The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-25
VOLUNTEERS UNEASY
At GARRISON Duty.
Washington Soldiers Would
at Prefer to Act Home.
YET NO ONE COMPLAINS.
Rumors Of Threatened Desertions
Are Without Foundation.
YET NO ONE COMPLAINS.

Special Dispatch TO the Poss~Inteligencsr
SAN FRANCISCO, June 4--From The
windows OF their quarters In the old ware
house on the bay shore. the Washington
volunteers have seen seven transports sail
out through the Golden Gate bound for
Manila. The boys In blue have waved
good-by TO their brothers in arms. believ-
ing that soon they. teo. would be travelling
the same wasery road. But the fates. or
the powers, have been unkInd and she
gallant soldiers from the North seem dcs-
tined to get no farther from home than
California, and to meet no more danser-
Gus foe than the cold west wind and the
sea fog that drifts In over The bay. Slch
Is the fate OF soldier in a land where
politics plays a part IN the selection of
army officers
1. ie now practically certain that the
troops from Washington w;T he KEEP. on
duty al the Preside and the other posts
in the vicinity of San Francisco. Up to
a week ago the Washington men confident
~ believed that they were TO DO sent 10 Ma
nlla, In spite OF the fact that ono hattal-
ion OF tho regiment stu remained in the
North. Then came the orders which blast
ed their hopes By this latest e1!ct the
Washington contingent was again split.
the 1Yst battalion being directed 10 SO
into camp n the Preside reservation.
while the second was assigned TO garrison
duty at Angel island 10 relieve tho rcg,s-
lar artillery.
The companies which viii camp at lhs
presidio are: A, Capt. O,ls. Spokane: II,
Capt. Fostson. Seattle. u. Capt. Adams.
Seattle. T.. Capt. Scudder. North Yakima.
Company L. Capt, Miller. or Dayton: q.
Capt. Ellr!ch Vancouver; T. Capt. Bufrsln.
WaIla wa,Ia, and l.. Capt Moore. Spo-
kans VIII 20 to Angel island.
Angel island Is on the northern side %
the entrance 20 san Francisco hay. IL
recuy opposite the city. BESIDES the bar
racks a quarantine station is located on
the island, which contains about a thoiis-
ard acres. This island is ore OF tho mos,
pleasant spots around the bay. being shei.
tered from the trade winds by the 81
hills on tne mainland. Except for the ise-
l4sion. 4: IL 4 desirable place.
To say that tie Washington soldiers ars
dlsgaased az the order which ruins ;helr
chance II winning giory the field ana
condemns tnesn 20 the dull routine of bar
rack llfe does not fully eTpress fhe}r sen
tiusea's. B4t she statements which hfvs
been cent out - flle eject ths. there no. "a
be- desertlons from tae!r ranks because
they are assigned 20 coast guard service IRE
denounced by officers ard men silke "a ab~
se2uteiy untrue whi3e therA ~ more or
less grufnbi!ng ever ne gtosFay prospect,
there ls rot now ard has no, beeu az eny
sirae any serious dlaarsction among tas
naer. They realize that they ara soldiers.
and almost 20 a man they sre de.ern0lrei
"a obey orders and % their duty az sell
1isrs Should. no matter b0w un3.eassns
ihat duty may BE-
II ngsst he confessed that bo.1 officers
ard fnen fsel. and win good reason. that
Ley have not been fairly treated ZAA