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THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 1898. ] FLOWERS AND FLAGS BEDECKED THEIR WAY Continued from Second Page. ¥s. Again the girl soon to be left hind was in evidence, and a second look at many disclosed a familiar fig- ure, last seen in a corner of the Pre- sidio gun shed or hanging on the arm some gunner, waiting for the as- sembly call. They had come down fror > post for another good-by, and there on the platform they staid. Cap- tain Potts tried to hurry the men, but ither he nor hi Ticers interfered with the leave taking, The gunners looked out for the guns and the drivers looked out for the horses, and every 2 one looked out for the girls, and felt bad for them and wondered how long they would keep the buttons the sol- with a laugh and joke, cut and gave to as as there were buttons. those buttons will be kept. s not all joke and jocose farewell. rere were tears and sighs and brave little smiles that had much be bitt weeping for all the deception they proved, and there was handshak- ing and then as the last guns were be- ing loaded and eve one saw the end e was many a Kiss that hung low for cause a break and 1ea might glance r little bugles trilled a . It was the embly, and that ant the end. Some bo from Bat- y F were singing in the midst of a as wd of friends, but the cry of the broke the song, and the men for their line, 2 m kissed looked as if , but contented king hands. Flow- he blue coa to look brave they tened up under the eyes of their > man with hi H s head bound up was had been hit with and be- he > two batteries ] ght ferry at the foot .t. The boat was not in, so they wa 1d once more those who had good-by were allowed ano n the boat came run on, and the ' was given. had ta and wharf pi ¥ had been sumewhat W but as the the wharf afresh, and The bat- 1d the gallantly man them; ag, and even Sport, Battery C, who has ng a blanket and end “Cuba or Bust, to the echo. And one man, m: the top of a fence and v waving his free arm, gave at started at once, and the tive that hauled che cars down long farewell, winning an an- swering blast from the st er. The s ers gathered on the 1 of the cheered while the crowd | broke m the police and running wn the wharf answered with a will, d so they watched until the boat D ht, and as the 1 the mournful ig n on that grim fighter the Mon- iluting the passing fi home the fact that th had one—pe ABOARD THE BOAT. Salutes on thé?ay—creetings | in Oakland. Hardly had the last man marched on ard the Transit when the lines were t off and, followed by the ringing rs from th on the docks and the shore, drew out of the slip. acle that made the h leap with enthusi m. were broken immediately and all d long had gone with ly a trace « motic med suddenly electrified and casting aside all restraint answered er with cheer, nor were their voices again, except during the short d to make the transfer by to the cars, until after enth street station was passed. r ansit got past the aluted with three vonded m the ADVERTIL Dr. Weak Nerves—It Strength of DILLE You can add an refer any one o ous weg tion. I beg cured, My have very highly Read this ” famous ME It is full of truths w of grateful letters from men who are now happy and : strong. If possible, call and examine this famous Belt. + Consultation free, [ ] & SANDENELECTRIC C0., {5iimsiiovxun o+ 832 Market Strect. 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A short distance further on the moni- tor Monterey was seen lying at anchor off Folsom street, and the men of the two batterles clambered on to the tops of the cars and sent three mighty cheers over the water to their comrades in arms. There was a sudden commotion on the big warship, for the source of the cheering was instantly recognized. A bugle rang out the call to quarters. and, while the crew was forming in line on deck, three blasts of her siren, loud- er, more piercing than that of any p that ever reverberated over the waters of the bay, gave a godspeed to the vanguard of warriors that could be heard from Kearny street to the Alameda shore. Then the sailor boys burst into cheers, and, while the Transit's whistle was responding, the revenue cutter U. S. Grant, anchored a short distance from the Monter added her voice to the roar. The shouts of the throngs | left behind on the dock still came faint- ly across the water, and the soldiers de no attempt to curb their enthu- siasm. Tiny flags, that had been thrust into their hands by school child along the route or draped around tt slouch hats by sweethearts or wive were waved with a vim while t shouted until they were hoarse. Half way to Goat Island the boat Oakland was met. ats exchanged the customary salutes, while the passengers crowded to the rail and cheered and waved hats and | handkerchiefs. Again the soldiers sent forth their voices, answering cheer with cheer until the boats had drawn 80 far apart that the sound could not be heard. At the torpedo station in Shelter Cove, Goat Island, the lighthouse ten- der Madrona lay tied to the wharf, and she, too, saluted the departing soldiers. For a brief interval comparative quiet reigned, only to be broken as the Tran- big The | WILL MARCH AT the Presidio immediately af: boat. Companies A, B and C act as the advance