The herald., 1898-07-30
IN CAMP AT The BAY
ST. PAUL SAILS FOR MANILA,
SEVENTH GOES NEXT
"A Steady Increase of Hospital Cases
Burial Of Private Marske-Re-
moving the Troops

SAN FRANCISCO, July 29-The Third
battalion, First South Dakota volunteers,
and the Minnesota and Colorado recruits
sailed today to join their comrades In the
Philippines.
The st. Paul will carry the troops to their
destination.
fleet Of tugs, steamers and launches
gathered about the st. Paul and acted as
an escort and on shore the wharves were
lined with people. who waved farewell to
the departing troops. The rigging of the
transports was filled with soldiers and two
men, anxious to secure lofty perch,
climbed up to the mastheads, from which
points they waved flags.
The soldiers were saluted by steam whis-
ties and bells, and the cheers of the SOL
diers filled the air as they passed down the
bay.
Maj. Ruhlen, chief quartermaster, and
the two physicians ON the government
board of inspection, inspected the Lakme
and North Fork today. According to con-
tract the Lakme was to be ready to sail to-
morrow, but it is now improbable that she
will get away before Monday. She will
carry the First battalion of the New York
volunteers and the battalion of engineers
will be transported on the North Fork The
Second battalion Of the New York regiment
wilt follow on the Charles Nelson and the
Third battalion may go on the Mariposa or
wait until another transport has been Sc
cured
The Scandal and Arizona will be ready
about a week from Monday. They will
carry the troops that have been designated
for them and some few may have to be
omitted. The Seventh California now have
the assurance that they will be included In
this expedition. Nine hundred men of the
Eighteenth and Twenty-third infantry,
over 100 men of the hospital corps and
about 1000 recruitslfor the regiments now at
Manila have also been designated.
The other commands will go to Manila
IL more troops are called for. But every
thing now Is dependent on the peace nego-
tiations In Washington.
The Tartar and Athena, which have
been chartered and are on their way down
here, can carry 200 men. If these should
be utilized for the Manila troops only one
regiment Of the expeditionary forces would
remain here and that one could go on one
OF the returning transports of the first en-
petition And thus would the transporta-
pines be continued-provide peace had not
shut the door on the army before that.
The Seventh Goes Next
1t is reported as probable that Gen. King
will command the next expedition to the
Philippines. The Seventh California Will
probably go on the Arizona.
The removal of the F1fty-first Iowa reg
iment to the Preside today greatly pleased
the officers and men, all of whom hope,
however, that the change does not mean
that they are not to be sent to the seat Of
war.
Only twelve of the forty horses left at
the Preside by officers who have gone to
Manila have been accepted by the gov
eminent.
The case of ]. A. Young, quartermaster's
sergeant of the Twentieth Kansas volun-
teers, accused of defrauding the govern
ment, will come up before the Second bri-
gade court martial tomorrow.
There were PSI cases In the military hos
pltal this afternoon. as against 230 on
Thursday. Private William Marske, Com
pany G, Seventh California and A. c.
Rebb, Company Il, Fifty-f1rst Iowa regi-
ment, who died on Thursday, were buried
today. The remains of Private Joseph c.
Wheeler, Company L, First California re-
cruits, who died at the Marine hospital,
were also inferred.
Private Irwin J. Shelton, Company T.,
First Tennessee regiment. died today of
pneumonia.
Camp News
SAN FRANCISCO, July 29.-The Seventh
California Volunteers, the remaining bat
talons of the Eighteenth and Twenty
third Infantry regiments, comprising all
the regulars at Camp Merritt and most of
the recruits for regiments which have
previously sailed. will go to Manila on the
Arizona and Scandal. The Fifty-first
Iowa, the Seventeenth Kansas and the
First Tennessee will move to the Preside
and settle there. Camp Merritt will exist
less than two weeks longer.
This afternoon the Iowa regiment. ac-
cording to orders, struck Its tents at Rich
mond and erected them on the Preside
reservation. When a detail of men from
the Iowa command was ordered to guard
the Scandal hepe-rose In the breast of
every man in the regiment. The order was
supposed to indicate that Colonel Loper's
regiment was selected to go to Manila on
the vessels. Disappointment is very keen
in the regiment.
The Seventh California Is cautious about
being joyful. Its cup Of happiness was
dashed to earth on q previous occasion
1ust as 1t was about to sip. No official Or
der designating the regiment for the ex-
petition has been issued and none will be
issued until the latter part of next week.
The men of the Seventh have begun to fear
that the war will end before they start.
Sick lists are heavy in most Of the regi-
ments. Typhoid fever has appeared in
camp. Fever patients are Quarantined
with great strictness. All serious cases
are sent to the field hospital at the Pre-
sidio.
ENGLAND Swept BY Storm