The record-union., 1898-05-23

The soldiers express themselves as
greatly pleased with the reception CIV
en- them by the people Of California.
At every stopping place they were
deluged with flowers and good things
to eat and drink. They are particular
ly grateful to the ladies Of the Red
Cross Society of this city, who took
them in charge as they left the ferry
boats and supplied them with cold
lunches, hot coffee and lemonade, and
decorated their guns and haversacks
with various kinds of California flow
ers, which at this season are very
plentiful.
The Red Cross has done wonderfully
we'll in relieving the sufferings of the
strangers. The society has worked
night and day to make the men COM
Portable. They have supplied every
home comfort possible under the cir
cumstances from eatables and drink
ables to little repair kits, containing
needles, thread, bandages, court
plaster, writing paper and pens. They
have looked after the needs of the
ailing, and have watched over the in
terests of the hearty. Many a soldier
would have gone hungry to his cot if
his interests had not been religiously
looked after by the Red Cross workers.
The society has taken each individual
under it's protecting wing and done for
him what his mother would have done
for him could she have been with him.
The merchants of the State have
helped the society greatly by dona-
tions of all kinds, and nearly $4,000
has been subscribed by interested
Californians.
The men who are to sail on the City
of Pekin have been officially notified to
prepare themselves for embarkation
on that vessel tomorrow, and at day
light tomorrow morning they will
commence to break camp.
The First Regiment of California
Volunteers, numbering 1.032 men and
officers and volunteers from Oregon and
regulars from Washington, have been
assigned to duty at Manila, and will
sail in the Pekin.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 22.-The
Preside was the center of attraction
to-day. The published report that the
First Regiment, California Volunteers,
would embark on the Pekin tomorrow
drew thousands of people to their camp
to say good-by.
The sun came out warm and bright
this morning after last nights rain,
and the camp was soon as dry as
bone. AS early as s o'clock the cars
leading to the Preside were jammed
with people, and all day long the same
condition of affairs prevailed. The SOL
diers had just finished breakfast this
morning when some keen-eyed warrior
sighted the cruiser Charleston coming
from behind Angel Island and making
her way out through the Golden Gate.
In an instant the whole camp was in an
uprOar. Everyone except the guards
raced toward the beach and combined
yell from 1000 throats went across the
water to the men on the gray cruiser
who were on their way to join Admiral
Dewey. Flags were waved and the
cheering continued until the ship was
out of sight. The Charleston respond
ed to the greeting by blowing her steam
siren and plunged into the Pacific and
out of sight at a fifteen-knot gait
Then the soldiers went back to camp
and made ready for inspection and
church. Services We're held by the diff
ferent regiments on the sloping hillside
at one side of the camp. The men
stood at place rest" and listened to
the patriotic utterances of their respec-
tive Chaplains
At the conclusion of the religious
services the various regiments marched
in review, each headed by its band. The
reviewing officer, Brigadier-General
Otis. was highly pleased at the SOL
dierly bearing Of the troops and compn-