The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-10-07
THE TRANSPORT SHERIDAN
BULGING WITH HUMAN FREIGHT

Looking like a frowsy old woman
just awakened from bad dream, the
U. S. A. T. Sheridan arrived from Ma
Mia at $3.50 this morning and locked
on the Waikiki side of the Alakea
wharf. Pilot Sanders insisted that the
harbormaster had told him to dock the
transport on the Eva side, but the
transport officers persisted in docking
her on the other side, as a wireless
had been received from the depot
quartermaster so to do. However,
shortly after she had been made fast,
and finding that the baggage of the
Twentieth Infantry, which the Sheri-
dan is to take on, had been placed on
the other side of the wharf, they de
cided that the harbormaster was right
Accordingly the Sheridan was backed
around and tied to the other side Of
the dock.
The transport is twenty-five days
from Manila. 1t was stated that for
three days after leaving the Philip
pines she encountered rough seas and
passed through a typhoon, this being
the typhoon season along the China
coast Eight days after leaving Manila
the Sheridan arrived at Nagasaki, and
from Nagasah to Honolulu fourteen
days were consumed in the passage.
Aside from the typhoon it is stated
that nothing worthy of note occurred.
There were no deaths and none we're
seriously i'll.
The total number of military pas
sengers aboard the transport is six
hundred and twenty-six. OF these
hundred and thirteen are first-class
passengers, forty-one second class, and
four hundred and fifty in troop quar-
ters, Manila to San Francisco. Ten
were taken on at Nagasa-
XII an twelve in the troopers quar-
ters, all bound for San Francisco A |
few of the civilians will lay over at
Honolulu.
In the troop quarters are five desti- |
Lute American seamen WHO are being
home and two INDECENT citi-
zens. Four military convicts are be-
ng taken to serve terms at Alcatraz.
The remainder in troop quarters are
enlisted men of the army and navy /,
and marine corps, casuals, discharged i
soldiers, and Filipino male servants.
From Honolulu the Sheridan Will
AXE thirty-one in the first-class, fifty
six in the second, and in troop quar-
ers four hundred and thirty-four two h
of whom are casuals and two
asd thirty-four men of the sec D
IN battalion OF the twentieth infan-
ry. A large number of discharged .
soldiers who are entitled to free trans. ,
to the Coast and Who have ]
)een waiting many weeks for the {
transport will be left behind, for the !
eason that the Sheridan with a total
If about eleven hundred and fifty !
ouls aboard has as many as she can
possibly take. By reason of the hard J
hip and injustice worked against
hese men who have been loafing ]
round for several weeks and spend {
ng their few dollars, an effort will d
re made by the depot quartermaster |
o obtain authority to place them at 8
government expense on the next mer- s
hant vessel leaving for the Coast ]
The second battalion of the TWEEN 7
leth infantry are leaving today after r
our years service at. Fort Shafter. c
hey will go To Fort Douglas, Utah G
n order that no delay will nnsue at 2
an Francisco by having their bag q
age examined, the customs officials r
ere have been busy for the last three Y
avs placing seals on the trunks, box =
and other packages belonging 20 f
his battalion. Altogether the 1cus- +
)ms officials have sealed about eight T
undred and fifty pieces of baggage. p
y pursuing this method, not only in q,
and delay viii be saved to p
lie men of the battalion, but much
ISIS of labor and time for the Gus :,
ms people in San Francisco will be
yoided.
The transport will leave for the :,
cast tonight at nine o'clock, taking =
all for the mainland. g,
Mauna Kea Brings Undesirables. "
The Mauna Kea, arriving from Hilo v
lis morning, brought with her deck ;,
lssengers a band of gypsies. The, .
md consists of two men, three wom- =
l, and swarming troop of infants q
arms and afoot. Judging from APP A
,arances, the babies must have ar -
we'd with confusing rapidity, as they =
seem to be of about the same age \,