The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-24
TROOPS EOR MANILA

San Francisco. May 2S.-California sale
good bye TO her first regiment of volun-
teers this morning as they marched gaily
forth from the Preside to start on THEN
! long journey to Manila. The men left
camp at o'clock and marched 70 the
/ Pacific Mail dock, where the big steamer
City of Picking lay ready for them. By
| noon the soldiers were all aboard and
before night everything was in readiness
for their departure.
The farewell demonstration by the peo-
pie of San Francisco will long be remem-
bered by the soldiers of the First regi-
ment. Every street leading from the Pre-
sidio to the Pacific Mail dock. a distance
of about five miles, Was lined with peo-
pie, who, after the soldiers passed, fol-
lowed their wake and marched with them
to the docks. 1t had been announced that
camp would be struck at O'Clock this
morning and long before that hour there
was thousands of citizens at the Pre-
sdio to see the sight. Promptly at I
o'clock the bugle sounded and all the
tents went down together. Then for an
hour the soldiers were busily engaged in
rolling them up and loading them on
trucks. At s O'Clock the regiment was
formed into line and headed by its band
marched through the big stone gates OF
the Preside and the journey of conquest
had commenced
At Vanness the entire police force Of
San Francisco was in waiting and fell
in ahead of the soldiers. The latter were
in heavy marching order. carrying blan-
ket rolls and loaded knapsacl1s - their
backs. The men marched along at a
swinging gait and as they turned into the
broad thoroughfare of Vanness avenue
they presented splendid appearance.
At Pacific avenue, the naval reserve,
signal corps and national guard staff Off
GERS were in line and presented arms as
the soldiers went by. Then they, too,
marched to the dock. AS the regiment
proceeded through the residence district
on it's way down town the crowd grew
thicker and thicker There was one con-
tinuous roar of cheers, f1age were waved
frantica1y and people along the line, as
they recognized some friend among the
soldiers. rushed out and and grasped him
b ythe hand to say good bye. When
Market street, the main thoroughfare.
was reached, the crowd was enormous.
People on their way to work fingered TO
see the soldiers pass. The cheering OF
the crowd grew in volume and nothing
like the sight on Market was ever seen
here before. Many weeping women fol-
lowed along after the soldiers as though
loath to let them out of sipht and even /
n m 81 their n
ton.
As t+e marching men neared The water /
front. bombs were fired. steam whistles /
blown and every device imaginable for [
making a noise was put into full opera /
ton. The Jam at the dock was something /
terrific. In vain the police and the I
mounted signal corps attempted to keep /
the crowd back. They would not be de- 4
he'd and rushed onto the dock IN the .
wake of the soldiers. Arrived at the
lock the volunteers were marched on
,oard the transports without delay. It
ook considerable time for each man % be
consigned to his quarters but this task
vas accomplished with but little confu-
,ion. After the soldiers were once on
BOARD the ship police with difficulty
Ieared the dock and the gates were
hut All day however. a big crowd
lung about the dock in the hope OF get
ing one more glimpse Of the men VINO
ire going 70 sail 5000 miles 20 fight for
heir country.
The First regiment OF California volun-
GERS IS commanded by Colonel James F.
mith and consists Of Loss oficervs and
nen. Tomorrow he second regiment Of
,regon volunteers. one battalion Of the
-ourteenth infantry. United States reg
lars, and a detachment Of California
eavy artillery vii board the steamship
'ity OF Sydney and It IS probable that
he Picking and Sydney viii depart in com
any when supplies are taken on board
Chicago. May "a special from Wash
lgton SAYS:
Il Is officially SEATED here that three
hips viii sail OF Tuesday from San Fran
sco 20 Manila, carrying in ali about
500 troops. Two ocaer transports en-
aged wiJ not be ready for some tine
New York. Mav 2s-The war department
as asked General Roe r he could have
mother regimen. ready 70 start upon car.
eneraI Roe has replied in re affirmative
I'd fro m.his T. So inferred that the
irs- or Third may b ordered 20 jo.a
ene7al Merits forces IN me PhIip-
nes.
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