The morning call., 1894-07-04


PEELED the quiet that reigned. and filed the
vast structure with noises such as never
were sounded there before.
Thirty cars stood on the tracks to re.
ceive the outbound regiments. They we're
divided into three trains to each of which
was attached a Pullman, fling at the
strikers. calculated to impress them with
the fact that the all-powerful arm of the
law was at last raised in defense of the
monopoly and that the hated adjuncts of a
regular train" would be run under its
protection.
The shadows changed to CLEANS of light
reflected from hundreds of bayonets and
muskets when the First. headed by Colonel
Sullivan, marched off the steamer in col
umns of fours, headed by the regimenta
drum corps. which. however. by order of
Colonel Dickinson did dot beat time. A
wheel to the right was made. and the SOL
ders formed in column alongside the
special train stationed at the south side of
the depot.
Several minutes elapsed before the or
der was given for the fours to ieft-wheel
into line. hen right face and march for
ward by files into the coaches. The Frst's
procession. followed by string of We
hicles filed with tents. ammunition and
other equipments.
The Third Regiment, under Colonel
Barry, was held on board the steamer until
the men of the First and their baggage
train was well clear of the exit from the
ferries.
Colonel Barry's men wheeled to the left
in column of fours and formed on the
north side of the mole. Their train con-
sisted of ten coaches, mostly emigrant
Sleepers, and a Pullman was drawn up
close to the feEce that divides the space
allotted to the Oakland and Berkeley
trains from the main yard.
The Third didn't go on board the cars
until nearly 2:30 A. NJ. but when they
did their movements were orderly and
strictly in accordance with discipline and
tactics.
The troops had no more than landed
than The assertion was circulated around
that they would have hard time getting
TO Sacramento, and. as if to prove the as
sertion, the news was almost Immediately
borne down to the office of the division
superintendent that distractions had been
placed on the main track in front OF
Dalton's foundry.
A detail Of specials under the direction
of Yardmaster Dillon was Immediately
dispatched to clear everything out of the
way They found that several heavy bales
of scraplrou had been rolled Oh to the
track and cut, allowing the hundreds of
pieces to spread out and cucumber the
line so that it would have been impossible
10 pass.
1t took half an hours hard work 10 get
the debris out, and all might have been
ready for the trains had It not been sud-
denly discovered that fremen were as
scarce as hens teeth. They were hustling
for them until long after the big clock in
the sheds showed that the glorious Fourth
had been ushered in.
But that was not all of their worry.
Somebody got onto the airline, and she
was exhausting at such a rate that it was
calculated that another hour would be
taken to get things In working order for
the braves.
The Gatlng gun, under charge of Com
pany II of the First, was stored in one of
the forward baggage-cars of the regiments
and ran along with quantity OF para
phernalia that nearly filed the convey
ancp. In this car the company had also
taken quarters and were somewhat
cramped Tor room.
Some complaint was heard from several
officers relative to accommodations being
too limited, but it was soon discovered
that several cars had been locked by mis-
take, thus reducing the train space. When
these were opened there was ample room
for all the blue coats that were marked
with the number '2."
Sentries were posted and the depot
looked warlike, the guards patr0lling it for
its full length. The greatest difficulty of
the event seemed to be the storing OF am
munition aud camping outfits.
There were DO lights in the ammunition
cars, and in attempting to unload an ex-
press-wagon in the darkness a careless
orporal let big box of cartridges drop,
W hich nearly crushed In the toes Of a tall
sergeant who was trying to strike amalch.
Such little detrlmentS to progress did
not cause any i'll feeling, but only served
TO show that the boys were in a happy
frame of mind even if they were about to
face an angry mob of Sacramentoians,
who might at least throw bricks.
La about one hour from the time the
boat landed nearly all of the heavy lug
gage belonging to the troops had been
placed on cars and everything was ready
for departure. The train known as the
first special. containing the First Regl-
ment, pulled out at l 10 A. NJ.
The first special carried Brigadier-G Cen
eral Dickinson and staff and the First
Regiment. There were twelve Pullman
coaches and two baggage-cars. Billy
Belden was the engineer aud George Ames
conductor. Twelve minutes later the sec
ond train. carrying General Dimond and
Slaff and the Third Regiment, cleared the
sheds.
1t consisted of eleven Pullman coaches,
was pulled by engine 1888. with George
Clark, engineer, ana F. E. Bradley, fire.
man.
Special No. 8. or the commssary train.
did not follow the first two trains, but
will remain on the track until later to-
day.
No men were left In charge of it. as
the supplies had not arrived. At ! 80
O'Clock all was quiet at the mole.
The trains passed the Sixteenth-street
station at l 40 on the way to Sacramento.
TWO MORE SPECIALS.