The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-05-24
REINFORCENENTS FOR DEWEY.
Charleston Well on Her Way to
Manila-Ten Thousand Troops at
SanFranciscO Awaiting TranspOrtat.

ion.
San Francisco, May 22-The Charles
ton is we'll on her way to Manila. The
big cruiser passed through the Golden
Gate at $40 this morning, after hav-
ing been anchored in the stream all
night. She adjusted her compasses at
an early hour and then passed up the
bay through Raccoon straits and
passed the docks on the northern from
tage of the city. Every steam vessel
in the harbor blew au revoir to Cap
tin Glass n his crew. None of the
forts in the harbor saluted the vessel,
but the demonstration made by the
5000 soldiers gathered at the Preside
was tremendous. When the vessel was
sighted coming down the bay the SOL
diers gathered on the beach to bid her
bon voyage. They lined the beach for
a mile n cheer upon cheer rang out
from the men who are to soon follow
the Charleston to the scene of Admiral
Dewey's triumph. The Charleston'S
big siren answered the boys on the
beach time n again and the whist
ling was heard from one end Of the
city to the other.
~ AAlS StoNCS lIoopS
are tenting here, 5000 of this number
being volunteers. All the troops from
Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado and Min
nesOta, which were ordered to San
Francisco, are o here, but many
more troops will arrive from other Sec
lions during the mex few days.
The Washington volunteers quarter
ed at Fontana barracks "a to go to
Manila. Tonight Lieutenant Colonel
Fife assembled the two Washington
battalions in a hollow square and
asked every man who did not want to
go to Manila to hold up his hand. No
hands were raised. "Those who want
to go to Manila at once" said he. There
was a reply that made the blood tin
gle in the hearers veins. The growing
darkness partly obscured the field of
hands shot into the air, but there was
no mistaking the yell hat made the
room ring, Manila or BUST" was the
burden of the cry.
The first California, the Oregon reg
iment, and twenty-five men each from
companies A and D, of the heavy ar
tillery, under the command of Captain
Geary, may break camp Monday
morning and sail from San Francisco
Monday night on the City Of Pekin,
the City of Sydney and the Australia
with the Monterey accompanying them
as a convoy. The two detachments
from the heavy artillery and Colone
Summers, of the Oregon regiment
have been unofficially informed tina,
/ they are expected to break am Mon.
day morning. The official orders will
! doubtless be received by Colonel Sum
mers and Captain Geary tomorrow.
General Otis all along has beer
| fighting to hav the three transport
| vessels sail together and it now looks
as if he has carried his point. Genera
| Otis said today: "The first regimen
l Of California troops will be loaded or
| the City of Pekin early Monday morn.
ing" Further than this General Otis
refused to be quoted, but it is under
Stood thai b Oregon troops will sal
| on the Pekin.
It has been decided that the Sixth
| California and the Washington volun.
| teers are to remain here for Pacific
| coast defense. The United States in
| fantry regiment. ordered to this city
will join the expedition to the Philip
| pines.