Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-12-15
u. S. NEG0TIATES
FOR BIG STEAMER
Fave Made Thorough Examination
of Plan Of Steamship Algoa---
NAV Purchase Vessel to Trans
port Horses and Artillery.

The United states Government
has obtained pans of the huge
steamer Algoa, in this port, anu Will
have the vessel under consideration
for the moving of horses and field
irtillery whenever this should be
found necessary says the s. f. EX-
amincr.
with the same secrecy that at
tended the stopping of all work ON
the TRANSPORT Logan last Friday,
when It became apparent to the Wa
shington authorities that the troop
ship might be needed to carry one
or two regiments of soldiers to Nj
caragua, Government agents have
negotiated for the Algoa, and It is
now understood that the big steamer
will be readily available at any
time, with slight preparation, for
the transportation of cavalry, horses
and ARTILLERY.
There is no doubt that attention
was directed to the Aigoa as a re-
suit OF the imbroglio In Nicaragua,
and that investigation showed that
II would be the most available car
rier for the purposes mentioned.
The mammoth steamer Is capable
of transporting 1000 horses and sew
eral companies of field artillery, ia
addition to several thousand tons OF
supplies and the necessary feed for
the animals.
During the days following the in
vasion of the Philippines by troops
from this country tig German steam
or Samoa, sister ship Of the Algoa,
States Government in transporting
horses from here to the islands and
was one of the largest and most sat
isfactory of the animal transports.
In mere freight-carrying capacity
the Algoa is a giant, being able east
II to transport 10000 tons.
The A.goa, the property of the Pa
Clfc Mail Steamship Company, mas Il
gross tonnage of 1915 and net ton
mage of 1897. Her length Is 455
feet, and breadth So feet. On az
count of her great size and the fact
that the regular large carriers of the
Mail line are able to carry all the
freight offered, the Algoa has beer
idle at an anchorage in the upper
bay since January, 1907, except fol
a few months, when she was utilize
as store ship for coal. She has
been kept In good tim, and if Tho
Government should decide to sent
her to CoYinto the Algoa could bt
loaded aud dispatched. In legs thar
u week.
The investigation into the suit
ability OF the Aigoa for Government
uses has been carried on so quietl.
that not even officials of the Paclh
Mail Company, other than one Of
two of those high In authority
lnew that Uaelc Sam had the YES
sci under consideration. Matter
have progressed so far, however
that 1t Is virtually settled that tn
AlgOa will be called into immcdiat,
use IL any vessels other than tn,
warships are 10 be dispatched Il
Coiinto.
Late yesterday afternoon Colonc
Won Schroeder, superintendent o
the army transport service receive,
instructions to reload the Logan an,
get the trool ship ready to sail 10
Manila on schedul' time -p.yt Mon
day. No instructions rcrardlnS tn
Crook and iIuford have been recciv
ed, and both these transports wi,
! he held In readiness for further or
dcrs. As the time drew near Tor tn
sailing of tho LOGAN and affairs Il
Nicaragua did not demand her dit
patch 10 that country by the Unite,
States, II was decided to send he
out on the regular Manila schcdplJ