The record-union., 1898-05-08
The Seventh Regiment, N. G. c.,
Arrives From Los Angeles.
6reetsd BY Throngs at the Ferry and on
Line Of March.
Battery B Of Sacramento, Captain
John Cook Commanding, Also
Arrives and Receives Most Fa-
vorable Comment From the
People.

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People.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 7.-S San
Francisco, as the base of war opera
| tions on the Pacific, now presents a
scene of military activity and naval
preparation. Regular and volunteer
troops Of the artillery, infantry and
cavalry are in camp on the Preside
Reservation. Two regiments of United
States volunteer infantry from Calfor-
MIA have pitched their tents to-day.
Four companies of the United States
regular infantry left their quarters at
Vancouver Barracks tonight, and are
now on the rail, speeding toward this
city.
| According to the most trustworthy
advices, the first column for Manila will
consist of troops from the Third Ar
tillery, Fourth Cavalry and Fourteenth
Infantry. The second expedition will
doubtless consist of volunteers They
will be transported on the Peking and
Australia and other vessels, which will
be conveyed by the cruiser Charleston.
1t is stated that these vessels will be
ready to sail by next Saturday.
BY direction of General Merriam,
Colonel Miller, Third Artillery, COM
manding the defenses of San Francisco
harbor will receive at once the four
batteries of heavy artillery volunteers
recently enlisted under the call for
troops from California. The new artll-
lerymen will be instructed in handling
the modern high-power breech-loading
rifles mounted at Fort Point and Lime
Point to guard the entrance to the
Golden Gate
Troop B of the N. G. c. cavalry arriv-
ed to-day from Sacramento, and will be
mustered in as Battery C, heavy artil-
lery.
A hospital corps is being organized
among the members of the militia, in
accordance with the orders from Wash
ington.
THE SEVENTH REGIMENT.
SAN FRANCISCO, May THE Sew
enth Regiment, n. G.. c., from Los An
geles, arrived in San Francisco this
| morning, and were given a most en-
thusiastic reception. The boys from
| the south were met at the ferry by
Governor Budd, Major-General John II.
| Dickinson, Brigadier-General Wartield,
| with their staffs, and a detachment of
| the National Guard Naval Battalion.
Thousands of people thrOnged East
street long before the boat carrying the
men landed, and waited patiently to
give the volunteers a fitting reception.
When they finally arrived and march
ed up Market street the widest en-
thusiasm prevailed.
When the ferry boat bearing the vol
unteers touched the lower slip great
cheer went up from the crowd as 1T
caught a glimpse of the blue uniforms
and the cleaning rifle barrels. The
| order Forward, march," was given
and Lieutenant Birdsall, at the head OF
| the squad of police, cleared way from
| the ferry landing and led off up East
street. The bugle sounded, and the Sig
nal Corps wheeled into fours and fell
| in behind the police. Then came Troop
A of the cavalry, and after it the First
Regiment band playing national airs
The naval battalion marched after
| the band, and then came the carriages
containing the general officers Of the
| National Guard.
After the carriages came a drum
corps, and then the Seventh Regiment,
1000 strong, under the command of
Colonel Berry. They We're as fine ap-
pearing a body of young men as one
would wish to see. Although the
twelve companies contained many new
recruits who have just been enlisted
| to fill the companies out to their MAXI
mum strength. they had all been SO
thoroughly drilled that they marched
| like veterans.
When the first company of the regi-
ment emerged from the ferry building
and appeared on East street a tre-
af 11ar I'm
the assembled crowd, and as they
marched up Market street the applause
never ceased Big flags were flying
from the tall business houses all over
the city, and at almost every window
along Market street small flags and
handkerchiefs We're waved by enthusi-
astic and patriotic citizens.
BATTERY B.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 7.-Battery
B of Sacramento, 165 strong, under
the command of Captain John Cooke,
arrived at $50 this morning from the
Capital, and marched to the Old First
Armory building on Market and Tenth
streets. A large crowd assembled at
the ferry landing to see the arrival OF
| the troops They came off the boat
with long. quick, swinging step, and
the comment of the onlookers was that
1.-THE boys looked fit for any work.
Only fifty of the men were in uniform,
as the battery was only recently organ
| ized. The recruits were strong ana
healthy looking set of young fellows
FOURTEENTH INFANTRY.
PORTLAND (Or.) May 1.-Compa-
nies c., d, E and F., Fourteenth lnfan-
| try Major G.. n. Robe commanding,
| left Vancouver Barracks for san Fran
cisco over the Southern Pacific. Com
panies A and G. now in Alaska, under
| the command of General Anderson.
| have been ordered to join the regi-
ment at the Presidio and are expected
! to arrive in about ten days.
Dewey's Victory Celebrated.