The San Francisco call., 1899-11-23
BACK HOME TO
TENNESSEE, BUT
NOT AS GUESTS
Muster Out Of the
Regiment.

The Tennessee regiment tried 10 gain
a day on itself by being mustered out
Yesterday instead of to-day. as was the
original intention, but there was too
much baggage TO be removed and so II
will gain but few hours. Instead OF 60
ing away this evening about o'clock ii
Will get away this afternoon at 3
The change Of programme started from
no less an authority than the President
himself He will be in Nashville next
Tuesday and 1t was his wish that The
regiment be there in time for him 10 re-
view IL. IL was the wish of the State as
well, so word was sent out here 10 hurry
matters even more than they were being
hurried. Ii was decided Tuesday night
10 put the regiment through the muster
ing out process yesterday and get away
last night. but that was seen 10 be impos-
sible before the regiment was half
through with the paymasters. There will
be no delay to-day, however.
Colonel Childers expects over six hum
dred Of the men 10 go home together, but
II is not probable his expectation will
be realized. The State OF Tennessee is
not paying the fares OF the men and con-
trasung Ihis attitude with that OF other
States which paid everything has made
the men Of the regiment feel they owe
but little more 10 the home administra-
ton.
few OF the men left Immediately after
ber Will not get away until to-day. The
men received considerably over 500
apiece, for there was four months pay
coming 20 them, two earned and Two
more from the Government. besides their
clothing allowances and travel pay. The
last time they were paid was just be-
they arrived here there was not much
money !n the command. Many OF the
men owed small sums around town and
that was another reason WHY the COM
md NOT cot I-~
TO leave the town owing debts. and the
suddenness Of the muster out made IL i'm
possible for the men 10 settle up.
Mrs. Townsend offered to come TO the
rescue OF the regiment with a check for
$50 900. which would take them all home.
but the men declined the offer. at the
same expressing their appreciation Of the
motive which prompted IT. Their appre-
citation OF the kindness OF Mrs. Townsend
was more substantially set forth In a
magnificent loving cup presented TO her
The going OF the Tennessee regiment
closes the reign OF the volunteer In San
Francisco. at least for time. Hers is the
last o: the State volunteer organizations
TO leave the service. and with the men
from the South passes one OF the most
picturesque phases Of the war. The State
kicked and complained and consorted with
their officers and were familiar with their
colonies in way that made the hair upon
the regular heads turn gray but IL needed
only their State cry TO rally them and
send them on regardless Of everything
The volunteers now on their way TO Ma
nlla are OF different character. They are
United States Volunteers. recruited from
no particular State and officered by men
from all over the country. There is no
State tie binding them; no home associa-
tlons common 10 them all. and they know
only so much of each other as they learn
after enlistment. The adventurous sons
OF rich fathers are not nearly so numer-
they were in the State organizations
There is not that fellowship between men
and men and officers and men. They
make. as a rule better men in camp. but
they will do well If they make better men
when the real work in the field falls to
them.
The Fortieth Infantry will leave to-day
on the Ohio and Indiana Three hundred
recruits will also go on the Ohio. and this
will clean out the recruit camps The
panies and the headquarters on the Co
iumbia and the remaining seven COM
panies on the Dalny Vostock. The Wye
field will leave Tomorrow with load OF
horses.
BrIgadier General Frederick Funston
and his aid. Second Lieutenant ]. B.
Mitchell. Fortieth Infantry. will be pas
sengers on the Indiana.
First Lieutenant Theodore c. Reiser
Forty-second Infantry. has been detailed
as quartermaster and commissary on the
Second Lieutenant F. G. Kellond Forty
fifth Infantry. has been ordered TO pro-
ceed 10 Mania on the transport lrdlana-
Leave Of absence for one month, with
leave TO apply for an. extension OF two
more has been granted TO Captain L. L.
Durfree. Seventeenth Infantry
Acting Assistant Surgeon George w.
Sims has been ordered TO proceed TO his
home. Corpus Christi. Texas. for the an
nulment of his contract.
Acting Assistant Surgeon John Mason
Williams. who volunteered for service
with the first lot Of men who were sent
out 10 the smallpox camp. has been as
signed to duty at Alcatraz Island TO re-
lieve Acting Assistant Surgeon James b.
Cutter.
The last battalion of the Forty-ninth
Infantry arrived yesterday in good condi-
tion The entire regiment Is now in camp
in the tents formerly occupied by the men
Of the Forty-fourth.
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