The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1898-06-18
SECOND MANILA EXPEDITION.
Transports and Convoy Take Their De-
parture-A Royal Farewell From
MnItitudes of Well Wishers.

Mhlititudes or Well N1sherSs
SAN Francisco, June 16.-Shortly
after noon yesterday the announce
ment was made that the steamer Sena-
tor, which had been lying at her dock
all night taking On cargo and under
going repairs, was ready to go into the
stream. and. about one o'clock, the or
der was given to cast off. At the same
time Maj.-Gen. Greene ordered the
transports, Colon, China and Zealandia.
which bad been anchored off the mail
dock since Tuesday night, to weigh
their anchors and to proceed down the
bay to join the Senator, which had
continued her voyage oceanward with
put coming to anchor.
Thousands of people had assembled
along the docks to witness the depar-
ture of the fleet, and when the signals
ordering the vessels to get under way
were observed, a mighty cheer went
up. Added to the cheering was the
blowing of whistles and the ringing of
balls. Every steamer in the harbor
with steam blew long blasts from their
sirens and every factory and mill in the
manufacturing district saluted the YES
sells with blasts of their whistles.
Bombs were exploded and cannon
were fired and amid all this hubbub
the four stately vessels, bearing their
loads of humanity and munitions of
war, passed down the bay.
The excitement was intense. The
water front was black with people,
and the waving of flags and handker-
chiefs presented a beautiful sight.
The vessels in the harbor dipped their
colors az the transports passed by, and
countless yachts and other small craft
trailed behind the big steamers rs
closely as safety would permit. ,
The transports themselves were pic
turesque indeed. Every available
space was occupied by a soldier. High
up into the rigging they climbed, and
every portfolio was filled by a smiling
face and the guardrails were hidden
beneath struggling masses trying to
get points of vantage to get one last
glimpse of the city and the thousands
of people who had treated them so
kindly since they had been in this vi
entity. The soldiers were as jolly a lot
as could be found. The men cheered
themselves hoarse and waved their
hats and handkerchiefs until their
arms ched.
The small bay craft continued on
down the bay with the soldier boys,
every now and then saluting the big
steamers, which were picking up their
speed at every revolution of their pro-
pellers. At last only the most powerful
eonsorts could keep up with the big
liners and one by one they were
dropped behind. Tugboats and ferry
boats, chartered for the occasion, fol-
lowed the vessels down the bay to the
Golden Gate.
The afternoon was well nigh gone
when the transports reached the ocean,
and only a few of the good-by boats,
were with them, but the men were still
perched in the rigging and waving
their good-bys in response to waving
handkerchiefs of the people on the
decks of the smaller boats.
The our vessels will make fast time
to Honolulu, where they will re-coal
and proceed on their way to join the
first fleet, which left three weeks ago
for the Philippines. 1t is expected the
China will leave Honolulu first, but
after leaving that place the faster
boats will wait for the slower vessels,
so that they will reach their destina-
ton about the same time.
Assigned to the China, Mai-Gen.
Greene's flagship, and the largest, finest
and fastest vessel of the fleet, are the
First regiment Colorado volunteer in
fantry, 1,O22 men; half a battalion of
the Eighteenth United States infantry,
$50 men and a detachment of United
States engineers, 20 men.
The Colon took four companies of the
Twenty-third infantry and two COM
panies of the Eighteenth infantry, both
of t~hesregular army, and Battery A of
the Utah artillery. In the battery
were 12O men, andin ZACH of the infantry
companies 75, besides the officers, max
ing less than 600 military passengers.
The control of the ship was given to
Lieut.-Col. Clarence W. Barry of the
Eighteenth infantry.
On the Zealandia were theTenth Penn,
sylvania volunteers and part of'Battery
Il of the Utah volunteer artillery
With the gunners went two Maxim
fighting machines, which, as a precau-
tionary measure. were placed ready
for action in the bow of the vessel.
In all there were $40 privates and &C
officers on board.
On the steamer Senator is the First
regiment of Nebraska volunteers, num-
boring 1,O23 men and officers.