guard t airs of the soldiers. They LR CRCRORCRRCRCRRORCR R R R R X LR Sl R 24 were in the best of humor, answering cheer with cheer and joking and fiirting with the pretty girls. At Sixteenth street a brief stop was made to enable the few civilians who had accompanied the troops thus far on | their journey to alight. Although it was then 7:05 o'clock, fully 500 people were at the station, many of whom had wait- ed there since 2 o'clock to see the boys. The crowd had been several times larger earlier in the day, but most of the people had grown tired and gone home. Among the number in walting were a few women with tear-stained faces, who had bidden good-by to some one of the soldiers in San Francisco, and had then hastened across the bay in the hope of one more word—one more kiss. sit drew near to Oakland Creek. The ferry-boat Encinal, lying at the nar- row-gauge slip, was the first to greet the soldiers, her whistle and the an- swering toots from the Transit arous- ing the lightkeeper who lives in the lit- | tle house perched up on stilts at the| end of the restraining wall. Hastily running up the stars and stripes on the | flagstaff he dipped the colors three times and then started the deep-toned | fogbell to clanging. The locomotives on the pier joined in the greeting, while the people there cheered lustily. It was one long ovation during the ent run to Peralta-street landing, and it did not end even there, for the residents of Oakland had yet to offer up their tribute. Quite a crowd was | then gathered on the dock, but it was‘i n 6 o'clock, and many who had| ited all the afternoon to get a| parting glimpse of the men had gone‘[ home. There was no time for the exchange | of compliments then, and silently the | men marched off the boat and over to the long train of coaches—if such they may be termed—in waiting beside the ferry slip to convey them across the continent. The Southern Pacific receives $40 per | man to Tennessee, more than some | roads charge second class passengers | to New York, and furnish them with | | comfortable sleepers, yet the cars pro- | vided for the artillerymen were hardly | fit to herd cattle in. They were the| oldest and cheapest owned by the com- | pany, and were practically abandoned long ago, the only use to which they have been put for years belng to run to and from the race tracks. They were at one time used as emigrant sleepers, but the uncovered board seats have been nailed up so that they can no longer be made into the semblance of | a bed. Into these poorly ventilated, comfortless cars the men tumbled with- out a murmur, and laying aside their accouterments hastened to the baggage cars to procure their knapsacks, blan- kets and overcoats. A detail was told off to supply the | men with rations from the commissary car, for they carry their own supplies | with them as well as fodder for the ! horses. Great loaves of bread fully two | feet long and as light and wholesome | as was ever baked were distributed in | nerous quantities throughout the together with cans of beans, cold and vegetables. There was no opportanity to make or purchase coffee g0 the canteens were filled from the water tanks and the men proceeded to attack their cold supper with as keen a relish as though they were back in their old quarters at the Presidio bar- racks. A Pullman f'-eper was attached for | the accommodation of the officers, and twenty minutes after the Transit reached the slip the long train started. It was in one section with two engines when it left Oakland, the cars contain- ing the horses, guns and baggage being in front of the passenger coaches, but it will be broken up into two or three | sections when the mountains are reached. There was a long delay in the Oak- land yards, where hundreds of people had gathered to bid the soldiers fare- By this time supper had been | finished, pipes lighted and the men @ | SEMENTS. k7 Cure Restores All the Manhood in ¥ B+E+E + Fill your body with Electricity. It restores health and strength. You canmot be weak when your nerves and blood are full of the fire of life. Dr. Sanden’s Electric Belt is a won- derful invigorator. Its touch is the touch of new life, new manhood. my testimony to all the others that you me. I bought one of your Belts three years improving until T was _entirel; 1 truly W. M. JACKSON SR. “THREE CLASSES OF for weak men. It tells, why Their devotion was rewarded, for the favored ones quickly saw them and hastened out of the cars. Their fare- wells were cut short, though, for with a triple blast from the two locomotives the train again began to move and batteries C and F were fairly on their way to the war, followed by the cheers and prayers of those they left behind. The train will reach Los Angeles about 4 o'clock this afternoon, when the first stop of any length will be made. There the horses will be ex- ercised and given the first water they will have since they left the Presidio. Only one stop a day will be made for this purpose, and it is doubtful if they will be even exercised more than once efter leaving Los Angeles. 