The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-12

sig. Patsros. Taguig and Guadalupe. and
trarsportatioE down the river.
This information came auFpTisingiy Soon
and the officials began to lock aroun- for
troops TO replace Us. First the Nineteenth
infantry was assigned to that duty. But
not y.. By tae sim. sass had had
landed there came . pressing demand for
more men on the north line. and the Nine
teentn was sent there. Then the duty Of
seventh, enc OF the newly recruited volun-
teer regiments 1t took that organisation
two days TO set ready TO move Then the
quartsrmasters department discovered
that IL had only sufficient river transportA-
ton to move two or three companies At .
time. 80 three days were spent bringing
the regiment into the city.
In the meanwhile the assignment Of
transport was changed, and the regiment
given the Pennsylvania This vessel had
charged regulars and had not unloaded-
A guard was sent on board from the
Washington regiment 10 hasten the dis.
charging OF the cargo and the general
preparation Of the vessel, and the COM
missary and quartermaster began load
Ing supplies. The work went forward
without delay. On September / and 2
for July and August. On Sunday. Sep.
TENDER 8, all duty was suspended and all
men given the liberty Of the city. On
Tuesday the last neglected work Of sup
plying and loading was finished, and at
o'clock the transport weighed anchor
and steamed out OF the historic harbor.
sion to an en- board. The Fourth cavalry
band came out In launch to see us OF.
and while the anchor was weighing
otto airs. The transport lay in the Ca
vtte harbor In the very midst of the feet
OF warships. and In plain view OF the
miral Dewey by himself on May
!, 1888. AS the transport slowly turned
from her Iaooring place the band on the
ss;a ans, Vial Baltimore ore s,ruc. up Homs
cheering stopped as the thoughts turned
to dwell on dear ones far away.
The weather thus far upon the way has
been perfect and the trip delightful. For
TWO days after emerging from the bay
the water was absolutely smooth and the
vessel moved On her way without the
the throb of her engines as she plowed
through the blue waters. Then q head
wind sprung up which has been blowing
steadily for four days. causing the vessel
The weather has been growing gradual
~ cooler until 1t Is now uncomfortable
on deck in the evening, but during the
day 1t has been very pleasant indeed.
There has been no seasickness on board.
In fact very little sickness Of any kind.
SO far as known. not q single member Of
Gravessones Of honored de-. dead " who died
heroes In their country's cause, mark the
last resting place OF a number who came
with the regiment to Manila almost a year
ago. Almost 200 men in the regiment re-
enlisted in the regiments organized here,
mostly In the Thirty-sixth infantry, Col
Bell. and the Eleventh cavalry. Col. Lock-
cts. Twelve former members OF the reg!-
ment were commissioned in these regi-
ments. But all men and officers remaining
IN the regiment at the time OF its en-
barkatfon and who were still in the Phil
ippines embarked with it ON the Pennsyi-
wanna.
The regiment at the present time con-
sists OF .forty-six officers and $40 enlisted
men. or these three officers and fifty-one
enlisted men are in the United States,
having been sent there for treatment or
to be discharged: Many are. perhaps, al
officers and III men, are on board the
Pennsylvania. OF those on hoard, one Of
ficer, Chaplain Knudson. and eighty men.
are now carried on the sick list, most Of
escents recovering from diseases Of the
sultry climate Of LuZon. Most Of these are
recovering rapidly in the cool and bracing
sea air.
Tomorrow morning at daylight the ship
vii! enter the harbor of Nagasaki. from
which place 1t Is probable a mail route
steamer will beat us to the United States
so many of the boys are writing letters
home tonight
The vessel stops two days In Nagasaki
and two in Yokohama and will arrive in
San Francisco about October g. So IL Ia
probable that the discharged members Of
the regiment will be able to return to the
state OF Washington between October 20
and 30
great many pets and mascots are being
brought home by the regiment Among
these are six native Filipino boys two
goats; half dozen dogs, as many parrots,
and others too numerous to mention.
JOE SMITH