The herald., 1898-07-26
The COAST TROOPS
HOMESICK BOY SOLDIERS UNDER
ARREST
MORE DEATHS AND FUNERALS
Work Of Moving the Camp Goes on
Slowly-Honolulu to Be Fortified
+ at Once-More Troops

Associated Press Special Wire
SAN FRANCISCO, July 25.-Privates Ok
ydene, Catarstart and Rhinehart of Com
pany d, Sixth California infantry, sta
toned at Fort Point were given few
hours leave of absence on Thursday last.
On Sunday evening they returned to the
camp. khinehart had been to Modesto and
the other two to Oakdale. The only ex-
PLANTATION they had to make was that they
were tired and wanted to go homo. All
three are minors. They are under arrest
awaiting court martial on the charge Of
being absent without leave.
Maj. Langfitt, who is to go to Honolulu
with a battalion OF volunteers, today re-
ceived instructions from Gen. Merriam to
cause a preliminary survey to be made of
the harbor and its surroundings as the mi
tiative of fertilization plans. He is to pre-
pare plans for barracks and officers quar-
tiers, which will be final after they have
been approved by the war department.
They will be subject to change by Gen.
Merriam before being sent on to Washing
ton.
Gen. Merriam has selected Lieut.. Col
Lee Slower of the First Dakota infantry
to command the troops going to Manila
this week ON the steamer St. Paul. They
viii embark on Thursday or Friday
Two battalions of the First South Da-
kota left for the Philippines on the steamer
Rio Janeiro last Saturday. The remaining
battalion of the regiment is to go on the
st. Paul. In addition Gen. Merriam has
decided to send the recruits for the First
Colorado and Tenth Pennsylvania.
Troops for the steamer Scandal and the
Arizona will not be designated until next
week, as those vessels will not be ready to
depart until a week from next Saturday.
Private w. H. Dubbs of Company X,
Seventh California, died at the Marine hos
pltal of pneumonia today. Private Lyon
Hull of Company D, First South Dakota,
died at the division hospital of catarrhal
pneumonia.
Funeral services were held today over
the remains of Corporal Daniel 8. Newsome
of Company d and Private De Witt c.
Tucker of Company L, both of the Fifty
first Iowa regiment, who died at the chill
dren's hospital on Saturday last Of pneu-
monia. The bodies will be sent to Des
Moines and Council Bluffs.
Private Elias Mulligan of Company X
Twenty-third infantry, who died Sunday
night at the Marine hospital, was buried
today by his comrades in the Preside GEM
etery.
The Seventh California sent five cases
OF measles to the field hospital today. Two
of the victims, Privates Marske and Hount
of Company G were in a dangerous condi-
ton.
DR.. F. H. De Mey Of the Eighteenth in
fantry was taken to the French hospital
today, ill with pneumonia.
The Third battalion of the First resi
ment of Washington volunteers arrived
here late this afternoon under command of
Col. J. II. Wolley.
The First battalion under Mai Wejsen-
berger went over to Oakland to meet the
Third and escort 1t out to the Presidio The
battalion was assigned to quarters in the
barracks next to those of the First. The
arrival of the Third battalion here practi-
cally consolidates the regiment, as the
second battalion is stationed here doing
duty at Angel Island. The Third battalion
ever since it was mustered into service has
been doing garrison duty at Vancouver
barracks. The ordering of this battalion
here probably means that the regiment
will be sent to Manila.
The Washington men presented q. sn,en-
did appearance and were loudly cheered 8
they marched from the ferry to their camn-
ing ground.