Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-07
OFF FOR THE PHILIPPINES
Three Troops of Third Regular Cavalry
Make the Start Today.
Nearly Full Regiment to Embark
ing Departure This Morning.

Three troops of the Sd United States Cav
airy. stationed at Fort Myer, Va, left
Washington this morning for the Philip
pine Islands to assist in crushing the re-
bellion inaugurated by Aguinaldo. The
troopers will travel to the Pacific by way
of Chicago and will embark for the battle
fields of the far east at Seattle Each SOL
der was mounted upon a picked steed. A
large number of extra horses were also
carried along to replace those that may
not Withstand the ordeal of the long voy
age.
Troops A and D will travel as far as
Chicago by way of the Pennsylvania rail-
road, while Troop NJ will reach the windy
city over the Baltimore and Ohio system.
At Chicago the three troops will reunite and
complete their overland passage in COM
pany. Arriving at Seattle the men who
have been quartered at Fort Myer will be
Joined by eight troops of their regiment
heretofore garrison duty at Fort Ethan
Allen. Troop n has been designated to re-
main in the United States for garrison pur
poses. Its members will be the only men
of the regiment not seeing service in and
around Manila.
The cavalrymen as they rode down Penn
sylvania avenue this morning shortly after
o'clock attracted great attention. Each
man looked the tried and true SOL
dier-men who will be of the great
est service in a warfare like that to be
waged i'll the Philippines during the coming
fall. Leaving Fort Myer early this morn
ing the three troops quickly reached the
Aqueduct bridge, crossed to Georgetown
and proceeded down the avenue. Troops A
and ID rode to 9th street and Maryland ave-
nue. southwest, where the Pennsylvania
special trains. composed of improved stock
cars and SleeperS, were in waiting. Troop
NJ, bringing UP the rear of the procession
parted from the main body at the junction
of Pennsylvania avenue and D street north
west, making their way through the latter
thoroushfare to the yards of the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad at New Jersey avenue.
With Thorough System
1t was a serious and business-like lot Of
men that made up the three troops, and
once they had arrived at the point of board
ing the cars they set to work with the
thorough system and rapidity that marks
the soldier trained in the regular estab-
lishment. There was none of the glamor
and hubbub so often connected with the
departure of troops for distant scenes
Ihey We're regulars, that was ALL A ma
Jor1ty of the men were already far from
their native heath and from friends when
they left the city this morning. goodly
crowd nevertheless gathered to bid them
farewell and success in their campaign A
very few members of the families of the
men made the trip from Fort Myer to the
railroad stations. Their adieus We're brief.
wivas and families in many instances
Others will be Joined before leaving the
states by their wives and children
1t was matter of but very few minutes,
the loading of horses and accouterments,
onto the cars. The heavy baggage of the
officers and men had been transported to
the trains last Friday and Saturday. Each
morse was given separate compartment in
the improved cars which are to be occupied
across the continent. At Chicago the caval-
ry mounts will be given a half days exer-
else in some convenient pasture in the SUBJ
he fc
believed the animals will reach Seattle in
the very best condition. The matter of
transporting horses across the Pacific to
Manila is still experimental to a large de-
gree, and it is not known how the Ameri-
can-bred troop steedS will fare under the
new climatic conditions. With the large
number of extras carried along-one to
every two troopers-it is thought there will
be no difficulty in mounting all the mem
bers of the Sd upon their arrival in the ORR
emit The horses taken with the troops have
been carefully selected, most of them hay-
ing seen cavalry service for a number of
years. The extras" are picked lot taken
from the government corral at St Asaph
Settled Down for Long Ride.
After seeing to the comfort of their
horses, the troopers ensconced themselves
in the sleeping cars placed at their dis
posal and settled at once for the Inaugural
ton of journey to fighting fields They
were unconcerned, once their duties in con-
nectlon with the departure were done, and
did not seem to be the least bit excited over
the prospect of q hard campaign. The fight
ing men OF the regiment felt inwardIy hap
Ply and delighted over the near approach of
service. The recruits, if there was any
ttmidity among them, We're manly enough
to give not the slightest evidence of stage
fright. The regular has little opportunity
for distinguishing himself or of gaining
honors except upon the battlefield. 1t is
his life Needless to say, therefore, there
was much joy in the regiment when ire
liminary orders to proceed to Manila ar
rived
Troop y was in command of Lieut. Mye..,
who has also been acting as recruiting on
Ger at Fort Myer. Troop D was in charge
of Capt. Chase, and Troop. NJ was COM
manded by Capt. Beach. Each troop had
been recruited up to its full strength, 10
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