The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-06-29
LAST OF THE
FOURTH SAILS
FOR MANILA
Preside Chan ing Its
Garrison.

Another installment OF troops went
from the Preside yesterday on their way
to the Philippines. The headquarters,
band and Troops and VI OF the Fourth
Cavalry and Companies Z and H OF the
Twenty-fourth Infantry made up the &C.
1achment The whole was under COM
mand of Major Morton OF the tourtA
Cavalry. Companies Z and II are ne"
arrivals at the post, but the two cavalry
troops had been there for long time
AS a consequence when they started Tor
the Mcdowell, in which they were taken
TO the Valencia, there We're scenes very
similar 10 those which made the gong
away Of the First Infantry such d
All departments at the Preside are
bending their energies toward preparing
for the reception OF troops, both coming
from and going 10 the Philippines Inc
last of the Fourth Cavalry has gone. and
il will not be long before the Twenty
fourth Infantry viii be away, but
there is no diminution in the num- num-
They are arriving by hundreds, and
the parade ground is filed with drill
ing recruits every morning ana after
noon. Tents are now being erected TO re-
ceive the Oregon Volunteers when tfey
come, but il space is needed before tnat
time the tents will be USED for recruits. II
is expected that the permanent caT1pS
will be able TO accommodate ten or twelve
thousand men when they have all been
finished.
Colonel Freeman, commanding the
Twenty-fourth Infantry, was expected TO
sail for Manila on the Pennsylvania then
he was changed to the Valencia, and
two or three weeks more here. 1t is
probable that he viii remain as long
as there is any of his regiment left and
that he will go out with the last OF II:
commander OF the post will be IS a mat
ter of conjecture.
Ii seems to be the intention OF the Gov
eminent TO make of the Preside cav
airy or an artillery post, as ii was before
the war. Two troops of the Sixth Cav
airy came in last Monday and more are
old garrison regiment. seems to be drift
ing back again. Light Battery c is al
ready there. and there is detachment
of Battery B at Yosemite and another at
Alcatraz. The detachment at Yosemite
will be relieved by Troop F of the Sixth
Cavalry within a short time.
Lieutenant Thomas F. Slavens has been
ordered to duty as quartermaster and
commisSary on the freighter Weyfield
which will take down the horses for the
cavalry men. going on the Valencia \
from each troop have been detailed u
care for the horses.
Company K of the Twenty-fourth In
fantry is reported from Assinaboine as
having started for the Preside. 1t Will
proba bly, arrive to-day.
Colonel Coolidge has been changed from
Pennsylvania
lieutenant Lincoln Kilbourne. son-in-
law of Colonel Evan Miles, who was for
merly in command of the post, reported
for duty at the Preside yesterday. He
, has been assigned 10 the casual detach-
ment.
DIR. Cutter has been ordered to duty al
Alcatraz to relieve DR.. Dudley, VINO has
been ordered TO duty at The general hos
pital.
Admiral Kautz.. Lieutenant Miller, NAG
lieutenant, and Ensign Sellers, flag Sec
rotary, and Captain White, commanding
the Philadelphia. made an official visit
to General Shafter yesterday morning
Lieutenant Colonel S. P. Jocelyn. Twen-
ty-fifth Infantry, has been appointed
mustering-out officer at San Francisco fol-
the volunteers returning from the Philip.
pines. He will be assisted by Captain
Charles L. Beekurts. Sixteenth Infantry
First Lieutenant Thomas W. D7rrah
Twentieth Infantry: First Lieutenant E
G.. Ovenshine. Sixteenth Infantry; Car,
tain Edwin r. Chrisman Twentieth In.
fantry; First Lieutenant John Robertson
Sixth Infantry. and First Lieutenant
Clarence n. Purdy. Sixth Infantry.