The San Francisco call., 1898-05-09

STOCKTON, May 8.-Sunday in the San Joaquin Valley is usually a day of rest and worship. To-day the church bells, which in peace call to divine ser vice, rang out an adieu to the soldier boys of the Sixth Regiment on the way to do or die at thei- country's call. Through the valley. from Fresno thun- dered train over the Valley Road, on it's sides the inscription. Remember the Maine" At every station bells were rung and ovations given the boys aboard. Eight coaches were filled with the full companies of Nisalia, Fresno and Merced.
 An hour before their arrival here Companies A and B of Stockton, with regimental officers, the Grand Army post, school children and county of- ficials moved on foot alonr California street headed by a band. Church bells joined in the acclaim, and when the train arrived anvils and whistles greeted the country boys The 500 men were reviewed by officers before the line of march was taken up to the wa ter front
 Ten thousand people greeted the soldiers and their escorts when Main street was reached. Truly, it was warlike scene. It was with difficulty that the police cleared the streets for the troops to pass. Flowers and cheer fuI good-byes were showered upon the men.
 At the water front where the boat was waiting. the people were massed for blocks, and there final good-byes were said. The scenes at the parting were pathetic in some cases and cheer full in others. Where one woman fainted another was seen to give her husband an approving tap on the shoulder and an encouraging word.
 This caught the spirit of the crowd and the cheers which greeted the wo- mans pluck, drowned the strains of Yankee Doodle" with which the band was inspiring the crowd.
 Once on the boat the troops were ad- dressed by local orators, and the cap- tain blew his whistle in vain for all but the passengers to leave. The volun- teers were cheered by the vast throngs on the wharves and the echo came back in thunderous volume. At 8 o'clock the boat got under way and music and guns gave a final send-off. The boys swarmed on the decks and handker- chief signals were waved until the boat disappeared in the darkness of the channel.
 The boat with its 800 recruits will make slow time tonight, and. it Is call culated, will arrive at San Francisco at about 6 o'clock in the morning.
 FRESNO, May Accompany c, N. G. C.. which left by the Valley road at 3 o'clock this afternoon, to be mustered into regular service, was given a fare well demonstration which surpassed any public celebration ever held in Fresno. Thousands of people were in the city from neighboring towns. Flags were everywhere to be seen, stirring music filled the air, and the boys in h h11t0 IErnr oh al o1 bo Ij,n fn the depot. Martha Lodge, A. o. U. w., gave farewell luncheon in the armory. and at the depot General Kittrell made a ringing speech to the departing guardsmen. The whole crowd gathered at the station to witness the leaVe-tak- ing.
 Company was escorted to the train by Company F. the only company in the Sixth Regiment not called out, and the boys seemed very much disappoint- ed at having been sighted. The Hun dred Thousand Club and Union> and Confederate Veterans were In line. At the station little children pinned bou- tonnieres on the breasts of the soldier boys. When the train pulled out there was vociferous and prolonged cheering, waving of handkerchiefS and shedding of tears by loved ones left behind. The Visalia and Bakersfield companies were on the train and they were given a rousing reception.
 Company F marched back to the ar mory, looking dejected at being left at home. It is said Governor Budd did not call out Company F because it's re- port was not satisfactorily made out. The company is one of the best in the regiment and tomorrow the field off, cers of the regiment will have a per- sonal interview with the Governor to try to induce him to complete the regi- ment by sending for Company F.
 VSALIA, May S.-Thousands of peo- pie from all over the country collected here to-day to give Company E rous- ing reception and escort it to the Val ley road depot on it's way to San Fran cisco to be mustered into the service. Ninety-three officers and men compose the company that started at noon for Stockton under Captain Stewart, who has given up his position in the United States Land Office here to lead his men to war.
 Never was there more patriotism dis played than over this departure of the home guard. The citizens turned out en masse Lodges, fire companies, old soldiers and city officials joined the parade that escorted the boys to the train. One notable feature of the par ade was the mar hing side by side of Union and Confederate veterans. School children by hundreds marched with flags and flowers Tulare sent over it's band and a train-load of peo- pie to assist in the demonstration The Valley road train was decorated with flags and buntil :, and on each side of the car containing most of the guards was a banner on which was painted in large letters Remember the Maine"
 BAKERSFIELD, May 8.-Company G, Sixth Regiment inety-two strong, departed at 7:30 this morning for San Francisco. It marched to the depot shortly after o clock. led by two brass bands and folio yed by hundreds of people, the crow increasing to sev- eral thousands before the departure of the company. All came to o1.er fond farewell to soldier friends and rela- tives. It was difficult to tell which was most plentiful, tears or flowers Each soldier was loaded down with floral to- kenS.