The San Francisco call., 1899-08-23
KEYSTONE STATE
BOYS BID THE
CITY FAREWELL
Quietly Mustered Out
Yesterday.

The Pennsylvania Regiment was quietly
mustered out Of service at the Preside
Yesterday The men were all paid Off
IL took over $50 600 10 do it-and then
laden with bundles and satchels anC
baskets. they made their way down into
the city. At half past last evening they
met al the ferry depot and at the frs
section of their train left for the East
Since Sunday the regiment had beer
getting itself ready. There has been
nothing bur packing for fOrty-eight hours
and yesterday there was stream of bag
gage leaving the camp from early morn
ing 70 past noon. The process OF paying
of was commenced in the morning and
was finished about o'clock, Colonel Bar
rett and his staff being the last TO ap-
pear before the paymaster. In the case
Of the officers three months pay was held
out until their accounts shall have been
accepted at Washington they were al
lowed their travel pay. however The
men were each given months service
pay. two months pay additional as al
lowed by Congress. travel pay 10 Pitts
burg and the balances on their clothing
The men will be furnished with arms as
soon as they cross the Pennsylvania
State line, in order that the regiment may
appear 70 the fullest advantage when
j. pa-ades for the last time at home.
y
paruaSter Will be out again with his
money bags and before tonight the First
Nebraska viii be a matter OF history 1t
viii take longer TO pay off the Nebraska
boys for the Nebraska Regiment Is one
Cf three,battalions. while that from Penn
svlValia has or had but two. The Ne
braska men will leave for home Friday
morning on a special train.
September has been set as the date
for the mastering out Of the Colorado
men. They Will have a pay day some
time this week and dress parade Sat
urday night. Monday they VIII turn in
their arms.
The assignment Of recruits to the Pueb-
Ia has been cut from 500 to 800, as 500 was
found 10 be too large a number for her
accommodations. She viii sail August 81
with Captain DeYOre. Twenty In
fantry. as quartormaster.
Lieutenant wallace B. Scales, Troop +,
Sixth Cavalry left the Preside Yesterday
for Yosemite Park, where he will rejoin
his troop.
come TO the Preside within the next ten
davs The Twenty-seVenth Infantry
started from Fort Meade. Pa, August 19:
the Thirtv-first will leave Fort Thomas.
Tii9 KV to-morrow. o. and the Thirty-fourth
will leave Fort Logan. Colo, tomorrow
The other regimenb vii be the Nenty-
sixth. now being recruited at various "a
The four regiments will make a total Of
over 5000 men There * not room for all
four at the Preside. so one Of them Will
have TO be sent to the detention camp at
Angel Island originally intended for the
accomm odation Of volunteers who might
have to be qUaraUtiaed- The casUals
now in camps / and at the Preside
arc being moved 10 tho old Tennessee
camp 10 make room for the newcomers.
Camp No. ] is being increased 10 regi-
mental camp and accpmmodations for a
hand are. being added. Camp No. is
being fitted uD for two regiments. with
quarters for Two bands
The three horse boards appointed by
-. e., l,- F--
the cavalry in Manila are doing good
work. So far about 30 head have been