Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-09-06
ARMED SOLDIERS
KEEP SHERIDAN
UNDER WATCH
Army Transport Arrives From
Orient; No Cholera Traces
Found; Sails Tomorrow /

For Gle first time in many years
sentries armed with rifles guarded
the gangway Of the U. s. army trans
port Sheridan when she docked at
$50 tbs morning from Manila and
Nagasad- No first and second-cabin
passengers were allowed to pass a
barrier erected near the gangway un.
til they secured passes, and none OF
the crew or troops we're allowed
ashore. These precautions we're part
OF tie quarantine against Asiatic cho-
lera.
because the Sheridan needed 400
tons Of water when she locked this
morning her departure has been post
poned from o'clock this afternoon to
10 o'clock tomorrow morning. The wa
ter cannot be all taken on until that
hour tomorrow, so the through pas
sengers will have a chance to sleep
ashore tonight II they desire. {
Enlisted Men Released
DIR. F. E. Trotter, chief quarantine
officer Of the U. s. public health SER
vice here, took every precaution when
the transport arrived, and his instruc-
tions were followed implicitly by
detail of soldiers ordered TO see that
no one went ashore who had no right
to do so or who had not secured the
necessary passes froIA Quartermaster
Agent Charles A. Roman of the Sheri-
dan The so enlisted men Of the
Corps Of Engineers, who arrived from
Manila for service on Oahu, were al
lowed to go direct to Fort Shafter
without being detained at the quaran-
tine station for eholera-carrier tests,
as they had been examined and tested
at Manila prior 10 the transports de-
parture; and found TO be free from
any traces Of the disease. e. q &
One Death From 1uherculosis F
None Of the troop passengers on the
Sheridan were allowed to go ashore
today, nor were they or anyone al
lowed ashore at Nagasaki, where the
cholera epidemic Is particularly prev
alent now Quartermaster Clerk Mar
tin KilccuTse reported one death of
troop passenger on The voyage over,
CPL Earl W. Flynn, O. NJ. c. who
died of tuberculosis. He was en- route
to Detternnsn General Hospital for
treatment.
Prof. Rock Returns "
e Capt William a. Carleton reported
. pleasant voyage, with fair weather
and favoring winds all of the. time.
The Sheridan brought to Honolulu
from Manila 80 first-class passengers,
Is second and 60 troop, also one first
cabin passenger, Prof Joseph F. Rock
Of the College Of Hawaii, from Maya
sakit Prof. Rock has been collecting
plants in Japan for the Outdoor Cir
lie. to be used in its city beautifica-
ion plans.
For San Francisco the through pas
;engers are from Manila, So first
class, A second and BIG troop. From
Nagasah the Sheridan has for San
Francisco "a first-class, four second
md % troop. The total number OF
on board when the trans
port locked this morning was 779. |
The Sheridan brought 10 bags OF mail
rom Manila and Nagasaki and 81 tons
II freight
Amchg the treop class for San
francisco from Manila are 81 casuaIs,
8 general prisoners. 12i enlisted men,
u. S. navy; 81 enlisted men, u. s. Ma
Inc Corps: is civilians. one discharg-
d soldier and two stowaways, Amer
can seamen. 4e
col. Snow Arrives
Most of the first-cabin passengers |
or Honolulu. with the exception of |
.aeut. Cob. William j. Snow, who ar
lived to take command Of the LIST |
field Artillery at Sehofield Barracks.
ire going on to San Francisco. There !,
vas rot room for them from here on
he transport owing to the number |
cooked for transportation from Homo
ulu.
From this port tomorrow morning |
he sheridan will take 80 firsf-class
Messengers, % second and IS troop. |
'he will not be able to accommodate |
III who want to gn from Honolulu. I
he transport will also take out $50 |
ons Of freight for San Francisco.