The record-union., 1898-05-07
OFF FOR The BATTLEFIELD.
TROOP b LEAVES FOR THE BAY
THIS MORNING.
Company e Will BE the Only
Company to Go From the
Second Regiment.

There was a busy hum and stir in
local military circles yesterday, which
continued and grew until the wee small
hours of the night.
The hurry and hustle was Occasioned
by message received early in the
morning from Adjutant-General Bar
rett's headquarters in San Francisco,
ordering the recently recruited heavy
battery of artillery, Captain John
Cooke commanding, to take the train
for San Francisco at 4:30 o'clock this
morning
But much remained to be done after
the receipt of the order, and while Cap
tain Cooke had considerably over 200
men who had signed the rolls, few of
them had faced Surgeon Hanna and
passed the rigid examination required
of all volunteers.
1t followed that DR.. Hannas services
were above par all day, and man after
man entered the examination room and
was thumped and poked, and made to
kick high and count the spots on a card
with one eye, and to do all the tricks
required by the United States of its
soldiers-volunteers and otherwise.
Captain Cooke intended to take 160
men with him to the Bay, but after the
shadows of night had fallen DR.. Hanna,
who had kept steadily at his work, had
declared 10 men who had been before
him to be fit for service, and that num-
ber will leave for their scene of future
activities this morning.
At s O'Clock assembly was sounded,
and the men fell in in the main hall
Of nd l. q /
for the first time. Probably not over
one-fourth of the members of the bat
terry have been supplied with uniforms
and while the old members of Troop b
and those from Company G, who yes
terday decided to cast their lots with
the artillery, will march to the train
in fatigue uniforms, overcOats, blankets
and side arms, the other volunteers will
go in everyday attire and rely upon
being uniformed after their arrival at
San Francisco.
Shortly after > o'clock yesterday af-
ternoon Captain Lucey, commanding
Company e. received instructions to
have his men in readiness to move to
San Francisco Monday morning, and
while not an order the men deemed it
conclusive and began arrangements ac-
cordingly.
During the evening Captain Lucey
had posted in the company's headquar-
ters notice to the effect that from 10
to L o'clock this morning DR.. Hanna
would examine volunteers, and at l
o'clock would continue the examina-
tions until all We're finished.
Colonel Guthrie returned from San
Francisco last night, and informed
I TxKyill 40
added to the Sixth Infantry, of which
organization seven companies were ac-
cepted The regiment will be COM
manded by Lieutenant-C Colonel Johnson
of Stockton.
Colonel Guthrie notified Captain
Lucey that his men were expected to
take with them their uniforms, tents
and equipments complete, including
haversacks, canteens, meat cans, cups,
belts, etc, besides their blankets and
rifles.
1t is expected that the company may
be ordered out on Sunday, and Captain
Lucey states that any and all appli-
cants who present themselves after 3
o'clock .. m. to-day viii be summarily
rejected.
Many of the men of Company G,
have offered their services to Captain
Lucey, and have been accepted.
In speaking of the matter last even
ing, Captain Zittinger, commanding
Company G.. said he could not blame
his men for desiring to go to the war,
and should do nothing to prevent them
from so doing. Many members of Com
pany G were not backward in express
ing their disgust at what they called
the trick" that had been played them
though others believed there would be
another call before long, when the boys
of the old company would be given
chance.
1t is understood that the reason given
for rejecting Company G and the other
companies of the Second Infantry Is
that their rolls We're not filled to the
required number, or that the rolls sent
in had not been signed by the Volun-
teers in person. but that company
clerks had filled in the names. One
company had only forty-three men anc
another only twenty-three.
There was very little sleep at Ar
mory Hall last night, though many OF
the recruits for the battery hunted soft
boards and easy chairs and tried tC
compose themselves to sleep. Others
made no pretense of sleeping, but sa
the night out. The troops will leav5
the Armory at 4 o'clock this morning
and march to the train. Their equip
ments. including tents, etc, were al
aboard the cars last evening. They vii
travel by special train.
While the boys were waiting at the
Armory they put in their time singing
patriotic songs, the star SpangleC
Banner" Hail Columbia March
ing on Through Cuba "Will Hang Ole
Blanco to a Sour Apple Tree" and 9th
ers.
Lieutenant Mcmahon of Company +
is an old soldier, and saw service will
the English army in the Zulu war
There are a great many other old sol
diers in the ranks of the company.