The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-04
OFF FOk MANIA TO-DAY.
The Forty-seventh Embarkcd-Miss Gould
Inspects the Transport.

Insperts the Transport.
The Forty seventh United States Volunteers,
Col. Walter Howe commanding. arrived at the
New Jersey Central Railroad yards yesterday.
The regiment 10 on It's way from Fort Meade.
Pa. where 1t was organized. to tho Philippines.
and will sail on the transport Thomas. This
train which brought the soldiers from Fort
Meade was made IN in four sections. The
frat section arrived about 3 A. NJ and
was followed at intervals by the others.
the last ono arriving about A. NJ.
Col Howe issued orders that the men were not
to leave the cars and ssntries were posted to
zee the orders were obsyed. A few 81 the men
who 1.-Two in Jersey City got short leave OF alb
aencs to bid good bye TO their friends Lieut..
la Rue Christie, the commanding officer. had
breakfast served to the mon In the car. Hot
soffee boiled at the railroad power. house was
served with tho rations. After breakfast the
men were taken BY ferry boat to the transport.
which lay at the Government wharf at the foot
Of Pacific street, Brooklyn.
The regiment consists OF 1880 men md
officers. and was recruited from New Jersey
and Pennsylvania. They are all robust. stall
wart men and about 70 per cent. oithsm have
seen service. Col, Howe is a regular army
officer
A detachment consisting Of ffty.three mem
beers Of the United states Hospital C2rrs. com
Waters. arrived from Washington at $3.50 A Vi.
They also will sail on tho Thomas. All tho
soldiers were agr-eaby surprised ut the hns
accommodations provided Tor them. their
quarters being com IN cd GUS and com Portable.
Major John NJ. Carson Of the ouartermaster's
department Ia in charge OF the vessel. and
Captain j. T. =. Scheller Is the sailing IN astar.
The transport was visited after tho troops
had made themselves com Portable In their new
quarters by Miss Helen VI. Gould and a PARTY
OF other ladies'. on an invitation to inspect tho
vessel. extended by Capt. Scheller, 1t Was ex-
planned that I'll" visit was not made by the
ladies' as members of any orgAni cation, Tho
party con sisted OF Miss Gould Mr.. Russell Sage.
Miss Anna palen. Mrs. Sarah DeForeSt Edwards
aud tho Misses Agnes and Virginia Orion.
They were met at Manhattan pier. by George
j. Hayes. OF the UuartermHster's department
ana the party am barsad on the tug boat Alfred
W. Booth. which took them 10 the Thomas
where they arrived at 3 O'Clock. They were
received by Major John Carson and Capt.
Ira Harris and escorted on board tho trans
ports. which they found in the rink OF con-
dition. They first visited the officers quar-
tiers and then inspected the vessel. They eI-
pressed the mselves 40 being greatly pleased
with the am pie accom- modations for the soldiers.
They found that every effort had been made
to mako the lite Of the soldiers on board the
tho INSPECTION Miss Gould and her party spoke
words OF announcement to the ofIlcers and
man. Miss Gould ana her party left tho
transport a. o'clock and returned to this
borough as they came.
As the tug swung away from the wharf the
soldiers gave the party hearty cheer.
The transport left the wharf at 4 30 o'clock
and anchored of Liberty Island for the night.
She IS to start for Manila early this evening.