The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-08-11
BELATED LOGAN
ARRIVES SAFELY

The United States Army transport
Logan which has been anxiously await
ed by those who hoped for mail from
the coast arrived at last yesterday
morning and went alongside of Naval
Dock No. 2. The Solace was occupy
ing the Eva side of the same dock. the
coal ship Pierre Lott being engag ed
in discharging her cargo at Dock No. L
where the transports usually liz. The
Logan had an unusually smooth trip
down and her officers attribute her
slow passage to the fact that she is
very foul and that she had to buck
a strong current the first two days
out of San Francisco. The Logan
brought commissary supplies for this
port and will take on some 500 tons of
coal. She will get away for Manila
at noon today.
The vessel has few army officers a.
board this trip most of her passengers
being civil employees or families of Off
GERS or civil employees. Several newly
married couples are among the passen-
gers and there are also names on the
list whose warrant for passage is en-
dorsed-"Fiancee Lieut.. .'' The
captain himself is on his wedding tour
and his friends on the transport have
prepared the following statement for
the Honolulu press in order that he
may be given a proper .send-off.
Among the passengers who arrived
on the transport Logan is the beau
tiful bride of Captain William Percival
Stinson, the handsome and most popu-
lar skipper in the Army Transport Ser
vice. Mrs Stinson accompanied by
her sister Miss Sumner are to remain
in Honolulu until the return of the
Logan from the Philippines, in October
when she will return to the home land
Captain Stinson's many friends in San
Francisco were greatly surprised to
hear of his sudden marriage, as he was
always known as a woman hater, low
ing his ship with a love so deeply that
there was no room in his heart for the
fair sex"
Yesterday afternoon the soldiers a
board the transport sought relief from
the heat in the cool waters of the har-
Dor. Scores of them lined up along the
ships side and plunged into the brine.
They were attired in every kind of
clothes except real bathing suits but no
one minded that a crowd of native
boys was on hand and won consider
able applause by their diving. Some
of them went up on the boat deck and
into the water from that
height. Several of the soldier hoys
went up to- the height and looked down
but it seemed a long way although
their companions who, did not have
bathing suits on made fun of them.
Then a voice shouted, Are you goin'
to let them fellers do US up?" As this
the men seemed to feel that the repu-
tation of the transport if not the whole
army was at stake and three of the
soldiers made magnificent dives into
the water amid the cheers of their
Among the passengers for Manila is
Colonel Joseph B. Girard who is well
known here as he was in charge of
Buena Vista hospital. the military hos
pital of this city, about two years ago.
He is accompanied by two daughters.
One of his daughters is the Wife of
Fritz klamp of H. Hackfeld & Co,
Ltd.
Lieut-CoI. John Mcclellan has re-
turned from his leave of absence to
resume command at Camp Mckinley.
Maj. John F. Guilfoy1e is Assistant
Adjutant General of the United States
Army.
William T. Noting and wife are pas
for Manila. Mr.. Noting is
postmaster at that city
Major C. c.. Starr, Assistant Adju-
tant General and wife are Manila pas
sengers
Francis Drake who is to be in the
new weather bureau in this city ar
rived. Mrs. Drake accompanies her
husband.
The Logan carries sixty-six Field Ar
tillery recruits, 12S Cavalry recruits,
10 Infantry recruits and seventeen en-
listed men.