After the Army transport Sumner survived two typhoons in the Pacific, the U.S. government decided it was time to bring the ship back to the East Coast. It was considered by many to be the finest and most elegant transport in the Army, and as such was chosen for a special honor.
On April 28, 1903, the Hawaiian Gazette said the Sumner “will probably carry from Manila to Spain one of the most historic, and at the same time, grewsome (sic) cargoes, ever consigned to the hold of an American ship.
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