The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-13
CALIFORNIAN
BOYS HEALTH
IMPROVING
Senator Brings News
From the First.
SICKNESS GREATLY REDUCED
THE AsToR BATTERY HOME TO
BE MUSTERED OUT.
Captain A. P. o'Brien Returns in
Charge of Sick Soldiers and
Captain Warren With
Dispatches.
SICKNESS GREATLY REDUCED
THE AsToR BATTERY HOME TO
BE MUSTERED OUT.

The United States transport Senator re-
turned from Manila last night with 100
soldiers on board. Among these are eight
convalescents, two of whom are from the
First California. None of them are seri-
ously i'll.
The Aston Battery came home on the
transport, and it is expected that 1t will
be Immediately ordered to New York,
where 1t will be mustered out. The bat
terry includes eighty-three men under
command of Captain March. But one man
was left behind besides the five who were
killed in the battle on the 18th of last
August Sergeant Harry L. Burdick, who
is in the hospital suffering from typhoid
fever. was too sick to be brought back.
Captain A P. O'Brien, surgeon Of the
First California, came under orders in
charge of the sick on board the Senator.
CAPTAIN E. c.. Malaby of the same reg1-
uoent was detailed as his assistant. DR..
O'Brien reports that the health OF the
boys Of his regiment has greatly I'M
proved in the last two months. Inc SICK
ness in the First California and the en-
tire Eighth Army Corps has been mate
rally reduced; at the time of the depart
ure of the Senator it was little under
ner cent While Captain OBren IS sun
in the service and is here under ORDERS II
is believed that he Will receive ms l,,S,, us rs
sumo his position on the Board OF HealtH
relieving DR.. Gallwey, VINO mas pesn o.
tending to the duties OF the once during
DR.. O'Brien's absence.
CORPORAL Fred HeaIy of Company II,
the special correspondent of The Can VINO
sent this paper so many interesting So
ries of the every day soId1er ne OF n, ms
comrades of the First California Regiment
received his discharge some time ago on
account of disability. He has fully re-
covered from his Illness, and after max
ing a visit to Hongkong and the l1 pta 9i
of Japan, will return home on the no de
Janeiro which was to sail on the l5tn OF
last month and is due here on the Ath
inst. e+o.
are CAPTAIN. F. w. Warren of the First
California. Lieutenant E. J. Bryan OF the
Oregon and Major R. B. G. Bement OF the
Minnesota regiment, detailed on Geh i3aa.l
Merritt's staff. Captain Warren mas peen
Entrusted with dispatches TO the w ar
Department at Washington and will leave
for the Capitol City within few Gays
Tie1tenant Bryan is en- route to Port
land and Major Bement to St. Paul, at
which places they are to await orders.
The two sick California boys are Cor
poral Ammerson OF company anu RI T.
waite Cook Of Company T. Ammerson Is
convalescng from wound received IN
the arm during the battle OF August Ii
and Cooks complaint is bowel trouple
The other inValids are: Colonel e. w
Whipple Of the ordnance department OF
the regular army; Sergeant Shou or the
Fourth United States Cavalry; Pr1Vates
Newgard and Terry of the Minnesota
regiment Windsor Of the Colorado and
Slater of Idaho
The Senator made the passage from Ma
Mia in twenty-eight days and from Ma
gasah in twenty. She encountered some
rather severe days during the voyage and
had to lay to seven hours, but sustained
no damage. The Ohio started from Ma
Mia with the Senator and the two yes
sells made the run to Nagasakf together;
At that port the Ohio stopped to coal and
was not to leave until two days after the
Senator