The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-09-04
SOLDIERS RETURN.
. =
Troops Withdrawn From
= the Railroad.
: 49,
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.TRESTLES ARE UNGU2RDED.
-.
Three Hundred Men Come Back
From Sacramento.
REsTLES ARE UNdU8RDED.
LIGHT BATTERIES TO CAMP OUT.
There Were Courts Martial but Lit
tile Sickness While the Troops
Were on Duty.

Dnst begrlmed, sun burned and wearied
out BY nearly two months of arduous duty
800. soldiers marched i1to the Preside
yesterday. the last of the United States
troops seat out to open up the Southern
Pacfhc Railroad, All have been with
drawn from the line and now trestles.
81. bridges and other valuable points no
longer bear the heavy tread of the sentry.
General William Graham arrived also
with his staff and went to his quarters,
heartily: glad of being rid Of the trouble
some Job of guarding railroads. The cav
Try arrived on last Thursday, and the
trQops that came back yesterday were ar
til1eTy-Battery A, Captain Thorp; Bat
fety.. II, i Iieutenant Coffin; Battery *,
Captain Reilly, and Battery L. Captain
RUbeFtss: They numbered in all 300 men,
aud 1t took several trips Of the steamer
General Mcdowell to take them all from
: the: ferry depot to the Preside. With the
Soldiers came the two Calling gun bat
4eTisS which were 10 service at Sacra-
:: ilentp.. Ihs United States troops left the
<EEesid iGunder orders from General Ruger
%On j ulg To- so that they have been in ser
- VICE eight weeks. When they were called
pat the troops remaining at the Preside
~cQ Insisted Of the two light batteries, d and
L, mum bering about $50 men. and under
<c0mmand ef Major k.nzie. Now that the
Others have returned Major Kiuzie's men
Mill take an outing and leave on Thursday
: next for, in all probability, Clear Lake.
-: They will camp there for six weeks The
: gems Will be taken along ana much target
practice INDUCED 10.
The-arriVal of the troops at the Presidio
yesterday threw every thing into a state Of
excitement. Very little time was lost by
HE boys in getting to the canteen, which
has practically done no business in their
:ebs elfce. The result was that many were
., an hilarious state. but. after the hard
sLege. they have had on railroad duty, these
: petty derelcuons were winKed at a row
Occurred. IN. one of the buildings used as
soldiers quarters. when the enterprising
: solicitor for morning paper Yentured IN
to-:see If be could get any subscriptions
AsOldier scored the policy of his paper
severely, abused him personally and GREW
6 gun on him. The solicitor com Dlaine d to
acting Post Adjutant Lieutenant John d.
Miley, who made an Investigation and
reprimanded the offender severely. The
men who have been b0ldingthe post in the
absenCe Of the others were Overjoyed al
tbereturn of tile absences.
"HoWdOes the old warrior look ?" asked
che II the Yight battery men, and it was
l.Qlte' frequent question, Have you seen
Ahe Old warhDrse yet?" The soldiers ap-
peafed glad to see their commanding Off
Ger Again. who goes by the sobriquet of
the old warrior" Post Adjutant Gal
hfaith came down with his chief and was
WELCOMED by Lieutenant Miley, who lost
n time In turning over the business of
=. his office to him. The adjutant reports
that's the. whole the men were well
> be haVed at Sacramento. There were about
TED .cJprts-martial held for minor offenses.
:. The heaviest punishment was given a de-
=. seEteT, who was discovered and arrested
near ;Trhckee. He had not deserted dur
ing the strike, but before and was sen
1enced todismissal from the army and one
years Imprisonment al Alcatraz. II was
LearUed from other sources that several of
the c9urts-martial were on enlisted men
who. had pswned their pistols and got
drunk on the proceeds. The hard duty of
tae men was taken into consideration in
sentencing them, and most of them were
simDiy hlacklisted.
= When seen yesterday Lieutenant Miley
said there was comparatively little sick
.ueSs among the men, not many more in
fact than On ordinary occasions at the
post. 1.-The men are all In now" said
p. Lieutenant Miey, land the railroad must
gel along IN its own way. They might
have been withdraw a week or TWO ago.
%. but II was thought advisable to keep them
there until the last moment. The troops
are Ia good condition, but glad 10 get
back, ana TIE boys who stayed here are
glad to. see them return. Yes, under
stand that the light batteries will take
camp out now"
VIII there be any relaxation in dis
cipIine for time with these men who have
been away" was asked.
'sNot at ALL" responded the lieutenant
Military discipline makes no allowances
for extra duly. OF course, if men who had
been on duty wanted turIougn for ten or
twenty days l don't doubt thew eoud
get it."
Many are the stories the newly arrived
warriors are telling of their EXPERIENCES in
the valley. The one which they seem to
lay most stress on is that when they ex-
changed their army corn beef for fresh
baef they bad TO cook the latter right
away for fear of spelling it in the heat
Though dusty and travel stained, both Off
GERS and men look in splendid condition
physically. General Graham is nightly
pleased at getting back home. His
daughter is to be married to-day. and the
general was afraid that be would not ar
rive in time for the suspicious occasion.
The happy man is Ensign g. n. Burrage
of the United States navy