The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-24
Great Demonstration I'm Honor of the
First Members of the Manila Ex-
petition Who Embarked.
MONTEREY GETTING READY
PLANS FOR SENDING THE MONITOR
ACROSS THE PACIFIC.
Will BE Accompanied by "a Collier,
and May BE Towed Part Way-Treas-
ury scheme for the Philippines.

I SAN FRANCISCO, May appropriations
for the first expedition to Manila are al
most complete. The first expedition will be
divided as follows:
The City of Peking-The First California
volunteers, composed of 40 officers and 953
enlisted men, 10 officers and II sailors of
the navy making d total of 50 officers and
1,044 men.
The City of Sidney--13 officers and 31S en-
listed men of the Oregon volunteers, off,
GERS and 800 men of the first companies OF
the Fourteenth United States Infantry, 1
officer and so men of the California Heavy
Artillery and DR.. II. Z. McVain ranking
medical officer. making total of "a officers
end 670 men.
The Australia - The headquarters. STAFF
and band and two battalions of Oregon vol-
unteers, comprising 81 officers and 676 men.
The troops assigned to depart on the
Australia and the City of Sidney have been
ordered to report at the docks of their re-
spective vessels at s o'clock tomorrow
morning. The organization of the second
expedition to the Philippines will not be
determined until after the arrival of Gen,
Wesley Merritt, who is in command OF the
whole expedition and who will reach this
city at the end of the week. The steamer
lulu tomorrow The work of unloading
her cargo will be rushed and the vessel
will probably be turned over to the govern
ment Thursday night and the work of
Transforming her into troop ship will COM
mence Immediately. The steamer China is
expected to arrive from the Orient on Sat-
urday. She will be ready for use as trans
port by the end of the following week.
About eight more large steamers will be
required to transport the necessary soldiers
to Manila, but no more vessels have been
chartered, though a number of fine steam
ers are available.
California said goodbye to her iirst regi-
ment of volunteers to-day as they marched
gaily forth from the Presidio to start on
their long journey to Manila. The men left
camp at a. m, and marched to the Pa
cific mail dock where the big steamer City
of Peking lay for them. BY noon they were
all aboard and before night everything was
in readiness for their departure.
The farewell demonstration by the peopla
of San Francisco will long be remembered
by the soldiers of the First Regiment. Ev-
cry street leading from the Presidio to the
Pacific Mail dock, a distance of about five
miles, was lined with people, who, after the
soldiers passed, followed in their wake and
mdrcleQ WIN Ln6In W tic uOIhS. ~ ioU
been announced that camp would be struck
at a. M. and long before that hour there
were thousands of citizens at the Preside
to see the sight. Promptly at a. m. the
bugie 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 it's band, marched out through the stone
gates of the Preside, and the journey Of
conquest had commenced.
At Van Ness avenue the entire police
force of San Francisco was in waiting, and
fell in ahead of the soldiers. The latter
were in heavy marching order, all carrying
blankets loads and knapsacks on their
backs. AS they turned into the broad
thoroughfare off Van Ness avenue they pre-
sented splendid appearance. AT Pacific
avenue the naval reserve, signal corps and
National Guard staff officers were in lines
an1 presented arms as the soldiers went by
Then they, too, marched to the dock As
the regiment proceeded through the resi-
dence district and approached the center or
town the crowd grew thicker and thickers
There was one continuous round of cheers.
Flags were waved frantically, and people
along the line as they recognized some
friend among the soldiers, rushed out and
grabbed him by the hand to say goodbye.
When Market street, the main business
thoroughfare was reached the crowd was
enormous People their way to work
fingered to see the soldiers pass The cheer
ing OF the crowd grew in volume, and noth-
ing like the sight on Market street was
ever seen before. Many weeping women
followed along after the soldiers as though
loath TO let them out of their sight, and
even men were not ashamed to show their
emotion. AS the marching men neared the
water front bombs were fired, steam whistles
blew and every device imaginable for max
ing a noise was put into operation.
The jam at the dock was something ter
rife. In vain the police and mounted signal
corps attempted to keep the crowd back.
They would not be denied. and rushed on
to the dock in the wake of the soldiers Ar
rived at the dock. the volunteers were
marched on board the transport without
delay. 1t took considerable time for each
man to be consigned 10 his quarters, but
this task was accomplished with but very
little confusion. After the soldiers were
once on board the police with difficulty
cleared the dock and the gates were shut
up All day, however, a big crowd hung
about the dock in hope of getting one more
glimpse of the men who are going to sail
six thousand miles to fight for their coun-
try.
Lists have been distributed at the post
Office and it's various stations I'm the city for
the signatures of letter carriers who viii
pledge themselves to pay the sum of SO
cents on the first of each month to a fund
to be known as the letter carriers relief
fund for the benefit of sick and wounded
soldiers now engaged In the war with Spain.