The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-23
ADlEU, FORTY-FIFTH
NEW VOLUNTEER REGIMENT,
LARGELY RECRUITED HERE,
DEPARTS FOR MANILA
FIVE LONG SPECIAL TRAINS
sidiOward Yesterday Afternoon
Within u Short Time After the
Hour Scheduled for the Departure
of the TrOOps-Crowd Sees Them
on.

| of the TrOOps-Crowd Sees Them
OF.
| Five trains consisting of thirty-eight
| tourist sleepers, two Wagner sleepers and
| ten baggage cars left st. Paul early yes
| terday afternoon, carrying the Forty-fifth
regiment of United States volunteers en-
| route to San Francisco. The entire COM
mand consisting of 1,150 men and forty
| officers was brought from the fort DUR
ing the forenoon on street cars, and load
| ed on Omaha trains at the foot of Eagle
street shortly after noon.s
The first section, bearing the regimental
officers, band, hospital corps and nom
commissioned staff and Companies A and
B, pulled out Of the upper yards at six
minutes after l. Eleven minutes later the
I second section, with Companies G. and D,
started on its Western journey. Section
! three, with Companies e and F, left at
$780, and the fourth section, carrying
Companies G and H, pulled out of the
yards at 1855. At ten minutes past the
last section, bearing Companies 1 and X,
We're lost sight of by the large crowd of
relatives and friends that gathered to
| say good bye to the men. AS indicated
| by the time of departure there was but
| little over an hour elapsed between the
| first and last sections. The railroad COM
pany will throughout the trip keep the
| trains about fifteen minutes apart.
| The regiment will travel over the
Northwestern system, Union Pacific and
| Southern Pacific. and is expected to reach
! the Golden Gate and go into camp at
Preside the latter part of this week,
probably Friday morning.
The companies left in charge of the fol-
| lowing officers:
Company A-Cap+. E. c. Monfort, First
Lieut.. A. S. Tibbetts. Second Lieut. E. W.
Company B,-capt., Albert steinhauserr.
| Charles E. N. Howard.
m s4mR2 F fGap5 s. 6s9 WATSON % Hsas
Lieut.. E. P. Barber.
Company D-Capt. Dan w. Hand. First
Lieut.. p. ]. Mccormack, Second Lieut.. NJ
Company S1Gl E-Capt. o. P. Lee, First
Lieut.. George P. Tyner, Second Lieut. r.
Company ,F-capt,. Ross, First Lieut., A.
Company G-First Lieut.. w. N. Flynn,
Company H-First Lieut.. c. G. Law
:, Company First Lieut. T. H. Owens.
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Parker. Mai. Daniel A. Frederick. Maj.
F. T Cols, Nal BirkhauSer Adjt Erd r. +; F.
| Assistant Surgeon Captain F. E. Artaud,
| Assistant Surgeon First Lieutenant w. G.
| Berlin, Regimental Sergeant Major A.
The rosy rays of the October sun had
no sooner made their first appearance in
| the east than the whole camp was astir
| At p. m. the trumpeters announced the
| first morning call, and the company
| streets were soon all in orderly commo-
ton The cooks worked at some disad-
vantage owing to the absence Of their
| tents, which were packed up the day be-
| fore The mess outfits, however, were
| indispensable, and every one fell in for
his ration of fried bacon boiled pota-
| toes, baked beans, bread and coffee. AS
| no officers mess has been organized,
| many Of the company commanders ate
| with their men, and it did not come amfss
| for every officer has been sleeping in the
| camp and all have tremendous appetites.
Breakfast over, the men rolled up their
| blankets, and wrapped around them their
waterproof, that Is. Issued 70 every sold
| Ter. Ammunition was issued to each COM
| pany on the basis Of 200 foundssto a n1an.
| The men were given fifty rounds each,
| and the remainder will be ISSUED at the
| end of the journey.
Each company cook was given a half
| DOZEN assistants to look after the COM
many supplies, and, after the tin dishes
| were given a good cleansing, mess chests
| were opened, and everything packed
| away Commissary tents were emptied
| of their barrels of beef and pork, and
| packages Of other army rations.
| Between and s the signal to break
camp was given, and in less than ten
| minutes not tent was left standing, and
| the company streets were marked only
| by the busy groups of men engaged in
| folding the tents up, and then rolling
| them up in very compact form. Within
| half hour another signal was given by
| the regfmental trumpeters, and this time
| to load the wagons A long line of mule
| teams drew up at the end of the COM
| pany streets next to the commissary
tents, and the loading of the regiments
| goods and chattels began.
1t required six wagons drawn by army
| mules to transport the luggage of each
| company down town, in all between forty
and fifty. Great barrels of pork, beef,
beans, cases of canned goods, bulky mess
! chests individual boxes issued each man
| to serve as trunks were all hoisted to
| the wagon boxes by many strong and
willing arms. Tents, rolled up in neat
| bundles, and the poles flies and ropes
| were all loaded on top of the other lug
gage. In all the wagons hauled down
| town about 100000 pounds of supplies and
| equipment.
| After everything had been loaded Col.
| Dorst found time to exchange few
words with the O b e. II am glad that
the weather cleared up" he said. '.The
mist which hung oevr the camp Saturday
was Preside weather to a fault. 1t would
have been very disastrous to have been
compelled to break camp in the rain. The
men are all anxious to get started
Headed by the regimental officers on
| horseback, the band showed the way for
| the two battalions and the two companies
| Of the third. Each company had about
! 125 men. Every man carried his blanket
and gun, giving the regiment the appear
| ance Of veterans. The mile and three
| quarters from, the camp TO the end of the
car line was soon accomplished, and in
| less than half-hour the regiment was on
| its way to st. Paul on street cars. At
! Eagle street the regiment disembarked
and were marched to the trains The five
| sections stood on the network of tracks
| in the upper yard, side by side 1t was
! about two hours before the engines arriv-
ed and the trains started. The men were
distributed In the cars three to a COM
| partment, and in the car bearing the hos
| pital corps the half-dozen sick men were
| given more room. Sentries were placed at
q the door Of each car, and no one was al
| lowed to pass out without leave unless he
had business outside.
The yards and the streets lear by were
| we'll filled with people. Many came to
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