Morning journal and courier., 1885-04-04


Thousands Wish The Brave Boys
Bon Voyage-They Leave In High
Spirits Eager For The Service.
NEW YORK, April 3-The embarkation of
the first detachment of United States troops
sent to a foreign country for service since
1S49 took place to-day. The Pacific Mail
steamship City of Para had swung at anchor
age in the lower bay ever since she received
orders to take government troops to the 18TH
mus of Panama and her officers and men
greeted the dawn1ng of the day of her de-
parture with unmixed pleasure. The steam
ship had taken to herself new distinction.
She was no longer mere vessel of the mer-
chant service, but United States transport.
There had been sounds of preparation all
night. Heavy armorers' chests were dragged
here and there and cases of cutlasses and
small arms were slowed away for the use
of the United States sailors who will
follow the marines Boxes of clothing, kits
of soldiers, great bundles of canvas
for tents, cases and barrels of provisions and
all the manifold evidences of preparation
for voyage which might have anything but
a peaceful termination were scattered about
the decks. Busy little navy tugs had been
steaning alongside the long black hull of the
steamship all night with naval stores and
the energies of the men were taxed to the
utmost. But as the morning progressed the
decks were gradually cleared. the hum of
busy preparation died away and the steam
ship was ready to receive the marines.
Meanwhile there had been but little sleep at
IL
continually. Despite the rules governing the
hours of sleep and rising the barracks were
the places where gossip was rife last night
It was the first chance for service many of
the men had ever had and the selected ones
were envied by their less fortunate COM
panions 1t is said that every man at
the post volunteered to go on the expedition.
this city and Brooklyn were present to wit
ness the departure. Promptly at 1920
O'Clock the line was formed on Morris avenue
and Colonel Charles Haywood drilled the
battalion few moments in the manual of
arms Adjutant H. g. Ellsworth equalized
the battalion into four companies of twenty
files. The mon then stood at "place rest'
uuGl 1l.OO " C1OSh, WHO'LL 0ACy WCAC SdA4O0
to attention" The delay was caused on
account of the detachment of eighty men
under Captain Reid which arrived from Bos-
ton having to be conveyed in the tug from
the pier of the Old Colony line. When
those troops arrived the battalion was quick
ly formed and the order Right forward tours
right was given by Colonel Haywood.
The drums began to roll, the bu-
giles sounded and the crowd shouted,
,,, o,a RaInh Cthand
Ter was saluted as the men passed him and
the line of march was taken up to the tug
moored to the dock. There the men quickly
embarked amid many good-byes and waving
of handkerchiefs. The officers in command
were Colonel Charles Haywood, Adjutant II.
G. Ellsworth, Captains Meeker, Pagan, Coch-
rane, Reid, and Lieutenants Kelton, Berry
man, Nicholson, Denny, Toilette, jackson
and Turner. AS the line cast off the
tug moved quickly out into the stream and
the two hundred soldiers on board broke
forth into prolonged cheer. The cheer was
repeatedly answered by the people on shore.
The tug headed down the bay to transport
the men to the steamer City of Para. The
men all seemed in excellent humor and
were fine looking body. All
were clothed in ''heavy marching order"
They carried breech loading rifles and hayo-
nets. A smaller tug took on board the bag
gage of the troops and followed the trans
port down the pay. AT ABOUT L O'CLOCK GQe
gangway of the Para was lowered and the
troops marched on board in double file. They
were Immediately assigned to their quarters.
At little after 2 o'clock the steamship
weighed her anchors and dropped down the
bay. AS the tugs bearing the troops steamed
toward the ship the vessels in the harbor
dropped their flags and the tugs answered
the salutes by whistling.
Commander Chandler will send
another detaPhm0nt Monday
the Acapulco 1t will number about
two hundred and fifty men. Captain Reid
of the Boston navy yard, who is going on
Monday, says: 81 have spent good deal of
time in Panama and I hardly think there
will be any heavy fighting. The elements
there are rough and are composed Of the
rag-tag and bobtail of everywhere. AS soon
as anyone gets enough money to hire suf-
icient number of men he starts a revolution
and tries to seize the government. The ar
mics are like mobs and have but little organ
ization.'