The San Francisco call., 1898-07-14

iZens, who Vied with one another in ac cording to the soldiers from the Empire State a glorious welcome. the first two de- tachments marched up Market street and out to Camp Merritt.
 The regiment left Jersey City at 3:3O o'clock last Thursday afternoon. It re- quired a train of forty-one cars. fnclud- Ing sleepers and baggage cars, to trans port the command, and this was divided into four sections with an interval of fif- teen minutes between each Owing to the Tact that the third and fourth sec tions dla not get into Oakland until late yesterday evening they remained across the bay for the night and will proceed to Camp Merritt this morning
 The welcome given Colonel Barber and ms men was one of the warmest that San Francisco has extended to any reg lment that has come here. Right richly were the New York soldiers deserving of the hospitality that was extended to them, and they fully merited all of the honors and courtesies shown them
 The volunteers are the picked soldiers Of their native State and from their sol uerIy bearing and general appearance the Emplre State has a just right to be proud of her sons that have been sent so far beyond the confines of her borders. The First comes fully prepared and equipped for field service. The regiment Tn being commanded by Colonel Barber | has at its head regular retired army of ncer, who has seen eighteen years of actlve service with the First United l states Artillery. The other officers, in- c!uding Lieutenant Colonel Stacpole and Majors Chase, Emmett and Scott. with the company commanders, are officers of long experience in the National Guard of | New York;, and are thoroughly capable and efficient in every way. The rank and 'hle Of the regiment represents body of | men each one Of whom has been chosen a1ter d severe physical examination foI his peculiar fitness for the rigorous du- | ties that fall to the private in the ranks i They are men of fine physical proportions and unusual intelligence and in the ranks are to be found the sons of some of tn. oldest and most influential families ir the State of New York
 The men are as well drilled to-day as | any regular regiment in the service fol | with the exception of few recruits al Of them have seen several years of ser vice in the finest military organization: composing New York's National Guard | They were encamped at Camp Black fo, over a month and for the past six week. have been doing garrison duty at Fort: | WadSworth and Hamilton and Governor: Island.
 It was exactly 6:10 o'clock when th, first section, consisting of ten sleepers rolled into the Southern Pacific depot a Oakland. The soldier boys soon mad known their arrival by loud and prolonged cheers for San Francisco. Captain Pit nam Bradlee Strong, who was detailed h, General Marcus P. Miller to escort tn
 regiment to camp, reported to Colone Barber, and in few moments Comma nIe M, G and H were formed upon the plat form and ready to march. With this sec tion were the officers of the three com panies named, and also Companies F, I and c: while the officers of the remafninl six companies of the regiment did not ge in until 7:46 o'clock, when the third sec