Show SOLDIERS DIE AT SEA Three Deaths Occur on Transport Logan on Voyage Across Pacific San Francisco Aug 6There were three deaths on the Logan which arrived ar-rived here today during the voyage two occurring before Taku was reached On June 30th Private James II Mc Nccrney of company D Ninth infantry Infan-try died and on July OtIs James D St Croix passed away Private David Nutcs of company Gone G-one of the men Mho started homeward owing to Illness died at sea July 22nd To the Logan attaches the distinction distinc-tion of being the first vessel to land American troops in China She conveyed con-veyed the gallant Ninth infantry fr6m Manila to Taku The Logan made the run from Ma nilla In thirtynine days from Nagasaki Naga-saki in eighteen and a half days and from Yokohama In fifteen and a half days From Manila to Taku she conveyed con-veyed the Ninth Infantry and detachments detach-ments of the signal and hospital corps and among the passengers brought here by her Mere sixtyone sick men of the Ninth At Taku sho took aboard 170 Christian refugees from Tien Tam All except fortyeight oC these left the Logan at Nagasaki |