The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-05-02
MARINES IN PANAMA.
The Story Of the Manner In Which Our
Troops We're LANDED and
Disposed OF.
Their Prompt Action Undoubtedly
Saved Panama..-PrOgress
OF the Revolution.

PANAMA, April 2S.-On the morn.
Ing Of the 18th inst. the Pacific Mail
steamer City Of Paris" arrived al
Aspinwall from New York, with the
first battalion of United States
marines. Captain Hayward, the
commanding officer, Immediately
proceeded to the United States
steamer Tennessee, the flag ship Of
the North Atlantic squadron, fol
conference with Rear-Admiaal
Jouett, who had arrived the day be-
fore from New Orleans, via Pensa-
cola, where he called to embalk k the
marines at that naval station, under
command of Captain Robert L. Mead.
George A. Burt, the superintendent
Of the Panama Railway Company
was invited to this conference. II
was promptly determined Informally
to reopen transit at once. Orders
were given for tho marines to
be landed and formed on the
dock Of the steamship con-
pany, at noon, in heavy machin-
cry order, with forty rounds of am
munition each, prepared to take a
special train at o'clock for Panama.
The passengers, excepting a few des-
tined for the South Pacific ports,
were directed to remain on the
steamer, and the commanding off,
GERS of the men .of-war in the harhcr
were ordered to furnish c.. |. n -
wood with a gattling and a Hotch-
kiss gun, and fifty sailors, to accom-
papy the battalion. Two trains, the
first c insisting of one mail and bag
gage and six passenger and IRON
armored cars, Que at either end, and
the second of. the paymaster's car,
two cabooses, two platform and three
box cars, were made up, and at 3
O'Clock moved off. amid the cheers of
the greatcrowd of p. ople of all col
ors and nationalities, largely Of the
dark races and strains. Martial mu-
sic Was furnished by the band of the
flagship Tennessee which accom-
plnied Admiral Jouett, " ho reviewed
Che expedition from the balcony of
the office Of the steamship company
THE MARINES ENTERED THE TRAIN
in the order of their battalion, SO that
they could get out and form a line Of
battle on either side of the train at
the-slightest alarm and with the least
possible delay. "A few passengers who
we're permitted to 60, were placed III
the rear car. The second train was
guarded by detail of marines from
the North Atlantic squadron, and
conveyed the tents, tools, ratioEs aud
spare ammunition of the battalion
Capt. Mead's company was left at
Matchuin to preserve order and TO
protect the line there. Matchuin is
the highest and most important sta
ton on the road, and il the center of
extensive canal operations, which
give it a mixed and ut times, Sun
days particularly, very disorderly
population. Both trains cautiously
continued the transit, expecting to
find the track removed or the bridges
destroyed near Panama. Nothing,
however. occurred to delay them
and at s o'clock the force
arrived safely at Panama and imme-
diately blvouaced in an immense
warehouse, where they spent the
night. A complete Gordon OF sentries
was establishe d around the property
of the Panama Railroad Company,
the Pacific Steamship Company and
the International Canal Company.
Twenty sentine's constituted the
Gordon and the daily guard, mounted.
consists of OF captain, two ]ieuten-
ants, two sergeants, six corporaIs and
sixty rrivates. These men, in fact
the whole command, have strict or
ders not to interfere with political or
social affairs. Citizens are not al
lowed to leave the limit Of the camp
which has been christened Camp
Jouett." Under the conditions their
orders required them to shoot these
are in the event of discovering any
one attempting to set fire to the
property they we're guarding. in case
q prisoner or person is challenge to
malt three times and attempts to es-
cape and lastly
IN sELF-DEFENsE,
should they be assaulted while on
duty. The Isthmus Is patroled six
times daily, thrice each way, by
train guards composed of ten enlisted
men. Under a commissioned officer,
and frequently an armored car, with
three guns and crew of blue.jacketss
is added to the guard. A large mixed
and rough population, working
along the line. often give the con-
ductors much trouble, especially
after pay day. There are in all 527
marines and % marine officers now
on the Isthm rs, and 1000 more, with
six officers. belonging to the ships
of the n ,rth Atlantic and Paci fic
steamers, who could be instantly
landed.
Bark Recovered d-Further Trouble