The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 16, 1898, Page 2

o = THE SAN for the signal. The Colon was also prepared to steam away. But.during the period of waiting the bay was a living picture. Every wharf was crowded. Tugs and launches, ferry- boats and Whitehalls scurried about, every one gay with color, and from each coming a chorus of good-bys, a strain of melody, while handkerchiefs and flags were waving and nodding as might the flowers in a garden when swept by a breeze. And fairer than the fi were the women who flaunted them. As the moment of starting ap- proached the clamor grew. Bands could be seen playing. As well might the instruments have been dumb. A naphtha launch, decked to the peak with banners, raced by, devoting much of its power to the production of noise, and every craft sought to imitate it The trim little Transit appeared with its decks jammed, each man with a hat on high, each woman with the red, white and blue displayed. The Ukiah, unwieldy but speedy, fairly black with people, circled about, and each time it got n a transport drowned all but its own tumult. So it was everywhere. The boys of the other States got a parting salute as ringing and sincere as fell upon the ears of California’s gons, ar the Union Iron Works the a marvel for volume. The whistle there did its best to sub- and humiliate all the others. steam and you have a fair idea of But for all the uproar, g, the close shaves, t worth mention- did drift - almost no accide schoone rved to divert and make a | pretty e for the artist there was nejther nger nor alarm. On the,yards of all the transports, d high above the decks, the sailors were ranged, and they stood there silhouetted. +~While the decks were so crowded that it | seemed none could be below, faces | peered each porthole—smiling, happy faces—and shouted messages | came bound Don't forget | Colorado cers for Ne- | k ist tell them that you saw 2 boy Pennsylvania!” And it's hurrah for all « forget any of you, you. vou, and we won't 1d may God keep But the Senator gives three warning toots slips from the dock. The Nebraskans fill her to the rail. No t ever set out on the gission They wear cork hats, which them look like animate mush- nd swing them in the air until ks a trip to an alien shore must be a thing of joy. Far above a alloon sails almost motionle The tch sight of it and cheer. They | er two balloons. They have | are. | make rooms, The moving of the Senator was ths-‘ signal for a movement all along the | line. Th was a rattle of anchor | » a renewed storm of sound from | uncounted v Far uptown the and echoed back | From the tall and dis- The Call cannon 1 and farewell a puff of smoke on the haze. Those who to see it and listen could the report. The majestic le out rch to the open sea had begun. The followed by the alandia, ator next and far in the | From every funnel | poured a cloud of smoke bla as night, i to. cleave the | s pride. The scene life; it changed to one and vith a conscic had been one of actual Imagine a which pa ande land-locked bay s and rej countl over | craft. one side a great city crowning the hiils, the 1 wharves at its water by cheering thousand: front Im- reamer, cluster- illed ships filled | seen through by forts 1d the about sid en hovering mind thr the ticulates and 1 in 5, that | r in | mind that the ng, the | fog lo wind from the ocean beating until it quivers on t what the event me to those who fol- to th eyes from ev the can posts tones, straining their nenc temember nd at the out- their mightiest ke of the gu the * glowing th ting ing the behind a trail of ebon, wake of the quartet vhich hurry after so and lunge and m to > . with threatened destruction. ace the picture so far that the little boats turn back from the fierceness of the ocean swell and the transports car- rying the armed men of the republic in the mist and the distance, 2 space, four points of somber dark nst the horizon, and then gone and y. Such was yesterday’s moving picture and its settin It happened that T was on the Reli- rful tug. speaking at the th that c until ance, a swift : nd powt It has a facility for getting where there see nece for it, and so those aboard were able to be close to the transport Indeed, we made fast to both the China and Zealandia, and it was in the former instance that there was a rain of tokens, including a gold e a lost soul doing its wailing | watch. Many letters were thrown to |us to be mailed, telegrams to put on | the wire, words of mouth to convey. | | The tug kept with the China almost to | | the Heads, and then taking an officer from the flagship. went back to see | what ailed the Colon, lagging behind. | Before we reached the Colon the trou- | ble was over. But in the interval the | China had stood out to sea, so the offi- | | cer had to be nut on the Zealandia, and | the chances of his getting access to his | own toothbrush this side of Honolulu are not promising. A3 the Reliance came in some looked back toward the Pacific. Over its face {a veil had been drawn. Not even