The record-union., 1898-08-07
The Transports Passed Through GoIden
Gate Early Yesterday Morning.
The Tacoma, With Horses and
Mules for Artillery at Manila,
Also Begins Her Long Journey
Believed That by September
18th All the Troops to Go to
Philippines Will be on Their
Way.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 6. - The
transports Lakme and Charles Nelson,
which received detachments of the New
York Regiment and Engineer Corps
yesterday, left early this morning for
Honolulu. The vessels went into the
stream last night and anchored off
Meiggs wharf, awaiting final orders.
AT q o'clock this morning the Nelson
hoisted her anchor and, without any
of the ceremonies which have marked
the departure of previous transports,
started on her voyage for Honolulu.
The Lakme in similar manner started
on her voyage at 9 o'clock and an hour
later the ship Tacoma, with horses and
mules on board, was towed out to sea,
and catching a fair wind, spread all
her canvas, and, at a clipping gait,
started for her long voyage to Manila.
The soldiers on the Lakme and Mel
son were in high spirits, for they re-
allied that they were destined to the
Paradies Of the Pacific, where a
bounteous welcome was awaiting them,
and where their duties will be Of the
lightest character.
The Scandia and the Arizona will
probably be ready by the end Of next
week for the reception of troops, but
just when they will start for Manila
is indefinite.
The ships of the first transport fleet
are expected to arrive home in about
ten days, and with the Scandia and
Arizona will form the fifth expedition
for Manila The Pekin, Australia and
City of Sydney will require but few
days to put them in condition to make
the second voyage to Manila, and the
expedition will be under the command
of Brigadier General King.
The Scandia and Arizona will take
the Seventh California Regiment, two
battalions of the Eighteenth and Twen-
ty-third Regiments, and 800 recruits
for the regiments which have already
departed.
1t is estimated that before Septem-
Der 18th all the troops now in camp
here will have been dispatched to Man
liza, for, with the return of the first
transport fleet and it's second depart
ure, the bulk of the men in camp can
be taken care Of.
The second fleet will probably return
before the end Of August, and these
ships, consisting of the China, Colon,
Zealandia and Senator, will more than
suffice to take the troops left in camp
after the Australia, Pekin and Sydney
have sailed.
The Governor of Iowa has communi-
Gated to the Fifty-first Regiment, now
here, that he has been in conference
with the Secretary of War concerning
their fate He says that Secretary AL
ger has promised that If transports
can be secured they will without doubt
be sent to the Philippines. Resting
| comfortably on this assurance, the
Fffty-first Iowa are confident that, be
| it next month or next year, they viii
yet sail out of the Golden Gate.
The Red Cross surgeons to care fol
the men to be sent home from Manila
will go out with the next fleet Of trans.
ports from this port. This will be in ac-
cordance with a request from the Med
ical Department of the United States
army. The Red Cross Society is gath
ering all necessary equipment and med
icines for the equipment of the hospital
ship.
Camp Merritt is growing smaller by
degrees. On Monday the First Ten
nessee Regiment will move to the Pre-
sidio reservation, and then the only
troops remaining at Camp Merritt will
be the forces designated to comprise the
fifth Manila expedition. The steam
ers Arizona and Scandia, now almost
ready to receive the soldiers, will take
away the last of the Camp Merritt bat
| talions.