The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1898-05-27

SAN FRASCIsCo. May 23.-California
said gOOd-by to her first regiment OF
volunteers as they marched faily forth
from the Preside TO start on their long
journey to Manila. The men left camp
at eight o'clock and marched to the
Pacific Mail dock. where the big steam
er City of Peking lay ready for them.
BY noon the soldiers were all on board,
and before night everything was in
readiness for their departure.
The farewell demonstration by the
people of san Francisco will long be
remembered by the soldiers of the
First regiment. Every street leading
from the Presidio to the Pacific Mail
dock. a distance OF about five miles,
was lined with people who, after the
soldiers passed, followed in their wake
and marched with them to the dock.
1t had been announced that camp
would be struck at eight o'clock in the
morning, and long before that hour
there were thousands of citizens at
Preside to see the sight. Promptly at
seven o'clock the bugle sounded and all
the tents went down together. Then
for an hour the soldiers were busily
engaged in rolling them up and load
the regiment was formed into line and,
headed by its band, marched out
through the big stone gates of the
Presidio and the journey of conquest
had commenced.
At NanNess avenue, the entire po-
lice force of san Francisco was in wait
ing, and fell in ahead OF the soldiers
The latter were in heavy marching or
der, carrying blanket rolls and loaded
knapsaclls on their backs. The men
marched along at a swinging gait, and
as they turned into the broad thorough
fare of VanNess avenue, they pre-
scnted a splendid appearance.
At Pacific avenue, the naval reserve,
signal corps and national guard staff
officers were in line, and presented
arms as the soldiers went by. Then
they too, marched to the dock. As the
regiment proceeded through the resi-
dence district on its way down town,
the crowd grew thicker and thicker.
There was one continouOus roar of
cheers, flags were waved frantically,
and people along the line, as they rec
ognized some friend among the sol
diers, rushed out and grasped him by
the hand to sly goo1-by.
When Market street, the main bust
ness thoroughfare, was reached the
crowd was enormous. People on their
way to work fingered to see the sol
diers pass. The cheering of the crowd
grew in volume, and nothing like the
sight on Market street was ever seen
here before. Many weeping women
followed along after the soldiers as
though loath to leave them out of their
sight, and men were not ashamed to
show their emotion.
As the marching men neared the wa
ter front, bombs were fired, steam
whistles blown and every device imag
Unable for making a noise was put into
full operation. The jam at the dock
was something terrific. In vain the
police and the mounted signal corps
attempted to keep the crowd back
They would not be denied and rushed
onto the dock in the wake of the sol
dierS.
Arrived at the dock. the volunteers
were marched on board the transport
without DELAY. 1t took considable !
time for each man to be consigned to
his quarters. but this task was accom-
plished with but very little confusion.
After the SOllierS were once on board
the ship the police with difficulty
cleared the dock and gates were shut.
Tuesday the Second regiment of Ore
gon volunteers. one battalion of the
Fourteenth infantry, United States
regulars, and a detachment of Cali
fornia heavy artillery will board the
steamship City of Sydney, and it is
probable that the Peking and Sidney
will depart in company as soon as sup
plies are taken on board.