The San Francisco call., 1898-05-08

be picked from all the available material in the State than the HOO troops the southland has contributed to the defense of the flag. Their average age is about 2 years, while their average height will come close to five feet nine inches. There was nothing of the play-soldier in the ap- pearance of the men as they disembarked from the ferry boat Piedmont and formed in column of fours for their long march to the reservation. Equipped in campaign uniforms, with slouch hats and leggings, they conveyed the impression at once that they were out for business and anx- ious to engage in it.
 An immense crowd was gathered at the ferry depot to welcome the soldiers while Market street and Golden Gate and Van Ness avenues were choked with men, women and children eager to voice a greeting. At the depot Governor Budd Adiutant General Barrett, Major General Dickinson and Brigadier General War field, with their staffs. and Captain Car rington, U. s. A., awaited the Sevenths s arrival, together with a platoon of police under command of Lieutenant Birdsall; the Second Brigade Signal Corps, mount ed, Captain Perkins; Troop A, Cavalry, N. c. C., Captain Burnett and a detach- ment of the Naval Battalion, commanded by Lieutenant Commander Nerny, Lieu tenants Gum and Elliott, EnSignS kam- merrer and Peterson and Surgeon Morris sey. The First Infantry having just been ordered into camp, was unable to act escort, but Colonel Smith sent his band for duty.
 The escort formed in line on East street and as the regiment marched out of the ferry depot arms were presented, while the band played the Red, White and Blue" The Seventh did not bring it's band but it's field music, a fine drum and bugle corps, amply made up for the de- ficiency.
 Accompanying the Seventh was Briga- dier General Last, commanding the First Brigade. Lieutenant Colonel aN n. A. A. G.; Lieutenant Colonel Choate, sur geon; Major Dockweiler, engineer officer, on General Lasts staff. Surgeon Choate will resign from the brigade staff and be- come chief surgeon of the Seventh Regi- ment These officers were conducted to carriages and the signal was gives to start The police swung into Market street, followed by the signal corps, cav- airy. naval battalion and officers car riages, and great cheer went up as the head of the gallant SevenIn appeared. The field and staff, acting on orders, did not bring their horses, consequently Col onel Berry tramped at the head of his regiment, accompanied by the following members of his staff: Lieutenant Colonel Schreber; Captain. Alfonzo, djutant; Captain A. $. Clark chaplain; Lieuten- ants Hutchinson, quartermaster, and Aus tin commissary. Major Prescott com handed the First Battalion. composed of Higbee being his adjutant. The Second Battalion Companies K, c, F and l, was commanded by Major Wener, with Lieu tenant Frederieks adjutant. Major Bang ham and Adjutant Blackstock were in charge of the Third Battalion, Companies l.. D. H and D. the regiment forming in this order. The on-commissioned staff consists of Sergeant-Major Bradbury and Principal Musician Heydenreich
 Officers and men were very tired, hav- ing travelled for twenty-four hours on short rations in ordinary coaches without even an opportunity to stretch them selves, but when they heard the cheers and saw the thousands who had turned out to welcome them they forgot hunger and fatigue and cheerily began their march to the Presidio The line of march was up Market street to Golden Gate ave enue to Van Ness, to Lombard street and out that boulevard to the camp ground Market street was a mass of cheering, fag-waving humanity. Traffic was entirely suspended during the pass their employees forgot business in their zeal to express their well wishes
 At Van Ness and Ellis the escort fell out and saluted the Seventh as it passed and soon after the route step was taken in order to relieve the men as much as trance to the Presidio was reached line was reformed, and passing between the guard of the First, drawn llp on one side of the road, and Q battalion standing at present on the other side, the regl- ment marched on to the big drill ground rived. The men unburdened themselves of their haversackS and canteenS and threw themselves on the hard ground, almost exhausted from their long fast and hard march. But their troubles were not yet at an end.
 The regiment has not been mustered into the United States service yet, and