The San Francisco call., 1905-06-13
Thomas, With Nearly 1900
Passengers, Makes a Very
Quick Run From Nagasaki
on EDGE OF TYPH00N
Troopship, During Five Days
of Storm, Drifts Perilously
Near the Shore of LuzOn

o known that she was homeward bound
and was making a direct run from
Nagasaki,- but not until Thursday did
Major Devol expect TO see the troop
ship. She came from Nagasaki in 16
days hours, the smartest run ever
made by one of Uncle Sans troop
ships.
Judging by her appearance it was
hard to believe that the Thomas had
just arrived from a long voyage and
that nearly 1900 people had been living
on board her Outside and inside she
was clean as a newly commissioned
yacht. and in Major DeVols smile of
satisfaction after he had completed his
usual thorough inspection could be read
q glowing testimonial to the good man
agement and faithful eXertions OF Cap
tain Lyman and his officers.
For the speed of the Thomas much
credit is given 10 First Assistant Engi-
neer Foley, who for months has
watched and cared for the troopers
engines and who has inspired the engi-
neer officers and others under him with
s good deal of his own enthusiasm.
On the outward voyage the Thomas
was for five days on the edge Of great
typhoon. The sky darkened at noon
on April % and by $3.50 p. m of the
oath rain was falling as il can come
down only in the tropics. An observa-
tiOn was taken on Tuesday, April %,
and that was the last seen of sun, moon
or stars until the following Sunday at
10 a. M, when the weather cleared
During the greater part of this time the
Thomas was hove to. She drifted about
15o miles off her course and when the
weather cleared the transport was off
San Miguel Bay, island of Luzon. An
other day OF darkness and drifting and
rived here yesterday looking so stauch
and proud, would have been on the
rocky shores Of Luzon.
The Thomas brought from the Philip
pines 1915 passengers. OF these 1913
were in the first cabin. The others in
cluded 210 enlisted men of the Twelfth
Cavalry, 536 Of the Twenty third
Infantry, rs casuals, orty-nine United
States marines, ten bluejackets and
twenty-one prisoners.
Among the passengers was Edwin
Emerson, a free lance war correspond
ent who left Japan at the request Of
the japanese authorities. Emerson was
in Port Arthur during the siege. With
a French correspondent he left that
stronghold before its fall and later, in
Manchuria, fell into the hands of the
japanese. He was detained for two
months at Sasebo. Minister Griscom.
who is said to be relative of Emerson,
arranged for his transportation home
on the Thomas.
Two prizefghts varied. for the men
1olk- the mOnOtOny of the hOmeward
voyage In one of the fights Cincinnati
Jim Ryan. once a professional pugilist
and now a private In the Twenty third
Infantry, was knocked out in the fifth
round Of what was to have been a
twenty-round go by Willy Duffy. THE
Pride OF the Thomas" 1t was Edward
Tf1~ mi
the decision in the other scrap His
opponent was Trooper Madder of the
Twelfth Cavalry. Nader before the
nght, said he was a brother of Benny
Hanger- The Tate-Madder contest was
one Of the liveliest goes ever witnessed
on the Thomas There was something
doing all the time. Three referees went
out under stray swings and the man
who awarded the decision to Tate mar
rowly escaped a misplaced uppercut
just as the gong sounded times up in
the last round Four times the con-
testants dived over the ropes and be-
fore the finish of the third round the
ringside seats were vacant and the men
in the corners had secured clubs for
their own protection.
