The record-union., 1898-05-25
CITY of Picking, City Of Sydney
and the Australia.
Twenty-Six Hundred Soldiers Now
Aboard the Vessels.
A Great Ovation Given the Fourteenth
United States Infantry and the Second
Regiment Of Oregon Volunteers
When They Embarked.

SAN FRANCISCO, May "a - The
2GO0 men comprising the first expedi-
ton to the Philippines are sleeping to-
night in their transport ships out in the
bay, awaiting the order to sail. 1t was
expected that they would depart to-
night or early tomorrow, but delay oc-
CURED in loading some of the stores.
However, the pilots have been ordered
on board at > o'clock tomorrow, and
within twenty-four hours the three big
vessels-Australia, City of Peking and
City of Sydney-will surely pass
through the Golden Gate with their
prows turned toward Manila
The display of patriotism to-day was
scarcely exceeded by that Of yesterday
the occasion being the embarkation of
about | 400 more men. They com
prised five companies of the Fourteenth
United States Infantry, as we'll as the
Second Regiment of Oregon Volunteers
and a detachment of heavy artillery.
Captain Murphy, senior Captain. was
in charge of the Fourteenth Infantry
Battalion. Major Robe remains be-
hind.
The companies of the Fourteenth are:
A, Captain Eastman; c, Lieutenant
Biddel; D, Lieutenant Lasaign in COM
mand; Z, Captain Miles; f, Captain
Murphy There is an average of sew
enty men to the company, or $50 men
and the regimental band of twenty
pieces.
The Oregon Battalion is in command
of Colonel Summers. 1t comprises
Companies A, B, D, E, G, K, H and L,
on the steamer Australia, and Compan-
les c, I, F and M, on theyCity- of sgd
ney. There are ,020 men in the regi-
ment.
The last of the troops to proceed from
the camp to the steamer was the de-
tachment of fifty heavy artillerymen,
under command of Captain Geary. They
embarked on the City of Sydney.
AS the California volunteers en-
Unused the multitude and moved them
to continual cheering, so the departure
of their neighbors from Oregon and the
regulars was the signal for an out
pouring of citizens, who waved them
hearty farewells all the way from the
camps to the waters edge, none joining
more heartily than the members of the
Sixth and Seventh Regiments, who hope
soon to follow And at the wharves
the great crowd yelled itself hoarse as
the soldiers arrived. The final hurrah
when the last bluecoat had come upon
the scene was such as the soldiers will
long remember.
1t was dusk when the City of Sydney
and Australia left their docks and took
their places in the stream near the City
of Pelxing. AS they moved out into the
stream bells were rung and whistles
blown throughout the city. Tonight
the bay was alive with small craft and
all the vessels and buildings along the
water front brilliantly Illuminated.
Martial music was heard on the trans
ports, and many good-bys were said.
Long before daylight the big camp at
| the Preside was astir with the men
in blue eager to put the finishing touch
es on their packing. The regulars,
| consisting of the companies c, D, (
| and F of the Fourteenth Infantry
marched quietly out of camp at 6:3C
| this morning, and were well on their
way to the Pacific Mail dock before
| the citizens of the town were aware
| that the movement had begun. The
| Oregon regiment, however, did not
| leave the Preside until 5 o'clock. and
! by that time an enormous crowd had
| assembled along the line of march.
Just previous to starting the regi-
ment was drawn up in form of hol-
| low square, and a beautiful stand OF
! colors was presented to it by Colonel
| Coffey. formerly in command of the
regiment. Then the signal forward
march" was given and to the strains
| of the Red. White and Blue" the regi-
ment swung into columns of fours and
marched through the Preside gates.
| The people of San Francisco, realizing
| that the departing soldiers were al
| ready far away from their own homes
put an extra warmth into their greet
| ing. and made the Oregon men feel that
| they had friends here also. As the
troops marched out of the Presidio the
men of the Seventh California Volun-
teers lined the roadway. and though en-
vious of the good luck of their camp
comrades in being selected to go before
them, cheered them vigorously on their
way.
When the down town section was
|
| blown and the crowds yelled words
| Of encouragement to the marching sol