The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 24, 1898, Page 2

[&] THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, MAY 24, 1898. knew the cheerers comprised the con- tribution of the famous collega to the defense of the flag. At last it was all over. As fast as the men marched on board they were hur- ried below, and comparatively few of them managed to get back on deck again until after the Peking had dropped into the stream off Mission Rock. But amid the leave-takings and the preparations for departure, one little band of women escaped notice, but their presence was recalled with the titude by those on board af- ship left the doc Mrs. T. H. i a corps of assistants from ros Society went down mer long before the accompanied by a wa- with munition provi: Camp were ar- in lieu of tables, and on these was spread the re- ast for officers and men. Since its or- fon the Red Cross has but mnone s is. The me d at 4:30 a. m., and had noth. until after the ship sts and ranged on deck in long row pe ganiz: forme * had it not been for th of -these Samaritans for the army rations were piled on board in the greatest confusion, and -tu vy, e of the Red Cross ssed be its mem- J. J. COREY. thing was top: y and thrice bl HONOR TO THE CALIFORNIA TROOPS. First United States Soldlers to Leave the Continent to Up- hold the Flag. 'hat is to-day regarded as an event i ears to ne of the ev The First Calif 12 Regiment of harched from the Pre- or the Philippines on tury. Volunteers that m sidio to embark the e di of "Tn Americ: flag of another . It true that American soldiers faced the British regulars on Canadian soil and it is likewise true that a small but gallant arn of Americans our starry ba: er on the citadels of Mexico, but th is the firs record of 1 forces I the Amn 1 con- t to enga enemy in conflict. al Merritt of tion of being 1 1 continent to uphold the v on a battle field in ir e fi tes soldie % e an troops from s may be from long troops possess h in a campai ng and fighting. American volunteers made for bravery, endurance and r with fire at Buena \mauga 1 d in t cord tion of required to bend the volun- to eliminate the weak strong. It was the that the regiment which the front 1000 strong after il, fatigue and exposure battle with less than and nerve the son in 1861 went to - men compri ment of Cal new recrui ng the First Regi- | fornia Volunteers are not n the sense that this term is used when applied to the militia. They have been trained in the armory ard have had some experience in camp. know how to handle their guns ook after themselves in ordinary routine of service. Their leader, Colonel James F. Smith, is alert, gallant and ambitious. He will lead wherever his men are dire go. Time may elapse before ent meets the | enemy. Dis : the ranks of the command, but the | American spirit of the troops will not be daunted by the los | Som iment in tk ippines nt and be permitted to inscribe on its great s honor | st Regiment | In the fortune may be reserved for the Fi of California Volunteers. HUGH M. BURKE. e | OREGON VOLUNTEERS i WILL EMBARK TO-DAY. Along With the Fourteenth United States Regulars They Will Leave Camp at Dawn. 6:30 o’clock this morning the Sec- | ond ment of Oregon Volunteers, | the Battalion of the Fourteenth United | isting of five two detachments of ch, from the heavy | A from the Presidio | companies, twenty-five men e artillery, will me per- | cast | They would have fasted of the | City of Peking n.ay possess the fu- | to leave | planted | | teenth In | tain Murphy \\\;‘v *\ Bk \\ \x\ Vi | to the water front and go aboard the|it in riding to the wharf. steamers City of and Aust This done th peditionar for the support of Admiral Dewey will set sail from this port b for Manila The headquarters battalions of the Second Ore ment will ship on the Austr; n at p , Oceanic Company doc! and the ters and a battalion Infantry, with the the heavy artillery, City of Sydney, whi: Pacific Mail Compan of march will be down Lombard to Van Ness, thence to Golden Gate avenue and down to Market over the Ame route as was taken by the First Re ment yesterday, with the exception that the two battalions of the Oregon reg ment that are to go on the Australia will continue down Market from Third street. Companies li force Steamship headquar- of the Fourteenth detachment from will ship on h vessel is at the wharf. The line A and G, of the Four- from vesterd: commanded by Captain F. F. E and the latter by Captain L. A. The two companies are about a hun- dred men strong between them. Cap- will be in command of which will consist of C, D, E and F. Major Robe will re n here with Company G for the purpose of Tecruiting the two other companies to complete the regiment’s complement as called for by Congre: Lieutenant Huntt, the re- The in d Oregon tillery may o the battalion, Compani cruiting officer, will also remain. Fourteenth is completely equipped ev way, as is the Re nent. The Hea not be in parade. as Captain Geary ex- to take them down upon the . A purse of $250 was raised ity for the benefit of this de- tachment, and Major Rice said yester- day that the men would spend some of the | Manly Tears. PATHETIC FAREWELLS ALONG THE LINE. Women Cried and Brave Soldiers Faltered to Say Good-By Through cars will be required to carry the ar- tillerymen. Reveille will be sounded in the camp of the Fourteenth and the Second Ore- zon at 4 o'clock this morning, so that | camp may be struck and the march commenced promptly at 6:30 o'clock. Captain Mallory of General Otis’ staff held an inspection of the Oregon reg:- ment yesterday afternoon and found it in excellent shape. 