The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-15
FORTY THIRD,s BzD LUCK.
Collision and other Mishsps OF the ReGi-
mont In Its Start for Manila.

Collision and Other Mishsps OF the ReGi-
mont In Its start for Manila.
| The United States transport Meade. which
| has bssn loading at Pier %. Brooklyn.
| Ia scheduled to sail for the Philip
pines this afternoon with ten companies
OF the Forty-third United States volun-
| teers aboard. and at midnight last night
II look ed as II she m sht get OF time provid-
ing tho First battalion OF the regiment
could shake of tho bad luck which has
attended their coming from Fort Ethan
Allen In Vermont and complete their trip
from Weehawken to Brooklyn without further
mn shap. The Forty-third seems to be an uh-
lucky egIment. although II 10 q satisfaction to
its msn that they always seem to pull through
without any bad results to themselves
Its latest mishap was while II was coming
over the Ftchburg Railroad on Its way here.
when II ran down a freight train. cluttsred
up the tracks with potatoes and other wreck
age and got into weshawken at night in
snow and rainstorm from IL to 10 hours later
than 1t was expected.
The bad luck OF the Forty third began at
the time the orders were sent out, to
recruit its men at Fort Ethan Allen.
the state line in Nsssachusat,s. tho
Twsnty-frh aud fortv.slxth regiments
were b"ins recruited, ana III. iotal psrspaPrr.
gave these such y boom that the Forty-third
could hardly get man. ami under these cir
cumsianccs orders were issued to raise one
Before thi, was done. however. luck 'nrned and
the ranks began hllng upso rapidly that orders
wct. .rsised Ia California. Companies l.
and "; These are to go 20 the PhilirE mes
I hc the BEGAN rsG0 rop osrn. w"to
board the Monde on Monday afternoon
all seemed well with Il; Tn. rank; OF its ten
two e sgare; Al! tn. heavy IaSsaes hal been
SEPT Onward on sunday and had arrive safely.
r6 He EHsn A.n f Sr sE .n' is 9s T'
crowded into one train aud taken to Burlinx-
. Grs ,h 'sHy T T.s:ar or'e ifan to r..
officers declared last night ,hai before
had npiar'rtly travelled over every oEc-
AMI ., !, o'clock Yesterday morning an
Ws"hswpen tns rs, sre,,on % IN. tr,i S" son VA
tanning CGmranlc. b; AMI d: under MAJOR
The men in, the forward car, h.srs a
big crtsh; 9rd they sni all their comEod":
,ha train .,orrsd When Major ' an ' got got
OUT t" inyc.'igste. no und Nj. engr.er
ri run inwp a train ina, Na' goinr !ntoa
numDer % the ears 10 the train. Nobody
hours - eet under wav again Mean.
time the o'her two sections rass-l Major
trailic on the est shore road AMI had t" cone
SLOWLY. The 'econd, section with about 800
men on = GO IN at MeehsWken at I o'c ock
last night and hn all hour attnrvard
ant his stnff aboard arrived Thase w.rs sent
abOari the terrvhont Albany and taken 4 rect
to III. Meade and the 4 hany r.turn-d in time
ctake the men o. the n-st section over att~~ the
arrival ~ their train =, II O'Clock 'a,t nl.tt
All the baggage % the three trains wa how.
ever. SIN 10 be ira s'~rrei and It was not
expected that the ast OF the men would ha
aboard ths Meade before / 80 or o'clock this
morning
The reg nent IA composed " mon from a.
PARTS o! the conn'ry, and II made w..
show OF good mater al ne IL N.,l
marched from cars TO boat. Col A't.ra
Murray and hiI three Majors. Henry
Allen. Lincoln G. Andrews and Iohn G Gi.-
more. arc all officers 0f tho regular army the
Capains arp all men who saw srrv &c IN vo'un-
tCer regiments during tho war with Spa n and
tn" licut.nants ara mon who were either in
The ranks or hall COMMISSIONS u act W o-=au.
izatinns during the war. Men and officers
luck would follow Thorn TO IN. Philippines and
land them there too late for a night,