The San Francisco call., 1899-07-19
THE RED CROSS
IS ONCE MORE
TO THE FRONT
Will Look After the
Home-Comers. q.
THAT OVERCOAT QUESTION
THOUSANDS OF HORSES FOR
THE PHILIPPINES.
They Will Be Sent to the Preside
to Await Shipment as Fast as
Vessels Can Be Made
Ready.

The Red Cross Society has taken up the
matter of clothing the returning volun-
teers, and will probably solve it in some
way within a day or two. 1t was thought
a one time yesterday the question had
been settled and Mrs. w. 3. Harrington
drove out TO the Preside to tell General
Summers that the department would fur
nish overcoats upon the receipt of the
men, the coats to be returned to the quar-
termaster when the men were mustered
out. 1t seems some member of the So
ciety gained that impression from Colonel
Long, depot quartermaster, who, on be-
ing asked If he would furnish over
coats, replied that he had orders from
Washington to furnish all the warm
clothing necessary. This was taken to
mean that the clothing would be furnished
free to the men. Colonel Long also said
there had been a number of coats sent out
to the Presidio for the of the troops,
but General Summers declared ne had, not
seen them. Late in the evening Mrs. Har-
rington admitted that perhaps there mao
been mistake. and the matter would be
looked into further by the Red Cross So
II am beginning TO believe" Mrs. Har-
rington said last night that the Govern
ment cannot furnish the overcoats to the
men unless by deducting the price from
their money, but we may hear more
about it tomorrow. If the GovernmfeIn1t en-
cannot do it. then we must do it. we
must see that every man has all he
wants in the way of clothes, and 4, II then
when he goes home he can turn DdCh u
us what we have loaned him and we can
then let some other soldier be benefited.
Colonel Summers has fixed the clothing
matter to his own satisfaction by haNlng
each captain see that the men he details
to guard duty shall be proV1ded with
overcoats. That is all he can 90 ne saas'
unless he order each man TO draw one,
and this he does not contemplate, Inere
are about three of four hundred over
coats on hand at the ne regmentai noa hebu b9t
cheaper ones-which are valued at less
than IS. These he will issue as fast as the
men wish to apply fqr tnem n{o Dut - MAKE
The Government is now preparing to
shin cavalry horses by the thousands 10
the Philippines and the commandant OF
the Presidio is making ready to receive
them on their way across the ocean;
Three thousand horses and three hun4reo
mules have been purchased in the East,
and they will be hurried out here as fast
as possible. The stables at the post VIII
not accommodate more than three nun
dred horses. and the big corral at the
foot Of the parade ground and behind the
cavalry stables will be only large enough
to accommodate the mules. IL looks as
If the greater number of the horses Will
have to be picketed out, as If they were
already on the field. 1t is not yet known
now many will come in the first install
ment or how many will be kept at the
post at one time. but it is expected that
the horses will be hurried on as rapidly
lieutenant Colonel Maus, the new in
snectOr general of this department, paid
an official visit to the Preside yesterday
and Inspected all the camps and post
buildings He found the camps clean and
we'll policed and the buildings in good con-
dition. 1t was his first inspection since
taking office.
News was received from Washington
Yesterday that upon the recommendation
of Major General Shafter VIII c.. Tre-
maine one of the attaches of the office of
the adiutant general of this department.
had been appointed a lieutenant in the
provisional army now being formed by
the President. Lieutenant Tremaine has
been attached TO the department head
quarters for a number of years and was
on the personal staff of General Shafter
during the Cuban campaign. He has not
vet been assigned to any regiment. Tre
maine was in the regular army before he
entered the adjutant generals office.
News has also been received that George
r Sharon son of Clarence Sharon, the
mining man and rancher. has been ap-
pointed second lieutenant in the pro-
visonal army.
CulIoch has been relieved from duty at
the general hospital at the Preside and
assigned to the camp for recruits.
Twenty-second Infantry. has been as
signed to duty with the recruits awaiting
transportation to Manila.
Major> William W. Gilbert. paymaster.
has been assigned to duty with the chief
paymaster of the Department of Califor-
MIA.
Captain William B. Reynolds, Four
teenth Infantry, has been assigned to duty
with the recruits.