The Hancock was the old Arizona , a onetime greyhound of the Atlantic, which the Government had purchased and remodelled for service as an army transport. A considerable fleet of such vessels plied the Pacific at that time, carrying large consignments of troops to and from the Philippines and, though there are not so many now, I still read with interest of the comings and goings of ships whose old, friendly sounding names became so familiar to us in the course of our residence in the East. The Grant , the Sherman , the Sheridan , the Thomas , and others, all named for great American generals, awaken memories of interesting days. The Hancock