The San Francisco call., 1899-09-30
/ hree Vessels to Get
Away To-Day.
CRUISER BADGER HOME
VERY NEARLY WENT ASHORE
IN MONTEREY BAY.
Training Ship Adams Sails for
! SeattI-Coptic Leaves for the
orisut-Eo~ard-S Street Wharf
Repaired

There VIII be another exodus OF SOL
diers % tbs Philippines to-day and to
rnor-oz The transports Sherman. Glen
0sls and Charles Nelson are scheduled 10
sGI this afternoon with over 2o00 men. but
the Nelson, and may be the Sheridan.
may not get away before sunday All
the buuks are not in place on the Mel
son. bE- The m=u are working day and
nisH- 20 get her away on time The Sher-
idal IS ready. but the bulk OF her freight
has 20 be put aboard. and it IS doubtful
IL sre can be loaded II time % sail to
night
The officers ard men of the Thfrty-third
Regiment viii 90 out On the Sheridan and
he L--tT-sscnGd EeElmeu- VIII be di-
vtded between the GIeuogLe and Charles
Nelson The Headquarters and band will
20 on the Glsuogle. The Sheridan did &
little damage at the Government wharf
yesterday. The engines were being
turned over and all the strain was
thrown on one hawser as the ship forged
ahead Suddenly the haEser parted and
as the Sheridan moved forward The gang
plank carried away one Of the gates and
dtd some slight damage . the shed The
engines wsr= quickly stopped and II 3
Few minutes the transport was made fast
again
TIE Z=zla1dia and Valencia viii follow
the Sheridan Cfleuogle and Charles Mel
wilI carry e regiment between them The
City. cf Para vii get away next week
also. and then the fleet OF fourteen trans
ports that vas here during the early part
OF the month VIII all be gone save the
Hancock Vessels VIII be arriving con-
-IrCaIIy from Manila. the Orient and AUS
l-a--a, however. 1Ec oE The middle OF oC-
CCcer there VIII be another feet almost
r=a.dv TO sail
The auxiliary cruiser Badger arrived
Z 4 2
She. lad q narrow eScap p= from gong
ashore early in the morning \ dense
= le- ana rs men we're keeping bright
lockout Tdz members Of t1A Santa cruz
e. &avaI Militia. VINO had been on g praC-
'. rtre cruise IN the Badger. We're also On
the lookout The fog lifted for q mo-
CseC- and from half 4 dozen thrDa-S the
warning cry Land dead ahsadr rang
. out The cruiser was under & slow bell
and L did not take long 10 get her out
- danger " Cel she gathered stern way
she vas rcr & hundred yards from the
beach The santa cruz boys were all
landed a. a. n and an hour later the
Badger vas On her way % san Fran
C.scC- The run OF seventy miles through
LEA 1Cz was made AT the rate OF ten knots
and Al t-sQ D. n she was anchored of
E'1lSCu street wharf. The Badger has
row had all the naval reserve On the
coast out on q pracILce cruise, 50 she VIII
probably 20 20 the navy yard for an over
. %Et0war1-s-reer wharf has been under
..-e pair for TWO months and IN cUESe-
CLeLCe chief Whar61EeC Henderson has
freIr151CIv been put 10 much IlCOuVeE-
-euC@ for want OF that space lAe s-ruct-
:: [g-te VIII be IN 1rSr-cIasS shape again 0y
Ne1dsy, and them Ch=-e viii Dc room fer
four more vessels wirh general czrgQeS
= THe training ship Adams sailed for E71--
EE- Sound yesterday She has & batch u
"'1-w apprentices aboard and viii give
-l6m q taste OF sea life before coming
cack here
:'Z-ne Leelanaw i back on the drvd0ck
laid 2 big force OF men L at work on her.
Over. 4 dozen ueT plates VIII have 10 Be
.'C-- in. and perhaps q dozen more VIII
have 70 come out and be sLralghteued.
Tha Pacific Mail Steamship Company
. rzs chartered Two 1I,G10-tOn freight
steamers in the Orient. and two freight
Jerks FOR them sailed On the COptlc yes
IRE Coptfc took away Al unusually
. 4 r-avv cargo and over l0D cabin passengers
ard nearly 30 CnIuess- The crowded state
: = -la ship < due 70 the facC that she
-r,7k u1uca Of the freight and many Of
-r= .1LsseuEers that would have sailed on
the Rio de- Taueiro had not that vessel
been taken as 4 transport The cabin sC-
.c-r-uodariO1 vas 50 crowded that many
. II ne officers got large premiums for
the l.<s Of their rOOE1S during the voyage
Among those who went out on the COpLiC
zzs Miss Helen Hyde. an artist. who
re C7u-ic got away from the wharf
shortly after 1 o n, but came 20 an an
Cr1r on MeizEs wharf on account or the
+1z ard did rot g0C out until D II
Eight FfIiDiuOS who have been giving
exhibitions in the East sailed for home on
the CopriC There were originally eleven
f1 rhA party. bur q baby Filipino was