'Phe regiment was in heavy marching order. Colonel Summers reports the health of his command to be excellent, although at the Regimental Ho tal Captain Rob- lee said yesterda ternoon that five new cases of measles were in the regi- ment yesterday morning, and that they had been sent to Black Point. These men, of course, will have to be left be- hind, but *sey will no doubt be sent to join their commands when the Seventh goes. The general health of the other regiments now encamped at the Pre- | gidio is good with no new serious cases reported. s ON. THE WATER |FRONT. The Monterey May Not Go to Manilla After All By to-night or to-morrow morning at the latest the harbor will be minus three and 2000 troops or more will be to Manila. Yesterday after- noon the City of Peking was taken out into the stream by the tug Millen Grif- fith and anchored midway between the Mail dock and Mission Rock. Half an hour later a stern-wheel steamer was on one side of her and a barge on the other discharging ammunition into the troop-ship. The work of handling the shot and shell was done very carefully, and it will probably be some time this fternoon before the 400 tons that the ssel is.to take away is all aboard. When the soldier boys first got aboard —‘l-- i = PA S e By 1 111\\\\1'""‘ T30, Mgy, Vet v DREEIEER) g 555 e Raih 533403 SCER T o J]o8%. Cars and Vehicles Were Blockaded: and: Thou- sands Viewed the Volunteers. *| their thei: taken up in bidding good-by to thelr friends on the wharf. When they got out in the stream, however, they got a chance to look at the accommodations provided for them, and as a result the man who igned the bunks was called every name in the calendar. Those of the soi- diers who had scen the accommodations provided on the Australia were the loud- est in_their condemnation of the quarters provided on the Peking. From the ex- pressions of opinfon it would dppear as f there would be considerable grumbling before the vessel,reached Manila. Only two | the Peking, they paid little attention to|away on the City of Peking, r surroundings, as all their time was | ran across Henry Peterson and George when they Dryden, one of the State wharfingers. Henry took the bandsmen all over _the training ship Marion and showed them whiat the Naval Reserve expected to do when they got into action. Then he placed his launch Amy at their disposal far a trip around the hay. They were first tak- en out to the Monterey and serenaded Rear Admiral Miller and the officers. Then the launch was steamed around the Rush and_the other revenue while the bandsmen kept up strain after strain of martial music. They then went cutters, | |nila or not. Yesterday an urgent dis- patch arrived for Rear Admiral Miller, and as the defense steamer’s launch was | not in_at the time the Marion's was pressed into service and the message was sent out to the admiral. When it was de- ciphered it leaked out that all prepara- tions for departure were to be stopped in the meantime. The Corwin's launch ran amuck yester- | day. The engine worked in a very erratic | manner all morning, and in the afternoon | when the boat was making a landing at he Folsom street steps the engine stuck |on the center, and before the difficulty Left for Manila. . BREAKING THE PRESIDIO CAMP. %M%@ 0 Busy Scene Presented When the First Regiment On the Australia the men's quarters have all been provided with patent bunks. They are the invention of a San Fran- cisco boy, Thomas R. Turner, port stew- ard of the Pacific Coast Steamship Com- pany, and are a splendid thing for econ- omizing space and providing comfort for travelers. ,One of the direct results of using the patent bunks on the Australia |is that that vessel, although much small- er than the Peking, is enabled to accom- modate almost as many soldiers as the larger vessel. The bunks have metal frames in which are set woven mat- tresses. They are placed in tiers of three during the night and during the day- time the blankets can be rolled up, the bunks lowered and formed into a settee. These settees face the aisles, and when dinner time comes tables, which are part of the paraphernalia, are lowered from the ceiling, and fitting in between the two Tows of settees turns the sleeping room into a dining room. The number of tables correspond with the settees, so that if the men want to play cards or write let- ters they ¢an lower and raise the differ- ent sections at will. The Iroquois (ex- Feerless), Active and Vigilant, recently urchesed by the Government from the preckels Tow-boat Company, have all been fitted with these bunks, and tbey will also be placed in the Zealandia when she is being got ready for the voyage to Manila with troops. In_order to econ- omize space and give added comfort to assengers, the Klondike steamers Roanoke, Cottage City, City of Puebla, ‘Walla Walla, Umatilla and Senator have all been fitted out with these bunks, and the Government has ordered 2000 »f them to be got ready as quickly as the Barnard Mattress Com y can turn them out. The band of the Thirteenth Minnesota Regiment was given an impromptu outing on the bay yesterday. ey were down on the water front to see their comrades i \ 0000000000006 0660000 A CHANCE TO SEE THE BOYS OFF. People desirous of seeing the last «(until their victorious return) of the gallant boys bound for Manila and also of aiding the noble work of the Red Cross Society may com- bine their twin desires by patroniz- ing the steamer Ukiah to-day in ac- cordance with the following an- nouncement: H. C. Whiting, Superintendent of the S. F. & N. P. at Tiburon: Have steam- er Ukiah in readiness to-morrow to fol- low the steamer conveying volunteers to the Philippines to the heads. Advise Mr. Ryan to insert notices in all the papers. The total receipts will be do- nated to the Red Cross Soclety. Fare, 50 cents. A. W. FOSTER. POPOPOPOO00OC 00O O®O PPP0POPP0PPOOPO9090 00O @ PP0P00090000 09000000 O 0@ over to the Mail dock and as_the launch left