9000000000000 0090000000000000000000000 0 The First Infantry, Colonel Miles commanding, will leave The officers of the regiment expect that they will be in line and marching on the way to the ferries at 1:30 o’clock. The route will be alopg Lombard strect to Van Ness ave- nue, to Golden Gate avenue to Market and on down to the come Troop I, Fourth Cavalry, escorting the regiment on its way to the war as far as the ferry. regiment on the way will play many of the familiar old hind Me,” “Hail, Columbia,” “Yankee Doodle,” “Tenting on the Old Camp Ground,” “Red, White and Blue,” “Glory, Glory, Hallelujah,” “Battle Cry ot Freedom.” PPV0PPV0000000000000000000V000000000000 1:30 P. M. TO-DAY. ter the dinner hour to-day. of the Police Department will o clear the street. Then will The band of the will be: “The Girl I Left Be- B R RO R R R R R R R R R R R ORCR R R @ & | general's office, March 30, 1%7, is discon- tinued until further orders. By command of Major-General Miles. H. C. CORBIN, Adjutant-General. First Lieutenant REugene T. Wilson, Third Artillery, in addition to his other duties, will act as engineer officer of the department during the temporary absence of First Lieutenant John D. Miley, Fifth Artillery. First Lieutenant Willlam W. Galbraith, Fifth Artillery, has been directed to pro- ceed to Atlanta, Ga., and report in person to Brigadier-General W. M. Graham, commanding the Department of the Guit, for appointment and aid as aid-de-camp. Colonel George H. Burton, Inspector- General Pacific Disfrict, has been as- signed to the staff of Major-General John R. Brooke, and will proceed in a few days to_Chickamauga Park. 'No one is allowed to land at Angel Island or Alcatraz without permission from the military authorities. To leave either island one must first obtain a per- mit. A guard is on duty at the quaran- tine station to enforce the regulation. — NATIONAL GUARD. Adjutant-General Barrett Es- tablishes Headquarters in San Francisco. The men and officers of the National Guard now rest on their arms, while a suppressed excitement of eager ex- pectancy for the word of command en- thuses each patriot. There is in the quiet prevailing in the ERIN’S SONS ARE READY. Volunteer f e e ! “0v e Colles N;} Mg the “Stars and Stripes.” They feel tion’s foes. G-‘SOFT Gan Grancusce, ,‘C(FIV.?{ l I e deforar o el Hhw Modtrws’ ,?w—»w’\:(“: “MwW First among the patriotic Celtic assoclations of Knights of the Red Branch to volunteer for active service on behalf of Following is the inspiring, soldier- yesterday to the chief executive of the State: 'Knights of the Red Branch Rifles or the Flag. HE RED BRAc,, S Hg, & €& Cor Musoa sod O'Parrell Streets ¢t ¢ s - Loswwi, mwfiv the city arise the <o competent to ralse a regiment of vet- erans in two days, and only desire the word to move promptly on the na- like application made by the Rifles TO MAN THE FOR;TS. Called to Garrison the Presidio. It is generally believed at the Presidio that after the First Infantry leaves to- day and the President calls for volun- teers a regiment of California infantry will be ordered to take station at the Presidio. As soon as war is declared the the post expect to be ordered to the front, and that four troops of California, if not more, will take their place. No ehange has been made in the time of departure of officers and civilian em- ployes from department headquarters. General Shafter will leave Thursday morning for Bakersfield, and the staff will leave Thursday evening for New Orleans. | The general will join them at Bakersfield. Colonel James M. Moore, accompanied by his chief clerk, started yesterday morning for New Orleans, where the colo- nel will select a camping ground for the troops. The following order, from headquarters of the army, was received yesterday at department headquarters: direction of the Secretary of War, the allowance of ammunition for the instruction of light batteries of artillery for-use in target practice with the 32-inch breach-loading field guns, published in general orders No. 18, headquarters of the army, adjutant- To Principals—Ladies an P. M. to-morrow. Please ha possible form along Iine of to ferry depot. Van Ness ayenues; other sc! 0000000000000 00OC0O0O0000 Militiamen Expected to Be| four troops of cavalry now stationed at | latter street. Very respectfully, 00000000000 00000000000000000€ 00000 military circles of the State that omin- ous suggestion of the calm before the fury of the storm. Everything is now | in readiness, and when the orders come flashing over the wires from Washing- ton California will be found under arms and prepared to take her place in the ranks. This was the consensus of expressions given out yesterday by the command- ing officers of the National Guard, who | only “await the time to prove the | strength of the patriotic assertions. No orders have yet been received from the War Department at Washington, and none are expected until the Presi- dent calls upon the different States for their quota of men. Adjutant General .Barrett, Major General Dickinson and Brigadier Gen- eral Warfield paid their respects yes- terday to General Shafter. The visit was purely one of courtesy, and there was no conference, as was reported. They will also to-day formally call upon General Merriam. None of these officers has received any orders beyond those that have al- ready been given to them to be in readiness. They are not inclined to talk, for they realize the gravity of the present situation. The War Depart- ment has not yet issued any orders to the Governor. Arrangements were made YVesterday | under direction of Adjutant General Barrett by which the commissary de- | partment of each organization of the | | | | 0000000000000 0000CO000000000000000000 1 (4] CHILDREN WILL BID THEM GODSPEED. 