The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-05-26
SAILS FOR THE PHILIPPINES
FIRST AMERICAN ARMY TO START
For FOREIGN SHORE.
Three Transports Leave San Francisco
and Are Now Headed for ManiIa-Thcy
Carry About 1880 Men, Are Loaded
With Supplies to Last Year and a Big
Cargo of fAmmunition-Should Reach
Their Destination About Juno 20.

Cargo of Ammuniti0n-Should Reach
Their Destination About Juno 20.
San Francisco. May 25.-The start
was made for Manila late this after
noon and the first American army to
sail for foreign shore is now Oh the
broad Pacific. At o'clock this after
noon Brigadier General Anderson sig
nailed from the Australia directing the
City Of Pekin and the City Of Sydney
to get under way. The signal was seen
from the shore and the waiting crowds
commenced to cheer wildly.
No time was lost on board the trans
ports. The crews worked with a win
and in short time the anchors were
up and the vessels were under way.
Then the $500 soldiers who had been
impatiently awaiting the signal to
start climbed to the rigging and
swarmed all over the big ship, shout
ing like mad The bay was alive with
small craft OF every description and
huge row boats we're pressed into SER
vice to accolnmod odate the eager crowds
and carry them to the head Of the
Golden Gate that a last farewell might
I be said. The big transports steamed
slowly along the water front and tho
crowd on shore raced along to keep
them in sight The noise made by
patriotic citizens on sea and shore was
something terrific. Every steam whis-
tie in the city appeared to be blowing,
cannon were fired and the din lasted
for fully an hour.
| AS the Australia passed Alcantraz
| Island in the lead Of the other ships
the battery Of United States artillery
stationed there fired a salute to Gener-
al Anderson. The colors were dipped
in recognition and the steamships
sounded their sirens. The boats, small
| and large, followed as the transports
| moved slowly forward and not until
| the heavy swells Of the Pacific were
encountered did they turn back.
1t was shortly after s o'clock when
| the vessels entered the ocean. When
last seen the transport feet was steam
| ing slowly to the southwest. After the
pilots We're dropped the vessels went
forward at fun speed The three trans
ports carried about $500 men. The ex-
pedition, which Is under Command OF
Brigadier General Anderson, consists Ok
four companies Of regulars under COM
nand Of Major Robe; the First regi-
ment California volunteers, Colonel
Smith; the First regiment Oregon vol-
unteers, Colonel Summers; a battalion
of Fifth heavy artillery, Major Gary;
about one hundred sailors and eleven
naval officers.
The fleet is loaded with supplies to
last year and Carries a vbig cargo Of
ammunition and naval stores for Adj
rniral Dewey's feet. 1t is not probablef
any more troops wilt be dispatched be-
| fore another week. The Sealan1ia is
being prepared to carry soldiers but
none OF the other transports are in
port. The China is not due here until
May % and If the steamships Of the
Northern Pacific company are char
tered and put Under an American reg
lister, it will take some time before that
fleet cam be put in order IT Is thought
here the feet that left to-day will not
keep company with the Charleston at u
| ter leaving Honolulu. They all carry
enough coal to steam at full speed from
Honolulu to Manila while the Charles
Iton in order to econorrlize coal will not
! go faster than ten knots an hour. If.
the transports do not wait for the
cruiser they may be expected to arrive
at Manila about June 20.