that point to go to the Peking the bandsmen played ‘“The Girl I Left Be- hind Me.” For nearly half an hour the launch steamed round and round the Pe- king, while the band played “The Star- spangled Banner,” “Yankee Doodle,” arching Through Georgia™ and all the other patriotic airs, winding up again as the launch steamed away with “The Girl I 't Behind Me."” The Monterey did not go up to the navy yard yesterday morning, and it now seems 10 be doubtful whether she will go to could be overcome the launch crashed in- to one of Peterson’s whitshalls, cutting it in two. The commander of Uncle Sam’s warship has promised to make good the loss of the boat. —— THE RICHMOND CAMP. Volunteers From the Middle West Eager for Active Service. The troops in camp on the old race- track are becoming impatient over the | delay in getting off to Manila. The ma- jority of the men from Colorado, Nebras- ka, Minnesota, Kansas and the other States believed that they would not -e detained here for more than a few days. They expected that the transport ships would be ready to receive them, and that they would get away with the first de- tachment sent to join Dewey. It was re- ported around camp vesterday that there was but little chance of any of the regi- ments getting off inside of the next two weeks. The necessary equipments. have not arrived. : The men are all well pleased with their camping ground. The greatest difficulty they have to overcome is keeping their rifles clean, for it becomes quite windy in the afternoon, and the dust and sand are sent flying over everything. The officers and men are in good health and spirits, and only a few of them are complaining of colds. One of the men in the Kansas regiment was found to be suffering from measles yesterday, and was at once removed to a hospital. Colonel Jones of the Idaho regiment expects that his command will be sent B R Rt g TUGS TO FLY THE RED CROSS FLAG. The Ship Owners’ and Mer- chants' Towboat Company has placed two of its best tugs at the disposal of the Red Cross Boclety to take relatives of the depgrting soldlers down the bay with the transports to bid farewell to the brave boys as they pass out through the Golden Gate. They will be the Sea King and Sea Queen, and they are capable of comfortably carrying 100 persons on their decks. The two vessels in addition to three tugs .of the Spreckels Bros. & Co. that have been placed at the disposal of the society will fly the Red Cross flag and from their decks only the near- est relatives of the departing troops will wave a farewell. S R e CH+++4444 4444444444444+ 44440 CH+ttt++ 4444444444444+ 44440 away with the next detachment. The ma jority of the men under him are skilled mechanies, and according to the colonel can build anything from a raflroad track to an engine. Colonel Irving Hale, of the Colorado regiment, will begin to-day putting his men through ail of the regular drills. It is probable that he will drill them on the street in front of the camp. The street is bituminized, and will offer as good a drill_ground as that at the Presidio. Colonel Charles Reeve, of the Minnesota volunteers, is congratulating himself on the good health of his men. Only one of them became sick on the way, here, but he_has since completely recovered. Colonel Bratt was presented yesterday with a handsome military bridle by P. A Williams. THE NATIONAL GUARD. Regiments That Have Volun- teered Still Belong to the State Organization. The subject of reorganizing the Natlonal Guard of California brings forward somse interesting points. It now seems to be conceded by military men who are famil- jar with the laws of the United States and the statutes of California that the First, Seventh and Sixth regiments, which Were recently mustered into the service of the United States, are still organizations of the National Guard. They have not been disbanded or mustered out of ser- vice, but_under the law are performing duty in flelds beyond the limits of the tate. The act of Congress of April 22, 1893, provides: -That when the members of any troop, battery, battalion or regiment of the organized militia of any State shall enlist in the volunteer army in a body, as such company, troop, battery, battal- fon or regiment, the regimental, ‘company, troop, battery and battalion officers in service with the militia organization thus enlisting may be appointed by the Gov- ernors of the States and Teritories.” The act of Congress, approved April 2, 1898, holds: “That in the event of a call by the President for either volunteers or the militia of the country, the President is authorized to accept the quota of troops of the various States and Territories, as organized under the laws of the States and Territories.” The troops from California have been accepted under the laws of this State. In_effect the National Guard has been called Into active service. It is reasoned, therefore, that otner organizations can- not be enlisted to take the places in the Guard of the regiments which have gona into the service of the United States. e = WASHINGTON SOLDIERS. The Command Receives a Gen- erous Supply of Fruit. The Washington volunteers are very comfbrtably situated in Fontana’s ware- house at the foot of Van Ness avenue. They are going through the regular drills every day, and are anxiously looking for- ward from day to day for orders to pro- ceed to_the Philippines. Miss Viola C y sent Company A of the Washington ' volunteers a present of a large assortment of choice fruit yes- terday. The present was received with thanks, and three cheers were given for the donor. At SOLDIERS IN THE SWIM. Generous Offer of the Lurline Management Was Appreciated. The soldler boys gladly availed them- selves of the hospitality of the Lurline baths. 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