a | shadowy suggestion of the four ships met the eye. 1 S T FAREWELL SALUTES FROM BAY AND SHORE Multitudes Assemble to Bid God- speed to the Defenders of the Flag. It was not yet 8 o’clock when a gen- | erally dilapidated individual ambled | | along the docks to the Folsom street | | bulkhead. Picking out a spot on the | stringer he adjusted his back to the | | side of .a whitehall boat on the dock | and hauled out of his pocket a piece of paper containing two crackers—evi- dently rescued from the gutter—a piece | of offensively odorous cheese and & pie- | kle; the last two surreptitiously ob- | | tained from a lunch counter. He was not ravenous, at least he did | not attack the morsels with the haste one might expect, but instead he nib- | bled daintily and slowly, being care- | ful, though, not to waste a crumb. Be- fore his breakfast was concluded the | dilapidated individual was joined by | another of his species, who seemed | Eire CRACKERS For Tt aores. FRANCISCO CALL, THURSD , JUNE 1 1898 The CHinAD FORE~ TO' GALLANY YARD wince ——— -_I-‘ different ships, and a stop was made at each transport to deliver the tokens collect the last letters and receive fare- well messages from the commanding officers. All eyes on shore were trained on the China, and when suddenly a flutter at the fore, the signal for the ships to get under way, was observed it seemed as though Bedlam had broken loose. Thousands of people howled like de- mons, while every steam whistle in the town as well as on the bay sent up a piercing salute. The Senator at the signal pushed out from the dock and steaming ma- Jestically along the harbor front cir- cled around astern the China, which, by that time, was under way, followed by the Zealandia. There was some de- lay in getting the Colon under way and signals were run up which the China answered, but finally her mud hook bobbed above water and the last of the troopships headed for the Golden Gate. All along the seawall, Meiggs wharf and the hills in the background were alive with people, whose cheers swept Paintly over the water and were ans- wered—cheer for cheer—by the boys in blue. Fort Mason saluted with eleven guns | and as the fleet approached the gate the big guns at Fort Point boomed out their farewell. The fog was fast settling | down, the hills on the Marin shore be- | ing almost hidden. while out beyond the | heads only a leaden bank of mist could - FAREWELLS FROM SHIP AND SHORE. somewhat disappointed at finding ~the choicest seat on the bulkhead occu- pied, but contented himself with growl- ing out some remark about hoping h neighbor had not camped there night. The second arrival was not equipped with breakfast, but this lack | of oversight did not cause him any un- easiness, and soon the two were dis- cussing the war in general and partic- | ularly the marine spectacle that had | routed them out of their nests in the | hay at such an early hour. | Though these two had passed years' on the water front and had witnessed | every event of importance on the bay | they were keenly alive to the unusual event that was scheduled for the day and were determined not to miss an incident attending the departure of troops for the Philippines. | There were many more, not of the | same station as these outcasts, but as | eager to witness the display, and an hour after the first comer settled | himself for the day the docks in the | vicinity of Mission Bay, where three of | the transports were anchored, were lined with people of ail ages and both the launch of the naval reserve | ship Marion darted around the end of Folsom street pier and bumped against the fioat at Peterson’s boathouse. One of General Greene's aids, who had re- mained ashore all night, and two priv- ates, who had gone astray when their troop ship dropped into the stream, boarded the launch and off it puffed to the China, swinging at anchor in the stream. From that time on the scene was of steadily increasing interest, while the crowds grew in proportion. Other docks not so favorably located now held their contingent of sightseers, among whom the blue unif s of sol- diers compelled to remain yet a time longer at Camp Merritt were plenti- fully sprinkled. When the Marion’s launch returned it brought ashore several officers who skurried off uptown the moment their feet touched the dock. People bearing packages of every shape and descrip- "COLONEL HAWKINS TO THE CALL. Jo hifsofle of J 7 Goucti ]A‘L /0 He The Commander of the Tenth Pennsylvania Expresses His Apprecia- tion of the Hospitality of the Golden State, tion besieged the office of the Spreck- 1S »whboat Company. anxiously in- g If there was any means by which they could send parting gifts to friends among the soldiers on board. These packages were placed on board The Call's launch Amy, which made a tour of the transports at 9 o'clock, leaving on each ship a supply of Calls for the soldiers and those who had pre- ceded them on the first expedition. ‘When the Amy returned she brought several officers and a great pile of let- ters sent