Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1898-07-22

the Valencia to follow on the 9th
with General Merritt's flagship, the
New port. '@
The troops composing the Third
expedition constitute nine separate
commands, and are as follows: l..
One battalion 18th T.. 3. Infantry. 2
One battalion GARD U. S. ILfantry. 3.
Two batteries 3rd U. s. Artillery. 4.
Company A. U. s.. Engineers batta'
lion. S. Detachment Of the Signal
Corps, U. s. Vols. 6. fhe lat Idaho
Infantry, U. ). w.. Z. Tho LIST
Wy oming Infantry, U. S.V. 8. The
1st North Dakota Infantry, U. $. V.
8. The 18th Minnesota Infantry, U.
S.V. will not weary you with the
assignment OF the troops to their
respective vessels, except to state
That the 18th Minnesota Is aboard
the City OF Para and the Indiana,
Brigade General MacArthur's flag
ship, carries the troops from the 23rd
U. s. Infantry, half vi those from the
18th U. 8. Infantry, the Engineer
company, the Signal Corps, and the
detachment Of so from Company H
Of the LIST North Dakota Infantry, U.
S. V.
Monday afternoons; the 9th OF
June, at 23O o'clock the flagship
Indiana, which was lying out In the
stream opposite Pier 21. weighed
anchor and steamed down the bay,
followed by the Morgan City. Ohio
and City of Para. We were leaving
Frisco and who could tell when we
would return? l thought l had
seen enthusiastic demonstrations;
first, at JamestOwn-the home OF
Co. H-ahd again ut Fargo, and
later in the towns through which
We passed ON our way to the coast,
and last of all at San Francisco
when we arrived there. But as the
procession Of ships constituting the
Third expedition steamed out of San
Francisco bay, past the piers ON the
water front, I realized that until
then had never seen demonstra-
tion of enthusiasm. Starting at
Pier p, we went down past the
ferry and ON out the bay, passing In
all something over fifty piers. most
of them crow ded with people who
had come to sec the expedition set
sail The number Of peoplekathered
on the piers was almost incredible
and it was hard to guess where they
all could come from. Steam whistles,
cannon. bands and voices all con-
spired to make perfect din OF noise.
Flags were flying in all directions
and the bay was dotted with small
crafts bearing hundreds OF those
who were not satisfied with seeing
the departure from the shores and
piers. Past Fort Mason, Alkatraz,
Preside, and out through the Golden
Gate. we went, The sound vi the
cheering and whistles is lost to our
ears, and soon the Cliff house is lost
to view. At about five O'Clock we
pass out Of sight Of land.
On the day OF our departure and
for nearly two days thereafter. the
usually calm and peaceful Pacific
was rough and boisterOus. and the
soldiers aboard the Indiana had an
udusua'ly severe attack OF sea-sick-
ness. Before we had been two hours
out of the bay, the rail was lined
with boys whose faces were white or
Of a pale green color, and whose lips
were blue. They leaned out far over
the rail struggling with the newt
able, and giving up all but their
souls. Iiyou have ever been sea-
sick you will appreciate their feel
inga, otherwise you will be unable
to do SO. 1 can describe the uc-
casion only from the point vi an OBJ
server, because for some unaccOunt-
able reason, l was not in the least
sick, not even experiencing as strange
Il feeling az sometimes have In rid
ing In an elevator. The sea.sickness
was no respector OF persons. for the
same sounds might be heard issuing
from the officers cabin as were
heard near the rail. The sea con-
tinued rough and heavy for about
two days, and the resultant tossing
Of the boat kept the sick ones In mis-
cry. Today we are past the strong
trade winds that we're harasstng us
and are riding smoothly. During
the first night on the water, the
trunks, boxes, and baggage stored
on the upper deck and in the cabins
slid from one side OF the vessel to the
other, keeping up an almost In
cessant racket.
Tuesday noon, the 2Sth., the other
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