The San Francisco call., 1899-07-01
PROTECTION
To RETURNING
vOLUNT TEERS
Camp of Detention at
Angel Island.
TO QUARTER OVER 1900 MEN
ARRIVAL OF TWO TROOPS OF
THE FOURTH CAVALRY.
They Had a Lively Trip Across From
Yellowstone Park-A Good
Berth for an Old
Soldier.

There will be no risks of disease taken
with the volunteers when they return
from the Philippines. The presence OF
the plague in the ports of Asia has reused
the DEPARTMENT to take action toward pre-
venting its presence here through the
medium of the returning troops. and to
that end there is now being established on
Angel Island camp of detention for
such regiments as are found to have been
exposed to cOntegton. Should any con-
tagfous or infectious disease gain foot
hold in the camps at the Preside the
result would be most serious. Soldiers
in camp are not in a position to Withstand
epidemics so well as those in barracks,
and the department has decided to meet
the matter before 1t is necessary, in order
to be ready should the necessity come.
The new camp will be established at
Quarry Point, on the east side of Angel
Island The location is but mile and a
half from the present post and across the
ridge It is nearly the same distance from
the quarantine station. The site is where
the stables and temporary buildings were
erected for the engineers while the quarry
was being worked, and is close to the
beach. The camp will accommodate about
1900 men, It is the intention to quarter
there all troops coming in on infected
transports, should any arrive. taking any
case of disease to the quarantine station
n he cared IOr tDSTe. NO cases Will De
allowed to remain in the camp. 1t is in
tended only to provide suitable place
TO detain troops during the observation
period demanded by the quarantine laws
and dictated by experience. In most cases
this is seven days.
The men in camp will be in command OF
their own officers, but the sanitary reg
ulations will be supervised by the quar-
antine officers over the HILL The need of
\ 4Trya 1el- hGOT SvI0fT
ted by the officers in charge, but 1t was
not until within the week that the au-
thortties at Washington would authorize
the work Now that it has been started
II will be rushed through without delay.
The greatest difficulty will be found In
the wharf to be built out on the site OF
the present old structure 1t must be
large enough to admit of docking the
Mcdowell
The water supply was also matter for
serious consideration, but Colonel Mar
shal. the department quartermaster, be-
ueyes there will be sufficient quantity
upon the island If not, the same arrange
rnent as has been found necessary at AL
catraz will have to be adopted-the Nc
Dowell must bring 1t over from here and
pump 1t into retaining tanks 1t may not
be necessary to use the new camp at all,
and the department hopes such will be
the case; but If 1t should be, everything
will be in readiness. The Oregon, Regi--
ment should be here within ten days and
the camp will be finished by then.
Troops D and H of the Fourth Cavalry
arrived at the Presidio yesterday and
went into camp to- await ava their turn t6s to san
month Both troops were stationed at
the Yellowstone Park, where they had
been doing patrol duty for two years.
They have left behind a corporal and iour
men who are still on one of the winter
stations, the snow being SO deep they
could not get at the little post to take the
men out There is a surprise awaiting
them when the snow meltS.
The trip of the two troops out here was
not uneventful. They intended to come
by way of Spokane, but washout COM
PEELED them to journey by way of Ogden.
and they lost a good deal of time in that
way. While speeding westward tie sparks
from the engine set fire to one of the
cars. and the train was halted While the
troopers turned firemen and put out the
During the morning two companies of
the Twenty fifth Regiment and several
from the Preside onto the Pennsylvania,
there to await her departure. She was
not able to get to sea last night, as the
delay of the troops coming overland held
the Twenty-fourth Infantry have receives
more orders regarding their start for Ma
Mia They are now booked for the City
of Para, which will sail on July IL.
Second Lieutenant Maxwell Keyes.
Third Infantry, and Second Lieutenant
Samuel W. Noyes, Twenty-third Infantry,
have been assigned to duty with the re-
cr,lits at the Presidio.
First Sergeant Brown OF Company H
of the Twenty-fourth Regiment has been
assigned to duty with the recruiting sta
With the Twenty-fourth In Cuba. He was
wounded in the fight on July, and since
then, while not actually. disabled. he has
been unfit for the n hardsnips S up B& OF cam I'M
nine years. He wanted to go to Manila
with his regiment, but he knew he could