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Transport Pennsylvania Joins
Gen. Otis Squadron.
REGIMENT OF MONTANA LADS
All Volunteers - 800 Recruits for
the First California-WeIcom
to Ship-Time of Feast
REGIMENT OF MONTANA LADS

|
terday morning and the whistle was
sounded. She stood off, however, and
was not reported again until about )
O'Clock. A pilot put off a short time
later and the Pennsylvania reached
the dock at o'clock
The Pennsylvania left San Francis
co on the 18th. She sighted Molokai
at 4:30 Wednesday afternoon, but not
wishing to arrive at night slackened
| her speed and finally hove to- The
| transport brought a mail and papers.
| She has on board 1,030 men, cOmpris-
| ing the First Regiment Montana Vol
| unteers, and 306 recruits for the First
California, now in Manila
A large crowd gathered on the Paci-
| ffc Mail wharf to receive the Mon
tana boys. George w. Smith and DR.
NJ. E. GrOssman OF the Big Hundred
formed the center of the group AS
| the steamer passed the lighthouse the
Hawaiian band struck up the notes of
Star Spangled Banner" The Mon
tana Regiment Band responded with
the same. The bands then played al
ternately.
When the transport reached the
dock a storm of fruit started from the
shore. Whole punches of bananas and
hundreds of oranges and pineapples
were thrown aboard. Then pies were
passed up A bologna sausage vendor
was bought out by Archie Gilfllah.
The appearance of this article on
board was hailed with delight by the
men A soldier with a pie in one
hand and a piece of sausage a foot
long in the other was among the sights
on board at that time.
The Montana men Jared we'll on the
way down. For a day or two out there
was a sign of short ratiOns The COM
manding officers Overhanded the COM
missary department in short order,
however. with the result that to port
the men have had full regulation ra-
tions and arrived here healthy and
strong. The ship is very much over
crowded, however.
A. complete list of the officers will
be found below. Beginning with the
field and staff they are as follows:
Colonel Harry G. Kessler, command
ing, of Butte; First Lieutenant Ben. e.
CaIkins, Regimental Adjutant, OF But
te: Major James w. brennan, first bat
TALON of Boseman; Major Byron II.
Cook. second battalion, of Helena;
Major John r. Miller, third battalion,
of Helena: First Lieutenant William
B. Hanna. adjutant first battalion, of
Helena: First Lieutenant William
Brown. adiutant second battalion, OF
Helena: First Lieutenant Louis +.
Sanders, adjutant third battalion OF
Helena; First Lieutenant Alfred Sea
dorf, Regimental quartermaster, OF
Rutte: Major F. J. Adams, surgeon IN
chief: First Lieutenant Lou. Z. Brun-
ing assistant surgeon; First Lleute-
nant LIE Roy SOuthmaide, assistant
surgeon: Colin S. Hall, regimental SER
geant major; Charles w. Lane, regl-
mental quartermaster sergeant; ROD
ert H. Paxton, Edward H. Charette
and A. G. Lindquest, hospital stew
ards; Harry Roberts, chief musician;
Charles D. TomlinsOn and Leon '.
Alexander, principal musicians.
Company A-John E. Moran, cap
tain; Charles French, first lieutenant;
Clarence I. Boardman. second lieute-
nant.
Company B-Charles Gardner, cap
tain: William f. McGrath, first lieu
tenant: Joseph Corby, second Heute-
nant.
Company C-James F. Keown, cap
tain; John F. Mercer, first lieutenant;
William H. Poorman, second lieute-
nant.
Company D-George w. Rief, cap
tain: Charles w. Mead, first leute-
nant: Edward J. Gainan, second lieu
tenant.
Company E-Andrew Jensen, cap
tain; F. J. Bird, first lieutenant; H. c.
Richards. second lieutenant.
Company F-William L. Hill, cap
tain; Gustave T. Nickel, first lieute-
nant; Adolf Keppner. second lieute-
nant.
Company G-ElIfs w. Wynne, cap
tain: Edgar S. Paxson. first lieute-
nant; William 3. KnowltOn, second
lieutenant.
Company H-Frank Z. Green, cap
tain: Samuel Hilburn, first lieutenant;
Byron J. Mcintyre. second lieutenant.
Company Guy H. Preston. cap
tain: Edward 4. Foster, first lieute-
nant: James n. Craft. second lieute- |
nant.
Company K-Thomas S. Dillon, cap