The San Francisco call., 1899-09-09

! x before the signing of the Decla-
| < ration of Independence the members
| 4 Of his family were settled in Maryland
| q and Pennsylvania. His great-grand-
| \ father, Captain Charles Smith, fought
! < in the war Of 1872 under Major Pechin.
| Z His grandfather, Captain ]. A. Smith
| < was a pioneer of this State having
| 4 sailed into the harbor OF San Francis
| \ the ship Galindo of New York.
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comrades. Let the good name and high repu-
tation OF our regiment never be tarnished.
Cherish it as you do your own name and
ourselves, in any manner cast reflection
upon II. Continue to deserve that glorious
compliment OF General Lawton after the skir-
mish Of Paranaque. when he said: Colonel
Mccoy, this is the best volunteer regiment l
homes and friends will be tempered by the
severing and tearing asunder Of the bonds
of comradeship formed during the past year,
and we must look forward 20 reunions in the
future, where We can keep alive the love of
our regiment and corps thank the officers
and men OF the regiment for loyalty to
/ their commanding officer. and for the earn
/ est desire that has ever been shown 10 main.
/ tain the reputation ard efficiency of our regi-
/ ment: to every officer and every man credit
TO the field officers and to the members of
! the staff my personal thanks are due for
/ their unfailing assistance in every situation
! and FOR the careful and attentive performance
] OF tneir duties.
! part with each individual officer and man
/ with feelings OF deep regret and with the
sincere wish that your future lie ne, may ma be
shine and JOY. May Almighty COD Keep
and preserve you HENRY 3 MCCOY,
United States Volunteers
/ So far ne is the only colonel who has
/ seen fit to address his men in that way
/ before they We're mustered out;
/ Colonel Mccoy also addressed a letter
! to Mayor Phelan, as Mayor of the city
/ thanking him and conveying through him
/ the regiments thanks TO others for the
/ kindly feelings of the city toward his men
! and for the many courtesies the citizens
I have shown 10 his command. He eX-
presses the hope that some time the state
! of Colorado and his own soldiers might
/ be able to show their appreciation Of the
/ treatment they had received.
The first part of the Thrty-fourth Regi-
ment left the Preside yesterday about
noon. In command was Colonel kennon,
| and the detachment included the mead
quarters. band and Companies h. c.. +. F
and l. The detachment was put aboard
the transport Columbia at once. Ihere
are still seven companies or the regiment
10 go. and they VIII leave cave, soon 9d1 o-io on n
! King. They are now at the Preside pre-
pairing for the voyage. Lieutenant colonel
HaWZe is in command.
| The vacancy left by the Thirty-fourth.
so far as camp space is concerned. will
| not be long untitled. There are now on
! their way here three regiments, the first
/ booked to arrive about the 10th inst This
! Will be the TwentysiXth Regiment, un-
/ less the trains will otherwise. The Twen-
ty-sxth was recruited in the far East and
was rendezvoused at Plattsburg barracks,
! New York. II is commanded by Colonel
/ Edmund Rice. 1t started out here nearly
| a week ago but troop trains are not con-
! sidered up 10 scheduled time. and the last
| heard of II ii was passing through Chi
| cago and expected to arrive here on the
The Thirtieth is also on the way here
| ana hatters itself that it will arrive
/ about 2 o'clock this evening but ii is
/ probably mistaken. Il may be. here ac'
| pected before tomorrow at any hour
! Colonel Gardener. commanding the Thir-
tieth, wires hopefully TO Colonel Freeman
! mmandant OF the Preside, that he is
/ coming with 1912 men and fortY-fiVe otti-
| GERS and ne will get here Saturday the
9th; but Colonel Freeman has seen troops
| coming before, and he believes they VIII
be in anyway by Monday.
! This morning there Will be the usual
! escort TO the troops debarking from the
! transport. In this case the special escort
will be the North Dakota men. In addi~
tion there will be Batteries A. G, E.
and 0 of the Third Artillery, under COM
mand Of Captain Pratt, Third Artillery
and inspector Of ordnance of this depart,
ment. Troop G of the Sixth Cavalry VII
also parade, but il will probably be with
II the same as It was with the other
troops that escorted volunteers; II will be
assigned 10 the work of keeping the crowd
back. and no one will know anything
about it except that its horses are heavy
when they tread on toes. In parade the
lot Of an escort cavalryman is not happy
one. The escort must be at the wharf at
0 o'clock sharp" the order says, neces-
hour in the morning. Other volunteer or
ganizations at the Preside are invited to
parade with the escort, but 1t is hardly
probable there will be more than the spe-
cial escort. 1t takes time and attention
to muster out troops and the commands
at work upon their own military demise
have but little time TO spare.
The entertainment of the incoming vol
unteers is a matter that is still in abey-
ance: nor will 1t be settled until this
morning. II has been the custom for the
last in to dine the latest conner, but IN
the case of the Minnesota men 1t was the
announced intention of the California men
to wade in up TO the limit and return, If
possible, some of the courteses the Min
nearly as far away from home. The Cali
fornia command has been rather demor-
allied, however, by the brillancy OF the
reception which has been offered itself,
and 1t has left the men with minds some
what confused and no time to spare they
are allowed the fullest liberty from camp
and n is not easy to get them together
ON the-spur of the moment, and 1t looks
as II the courtesieS to be extended to the
Minnesota men will have to be rendered
after they have become settled in camp.
That there Will be something done is as
sured. but men home have more excuses
for lapses OF hospitality than those only
II was pay day yesterday for the North
Dakota idaho and Wyoming troops, and
the paymaster also brought his sacks of
gold to the camp of the Thirty-fourth
Regiment and paid the men who were
preparing for embarRation on the Column
bia.
deputy paymaster L. S. A, has been or
dered 10 proceed on the transport Sher-
man to the Philippines. He will be ac-
companied by clerk.
Acting Assistant Surgeon Henry H
Bradley. u. S. A, now at the general hos
nitaI has been ordered to relieve Acting
Assistant Surgeon J. A Ronayne as
signed to the Sherman, who is I'll. Ro-
nayne will report to the general hospital
as soon as he is able.
Second Lieutenant Percy L. Badt, First
California Volunteers, attached to Com
pany L. has been assigned to duty with
Company K.
second Lieutenant Frank ]. Grundman.
First California Volunteers, attached TO
Company X has been assigned TO duty
with Company l..
private Joseph D. Wall, hospital corps.
was received as a patient in the general
hospital yesterday. suffering from what is
believed to be diphtheria. Wall has been
on duty in ward 10, one of the brick bar
racks.
Sixty-flve sick men from the transport
Sheridan were received at the general hos