ashore by the men on the transports to their friends at home— last messages for months. The Marion’s launch was as busy as a bee dancing back and forth between the ships and the dock. On one of her early trips she brought Brigadier Gen- eral Greene, the commander of the forces, who proceeded to General Mer- ritt’s headquarters to receive his final orders. Officers and orderlies hurried between the headquarters and the landing place, and everything indicated the early departure of the fleet. Over at Broadway dock the Senator, with the First Nebraska Regiment on board, still lingered, while an immense crowd gathered on the neighboring docks and bulkheads. Afar off on Tele- graph and Russian hills other crowds were hurrying to points of vantage, while out in the bay small craft of every description and gay with bunting paraded before the envious eyes of those on shore. The shipping in the stream and alongside the docks ‘‘dressed ship” in their brightest colors, and it was sig- nificant that the great still vessels fly- ing the crimson of St. George vied with the American hulls in decorating for the occasion. General Greene and his adjutant drove down to the Senator and ascer- taining that she was ready to proceed instructed her commander to remain at the dock until the China hoisted the “blue peter” and then to drop into the stream and take ber position in line. The general then boarded the launch and made a tour of the three ships in the stream, after which he went on board the China. At Folsom street The Call's tug, Re- lance, bedecked fore and aft and over- head with signal flags, awaited the ar- rival of its corps of writers and artists and invited guests and when finally the lines were cast off and the Reliance backed away from the dock a mighty cheer went up for The Call. The Re- llance, like the Amy, carried many packages and missives to men on the / | be seen. Into this the four big troop ships plunged and were soon shut out from view. The next land our lads feast their eyes upon will be the tropl- cal isles of distant Hawaii. J. J. COREY. Lo DELAYED IN THE START. A Scow Schooner in Collision With the Big Transport China. Orders had been issued for the four steamers to sail promptly at 11:30 a. m., but owing to delay in getting the Senator ready the fleet did not get away until 1 p. m. On Tuesday night it was discovered that there was not room on the Senator for all the stores that had to be carried to Mantla, so 100 tons of coal had to be taken out of the ship and dumped on the dock in order to make room. Then all the cargo had to be restowed, and it was not until 12:30 p. m. that the Senator was able to leave her berth at Broadway wharf. Early in the day the schooner John F. Miller sailed too close to the China, and becoming becalmed drifted down on the big troopship. In order to get clear, Cap- tain Seabury had to heave up his anchor and drift down with the tide for a short distance. Later the tug Elizabeth came along and towed the Miller to-a place of safety. Konor of the occasion, the bark An- In drew Weich, the steamers of the Pacific Coast Steamship Company and the Pacific Mail Steamship Company were all dressed, and presented a very pretty ap- earance, Of the smaller craft, the yacht ucero, the tugs Reliance and Governor Markham were far and away the best dressed in the bay, and they presented a very pretty appearance as they moved in and out among the fleet. The battery on the Marion and those at Fort Mason and Fort Point boomed out a farewell salute as the transports passed out to sea, while the cannon on_the top of The Call building could be heard distinctly in the bay off Alcatraz. At 1:45 p. m. the China, Zealandia and Senator were abreast of Alcatraz, but something . had happened to the Colon, and she was away behind. Lieutenant Schieffelin from the China was transferred to the Reliance and started back to find out what was the matter, but when Lombard-street wharf was reached the Colon was seen coming along under a full head of steam, so an attempt was made to get back to the China and put Lieutenant Schieffeun aboard. That vessel had been forging ahead all the time, however, and was a mile past the fort when the Rellance was only off that landmark. Captain Brokaw refused to go any further, so the Zealan- dia was signaled, and Captain Dowdell very kindly stopped his vessel and took Je officer aboaxsz. e e NEBRASKA BOYS ARE GRATIFIED Through Their Chaplain They Give Thanks to the Ladies of the Red Cross Soclety. Editor The Call: In behalf of the First Regiment, Nebraska Volun- teers, I wish to express through your columns to the ladies of the Red Cross Society our appreciation of and gratitude for the countless favors conferred by them upon us during our encampment here. So great is the task of raising and equipping an army, especlally to send to a foreign country, that it is impossible for the Government to provide at once for many of the most ‘urgent needs of the men. These needs have been supplied through the heroic devotion of this band of