The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-20
MORE TROOPS
TO PROCEED
TO MANILA
Almost All Here to Go
at Once.
JOY RElGNS AT THE PRESIDE
SUSPICION OF AGUINALDo A
CAUSE OF ACTION.
Carrying Out Settled Policy of Gar
risoning the Islands-Eforts
for Regiments Left
Behind
JOY RElGNS AT THE PRESIDE
SUSPICION OF AGUINALDo A
CAUSE OF ACTION.

Joy reigned supreme among the weary
soldiers at the Preside yesterday Like
a bolt of lightning out of clear sky
came the news from Washington that
nearly all the forces were to be sent d.
rectiy to Manila, and when this fact was
formally made known to the various reg
iments the news spread like wildnre,
causing the greatest excitement ana dem
onstration among the men.
The following is the order directing the
movements of troops from San Fran
cisco:
WASHINGTON. p: C.; Sept u, -d lssS
Acting Secretary Of War the Fifty Iowa,
Warrington and a detachment of the Second
Oregon Volunteer Infantry, now at san fran an
Department of California and Will proceed to
Manila Philippine Islands, reporting upon ar.
Tva 1 1Gr d9 States ee forces at that Point
The quartermasters department VIII turnisn
the necessary transportation special care Pc Pc
srbeistence and medical departments shall ar
range for ample and suitable supplies 70 I pc
insure the well being and health OF tho troops
en- 81, route; ~ ~ Major General Miles.
H c. CORBIN, Adjutant General.
The first order was received by General
Miller shortly after o'clock In the morn
ing. and a few minutes later 1t was read
BY many hundreds upon The Calls bull
ietin. which announced the good news
several hours ahead of any OF the other
papers The first dispatch was supple
mented later In the day by the following
| additional one:
Adiutant Generals Office
WASHINGTON. b. c.. Sept. 10. 1898.
Commanding General, Department OF Caiifor.
the ACTING s secretaIy Of war ali recruits and
detachments now at San Francisco belonging
ING tse four Companies Of the In
fantry. are directed to proceed to Manila
BY order Major General Miles.
H. G. CORBIN, Adjutant General
AS soon as General Miller received the
dispatches he Immediately communicated
| them in the proper military manner to
| the various commanders interested, and
| they in turn informed their men or the
| good news The announcement of the
| dispatches was followed by loud and pro-
longed cheering, and the bands OF the
Kansas, Tennessee and Iowa regiments
paraded through their respective camps.
| followed by the entire regiment, the men
singing and cheering at the top Of their
voices. The scene was one not soon for
Regiment and the California Heavy Ar
| tillery radically different picture was
presented. Colonel Berry and his officers
had nothing to say when they were In
formed of the dispatches, but 1t was
plainly evident that they felt keenly their
| misfortune, and from the expressions of
| the men there was left no doubt but that
| they regretted their hasty efforts in Sc
! curing the muster out of the regiment.
Major Rice of the heavy artillery was
sorely disappointed that his two batteries
| now here were not included In the list
] of those to go. He bore up manfully,
! however, and later in the day General
| Miller wired the War Department recon-
mending that the heavy artillery be sent
! to Manila His reasons for the recon-
lmendation are that one-third Of this bat
TALON is already in Manila, and the bat
] teries here are composed of the best
! drilled and disciplined men, and as there
| js little artillery in Manila the general
4 seems to think they will be needed. Th6
| general is hopeful that the department
| will consider his recommendation favor
ably. Under the wording of the dis
| not included among those to go, and this
| fact was a universal source of regret
| 10 every regimental commander. 1t is
| the general hope that later news from
| washington will assign him to accom-
many this division, but If such should not
lev of the First Washington, being the
senior colonel, will be in command of the
frnons until they arrive at Manila
General Miller and Captain Jeffery, the
onartermaster of the division, went down
! ~ division headquarters in the afternoon
and had long consultation with the Of
| ficiaIs here. The general afterward an
n,oomnced that the. transports composing
the first and third expeditions would be
The ones used to transport the presen,
troops to Manila. These vessels are the
| China. Colon, Senator, Zealandia, City OF
Para Indiana. Morgan City, Newport and
valencia These vessels are now on theil
wav back to San Francisco from Manila
and in q months time they should all
) have arrived. been cQaled and supplies