The record-union., 1898-06-05

A special order was issued by Lieu
tenant Colonel w. p. Johnson at the
Preside camp to-day directing Com
pany F, Sixth Regiment California Vol
unteers. to proceed to Santa Cruz with
out delay. There will be seventy five
men in the party, under command Of
Captain J. F. Lucey. It is the purpose
of the Government to establish a mill
tary camp at Santa Cruz for the pro-
lection of the powder works there. The
company will probably leave for the
south on Monday. Assistant Surgeon
Captain Rottanzi has been ordered to
accompany the expedition. It is eX-
pected that another company will be
ordered to Pinole to watch the powder
works at that point.
Officers and men at Camp Merritt
suffered considerably to-day from the
sudden heat, which, with their mill
tary duties, made camp life exceedingly
irksome. 1t was 80 degrees in the
shade here to-day, but fortunately
there were no cases of sunstroke nor
prOstrations. It was clearly illustrated,
however, from the evident distress Of
the soldiers by the sudden rise in tenn
perature, that canvas uniforms will be
imperatively necessary as part of the
regimental equipment before the troops
can comfortably or safely land at
Manila
One Of the Washington volunteers at
Fontana Barracks tainted to-day while
on drill having been overcome by the
heat.
For the purpose of supplying the
army at the Philippines with brand
new made ice, the military authorities
have ordered the construction of an
ice making plant with capacity of o.
600 pounds of ice per day. A plant will
be placed on each transport ship.
The First Colorado were put through
an extended order drill and sham bat
tie on the Preside grounds to-day. The
men of the regiment were subsequent
ly vaccinated, as were also the soldiers
of the two Utah batteries.
Camp Merritt is rejoicing tonight
over full blown romance which is be-
ing specially celebrated by the Twen-
tieth Kansas Regiment. Captain Fred
Buchanan of Company r, an attorney
Of Kansas City, Kansas, was Major
when his regiment was a part of the
Kansas National Guard. Now he is
senior Captain. and when his regiment.
as a part of the United States volun-
teers, was ordered to San Francisco,
his fiancee, Miss Lucinda NJ. Smith Of
Lawrence, Kas., followed him to San
Francisco to marry her betrothed be-
fore he sailed for Manila. Miss Smith
reached this city to-day, and this ev-
ening Captain Buchanan obtained leave
from his duties at the camp, and, COM
ing into the city, sought the services of
clergyman and welded the woman Of
his choice.
Southern California's superb regiment
of volunteers was splendidly honored
by the San Francisco Chamber Of Com
merce to-day. Proudly the gallant
| Seventh marched out of Camp Merritt
and over the hills to the Preside gates,
| where, on behalf of the chamber,
George A. Newhall presented Colonel
Berry with a magnificent stand of silk
en- colors. Handsome and martial look
ed the volunteers from the sunland,
| wearing for the first time their new
uniforms, and carrying canteens and
| haversacks, with one ration for their
monday meal.
| Line was formed in column Of battal-
| ions on the slope south Of the old camp
ground of the First California The
| colors, a beautiful silk American flag
and the regimental colors a blue field,
on which was embroidered the State
coat of arms, were brought up by the
color sergeants. escorted by the senior
Company B, Captain Dodge and the
band.
| Mr.. Newhall made a brief presenta-
| ton speech, and Colonel Berry, receiv-
| ing the colors, returned a graceful re-
ply. pledging his own life and the lives
| Of his officers and men, to their de-
| fense.
| Trumpets sounded a flourish. the hun
| dreds of visitors cheered for the figs
and the Seventh, and Company B, Cap
| tain Dodge Of San Diego, the senior
company Of the regiment, marched UP
the hill to receive the colors. They
were then given to the care Of Com
pany c of Los Angeles, the color COM
pany, Captain Langworthy command
| ing Another flourish Of trumpets, a
national air from the band, and the
| ceremony was over.