women who count no cost of time or comfort in their efforts to care for the boys in blue. The memory of their generosity we shall carry “with ‘us, not only through this war, but through life. JAMES MAILLEY, Chaplain 1st Reg’t, Nebraska Vols. R R R R R g WO AR A PRESIDIO SALUTE. ‘Thirteen Guns Were Fired From Fort Point asthe Fleet Passed Out to Sea. As the Manila transport fleet passed through the Golden Gate it ran into a dense fog, and was soon lost to view. By command of General Merriam, a briga- dier’s salute of thirteen guns in honor ot Brigadier General Greene, commanding the outgoing soldiers, was fired from Foru Point while the flagship China was pass- ing out. The fog became so thick that it was with difficulty that the three other transports could be seen from either Fort Point or the Presidio. The funeral of Private John A. Stevens, of Troop L, Fourth Cavalry, who died Tuesday evening of pneumonia after an illness of only four days, will take place this morning at the Presidlo at 10 o’clock. Private Stevens came here about ten days ago with his troop from Walla Walla. He was a good and falthful sol- dier, and had been in the service five years. Troop G, of the Fourth United States Cavalry, will arrive at the Presidio to- R R R R S R + + + + + o + o + + + + + + - + + + + * + + + + + + morrow morning from Walla Walla, in command of IMrst Lieutenant R. A. Brown. Lieutenant Parker, of the Fourth Cay- alry, who has been on recruiting duty at Seattle, has been ordered to report at the Presidio. Captain C. H. Murray, of Troop M, Fourth Cavalry, who has been on_duty at Brown University, Providence, R. I., and also acting as mustering officer for the Rhode Island Volunteers, arrived at the Presidio yesterday. A new order of drill has been given to the Third United States Artillery. It is an extended order and line of battle for- mation. This regiment is béing rapidly re- cruited to its full strength. Two hundred recruits are expected from Chicago and other eastern points within the next ten days together with a large number from Los Angeles. Sl CHEEEDR THE TROOPS. Scene at Fontana Barracks When the Fleet Was Passing Out. The Washington Volunteers at Fontana Barracks gave the departing Manila expe- dition an enthusiastic send-off. They hoisted six large flags on the bullding, gathered ‘on the roof and in the windows, and cheered and waved their hats. The band on the flagship China made ackhowl- edgment by playing two or three lively airs, and the troops on board responded | with a chorus of cheers.. When the Sen-{ ator, which brought the Washingtonians from Seattle to San Francisco, came along, her whistle was blown long and loud, and back from the barracks there was sent a cheer that was easily heard on board the ship. INCOMKG TROOPS. Tennessee Volunteers Due at Oakland To-Day—The Astor Battery. The Tennessee troops, consisting of 1189 men, left Ogden in four trains on Tues- day and Wednesday. The first train, under the command of Major Bayless, with 15 officers and 295 men, left at 9:15 p. m. Tuesday. The second, under Major | Cheatham, with 13 officers and 355 men, | left at 9:50 p. m. The third train, under | Major McGuire, with 11 officers and 335 | men, left at 1:25 a. m. on Wednesday, and | the fourth train, under Captain Gillen, | with 3 officers and 162 men, left at 2:15| a. m. This detachment also brings four | carioads of horses. The Southern Pa-| effic officials do not look for these troops | to arrive until late this evening. They will | probably remain at the Oakland pier over night and be brought to this side on Fri- | day morning. According to the ordinary schedule of | thirty-six hours from Ogden to San ¥Fran- | cisco the last section of the train carrying | the Tennessee volunteers should reach | Oakland shortly after 2 o’clock this after- noon. The ladies of the Red Cross So- ciety are making preparations to receive the regiment Friday morning, but if the trains are not delayed by frequent stops the troops should get here this afternoon. A battalion from Minneapolis is about ready to leave for this coast to fill up the complement of the Minnesota Volunteers, 1 g definite ajout their departure yet. s battery left New Ylgfino.;acfignfiggor’wlm ninety-two men a:fl will arrive next Sunday. CAMP MERRITT NOTES. Paymaster in the Field—Pri- vate Reid’s Leg May Be Saved. rivaie Henry Damann courteenth Infantry, Fourteel e ut nothin Pnown as The funeral of P f Company K, 9 % yesterday tery at the e Todraio itary funeral were ac honors of a mill 5 corded to the dead soldier. A demc}l:e from Company K, under [t ment e Martin, accom E o Presidio, where the burial took place. 