The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-22


Carry Col. DOrst's Command to
San Francisco, Where They Will
Soon Embark for the Philippines
TO Take Ninety Hours to the
Coast.
The bugle will sound reveille for the
last time at the camp of the Forty-n1th
regiment this morning. All preliminary
arrangements were made yesterday for
the departure of the regiment this morn
ing for San Francisco, where 1t VIII
await further orders before proceeding to
the Philippines.
The entire command. with its equip
ment, will be loaded on five Omaha
trains at the foot of Eagle street during
the forenoon. Tourist sleepers will be
supplied for the 1850 enlisted men, and
a Pullman car for the forty officers. Two
baggage cars will be attached to each
section to carry the horses and 16O,OOO
pounds of equipment and supplies. Com
missary and quartermaster's stores, COM
pany eQuipage and the like will consti-
tute the freight.
Reveille will be sounded at camp at
s a. m. this morning, and, breakfast over,
the work of packing up will Immediately
begin. All the cook tents and the regl-
mental headquarters luggage was packed
up by Sergeant Major Dantelson ana MS
assistants last evening. Promptly at
a. m. the bugle will sound tents down,
and within a few minutes the camp will
be thing of the past. The terms of
RI. Y.ailr
provide that the Omaha shall transport
all supplies to the train. After every
thing is packed up the railroad company
will take further charge of the luggage.
Forty teams will be required to carry
the tents, ETC., from the Fort to the
trains at the foot Of Eagle street.
It is expected that five sections of the
train will be loaded sometime about noon.
The men will be marched at o'clock
across the bridge to the end Of the Fort
Smelling car line, where a long train of
trolley cars will be found waiting to take
the regiment down town.
The first section of the train will carry
the regimental officers. band. non-com-
missioned staff. hospital corps and Com
panies A and B. The second section will
carry Companys and D. E and F will
make the trip on the third section. G
and H and I and K will occupy the last
two sections. Each company has all the
way from 125 to 40 men, which is more
than the maximum limit allowed to
company. The surplus will be taken care
of in other regiments that are now re-
cruiting for the Philippines.
The two companies of the Forty-ffth
now at Vancouver have been ordered to
sail with the Thirty-ninth regiment and
join the Forty-ffth after its arrival IN
Manila. Both companies are thoroughly
organized and completely differed.
The trip will require about five days,
although it is possible that 1t may take
longer. If good connections are made,
and each section goes through without
mishap or hindrance, the regiment will
be on the road about ninety hours.
Travel rations viii be issued to the men
while en- route, consisting chiefly of
canned beans, canned salmon, several
days supply of fresh bread, bareback,
and canned corned beef and coffee. Some
of the companies have however, saved
up the surplus camp rations every week
and will fare a little better than the COM
panies that have been less provident.
The regiment leaves st. Paul in excel
lent health.
Col Dorst was a very busy man yes
iment and checking up his account with
the post authorities. He said to the
G O G:
"a great many men have been dis
charged during the last week. Dfsreputa-
BILE characters, buns and loafers have
been weeded out of the regiment. The
best soldiers are the men of good charac-
ter. Those who take an interest and
pride in their work are the ones whom
cal ha Rrin
and place in positions OF Importance and
trust One week ago we had 1,256 men,
and today we have about Ito. The diff
ference indicates the number of men that
have been discharged. 1 believe that too
much care cannot be taken to guard
against any Of the bum element getting
a foothold in the army. They demoralize
the men and breed trouble We leave
here tomorrow under very favorable
auspices With scarcely an exception
the officers are men who have seen serv-
ice in the Spanish-American war. The
health of the men is excellent, and very
satisfactory progress has been made In
getting the companies into form l hope
to be able to make regiment equal to
regulars out of the Forty-fifth. The en-
listed men are of an unusually fine type,
and many of them have seen service.
THE regimental band, under the lead
ership of Bandmaster Hill, after two
weeks practice, plays with remarkable
unison Allan Hannay, son of Maj. Han
nay, who arrived two weeks ago from
Manila, after bringing his father to San
Francisco for medical treatment, was
appointed as drum major. Several Of the
musicians have previously been members
of military musical organiza tons.
Many friends and relatives of the Off
GERS and men visited the camp yesterday,
and there was a general handshaking.
The Chicago, ST Paul, Minneapolis &
Omaha made up the five sections of the
special train which is to carry the Forty
fifth regiment from St Paul to the coast
yesterday, and a large amount of regi-
mental baggage was placed aboard, pre-
paratoTy to leaving this morning. The
railroad officials expect to get the last
section out Of tbs city before l o'clock
III the afternoon.
Acting Assistant Surgeon ". C. Ber-
lin. on duty at Fort Smelling, has been
appointed first lieutenant and assistant
surgeon Of the Forty-ffth and will leave
for San Francisco with the regiment to.
day.
First Lieutenant Donaldson, assistant
surgeon of the Forty-fifth, has been dis
charged.
The depot battalion Of the Eighth In.
fantry has been augmented by the ar
rival Of Capt. Walker, who has been on
special duty in Alaska for two years, and
Lieut.. Miller, recently relieved from duty
on the Cuban station.
The following enlisted men have been
discharged from the Forty-fifth regiment
at Fort Smelling: William H Powers
Company B; Joseph Charlton, Company
f; Earle C. Smith and Joe Sanders, Com
pany r; Dade M Hauersperger, Company
H. Austin L. Schilling and William G.
Messenger, Company K; Arthur L. Ward
low, Company L and Recruits George O