The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-16
General Otis Sailed With Two
Transports Yesterday.
USUAL DEMONSTRATION
THE IDAHO AND WYOMING RE
CRUITS WERE ON BOARD.
Utah Cavalry Detached From the
Philippine Forces and Nay Go to
the Yosemite For Patrol Duty
Over Three Thousand Troops Will
Sail Next Week.

San Francisco, July 15.-shortly after
o'clock this afternoon General Otis,
from his flagship. the City of Puebla,
signaled the transport Peru TO get I'M
der way. The signals were understood
By the anxious watchers on shore, and
By those who had surrounded the two
vessels in small boats. and were re-
ceived with great cheering.
AS the two vessels got under way the
cheering increased in volume, and TO
the accompaniment of hundreds of
steam whistles and the firing of bombs
and cannon, the two vessels proceeded
slowly down the lay past the water
'front.' and out TO sea. The vessels had
some difficulty in making their way
through the maze of small boats, which
constantly interfered with their pas
sage until they attained such speed
that nothing but the powerful tug
boats loaded with friends and rela
tives of the soldiers. could keep pace
with them. The soldiers crowded into
the rigging of the vessels and answered
the cheering of the civilians with
hearty good will, and responded to the
dipping flags of the merchant vessels
by waving their hats and handlker-
chiefs.
AS the two vessels and the small
fleet accompanying it passed the forts
the big guns from the batteries sent
forth their laundering salutes, TO which
the transports responded with their
steam sirens.
Long before dark the last good-byes
had been said to the vessels from the
decks of the tug boats. and the heav-
lily laden transports proceeded on their
way to Honolulu where they will stop
n ngrfinifeata IN tha
monies, and 20 take on fresh provisions
and refill their coal bunkers.
Major General Otis and staff have
their quarters on the City of Puebla,
which also carried the remaining COM
panies of the Fourteenth United States
infantry, recruits of the First and Sec
ond battalionS Of the Eighteenth and
Twenty-third regiments enlisted men
OF the First North Dakota, First ' 20
ming and First Idaho, medical officers
and members of the hospital corps, a
total of SAB men.
The troops to 90 on the Peru consist
of a squadron of the Fourth United
States cavalry, light batteries of the
Sixth United States artillery, a detach-
ment of the Third United States artil-
lery, d detachment of the signal corps
under Captain Russell, detachment of
volunteers. medical officers and mem
bers of the hospital corps, about 900
men.
HURRY ORDERS ISSUED.
The last orders of General Otis be
fore leaving were that the remaining
transports should sail as soon as pos
sible, irrespective of fleets or other eX-
pected vessels. Each one, he said,
should &c by itself if necessary. Sur
prisingly quick work has been done on
the Pennsylvania and the City of Rio
Janeiro. They are both nearly ready.
and will probably be prepared to sail
by next Thursday. The loading of the
commissary stores on these two vessels
began today.
Brig2dier General II. G. Otis has fin
ally been selected to command the !
fifth expedition to Manila. His fleet |
viii consist Of the steamers Rio de /
Janeiro, St. Paul and Pennsylvania. |
The steamer st. Paul is due from st. |
Michael and should no delay in her ar /
rival occur, she can be made ready for |
Manila in a short time. Among the |
other officers to so on this expedition /
viii be Major Rubin, chief quarter 1
master and Lieutenant Colonel Whip |
pie. chief ordnance officer
The remaining expeditions to the |
Philippines viii be repetitions of those
that have gone already. All the troop
ships viii he utilized as they return for
the purpose of transporting the forces
waiting here.
Today was moving day at Camp Mer-
rift Colonel Barber of the First New
York took his regiment to the Presi-
dio. He requested permission to cross
the hill and camp on the reservation,
having been informed that Richmond
was unhealthy. The request was grant
ed.
UTAH TROOPERS DISAPPOINTED.
The war department has instructed
General Otis TO relieve the First Utah
cavalry from the expected duty III the
Philippines and transfer the troops TO
the department Of Major General Mer-
Ram. No reason IS given for the change
and now the Utah troopers are among
the disappointed ones. They may be
sent to the Yosemite to do guard duty
there.
A double force Of men is at work on
the ship Tacoma, but it will be a fort
night before she can get away She
Will take IS cavalrymen and $50 horses
and six months supplies to the Philip
pines.
The number Of soldiers to go to Ma
Mia next week in round numbers IS as
follows: On the Pennsylvania 1.5O0:
on the Rio de 3aneiro /, 800 and on the
st. Paul 1000. AS no other transports
are available the troops which win be
left at Camp Merritt and the Presidio
Will probably not sail until early in
August, when the vessels Of the first
fleet are expected to return here. The
soldiers to be sent to Honolulu VIII be
on steamers chartered from I
the JohnsOn-LOcke Commercial COM
pany. the contract calling for the de-
pcrtation of all the men before Aug TO-