The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-24
ARRIVAL OF THE cAL|FORA|ANS
MEN WILL BE LANDED ABOUT
NOON TOMORROW.
There Will Be An Imposing Naval
Pageant As the Transport Sails
In Through the Golden Gate.

San Francisco, Aug. 25.-The United
States transport Sherman. bearing the
First California regiment of volunteers,
was sighted four miles outside the
heads a few minutes before this
evening. No one living anywhere
within the boundaries of San Francisco
was long in Ignorance of the arrival OF
the transport steam whistles shrieked,
sirens screamed. bells rang, and the
streets were soon filled with shouting,
cheering throngs. In the expectation
that the Sherman would arrive tomor-
row, a big tug, conveying customs Oh
ficials, had gone out to the Saralione
islands and boarded the incoming
transport two hours before she was
sighted by the lookout at Point Reyes
The task of the inspectors was speed
lily accomplished, and then the federal
quarantine officer examined soldiers.
giving the Sherman a clean bill OF
health.
No obstacle then interviewed to pre-
vent the docking of the transport TO-
night, but as this would mar the plans
of the citizens committee, which, for
the past month, has been planning a
suitable reception to the returning SOL
diers, Major General Shafter, United
States army, commanding the depart
ment of the Pacific, ordered that the
Sherman remain outside all night. she
is now anchored a mile beyond the
heads, but will come in at 10 tomorrow
morning.
The Call scored triumph in the de-
velopment of wireless biography In
connection with the Sherman's arrival.
Receiving stations were established at
the Cliff House and on the lightship
nine miles out, and when the news
came THE Sherman is in sight" it was
soon followed by the cheering intelll-
gence, received in the same way: All
well on board. No deaths during voy-
a-e"
The premature arrival of the Sher-
man has disarranged civic plans to
certain extent, but it has been decided
that tomorrow there will be an i'm
posing naval pageant as the transport
sails in through the Golden Gate. She
will have marine escort, comprising
all the yachts of the bag, with a score
of tug boats, all handsomely decor
ated. A salute in honor of the Sher-
man will be fired from the various
forts around the bay, and from the
battleship Iowa, now in stream. A
dozen large bay steamers and ferry
boats have been chartered for the oc-
casion, and many thousands will view
the return of the California regiment
from the decks of these craft
Inc men VIII De ianded ABOUT moon, |
and will be served with an elaborate
breakfast in the broad corridors of the |
new Ferry building. They will then
march to the Preside, and go into
camp, and on Friday evening there will
be an Illuminated parade, composed of
United States troops, national guard |
regiments, the First California volun- |
teers, the Second Oregon volunteers |
and civic societies.
The streets of the city are beauti- |
fully decorated with thousands of palms !
and spruce trees. while buildings are |
covered with bunting and flags. Elec- /
trio light wires have been strung across /
Market street at intervals of fifty feet, 1
and the illumination viii be unique on +
the Pacific coast. Sixty thousand dol !
lars has been raised by local subscrip- |
tons. TO defray the expenses of this .
reception.