The San Francisco call., 1899-10-02
TH|RTY-SECOND
INFANTRY OFF To
THE PHILIPPINES
Glenogle and Nelson
Depart.
LARGE CROWD ON THE FRONT
CHEERED ON THEIR WAY TO
THE DISTANT WAR.
One Thousand Officers and Men Go
Forth Cheerfully to Do Battle
With the Dusky
Islanders.
LARGE CROWD ON THE FRONT
CHEERED ON THEIR WAY TO
THE DISTANT WAR.

Nine companies of the Thirty-second
Regiment of Infantry, accompanied by
Colonel Louis A. Craig, his staff and the
regimental band, sailed yesterday after
noon for Manila on two transports, the
Glenogle and the Charles Nelson. There
were about 1000 officers and men on the
two ships. Colonel Craig and the band
and seven companies were on the Glen
ogle. Two companies commanded by Major
Cabell. sailed on the Charles Nelson. The
Glenogle got away about o'clock. The
Nelson did not start for some hours after
ward. All day the embarking soldiers had
their share of attnetion. In the morning
the regiment marched down Market
street to East, and went on the transport
wharf, where they were given their quar-
ters and were left to wait for the ebb
tide in the afternoon.
The music gathered a crowd that was
continually increased until the wharves
near the transport wharf contained many
thousand spectators The sailing OF the
Glenogle was accompanied by many dem
onstraLions of friendliness for the soldiers.
Whistles were blown and the crowds
cheered and waved their handkerchiefs
until the steamer, describing large cir
Goat Island, on it's seaward way. The
band on the steamer played Dixie" and
other patriotic tunes. When the star
spangled Banner was played the British
flag at the stern of the ship was dipped.
Upon the Glenogle were the following
officers and men: Colonel Louis A. Craig,
Major Frank c. Armstrong. surgeon;
First Lieutenant W. H. Cook, assistant
surgeon; captain and adjutant, George T.
dwn gaPfan s h9f and
tains, John P. Grimstead. Frank NJ; Rum
bold, Jacob H. Culver and Granville Sic
yer; first lieutenants, John M. Shook,
James L. Long, Ambrose c. G. Williams,
Foote, Joseph e. Hixson. William s s.
Mapes; SECOND lieqtenants si,-;5eo Georgs H;
K Love. Charles H. Wilson and Henry p;
Slack; companies E, G, L., A, +, X and M
and the regimental band: There were
about thirty officers and 725 men on the
The Officers and men on the Nelson were
as follows: Major Cabell, commanding; Dr.
ant schaeffer. adjutant; CAPTAINS Reed
ton and Miller; Second Lieutenant Charles
/: Ballard Eleventh GaHairy' u Va y ~
Fourth Infantry; Second Lieutenant Will
lis P Coleman, Ninth Infantry; Second
Lieutenant Richmond Smith, Twelfth In
Lyon, Sixteenth Infantry; Second Lieu
tenant Henry M. Bankhead Twentieth
Infantry; Second Lieutenant Lewis Ad--
lieutenant James NJ. Petty, Thirty-sxth
Infantry, U. S. v; Second Lieutenant
John T. Fuller Thirty-seventh Infantry,
U. S. v; Second Lieutenant Reuben V.
Baskette, Thirty-seventh Infantry, and
two companies of the Thirty second In
fantry.
Just before the Glenogle sailed a small
boy, about u years old, presented him
self to Colonel Craig and said: Colonel,
are you carrying any boys to Manila?''
The colonel answered in the affirmative
but dashed the hopes of the would-be
juvenile warrior by saying:
I'VE have enough boys already"
This staggered the lad for an instant
only. He pulled from his pocket a let
ter and held it up before the colonel and
said:
'That shows that 7 have come all the
way from Fort Leavenworth with you
and 1 want to go all the way with the
regiment
The colonel fixed steelly pair of eyes
on the youngster and reminded him that
he was the lad who had been ordered out
of camp some days ago.
Now said the colonel, 'ff you try to
stow yourself away and l find you, | will
put you adrift, if it is in the middle of the
ocean"
Then the lad turned away, but was
overheard to say that he would take the
chances of being discovered. 1t is very
probable that he went as a stowaway and
he may be landed next at Honolulu, where
the ship will stop to coal.