During the homeward VOYAGE Private
J. Masterson Of the Twenty-third In
fantry died Of pneumonia His body
was brought home for burial
Following is a list Of the passengers
who returned on the Thomas:
Second Lieutenant H. S Adams sAoond
Lieutenant Q. c. Aleshire. Miss Austin Major
a Z. Bradley, Mrs Bradley, Miss Brs'5iey s'tIsSt
Sraoieys son. Major II. H Benham First
L1eutsnsnt IL ls,i z. L Boyer First Lieutenant R.
ant r. Mcc. Beck Miss Beck. Second Len
tenant W. A. Blain. Second Lieutenant A Bal
Banks. First Lieutenant n Bury. Second
Lieutenant J. r. Brewer, Lieutenant Colonel
chsse. Emily Chase Mamie Chase Major n
c Carter. Captain r. c. Croxton Mrs C,rox-
Lieutensnt l. w. cass Second i i5enfs5snt FlTSt Us
n. Campbell, Second Lieutenant r. M C,amn-
bell Second Lieutenant A: w. copp Miss E.
crosby, Gustave Carlson. Mrs George Cheek
First Lieutenant j. L. de Witt Mrs de Witt
and child. First Lieutenant J. A Degen,
Mrs. Degen. Second Lieutenant c. A. Donald
son, Annie A. Daley, F. NJ Drum. Captain II
A. Eaton. Mrs. Eaton and child Second Lien
tenant c. A Eusts phieve Edwin Emerson
houser, Mrs. z. Fondevflle. Mrs. Benham. Ma
}or r., X; = Gibson Mrs Gibson, Miss Gibson.
s. Gooosle. First Lieutenant r. K. Grfnstead
surgeon r Gardner, i. r. Graham, Mrs. Gross,
Hodges Miss Jessie Hodges Captain J L
Hines, Captain r, L. Hamilton. Mrs. r. L.
Second Lieutenant H. Il Hall. Second Lieu.
tenant G. B. Hunter, Second Lieutenant r
Il I'm HsEman Mra Ha3D. AMI aBs cSITS Mrs. Nv " p
z. Horton. J. ". Hayden, ]. NJ Harrell G
Y. Howard. Mrs. c. V. Howard and two sons
William Hall. Mrs. Y. K. Hart Second Lieu
tenant G. Jensvod Miss Kitson. CAPTAIN NJ
c. Kerth. Mrs. A w Kimball and children
Mrs. Charles Keller and child Captain Z, n
Lauback Mrs. Lauback and daughters First
Lieutenant Fftzhugh Lee. First Lieutenant
James Longstreet First Lieutenant L. T. Ie-
wald Mrs L. T Lewald and child First
Lieutenant o. s. Lusk. Second Lieutenant G
r. Lewis. Master Lamprecht, Clement Lind
painter. Captain J. NJ Morgan Mrs ] NJ
Morgan. First Lieutenant w. p. Merry Sec.
ond Lieutenant +. C. Miller Mrs. l. Martin
First Lieutenant w. W. McCemmon Jr Miss
Noble. First Lieutenant r. B. Nelson First
Lieutenant j. W. Norwood Mrs J. w Nor
wood c. W. Ney. Chaplain T. p OKeefe
the Misses O'Keefe. First Lieutenant r p
O'connor. First Lieutenant F. L. Patterson
Mrs. r. Z. Patterson. First Lieutenant J. Nj
Purnell, Mrs r. Powers First Lieutenant
G. Van s. Quaclenbush Mrs Quackenbush
Mrs. Quinn and infant. Colonel Philip Reade
Major and Mrs. Charles Richards and two
sons, Captain NJ. W. Rowell, First Lieutenant
J. J. Ryan, First Lieutenant and Mrs r l.
Ruffner and two children. Mrs. E. w Rich
Major and Mrs H. G. Sickei, Chaplain J. II
Sutherland. r. r. Stevens. Miss Strothers
Captain and Mrs. 6. seay Jr. and child Can
tain and Mrs. T. F. Schley First Lieutenant
l. A. Saxton. First Lieutenant z. s. Stayer
Second Lieutenant p NJ. Stevens Surgeon r
Suggs, Mrs. II. /. Scott and family Mrs Fl
J. Slocum. Mrs. {. c. Smith and child Mrs
squier and family, Major c. NJ. Tr1itt First
Lieutenant and Mrs c. o. Thomas Jr Second
Lieutenant r. II Turner. Second Lieutenant
c. A. Thuis, Second Lieutenant r. P. Updyke
Captain II. s. Whipple, Captain and Mrs. w
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