Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-18
BOUND FOR GOLDEN GATE
Two Light Batteries to Leave Monday for
@n francisco.
The Men to FUrm Part Of Philippine
Expeditfon-sisnaI Corps Re-
craft. ARRIVE.

Two batteries Of artillery will leave
Washington Monday morning for San Fran
cisco, Cal, where they will embark with
the third expedition to the Philippines for
service with Gen. Wesley Merritt, who will
be in command OF the far-away eastern
army OF the United States. Both batteries
are light artillery from the 9th United
states Regiment Battery D, Capt Dyer,
goes from Washington barracks, while Bat
terry q, Capt. Bridgman, leaves Fort Myer,
va, where 1t has been stationed since the
departure of the 9th Cavalry for the south
All Cay yesterday and this morning a
squad of soldiers from the two batteries
was busy in directing the loading of guns
and equipments on the fiat cars Of the
pennsylvania railroad at 10th street and
Maryland avenue. There will De loaded. in
all, twelve six-pounder field guns and
requisite number of caissons filled with
war equipments for light artillery work.
Ihis heavy freight will probably start for
San Francisco this afternoon in charge CT
detachment of regulars. The freight
Will be run through on passenger sea Adule,
and will reach the Golden Gate probably
before the special trains bearing the SOL
tillery will be in charge of the party, nav
ing been assigned to duty with Gen. Mer-
ritt Active preparations were in progress
at Fort Myer and Washington barracks
ready to move on short notice for some
time past. and very little additional work
was required.
Tire Signal Corps.
The Washington barracks have been
made headquarters Of the Signal Corps
under Col Dunwoody. A company of forty
men, recruited for the corps in Augusta,
Me-. arrived in the city yesterday after
noon over the Baltimore and Ohio railroad,
under command of Capt. G. w. Butler and
First Lieut.. c. A. Walker. The men were
ordered to Washington under instructions
to be quartered at Washington barracks.
Through some misunderstanding the men
were marched to the marine barracks, OH
9Th street southeast. Upon arriving there
the mistake was discovered and the men
were lined up the sidewalk to await
further instructions.
One of the men tainted from fatigue. He
was cared for by the navy yard surgeons
and sent to Washington barracks i'll the
navy yard ambulance. Capt Butler march
ed his men to Washington barracks, at the
foot of Az street southwest, where they
are comfortably quartered.
Pennsylvania Recruits.
Sixty-six infantry recruits, very few of
them in uniform, and none with equipment,
passed through Washington last night at
1870 O'Clock from Allentown, Pa, bound
Tor Lytle Ga, to join Companies and D
of the 4th Pennsylvania Regiment. Orders
were received under the second call for vol
unteers to recruit these companies Up to
their full quota, and Sergt. Edward R.
Keck was detailed To enlist the men. He
was successful in a very short time, and
was in charge Of the, party going south last
night The men haveIbeen allowed 81 apiece
for meals while en- route to their regiment,
not including coffee. (which is served three
times a day by the sergeant. AS the men
will be on the road about two days and
half fia fot their menu is necessarily not very