The San Francisco call., 1899-07-13

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| transport.
At this time the tug Fearless went
! alongside of the Ohio, and on board
were Captain A. Barnason, marine su-
perintendent, and Captain n. P.
Batcheldor, assistant quartermaster.
The tug John H. Redmond came up
with Supervisor Byington, who had
missed the Sea Queen by ten seconds.
With him were Advisory Expert to the
Supervisors A G. Platt, Mark Devine
and others, who braved the choppy sea
| and the attendant moisture in their
zeal to help in giving the incoming sol
diers a royal welcome.
After a good view had been obtained
by the interested sp -ctators of the Ohio
and it's precious human freight the tug
turned back to the Newport again. The
steamers Ukiah and S1usalito came up
also with crowds of passengers, and
when the band commenced to play
annie Laurie hearty cheers again
resounded across the blue waters. The
| United States steamer Golden Gate
came alongside with the quarantine
officers and some of them boarded the
transport.
The Oregon party on the Irwin lin
gered latest at the side of the Newport
and the Governor, by a personal visit
among the boys on board, satisfied him
self that the cry of Frisco! Frisco!
Muster Us Out at Frisco!" was the
unanimous sentiment of the men.
The men had heard from the first
boat they met coming in through the
Golden Gate, which happened to be
the tug Reliance, Captain Gilbert Bro
kaw, that they were to go on to As
toria. The information fell like wet
blanket upon them, which they imme-
diately raised by the spontaneous cry
that they wanted to be mustered out
in San Francisco. The Reliance footed
her whistle in reply and unrolled The
| Call flag and flew the signal Wei
come
They wanted their first welcome in
San Francisco and they took no pains
/ to conceal their desire. The Governor
was officially informed of it by Colonel
| Summers, who said: THE boys are
unanimous that they should be mus
! tered out here 1t means $4,000 travel
pay and ration allowance to them and
they need the money. 1 am in favor of
mastering them out here. The Gov
|
most of the members of his party. only
one or two thinking it would be better
| for the men to be taken in the trans
ports to Oregon.
Frisco! 'Friscoi Muster us out at
'Frisco!" TIE cry continued to go up as
if the very voicing of the desire would
compel the granting of the wish. An
official call on the captains of the
transports for information concerning
their coal and provisions elected the
| replies that they had enough to take
them north, with the exception OF
| water for their boilers. This informa-
ton was hailed with delight by the
| men who heard it. They knew 1T
meant some delay, and delay meant
the chance of a change in the orders.
Governor Geer and the members Of
his party held a hasty consultation and
decided to send a telegram to Washing
ton asking that the wish o. the men be
gratified. They also agreed to send
telegrams to Portland to raise sub
| scription to charter train and take
the regiment up intact in case 1t should
be mustered out at this city A whisper
of this got to the boys and they cheered
again and again, changing their song
to Frisco! Frisco They'll muster US
out at Frisco!'
Greetings were over at last, the cap
tains of the transports got their or
| ders to haul in anchor and sail to a
| mooring off Folsom-street wharf. the
Irwin steamed up and was off. the men
| giving the Governor and his party a
rousing cheer at leaving. In. few
minutes the transports were under way
and the whistles of the city started up
as thew moved, drawing more thous-
ands down to the army transport
wharf. where they gave the soldier
bows of the north a genuine welcome.
few of the officers of the regiment.
| Colonel Su miners among others, came
! ashore during the evening and register
ed at the Occidental, where they stated
as their opinion that the Government
would listen to the voice of the men
and muster them out here.
A dispatch was sent to the adjutant
general at Washington and his reply is
| expected to-day. Until he decides the
men must remain on the transports
If they ever do come ashore to be mus
| tered out it is certain that even their
| own Portland will not give them half
the welcome San Francisco is ready to
| add to the greeting of yesterday.
TEV ECPAMS Ell EW