The San Francisco call., 1898-05-17
CAMP ROUTINE
 AFTER THE RAIN
A Battalion of Wyoming Volunteers May Ar-
 rive TO=NiQht.

When reveille sounded in the camp at l the Presidio yesterday there was every prospect of the soldiers having to endure
 another day of rain, but the wind sprans
 up from the West and scattered the
 clouds that threatened a continuation of the nights downpour. By night that
 portion of the cavalry parade ground where are pitched the tents was in fair Iy good condition. The camps were given l Q thorough system of drainage by the
 means of ditches dug along the company
 streets, so that the only water to be seen
 was in the large ponds along the north
 ern edge of the camp by the side or the
 bay.
 The signal corps held its first drill yes
 terday. Colonel Miles, division signal
 officer, is very anxious to organize the
 corps and recruit 1t up to forty men, talk
 ing an equal amount ot men rom the
 Lieutenant John M. Neall of the Fourth
 United States Cavalry has been notified
 oming volunteers left Cheyenne Sunday
 for San Francisco. The battalion should
 arrive here to-day. He was also further
 First Regiment of Nebraska volunteers
 left Lincoln at o'clock yesterday after
 noon. The regiment will arrive here
 Friday. Lieutenant Neall has as yet re-
 ceived no instructions as to where the
 they, will be located upon the slope south
 Of the cavalry parade grounds.
 Major Mccarthy has been notified by
 Major Field, U. s. A, of his official ap-
 pointment as brigade surgeon.
 The representatives of the Red Cross
 Society made donation to the First Regiment yesterday of forty packages of standard novels.
 The band of the Seventh Regiment was examined yesterday and sworn in. The surgeons of the First, Seventh and Sixth Regiments were busy yesterday exanin- Ing the muster rolls for the purpose of a final certifcation as to the physical con- dItion of the men before forwarding the rolls to Major Field
 Lieutenant Cloman, U S. A. has re- celved instructions from the War De- partment at Washington to see that the troops going to Manila are supplied with fresh meat. Lieutenant Cloman will carry along with the troops many heads of steers and sheep. as well as fowls. 1or White, made an informal visit to camp about 2:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon just to take look at things and see how aIIairs 3 ri $ were running. If the general had troops will leave for Manila he kept it | s;ecreted up his sleeve. He would commit | himself by no statements whatsoever, he looked exceedingly wise. When he reached the camp and l as soon as the fact that he | was on the, grounds was generally known Colonels Smith and Johnson called | % informally pay their respects. General Merriam and Colonel Smith went over to the the camp of the Fourteenth Infantry, where they were received most cordially py Major Robe. The officers witnessed the battalion drill of the Fourteenth, which was then in progress.
 General Merriam expressed himself as much pleased with the camp and the way that IL was being conducted. He and Ma lor White made an extensive and thor Ough examination of the Prestdio grounds with the view of finding suitable locations Tor the troops that are yet to arrive The oHcers or the troops now encamped at | the Presidio will call upon the general to- 1ay Tor the purpose of paying their for nal respects.
 Private Sanfred Sanderson of Company [ Of the Fourteenth Infantry, who was for discharging his gun in camp last week, was tried yesterday and sen fenced to fifteen days hard work and to lose one months pay.
 Rev. Alfred L. Brewer an old friend of Major Robe, called upon that officer yes terday to renew the friendship of their youth, which was begun forty years ago. tent talking over old times when lady. accompanied by volunteer corporal and ? young lady, came up and asked Rev he Presidio chapel and baptize the young soldier. This the clergyman gladly con. sented to do, and the beautifully sacred ceremony was performed with only Major Robe, the mother and the young lady as witnesses.
 Lieutenant Hunt, the recruiting officer if the Fourteenth Infantry Is getting Tn | new men for his command every day. While the men are not enlisting as rap dly as had been expected or desired vet he lieutenant iS III hopes or securing | though recruits to fill up the two skeie. on companies and make the two new companies that it is the intention of the Government to add to the Fourteenth. The two companies of the Fourteenth hat have been ordered here from Alaska will rrobably reach San Francisco and 70 into camp here about the last of this week.
 Major Mccarthy was in the city yes- erday in consultation with the chief med sal officers department, and he made ar for three months supplies of l aedicine. Acting under orders from Iaior White, Major Mccarthy yesterday sslied an order to the regimental sur cons instructing them to send their chief ospitaI steward to Fort Mason every { vening from to o'clock, where they yill be instructed by the United States , rmy chief hospital steward in the prep 1, ration and uses of papers, in the United tates army medical department service.
 Health Officer A. P. O'Brien of San ; francisco was yesterday mustered in as { ssistant captain surgeon of the First egiment He is great friend of Major . IcCarthy and Captain Rethers, and when e saw those officers in their new uni- ( i,1,,u iGf $Ir