The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-05-22
THOUSANDS MORE
At SAN FRANCISCO
Continued from page IL

STEAMER city OF Pekln VIII SAIL Tor
the Philippines on Tuesday next. The
troops are ready for embarkation, and
the last stores are being placed in the
hold of the vessel. The first regiment
may possibly be taken on board to-
morrow and everything put into ship
shape condition before the vessel puts
to sea The steamer will probably go
into the stream tomorrow and take on
her ammunition.
Work on the steamers City of sgd
ney and Australia is being rushed and
they will be ready for the reception
of the troops by Wednesday and if the
government can furnish supplies fast
enough the ships can leave here by the
end of next week. 1t will not take
more than As hours to put the Zealan-
dia in condition for sailing.
SENDING ALL WARSHIPS.
The monitor Monterey has been or
dered to go to Manila, but when she
will sail is not known. 1t is reported
that she will be towed to the islands
by one of the transport vessels, as she
cannot carry enough coal to last her
during the entire trip. 1t may be that
the collier will accompany her and that
the vessel will coal at sea. If the Mon
terey leaves this port the only ship of
any power available, on this coast will
ably go into commission June L 1t
has been unofficialiy stated that she
too, will go to Manila, in which case
this coast will be left without a war
ship. The Wheeling has been ordered
from Seattle. but will have to be over
hauled before she can go into active
service.
TEN THOUSAND ENCAMPED.
Ten thousand United States troops
are tenting here tonight. 5000 of this
being volunteers. At Camp
located on the site of the
old Bay District track, $500 men, COM
prising the recent arrivals from the
various states to the eastward are
enconsced despite the driz-
zling rain, which it was feared would
soak everything. The soil of the camp |
ing ground is a dry sand, which easily |
absorbs moisture. Abundance of fire |
wood has been provided. the men are
now literally supplied with blankets |
and have no trouble either here or at |
the Preside camp. in keeping dry.
All the troops from Nebraska, Kan |
sas, Colorado and Minnesota, which |
were ordered to San Francisco, are now |
here, but many more troops will ar
rive from other sections during the |
next few days. The Southern Pacific |
has been called upon 10 pro-
vide transportation facilities for a bat !
talon of light artillery and cavalry |
from Utah, in addition to a lot of |
troops from Montana and Idaho and a
regiment from Pennsylvania
The light artillery from Salt Lake will |
reach here tomorrow morning and the |
Utah cavalry is due to arrive on Tues
day at the same time as the Pennsyl- |
vania regiment. Seventy-five empty /
coaches were started back to Ogden in /
several special trains tonight to ac-
troops now on their way |
here from eastern points.
In addition to the troops coming via /
Ogden, trainload of volunteers from |
Boise City, Idaho, is coming to San |
Francisco by way of Portland. The |
train left Portland Friday evening and |
morrow morning.
MANILA OR BUST.
The Washington volunteers quartered !
at Fontana Barracks want to go to |
Manila. They want to fight-especially |
do they desire chance at the man who I
started the rumor that they were averse /
to foreign service, and that they had /
asked to be retained for coast duty. I
Tonight Lieutenant Colonel Fife as
sembled the two Washington battalions !
in a hollow square and asked every |
man who did not want TO go to Manila ,
to hold up his hand.
No hands were raised.
Those who want TO go to Manila at /
)nce" said he. There was a reply that /
made the blood tingle in the hearers !
veins. The growing darkness partly (
the field of hands that shot 4
nto the air, but there was no mistak- |
ng the yell that made the room ring. /
Manila or bust" was the burden of /
heir cry, and in their delight at the |
chance to show their feeling they |
rugged each other and cheered the |
colonel, the flag and the state of Wash
ngton.
THREE TRANSPORTS TO SAIL.
1t is the talk among the volunteers
hat tomorrow night will be the last /
light of the First regiment in camp at |
he Preside. The First California, the |
Oregon regiment and % men each from !
A and d of the heavy artil-
cry, under the command of Captain !
ieary may break camp Monday morn
ng and sail from San Francisco Mon
lay night on the City of Pekin, the /
city of Sydney and the Australia, with |
he Monterey accompanying them as a
convoy The two detachments from /
he heavy artillery and Colonel Sum-
ners of the Oregon regiment have been |
lnofficially informed that they are ex- /
)ected to break camp Monday morning. |
rhe official orders will doubtless be |
eceived by Colonel Summers and Cap
ain Geary tomorrow.
Colonel Smith, who has not been Of I
icially advised to do so. expects to go
aboard the City of Pekin Monday. All /