The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-16
OFT FOR THE PHILIPPINES.
Fonr Zig Transports, Loaded VITA
Soldiers. Depart with Wildly
Enthasfassfe Farewell From Cifi-
x~ns-s~y~p Vessels More 10 start.

sAS FRANCISCO. June fS-ShTtiy
after mora tie announcement was made
fysas The steanss-r ssez2foS. which Rad p9%5
Ixing a. her dock ali nigh. taking on
cargo ard undergoing repairs. WIS ready
TO 10 taFo the stream aze about o eitch
sse order was given 10 east or A. the
sarne ffasss MAJ Ger Greene ordered The
TRANSPORTS Co.or. s'fslrAa and Zea!ansass 10
weigh afxaar All pEocssd Up the bay
30 Yo.n the senator. which had continued
her voyage ocsanwar1s. without coming
&c anchor
The excitement was intense. The water
front was black with people. and the way
ing 81 flags ard haEdGercnless presented
q beautiful sight. The vessels Ia the
harbo- dipssed their ooiors as the trans
ports passed. by. aad countless yachts and
other small craft fra.lsd behind tae big
steamers ss closely as safety would pei
r7lM T'7s- transports themselves were
picturesque inaeed. Every available
space waS occupied BY q so4dier. High
~ iu the rigging shey climSd: every
pert hole Was fIied with SMILING face,
ard the guard rails were hidden BENEATH
struggling masses trying 10 get points
Of vantage 20 get one last glimpse or the
city and the thousands Of people who
had treated them 80 kindly since they had
been In the city.
The afternoon was well nigh gone when
me fFAfxEhs0flS FEAEfaEu the DIFdA. aasA
only few Of the goca-by' b0ats were
with them. but the men were still perch
ed in the rigging and waving their good
bys IN response 20 the waving OF the p<o-
pie on the decks of the smaller boats.
The aegsd-ofT thst was given the boys was
one that viii llnger III Their memory TO
the grave.
The four vessels viii make fast time 10
H0Es--.uia. where they will recoaI and pro-
4Ns4fp % fGtg the first fleet
OF transports which ieft this city three
weeks ago today bound for the Pni.lp-
pines IL il expected that the China VIII
reach Honolulu .lrst, but after leaving
the Paradise OF she Pacific superior speed
viii count for little. As tae faster boats
will salt for the slower, so that the YES
SKIS will reach their destination about
the aar:.e Time
Assigned TO the China, MAI Gen.
Green's flagship. which Is the largest.
fastest and finest vessel of the fleet are
the First Colorado inf.n;ry, i!o2Z men !.
half a battalion ai the regular Eighteenth
infantry. 10 men. and "a detachment OF
United States engineers, 20 men.
The Coioa took four companies OF the
Twenty-third infantry and two companies
OF the Eighteenth infantry. both of the
regular army, and Battery a, OF the Titan
artillery In the battery were III men,
and In each OF the infantry companies 40
men. besides the officers. making less than
50 military passengers. The control OF
the ship was given Lieut.. Col. Clarence
NJ Bailey. of the Eighteenth infantry.
on the Zealandia were The Tenth Penn
syivania volunteers and part OF Battery T..
OF the Utah artillery with the gunners
went two Maxim machine guns which, as
IL precautionary measure, were mounted
for action, In the bow Of the vessel. In
all there were go privates and % Officers
on board.
ON the Senator is the First regiment of
Nebraska volunteers. numbering Log men
and officers.
No definite date can be- mentioned at
present for the sailiug, Of the third expedi-
ton to the Philippines. Preparations Will
be push forward rapidly.
Thus far the steamers chartered for the
next expedit are the Indiana. OHIO.
Morgan city. City OF Para, and three
Noftht rn Pacific steamers now a. Seattle
or en- route hither from Puget sound
There Is talk % securing the san Bias.
The Indiana Is now being QUILTED. and
the Morgan city is ready To receive troops.
This. Ohio il :sot yet docked. and tbs Pueb-
In is on her way TO this pert from Puget
sound.
Mai. Gen OTIS this afternoon issued an
order directing that details OF mch Ne sent
20 guard the transports in the bay. as fol-
lows:
From the Minnesota regiment, TO guard
the steamer city Of Para.
From the Idaho battalion, 70 guard the
Mersau City and the Ohio.
From the Seventh California regiment.
TO guard the lndiaGa.
The details were given five DAYS IA
tons