The San Francisco call., 1899-11-27
AWAY FOR THE
FIELD BEFORE
FIGHTING ENDS
Forty Second to Sail
Tomorrow.
ONE OFFICER ON THE RACK
BOARD OF INQUIRY ENGAGED
IN SITTING ON HIM.
Last Regiments in Fear That the
Trouble in the Islands Will
Be Over When They Get
There.
ONE OFFICER ON THE RACK
BOARD OF INQUIRY ENGAGED
IN SITTING ON HIM.

The Forty-second Infantry will have
another day OF grace. II was scheduled
70 leave to-day, but the date OF its sail
Ing has been put OF twenty-four hours
and IL will not be embarked before to-
morrow. The only thing the regiment
fears Is that IL will not arrive In time 10
help in the fighting. With the gOing
away Of the Forty-second the last Of the
white regiments under the extension or
the army will have started for the scene
OF action in the Philippines. There WILL
be left but the two colored regiments.
the Forty-elghth. now In quarantine at
Angel Island. and the Forty-ninth. await
Ing orders 10 sail. and in the meantime
camped next the car line and IN the old
volunteer camp.
The Forty-second will sail short a few
men and al least one officer, unless the
board OF inquiry now sitting upon mis-
military capabilities should finish its wo.k
In time 10 let him. There mas been out
one officer Of the Forty-second ordered up
Tor examination, a record rather more
creditable than that OF other regiments
who at one time or another have had a
good part CT their official line on the car
pet.
There are now at the Preside several
ofncers from regiments Of volunteers that
nave passed through the Preside In he
past few weeks who are being delayed
on their way TO the firing line until they
nave been put through the mill and their
HnIilIary usefulness has been accurately
determined. The board is not a hard one.
however. but that does not mean that II
Will pass incompetent officers. There are
some who make good officers in the field
10 whom the task OF keeping their com
pany records straight Is one OF herculean
magnitude, and there are others whose
records are correct In every way. but
whose men are total strangers 10 d'sci-
pline. II Is such officers. as well as those
VINO can neither command discipline nor
keep their records properly. who are be
Ing brought before the board and the
question arises are they good enough one
way TO Overbalance their shortcomings
IN another. II Is a question that lies with
Reports from the quarantined soldiers
are similar TO those OF Saturday There
has been no change in the situation out at
sidio, and no change" Is the report from
Angel Island. II will be al least ten days
before the Forty eighth will gain freedom.
that is unless more eases should develop.
and for safety's sake 10 may be kept over
there two weeks anyway. II will be the
last TO leave unless the Forty-nlnth should
follow It's example and develop a few
cases OF its own. CuriOusly enough the
men OF the Forty-ninth regard this more
20 De feared as means OF delay than as
any personal danger to themselves. rhey
feel II they can only get away they would
not care much. but they don't want any
cases until they have started-a position
NlldhltAIlCdllJ OppoHlLe 10 tNNt OF the OIL
ficers Of the command and OF the sur
geons. both regimental and department
There Is no fear entertained on their be-
half. however. for although the ColOred
regiments were both recruited over very
much the same territory. while they rem
dezvoused at different points. still the
Forty-ninth has been long enough in me
service 10 develop any latent case that lt
might have brought out here with II. All
II wants now is 70 get to the islands In
time 10 do something"
The EOrtV-sec0nd gave farewell ua rada
on the post drill ground yesterday after
noon. II is n fine body OF men. well Of
ficered and we'll drilled. and its appear
ance on the parade ground did credit 20
the command.
Thomas Jones. a private Of Company K
Of the Forty-ninth Regiment. died az the
general hospital yesterday. He was taken
10 the hospital as soon as the regiment
arrived here. he having contracted pneu-
monia while on his way TO this coast.
A game OF football enlivened matters AZ
the Preside Athletic Grounds yesterday
afternoon. II was between a team from
the Hancock School and one from the
Brooklyn Athletic Club. The Brooklyn
Athletic Club won by score OF 30 10 o.