablest seamen
on the Pacific waters.
A large crowd gathered on the 8fats
at the Preside yesterday morning, eX-
pecting toS see the sham battle between
the Ninth Cavalry and the battery of
field artillery. They were doomed to
disappointment, however, jas the wealth
er was bad. In place of the sham bat
tie, however, Colonel Charles Morris,
commander Of the post, ordered a dress
review and full inspection of the Third
squadron of the Ninth Cavalry. owing
to the general expression of disap-
pointment on all sides yesterday
! Colonel Morris decided to have the"
sham battle to-day at 8 O'clock. sharp
az the point about half mile beyond.
the officers quarters iTs the post proper.
The transport Sheridan sailed to the
Philippines promptly at II m. yester-
day. She took a. good load of army
supplies. She carried the following
passengers: ..
For Manila-.Mrs: T. Klein and son: Miss J..
Stanley; Miss l. Casaday. Mrs; NJ. ]. Robin
Miss Helen Green and mother. r. H. Page and
wife, Mrs. 7. c. Miller. Miss Kate. Hogan,
bsrss MIs M D. arr Mo mrs ~ n90@Tq ia Ts
child; Mrs. George Steunenberg and infant,
Mrs; w. H. .HaEstedt and ekila. Mrs: F. K
Phillips, mother. three children and nurse;
Mrs. Daisey. c. Haywood. Mrs.5sP. Coronna.
George IL. Coans Louis LOuVan; NJ. A. Brown;
l.. NJ. Thbaceau. Mrs, II. IL Pettus, Mrs. F.
c. Peck. Captain H. W. Stamfordi Assistant
Surgeon NJ. 40 w. Shockley. wifesand infant
Captain NJ. G. SpirGks and wife, Lieutenant
Colonel j. Garrard; Major w. G. Dawson
Captain E. p Wolfe and wife: Lieutenant. II
NJ. .Baakhead. wife and maid; Captain Guy H
b. Smith Major George oM. Wells. wife and
two children Major p. G. Wales. wife and
two sons: Lieutenant w. :B; Elliott. wife and
two children; Lieutenant %. w: Strong and
wife. LieuteRant John Hoffman. Lteutenant
S. A. White and wife. Major T. B. Adams;
nurses Army Nurse Corpss-I F. Kelliher, B:
Zieglsr A. McInnes. c. VerdtE. H. G. % Brien.
L, Rohlfs: DR. G. W. Hammond and wife, Or.
w. Z. Sabin, DIR. David d. Hogan and wife;
Captain j. ygs Scott. wife and two daughters;
Mrs r. w. Soper; F. Rohde. wi6s and two
children; c. "a WarCowell, w. c. MILLER. Mrs
John Harris and child. Sergeant Williafn J.
Brown and wife r. Bears and wife. AZ E.
Thompson Fl, r.. Button and wife, j. p. Quinn
and VIE George W. Crook, W. r. Good o.
L. T. Davis We P.9 Simpson; ]. L. Burch-
field son and niece. DR. T. G. Howe and sis
ter Mrs. Sam Alexander. w, g. Kinzie. A
a. Thompson. r. T. Rodgers, Thomas H
walsh r NJ Hendricks. J. CHI Velose (F'ilt-
pino suddenly DR. Verde B. Gregory: Captain
George Curry and two sons. c. z. Won .Jungen7
field and Japanese servant (Guan0a c: A.
Goodsng A. A. Lpscomb. NJ. Barnett NJ. G..
! Poeler. John A. oI<innaird. H.. IL. Allies and
"isT. For. Hon6lilu-First Lieutenant William C
Horllee MARINE Corps) and wife. and forty
nine enlisted. 'dmen. Marine Corps EN- route to
Honolulu.