The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-04-15
MARINE
MAN-HUNT On
US. A. 7. THOMAS
Search the Big Troopship for
Stowaways Before
Sailing.

Captain Lyman, commanding the
United States Army transport Thomas,
inaugurated something new in the way
of freeing his ship of stowaways yes
terday afternoon when, about an hour
before the troopship departed for Ma
Mia, an order was issued that everyone,
absolutely everyone, should leave the
ship. Some surprise was expressed
when this order was gwen, but it soon
became noised around that there were
stowaways on board and the master of
the vessel was bound to get rid OF
them
sUnder command of Colonel Dodd, the
18th Cavalry marched out on the wharf,
and then over to the old fshmarket
where a general inspection was held.
This, of course, attracted large crowd
of townfolk, the Twelfth Cavalry band
enliyening the occasion with martial
airs.
On the ship, in the meantime, there
was search, strenuous and thorough,
in progress. From bow TO stern, up
and down, in the bunkers and among
the stores, man-hunt was conducted.
During the morning, before the big
search, two men who allege that they
are tramping around the world on a
bet of $4,000, were nabbed and uneere-
moniously put ashore.
It was understood, however, that this
duo was bound to get out of town on
the troopship, and determined and,
it is believed, successful effort was
made to prevent them. In the past
it has been a regular thing for the
Army transports to pick up several
ssknights- of the-free-ride' at this port.
1t. in fact. became SO common Tor
youths who had looked on the cards
when thy were shuffied or the wine
when it was red to g beat their way
either to Manila or to the Coast on the
UHited States transports that the thing
BECAME nothing more or less than
PIKE around this city.
The news about the numbers OF stow
aways in Honolulu reached officlaldom,
It ssis said with the result that strin-
gent order regarding the g free pas
senpers went forth Yesterday, after
tbes Thomas had ben thoroughly search
edNan Inspection of the soldiers of the
TweIfth Cavalry as they filed on board
the transport was made. As each man
fled up the gang-planls,~ there -wasa
sergeant of his troop at the entrance
to say whether or no he had the right
to wear the uniform OF our Uncle
Sammy.
And the officers were right on hand
to see that no one had the smallest
kind of a chance to slip through the
lines. This was because it had been
rumored that the world-tramps
would make second attempt to get on
the vessel by donning makeshift UNI
forms. mo stowaways We're caught, SO
far as has been learned.
Much Filipino Money
One million eight hundred thousand
dollars in newly coined Filipino money
is on board the Thomas in the treasure
tank of the big boat. This is going to
Manila. Besides the regular troops on
the ship, there were fifty casuals and
IT'S cabin passengers. For the first time
in many months there were no passen-
gers taken from this port for the Phil
ippines.
There was large crowd down on
the naval wharf when the fine bug
troopship sailed away, many OF them
Army and Navy people.
Along the forward deck the soldiers
were simply packed by the rail, shout