The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-06-28
RUSH ORDERS
FOR TROOPS
At PRESIDE
The Transports Are
Needed at Manila.
VALENCIA WILL SAIL TO-DAY
WILL CARRY DETACHMENTS OF
CAVALRY AND INFANTRY.
The Second Oregon Regiment Will
Encamp at the Preside Before
Going to Portland to Be
Mustered Out.
WILL CARRY DETACHMENT OF
CAVALRY AND INFANTRY.

Rush orders were received at the Pre-
sidio at 5 o'clock yesterday morning for
the immediate departure of Troops B and
NJ of the Fourth Cavalry with the head
quarters, and two companies of the Twen-
ty-fifth Infantry. The orders were en-
tirely unexpected, as the two troops were
not slated to sail before July u 1t was
thought that they were TO await the ar
rival of Troops D and H from the Yellow
stone Park, and the four troops were to
go on the City of Para. According to the
change of programme, Troops B and NJ
with the two companies Of the Twenty
fifth, will go aboard the Mcdowell at the
morning and will be taken to the Valen-
cha, which is to sail this afternoon. The
sudden change in the orders as heretofore
issued was the result of orders received
al department headquarters for the i'm
mediate dispatching of the transports
Valencia and Pennsylvania. This means
that the transports are needed at Manila
unteers. The headquarters and one COM
pany of the Twenty. fourth Infantry with
two companies of the Twenty-fifth In
fantry and 800 recruits are to go aboard
the Pennsylvania on Friday. Major
Morton, Fourth Cavalry, will be in COM
mand of the troops on the valencia, and
Colonel Freeman of those sailing on the
Pennsylvania.
Colonel Greenleaf, surgeon in charge of
the erection of the camps which are being
Dullt at the HreSlQlO IOr the returning
volunteers, will leave in a few days for
Portland, Or, where he goes to super
intend the erection of camp which will
be used by the Second Oregon Regiment
pending its being mustered out.
Colonel Greenleaf stated yesterday,
however, that the Oregon regiment would
first come to San Francisco and would
go into camp here for a short while
Before going to Portland. The present
muster out camps that are being built at
the Preside are the largest, that have
ever been erected by the Government
Those on the old cavalry parade cover the
area between the Lombard-street, en-,
trance and the new general hospital and
All of the tents will be provided with
plank floors and stoves and the men will
have houses in which to cook and eat.
Two camps of similar nature will be
Immediately created upon the slope TO the
left of the Union-street car line where it
enters the Presidio.
The orders of Captain Stephen NJ.
Foote, Sixth Artillery, have been changed.
He has been ordered to report to the COM
manding officer at the Preside for duty
to the Philippines. On Monday he was
under orders to join his battery at Homo
lulu. .
Upon the accommodation of the chief
surgeon of the department acting Assist
ant Surgeon James B. Cutter has been re-
lieved from duty with the recruits at the
Preside and ordered to report to the
commanding officer at Alcatraz Island FOR
geon w. F. Dudley. Acting Assistant
Surgeon William Grey Miller has been or,
dered to report for duty at the general
hospital at the Presidio. Acting Assist
also been ordered to report to the same
place for duty. Acting Assistant surgeon
John r. Hereford has been similarly as
signed.