The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-05-05
OF THE VOLUNTEERS FROM
CALIFORNIA
THE BOYS FROM LOS ANGELES
Are Ordered to Report at San Francisco
by Twelve O'clock, Noon, on
Friday Next
Associated Press Special Wire

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other place Uncle Sam may designate wa!
formally inaugurated in the Nationa
Guard of California this morning.
Today is an exciting one for the State
soldiers of California Pursuant to 6
general order, the First Infantry Regi
ment assembled at its Page street armor!
this morning to undergo the test. physica
| and otherwise, incidental to the mastering
in Of volunteers for active service. and b,
| the promptness with which the members
of the organization responded they showed
plainly their eagerness to serve in the
| cause which has already stirred the
| patriotism of the entire country.
| Major William d. Mccarthy, Captain r
J. Farrell, Captain F. c. Rethers and Cap.
| tain T. A. Rottanzi, surgeons of the SAM
tary corps, were appointed to serve on the
examining board and reported to Captain
Darlington, from whom they received
their instructions. When Governor Budc
put In an appearance he was Immediately
ushered to the officers quarters on the
second floor of the armory, where, with the
mastering officer and Colonel Smith, he
entered into general discussion of the
rules and regulations of the army govern
ing the mastering of volunteers for serv.
ice.
At II O'Clock Brigadier-G General Warfield
arrived at the armory and few minutes
later Adjutant-General Barrett and Gen.
eral Last Joined the conference.
At 11:30, all arrangements having beer
completed, the order to assemble was given
to Company A, and Captain John F. Con-
molly promptly mustered that organiza-
ton, 81 strong, in open double rank in the
armory hall. awaiting orders from Cap.
tain Darlington on the floor above
The medical examination of the frs,
company took about an hour and half
1t was held behind closed doors.
Each man is described by his name In
full rank, physical variations, including
age. height, complexion, eyes and hair;
town or country. occupation. time of Join
ing the army, where, and by whom, his
residence in number of miles from the
rendezvous. horses and equipments. Three
copies are to be made of the muster-roil
one to be sent to the Adjutant- General OF
the army, one to the Adjutant- General OF
the State, and one to the Company or De-
achment Commander.
Governor Budd has appointed Major
Frank S. Rice, a retired army officer of the
Third Artillery, and now Major and IN
speeding officer of the Third Brigade, N. G.
c., to have entire charge of the battalion
of heavy artillery which has been recruited
this week by volunteers outside the Ma
tional Guard organization. Colonel Geary,
formerly of the Second Brigade, N. G. c.,
hoe t~~n arretu.vo - 1s,,+o-s+- C~.---..s ~
this battalion. Adjutant-General Barrett
expects that all the volunteer troops will
be mustered in by the end of the week.
The Los Angeles regiment will report by
10 o'clock on Friday.
The following dispatch was received
from Washington today in reference to the
formation of the volunteer regiments:
"WASHINGTON, May 4.-Capt. F. De l..
Darlington, U. s. A, San FRANCISCO: I'm
der the law, regiments must have not less
than ten nor more than twelve companies;
maximum, 1884 officers and men: minimum
$50. Under this you cannot accept 100 men
per company. H. c. CORBIN,
"Adjutant General"
Under this ruling the remainder Of the
companies will remain here as a nucleus
for a new regiment, which will be formed
as soon as the men can be recruited and
necessary officers commissioned by Gov
Budd.
Capt. Alfred J. Kelleher, regimental adj
jutant of the First infantry, and Capt. A.
3. c. Dohrmann, quartermaster of the
same organization, are the first National
guard officers to be assigned to duty in the
volunteer forces.
Today Capt. Darlington received In
structions from Washington to have the
adjutant and quartermaster report to him
for duty and he promptly notified the two
officers, who gladly accepted the honor
conferred upon them.
The First Regiment
SAN FRANCISCO, May 4.-San Fran
cisco is to have the honor Of having sworn
into the army Of the United States the
first men who have volunteered from
California, to fight their country's foe The
First Regiment of the National Guard of
California will enlist this morning at its
Armory. The Seventh Regiment will fol-
low in the mastering, and both will prob
ably go into camp at the Preside at once
unless orders to the contrary are received
The enlistment rolls for the two batter
les Of volunteers heavy artillery has beer
closed with a total enrolment of 491. As
orders had been received by Captain Car
rington to reduce the quota of each battery
from 200 to $50 men, the number of me,
enlisted is regarded as sufficient to mus
ter from.
DR.. George w. Sternberg, Surgeon-Gen.
eral of the United States army, has sen
a request to Governor Budd to allow the
use by the Medical Department of the
Volunteers in California of the field medi
cal equipment of the National Guard, stat
ing that they will be returned in good order
| when the United States has completed 1t.
| supplies. The Governor telegraphed i'm
| mediately that the request be granted.
Transports Ordered
WASHINGTON, May photographic or
| ders have been sent to San Francisco t.
| engage nine steamers of the Pacific Mai
Company which could transport withou
difficulty an army Of 1000 men. Arrange
ments have also been made to send sup
ply of coal If Dewey should ask for ii
but it is understood that there are 1000
tons at Manila. at least, and good ground
to believe that the supply is much greater
Just back of Fort Cavite is a dock wit
| abundant apparatus for ordinary ship re
pairs. The principal problem, therefore
| Is to send enough men to garrison the city
and it Is believed that 10000 well-equippe
American troops will be sufficient for thi
purpose. The present plan is to take a.
the National Guards of California, Ore
gon, Washington. Idaho, Nevada, Color
ado and the Far Western States generally
To these troops will be added probably
regiment of regular infantry and of cav
airy, and possibly the Texas or one of tn
new volunteer regiments now being organ
lied, The command will probably be give