Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-04-29
Two Companies of the Second Infan-
try Arrive in the City From
Fort Yates.
War Times Recalled by the Presence
Of the Blue Coats En- Route
to the South.
Loading Operations in Progress at
the Landing Today and the
Troops Leave Tonight.
Troops Arrive From Yates.

Companies d and G of the Second
United States Infantry arrived Thursday
morning from Fort Yates on the Steamer
Bachelor. which swung into the land
ing at a little before II o'clock. The
steamer made an inspiring sight as she
drew up to the landing with her load of
men and munitions Of war. The lower
deck was crowded with men and stores
and the boat was loaded until she rode
down we'll toward the water line. T..
Il. Angevine was in charge of the boat
and Pilot Belk headed her into the
landing, where she was tied up and her
load of troops discharged, to be
taken on the cars and started on the
long trip to Mobile, Alabama. where
they will arrive the first Of next week.
The soldiers were formed in COM
panies as the boat tied up at the land
ing and as soon rs the gang plank was
run out the men were marched off in
single file, along the bank by the ware
house, around on the other side and
into the warehouse, where they stacked
arms, laid off their knapsacks and coats,
~disencumbered themselves Of all super
t1uous property and impedimenta and
went at the work Of unloading the
stores and slowing them away in the
freight cars provided at the warehouse
track. A large crowd watched the ar
rival of the boat, kodak artists took snap
shots of the vessel, the men, the line of
march and every other conceivable
scene of interest, and the whole scene
was a stirring reminder that your Uncle
Samuel is again about to 60 to war.
The two companies are in charge of
Captain j.. W. Turner of Company d,
who is the ranking captain and has been
in command at Fort Yates since the
departure of Captain j. B. Hickey, who
has gone to Washington to receive his
instructions for detached service upon
which he is to be dispatched. Captain
Turner is thorough soldier, an efficient
officer and under his directions the work
of embarkation and debarkation of the
troops has been speedily accomplished.
Company G. is under command of Cap
tain \. Pickering, and with the two
companies are Lieutenants Il. II. Will
son, w. n. Philips, who is acting quar-
termaster Of the two companies, +. S.
Hutton and J. G. Workiser. The two
companies comprise 100 men, six officers
and nine civilians, who are engaged as
teamsters. There were with the troops
in the way of stores, twenty-one wagons.
n ambulance, a gatling gun and out
fit, ammunition, and the sundry impedi.
ments of troops about to engage in ac-
ton. The boxes of ammunition, wagons,
a%mbulauces, tent poles, Grated bicycles
and other government and personal
property of the troops were stored away
about the boat and made a heavy load.
The soldiers were armed with the Kraig-
Jogenson rifles, and each man carried
his tent, knapsaclss and other necessary
articles on his brck.
At the back of the lower deck Of the
boat were fifty-six mules, that were
loaded into cars and made part of the
train. No horses were brought with
the companies. Among the passengers
on the boat were several ladies, relatives