The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-24
KEPT OUT
ALL NIGHT.
Transport Sherman With Cali
fOrnia Volunteers
Arrived a Day Sooner Than She
Was Expected.
TO SAVE THE SHOW
Shafter Ordered Her Held Out
side Until Today.
San Francisco Wants the Worth
of Her 100000.
TO SAVE THE SHOW

San Francisco, Cal, Aug. 24.-The
United States transport Sherman, bear
ing the First California regiment of
volunteers was sighted four miles out
side the heads a few minutes before 6
O'Clock last evening. No one living
anywhere within the boundaries of San
Francisco was long in ignorance of the
arrival of the transport. Steam whis-
ties shrieked. sirens screamed, bells
rang and the streets were soon filed
with shouting, cheering throngs. In the
expectation that the Sherman would
arrive today a tug conveying customs
officials had gone out to the FarallOne is
lands and boarded the incoming trans
port two hours before she was sighted
by the lookout at Point Deyes.
The task of the inspectors was speed
lily accomplished and the federal quar-
antine officer examined the soldiers,
giving the Sherman a clear bill of
health. No obstacle interviewed to pre-
vent the docking of the transport but
as this would mar the plans of the
citizens committee which for the past
month has been planning a suitable
reception to the returning soldiers
Major General Shafter, commanding
the department of the Pacific, ordered
that the Sherman remain outside all
night.
The Call scored a triumph in the de-
velopment of wireless telegraphy in
connection with the Sherman's arrival.
at the Cliff House and on the lightship
nine miles out and when the news
came that the Sherman was in sight
it was soon followed by the cheering
intelligence received in the same way,
'a1 we'll on board %
No deaths during the voyage.
The premature arrival of the Sher-
man has disarranged civic plans to
certain extent but it has been decided
that there Will be an imposing naval
pageant as the transport sails in
through the Golden Gate. She will
have a marine escort, comprising all
the yachts of the bay with a score of
tug boats, all handsomely decorated. A
salute in honor of the Sherman will be
fired from the various forts around the
bay and from the battleship Iowa, now
in the stream. A dozen large bay
steamers and ferry boats have been
chartered for the occasion and many
thousands will view the return of the
these craft.
The men will be landed about noon
and will be served with an elaborate
breakfast in the broad corridors of the
new ferry building. They will then
march to the Preside and go into
camp and on Friday evening there will
be an Illuminated parade composed of
United States troops, national guard
regiments, the First California volun-
teers and the Colorado volunteers and
civic societies.
The streets of the city are beautiful
ly decorated with thousands of palms
and spruce trees, while buildings are
covered with flags and bunting. Elec-
! trio light wires have been strung across
Market street at intervals of so feet
and the illumination will be unique on
the Pacific coast.
Sixty thousand dollars has been rails
ed by local subscription to defray the
expenses of this military reception.