Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-14
SHERIDAN GOING
ON TO MANILA
SATURDAY

Wei. i!.cd hut not OVcrCTOWdrd the
I. : army transport Sheridan dock
cd at go O'Clock this morning at
FicT (, - hours late getting in, be-
cause Of Il dense fOg in San Francisco
bay. which Capt. J J Murphy. her
commander. said made it necessary for
the snip t. anchor N the stream for
- hours and made the Manchuria. the
last Pacific Mail boat TO leave here.
36 hours late arriving at San Fran
cisco.
Several prominent persons arrived
on the transport, which will not sail
until 8 O'clock Saturday morning for
Guam and Manila. Among those Of
note on board are lst Lieut.. W. V.
Garter. son Of Maj.-gen. W II. Carter,
commanding the Hawaiian Depart
mCnt. I.itLt Carter is first lieutenant
CT the eth Cavalry, en- route to the
Philippines He was met at the pier
by his father and taken on an auto
mobile ride
George W. Hanson, American consul
at Sandakan, BOrneO, is another man
CT prominence on board He is re-
turning after a visit to the mainland,
having been called to Washington on
official business He served as con-
sui at Sandakan one year and is re-
turning for a second year. Mr.. Han
sons family will remain in the states,
as he was unable to secure accOmmo-
datiCns for them on the October trans
port
Capt. Paul B. Malone, who conduct
ed the college mems and business
mems military training camps at the
Preside last summer, returned and
is to report today to his old COM
mand, Company X, I'd Infantry. He
has been away three months.
Other army men arriving for duty
here included Capts. G.. NJ. Watson, l.,
s. Eckeis, and l.. Mitchell, all medical
who are going to the depart
ment hospital here for duty.
Maj. H. D. Bloomberg, medical corps, !
arrived with his family and will be
stationed at Schofield Barracks.
Music in plenty was furnished on
board the big vessel by the 18th
Cavalry band. This regiment is going
to the philippines. According to Quar-
termaster Clerk E. Vernon Brown of !
the Sheridan, there are 1899 people |
on board, including the crew.
The transports passenger hist num- !
bers 161 first class, las second, 997 !
troops, 1872 crew, and one stOwaway,
T. F.. Johnson, an American, 80 years
old, who was put ashore here, after
paying for his transportation by work
ing every day.
Honolulu passengers in cluded &c
first cabin, 80 second and 1871 troops.
Capt. Murphy reported that this is the
first transport In many months which
has not been overcrowded.
After taking on 700 tons of coal
he Sheridan will sail at o'clock Sat
lrday morning, carrying 10 first cabin
from this port for Guam
md Manila and several second cabin,
also considerable freight and officers
household goods for the Philippines.
Capt. Murphy reported that the
Sheridan passed the K submarines
lay before yesterday, but did not come
within Is miles Of the boats, so that
,nly the lookouts and men on the high
Est parts Of the ship could make out
he fIotilla He said he believed the
lndersea craft would reach here about
o'clock this afternoon, at the rate
If progress it was then making. The
reported the Maryland to
ave been towing one of the subma-
ines when the transport sighted her.