3 : r © (4] SAN FRANCISCO, April 19, 1898, © d Gentlemen: The infantry © under General Shafter leaves Presidio at 1 o’clock g ve as many of your pupils as Py march, which will be from ¢ Presidio along Lombard street, thence to Van Ness ave. © nue, to Golden Gate avenue, to Market street, themnée g Schools northward will form on Lombard street or g hools, on lower partof Van © Ness avenune, toward Golden Gate avenue, and on the g CHARLES L. BARRINGTON, g President Board of Education. [+] (4] o National Guard of this State will be able to secure all supplies that may be needed for the guard during the time that it shall be in service, be that for a long or short perfod. Adjutant General Barrett has for the present established his headquarters at the California Hotel in this city, and it is probable that within a day or two Governor Budd, as commonder-in-chief, wlill establish his headquarters here. PATRIOTIC WOMEN. Addie L. Ballou Volunteers to Nurse the Wounded and Sick. Calfornia women are coming to the front in volunteering their services as nurses should they be required in case ! of hostilities. Addie L. Ballou. has | taken the initiative in a letter to the | President, offering to do any service in the fleld the War Secretary might di- rect. Her letter is as follows: Room 62, 1170 Market Street, San_Francisco, April 3, 1898. Hon. William McKinley, Commander-in- Chief of the Armies and President of the | United States, Washington, D. C.—Dear Bir: The morrow is significant in the her- aldry of peace or war. American women love peace, but they love honor more, and | are not second to American sons in that loyalty which prefers death to dishonor, and the heroic defense of ““Old Glory,” the | standard of our liberties which insures | rotection to our homes, to our free pub- | ic schools, free press, free pulpit, free| platform and a free people. | As loyally as in my young yearsIenlist- | ed for service for the Union and emanci pation of the oppressed, so now, at your | command, I pledge my more experienced | vears and a promise of enlistment of com- | panies of either men for the field or wo. men for the hospitals in honor of the flag. Very sincerely yours, ADDIE L. BALLOU, Ex-Matron Thirty-Second Wisconsin Vol- unteers Infantry. P. S.—Women desirous of serving as nurses call upon me almost daily. The following reply was received by Mrs. Ballou yesterday: Executive Mansion, ‘Washington, April 12, 1808. | Dear Madam: I beg leave to acknowl- | edge the receipt of your letter of the 3rd instant, tendering your services should | they be needed, and to inform vou that it has been referred for the consideration of the Secretary of War. Very truly yours, JOHN ADDISON PORTER, Secreta 0 the President. LOYAL CITIZENS. Resolve to Uphold the Presi- dent and Support the Volunteers. At an enthusiastic meeting of mer- chants and others in the Chamber of Commerce yesterday afternoon, Vice- President C. L. Nelson presiding, the following resolutions, offered by Wil- | liam M. Bunker and seconded by Col- | onel C. L. Taylor, were unanimously adopted: i Whereas, Signs point to a war with | Spain, and the services of American pa- triots are indispensable; be it | Resolved, That we heartily tndorse tho‘ | action of the President and Congress of the United States and pledge our support to_the national ca and be it further Resolved, That we_ encourage our Na- tional Guardsmen and volunteers in every | way, shape and form, and that we in- | dorse the policy of returning guardsmen | and volunteers to their respective posi- | tions after the war and encourage the | idea of making allowance for the support | of their families while said volunteers are | engaged irf their country’'s defense. | IRISH VOLUNTEERS. | | | i Sons of the Emerald Isle | Ready to Defend Old Glory. A largely attended meeting of Irish- American citizens, most of whom were | formerly members of the National Gtiard of this and other States and of independent military companies, was held at K. R. B. Hall last night for the | purpose of organizing an Irish volun- | teer regiment to represent ‘“‘the fight- ing race” from California. Colonel J. Sheehy, formerly of the N. G. C, was called to the chair. He explained the object of the meeting, and in a few moments 243 stalwart Irishmen had signed the roll. The efficiency. of the new volunteer regiment can be judged by the fact that all of those who signed the roll have served either as National Guardsmen or as members of private military companies. A few of those present, notably Com- rades John Skelly and Thomas Degnan, served during the Civil War. Temporary officers were elected as follows: Colonel, J. Sheehy; lieuten- ant-colonel, M. Mannix; majors, P. J. Halligan and W. B. Shorten; commis- saries, John Skelly and T. Degnan; Drs. John Kilemede and George Egan volunteered their services as surgeons. A further meeting will be held at 2 p. m. Sunday afternoon. S S PATRIOTIC NATIVES. Stanford Parlor Votes $500 to Equip Volunteers. 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