The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-11-19
-FOUR REGIMENTS
EXPECT TO SAIL
AWAY THIS WEEK
viii Leave Only the
Colored Troops.
EIGHT TRANSPORTS READY
SMALLPOX BREAKS OUT IN THE
FoRTY-EIGHTH.
EIGHT TRANSPORTS READY

The Th,rty-eighth and Forty-fourth
regiments are busily preparing 10 board
rte transports 70 which they have been
assigned ,or the trip 10 Manila. Both reg
iucEis expect 10 get away Monday after
noon. and as the transports are ready
and tho soldiers are ready there appears
L. be no reason why they should not sail
on schedule time.
IL is probable that the Fortieth and
Foriy-second regiments viii also sail FOR
the Philippines before the end OF the
week. While no orders for their depart
ure have yet been issued Il has been
announced that the transports Indiana
and Ohio viii sail on or about Wednes-
day. ard they Will be followed IN a few
days boy The Dalny Nostok and one other,
probably the Columbia, which has been
rechartered. OF course these transports,
when they sail. viii carry troops. Act
ing Assistant Surgeons Edwin W. Ames,
James b. HallwOOd. William II. Turkey,
Charles II. Stearues, Louis A. Molony
ana Thomas :. Lowe have been ordered
10 SAL on the Indiana. The men Of the
s'orLeth Regiment confidently expect 10
be ordered Cn board the transports by
~ cQEcsday al the latest 4nd the Forty
second are ready, although someN hat
hhr OD target practice. Should these reg
imeuts get away during the coming week
fhe. only uCops left here. with the eX-
Ceptlon ~ the Preside garrison and the
eighth ana Forty-ninth. colored regl-
mtnts. The last named was expected 10
arrive yesterday afternoon, but was de-
laycd en- route and viii probably come in
Smallpox has broken out in the Forty
eighth Regiment and yesterday four men
hlHcrlrS With the dread disease were re-
moved 90 the smalpoN camp back OF the
cemetery. They are John l. Thomas.
Company *. James Fleming, Company
y; Wade u. Porter, Company r. and Lee
Matthews. Company ". Several suspl-
Cols cases were also found and the pa
teuts Isolated until the nature OF their
aAmcnt could be positively determined
None OF the cases are regarded as syri-
Gus, and A. all the men in the volunteer
camps nave recently been vaccinof ID
there is no fear OF the disease spreading.
However. IN order 10 guard against all
pOsS ibiiity Of such contingency tho -er
iment WAS ordered TO the detention cafnn
on Angel Island. The preparations Tor
their removal were al once begun an the
straw used IN the soldiers Bedding be-
Ing burned. The men were taken over
10 the island late in the afternoon on 4he
tugs Sea Queen and General Mcdowell
taking with them only their light bag
gage. The Forty-eighth came from the
same recruiting camp as the Thirty-fir
which was also eXilcd 10 the island de-
tention camp and remained there until
IL sailed Tor the Philippines.
Private ID. i. Roberts, Company II
Thrty-cighth Volunteer Infantry Regi-
ment. who Was recently tried by court
martial Tor asSaulung an oihCer, escaped
from the cuardhOuse at the camp some
time Friday night. The findings Of the
Court-martial had been forwarded Ia
General Shafter and Roberts had rot
teen Informed what punishment was "a
be melted out 10 him. As he confessed
however. and realized the seriousness OF
HIS offense. he could hardly hope TO es-
cape with less than a years imprison-
mcnf
The regular army chaplains are much
put out In consequence OF the publication
recently in a morning paper OF an article
rejecting on their courage and alleged