3 v ornia Regiment _re Manufacturers’ Asso- es a sufficient number of useful cvomfort bags and abnomly;l bandaseshto supply every man in the regi- ment with one. Acting under orders from Major General Otis, Major Rabe of the Fourteent United States Infantry yesterday moves his command into the camp formerly oc- cupled by the battalions of the Eighteent and Twenty-thifd Infantry. . Private Reid of the Twenty-third In- fantry, who was accidentally shot through the leg, is getting along nicely and the surgeens now have hopes of sav- ing his leg. —_————— NO ORD=cnr> RECEIVED. Major General Otis Does Not Know When the Next Ex- pedition Will Sail. No orders have yet been issued fixing the date upon which the third expedition will sail to the Philippine Islands. No orders, official or unofficial, have 1s- sued designating the troops that Wwill make up toe sailing list. No significance attaches to the detall- ing of three detachments of infantry to guard the transports now lying sea- worthy and ready at the docks. These three specific and positive denials of the many rumors that have found cre- dence for three days past were made last evening to a Call sntative by Major- General Otis, in quarters at Camp Mer- Ti celved yesterday the Merchants’ and ciation of Los Angel tt. When asked if the date had been set for the sailing of the third expedition Ma General Otis replied emphatical e sir; nor does any one know when it likely to leave. I do not think General Merritt himself knows. If he does he has said nothing of it either officially orother- wise. The expedition will sail just as soon as necessary transports are secured and made ready. That is not yet done. We do not contemplate moving the rest of the camp with the n expedition. There are not enough a ble transports on the coast to effect ch an exodus. No inti- mation of the tro to leave with the next expedition h: en given, and there is absolutely no significance in the detail- ing of the three detachments to guard the four transports now ready. We selected the men for their efficiency and for no other reason.” S TYPHOID FEVER IN CAMP. aila ch 0! One Well Developed and Five Suspected Cases in the Soldiers’ Hospital. The surgeon’s report shows the follow- ing cases now being treated at the fleld hospital at Camp Merritt: One fractured rib, one shot wound with fracture of fibula, one case typhoid fever, five sus- pected cases of typhoid fever (Vidal tests being made), one case pneumonia, one case simple fracture both bones of leg; total number cases in general ward, twenty- eight; total cases infectious ward, nifty- nine; number serious cases, none; classi- fied, measles fifty-two, mumps six, bron- chitis one. s The case of Private Berne Flamer, Com- pany K, Twenty-third United States In- faniry, has developed serious comp! tions, and Flamer is now lying in a ward of the French Hospital in a critical con- dition. 3 On the night of the 12th Flamer collided with a downtown car and was taken out to camp with a broken rib and punctured lung. Pneumonia has since developed, and he is syffering s ere internal hemorrhages. The physicians have slight hope for his recovery. - ARMY HEADQUARTERS. Brigadier General Greene’s Farewell Call Upon Ma- General Greene, com ond Manila expedition, w er yesterday morning at quarters to close the final arrangements for the departure of his command. After bidding farewell to General Merriam he called on General Merritt, with whom he had nearly an hour’s conference in regard to the transport fieet and various im- portant matters in connection with the command. At the conclusion of the con- sultation General Merritt bade General Greene farewell, wishing him godspeed and a safe vovage, and _with a cordial shake of the hand he said that he hoped to meet him soon in Manila. General Greene then went to the Palace Hotel, and after sending some farewell telegrams to his family and to his inti- mate friends he took a coupe to the Pa- cific Mail Dock and went on board his flagship, the China. Soon after the steamer General McDowell, by command of General Merriam, conveved to the transports all the mail for the soldiers on board as well as for those now in Ma- Continued on Page Eight. COLONEL HALE'S FAREWELL. First Regiment, C olorado Wntantro United States Voluriteers, - On Steamship China, San Francisco Harbor, The Call: California, The hos of from crossed the border of the June 15, 1898. pitality of the people the time we first State, and es- pecially during our encampment in San Fran- cisco, has been so uni versal and lavish that it has been absolutely impossible to give individual thanks by who have contributed pleasure. I therefore word or letter to all to our comfort and take this opportunity to express through the papers of San Fran- cisco, which have been so courteous and com- plimentary, member of “the First fantry to all the pe the heartfelt thanks of every Regiment Colorado In- ople of San Francisco and the other, towns through which we passed for their var { ed and liberal kindnesses, and particularly to the Red Cross Socieiy for its thoughtful and indefatigable efforts to provide delicacies for the recent encamp- ment and necessities f or the coming campaign. We shall always cherish the warmest re- gard and affection for the people of Cali- e Wk 1 fornia. Colonel First Colorado Infantry, U. S. Volunteers. Thanks the People Through the Call for Their Attention to His Command. “ ca-7