The Globe-republican., 1898-05-26
CHARLESTON SAILS.
LEAVES SAN FRANCISCO WITH
AMMUNITION FOR DEWEY.
Given Cheer After Cheer by Troops
An Revoir From Every vessel-Tho
ChaTleston's Big Siren Answered Time
and Again-Troops to Manila.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, May 23.-The
Charleston is well on her way, to Ma.
Mia. The big cruiser passed through
the Golden Gate at 500 o'clock yester-
day morning. Every steam vessel in
the harbo rblew au revoir to Captain
Glass and his crew. None of the forts
in the harbor saluted the vessel. but
the demonstration made by the 5000
soldiers gathered at the Preside was
tremendous. When the vessel was
sighted coming down the bay the
soldiers gathered on the beach
to bid her bon voyage. They lined the
beach for mile and cheer upon cheer
rang out from the men who are to so
soon follow the Charleston to the scene
Of Admiral Deweys triumph. The
Charleston's big siren answered the
boys on the beach time and again and
the whistling was heard from one end
Of the city to the other. Never has
war vessel leaving this harbor received
such q send-off as was given the
Charleston, which was the first of the
American feet to be built on the Pa
ci6c coast. She was launched from the
Union Iron works in this city ten years
ago and was one of the NEST eggs OF
the present American navy.
There were TO- 99 enlisted men and
IA officers gathered at the two mill
tary camps in this city yesterday morn
ing. The Preside reservation is the
temporary home of nearly 1000 men,
including those from this state, Wash
ington and Oregon; in fact, the camp
Is the headquarters of the Pacific coast
men. The troops from Minnesota,
Wyoming, Nebraska, Kansas and Colo
RADIO are quartered on the site of the
old Bay district race track, which has
been divided into town lot sites cover
ing about twelve squares. Each square
will accommodate comfortably 1000
men. This city of tents has been
named Fort Richmond and shelters
about 4, 500 men.
Brigadier General Otis is very anx-
ious to concentrate the volunteer forces
and after the departure of the troops
for Manila will transfer the troops now
stationed at the Preside to Fort Rich
mond. He deems the new site superior
to the Presidio, as the sands absorb
every bit of the moisture and keep the
soldiers comparatively dryshod and
free from the mud which accumulates
at the Preside after every rain.
The Preside soldiers are again houn-
dering around in mud resulting from
rain, but inside their tents everything
is dry and warm.
Both camps were visited yesterday
by thousands of people from other Sec
tons of the city. Every car and train
brought its load of sightseers; hardly
visitor went to the camp emptyhanded.
Fruit, flowers and little boxes of deli
cacies formed the principal packages
taken out for the soldier boys, and
many of the bluecoated men were made
happy by these little evidences of good
will.
The soldiers express themselves as
greatly pleased with the reception
given them by the people of California.
At every stopping place they were
deluged with flowers and good things
to eat and drink. They are particu-
larly grateful to the ladies of the Red
Cross Society, of this city, who took
them in charge as they left the ferry
boats and supplied them with lunches,
hot coffee and lemonade and decorated
their guns and haversacIs with various
kinds of California flowers, which at
this season are very plentiful.