The record-union., 1899-08-24

lowed orty-eight hours in which TO
see the sights while the steamer
coaled. On the 3rd the Sherman re-
sumed her voyage, arriving at Ioko-
hama on August 9TH Here the men
We're given sixty hours ashore, While
the vessel was painted and thoroughly
cleaned from stem to stern. On the
evening of August Sth the Sherman
again got under way, and the voyage
homeward was continued uninterrupt-
edly for fifteen days.
During its absence from the United
States the First California Infantry
Regiment lost one officer and thirty
eight men, Captain Richter and ten
men killed in action, one man being
missing and twenty-seven dying
from the effects of various illnesses.
Eighty-seven men took their dis
charges in Manila in order to engage in
business there, while thirty more who
were discharged rejoined the new vol
unteer regiments being organized there,
nine men were left behind at Negros on
account of sickness and lack of trans
portation
OF the heavy artillery, Battery A
halls from San Francisco while Bat
terry d of Los Angeles represents the
southern part of the State. They re-
turn with a roster of eleven officers
and 300 men only, 115 officers and men
having taken their discharges in Ma
Mia for the purpose of re-enlisting in
the volunteer regiments authorized by
General Otis
1t was their misfortune to be station
ed at Car1te almost continuously from
Of haX var.
ordered home, hence their opportunities
for service in the field were limited.
This accounts for the fact that but Two
of their number We're wounded, and
five only succumbed to sickness dur
ing their years foreign service.
Soon after the first announcement of
the sighting of the Sherman the tug
Governor Markham conveyed to the
Sherman Governor Gage, with Ad5u-
tant General Seamans, the members of
the Governors staff, Secretary OF State
Curry, Congressman Kahn, General
Warfield and staff, General Muller and
staff and various State officials.
Mrs. Duboce, wife of the Colonel Of
the First California, was also on board.
AS the tug neared the transport Gov
ernor Gage, from the bow, addressed IN
stentorian tones a few words Of well
come to the men drawn upon the deck
of the transport above him. Defend
! ers of our country" he began, Il IN
formally welcome you home, and |
won't try to anticipate the more formal
reception which your fellow-citizens
have prepared for you on the morrow.
The soldiers cheered the State Execu-
tive again and again, and similar com
pliments were paid to other officials on
the tug as they were with difficulty
recognized in the moonlight. Plovis-
ional arrangements were then made
with Colonel Duboce for the landing
of the troops conditional upon the or
der Of General Shafter, after consulta-
ton with the Citizens Committee.
The Reception Committee for time
felt that all its plans had been over
/ turned, and feared that an entirely new
arrangement would be necessary. After
! a conference extending to a late hour
/ it was agreed, however, that the pro-
gram as prepared, need not be changed
/ in any material feature. There will be
an imposing naval pageant as the
transport sails through the Golden Gate
/ tomorrow. About noon a fleet Of .yacilts
accompanied by a score of tugs will
start from Broadway pier, will go out
/ to meet the Sherman, and will escort
! her to the dock, salutes being fired
| meanwhile from the forts around the
! bay and from the battleship Iowa. All
the craft in the bay will be gally dec
Grated and there will be jubiiation
everywhere.
This naval parade will occupy a good
portion of Thursday afternoon.
The Sherman will late on Thursday
anchor off the Government dock at
Folsom street, where it will remain
over night. At s o'clock on Thursday
evening there will be an Illumination
of the vessels on the bay and a display
of fireworks from barges stationed
about the Sherman off Folsom street
wharf. At the same time the splendid
electric decorations on Market street
will also be lighted.
The California Volunteers will dis
embark on Friday morning, and after
marching up East street to the new
ferry depot will partake of an elaborate
breakfast prepared by their relatives
and the ladies of the Red Cross Society.
Then they will march to the Presidio,
escorted by force of regulars and the
! Colorado Volunteers. and will go into
camp on the Government reservation.
The grand night parade, which prom
ises to eclipse in spectacular effect any
thing before seen on this coast, will oc-
eur on Saturday night. To participate
in this function, companies of the Ma
tional Guard from interior towns have
been ordered to repair to this city, their
expenses being betrayed by the people
of San Francisco. To meet the various
expenses of the celebration the sum
of $4,000 has already been raised.
The streets of the city were never
more beautifully decorated. Thousands
of palms and spruce trees have been
tastefully arranged at every available
point, buildings have been draped with
bunting and flags and notices and mes
sages of welcome are spread in every
/ conspicuous place. Thousands of cleo
| tric lights have been stretched on wires
at frequent intervals across Market
street and on all public buildings and
on many commercial houses. During
the illumination on Saturday Market
and other streets viii be as light as
day and will present scene suggesting
the beautiful possibilities of fairyland.