The San Francisco call., 1899-09-16
Brilliant Scene as the Soldiers of the Regular
Army Parade Before Cheering Crowds Of
Enthusiastic Men and Women.
Nearly $500 Men, Equipped in Every Way for
Immediate Service in the Field, March in
Splendid Array Past the Reviewing Post.

Il ana the Tlt-EL-1- music LEILL nan
dozen bands. Every one soldier or
civilian. mounted or afoot. armed or
urarue6. was headed for the foot OF the
old parade ground. for II was the day Of
the big parade. and those who were rot
going 70 take part weIr anxious 10 secure
d place from which they could see il al.
There were three big regiments Of in-
fantry in line. I'VE foot batteries ot artii-
lery and a light battery and a troop OF
cavalry. In all there were nearly forty
i've hundred men.
II was close TO Il o'clock when General
Shafter and his staff and Governor Lind
OF Minnesota and Governor Lee OF South
Dakota, with the members of their stats
who are with them on this coast. can
tered down the plain and took their places I
below the general hospital and in front
OF where the center of the line was 70
b. At the same time. with bands play
ing and c0lo-s furtering gayly in the
dlst-laden wind. the regiments came
down from the post and formed for re-
view.
The foot batteries Of the Third ArtiI-
Iery, under command of Lieutenant Col
CueI Randolph, took the right OF the line.
their right flank resting on the beach and
the companies formed as G battalion in
close column OF companies. Next 70 the
artillery was the Twenty-seventh Infan-
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and then in order the Thirtieth. under
Colonel Gardener. and the -Thirty-tirst.
under Colonel Petit On the left Of the
line vas Light Battery c OF the Third
Artillery. commanded by First Leuten-
ant Gardener and Troop c OF the Sixth
Cavai-y. under Captain West.
Line OF masses was the formation.
which. u rhe uninitiaJed. means a line
cf ba-ta-i1rs. in each Of which the four
and one close behind the other. The bat
Caiio1s were marstaled into line by First
Lieutenant J. D. Leitch. adjutarr Of the
Preside. and when the line had been
formed he turned it over 10 its command
ing officer. Colonel H. 3. Freeman OF the
TweDty-fourth Infantry. commandant Of
The Preside Colonel Freeman had rid
den out IT front OF the line, accompanied
bv Captain Kiubau. the post quarter
master. ard Lieutenant Mc;Tair. the post
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II was an imposing sight The long
quaIruple line treached from the waters
edge right up almost 70 the tents OF the
volunteers.
L was straight as a string and as mo-
rlonless as II petrifed- The men were
all in their blue uniforms. with campaign
hats and leggins. there was nothing gay
about them. but there was an air that
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war has O. bearing that no amount OF
stripes or color can give him. and the
command that turned out yesterday was
Fl every way frted for Immediate service.
The line being formed. General Shaftcr.
with his staff and guests. rode around i.
the band Of each regiment piping UP as
the party came past
The reviewing officers then took their
station in front Of the center again, and
the troops were formed for the march
past. Up from the beach came the artII-
lery. the band playing its liveliest. and
when the head Of the column reached the
reviewing officers the band turned aside.
and stopping In front OF the general. il
played while its own command was pass
Ing by The band OF the Twenty-seventh
did the same. ard the other bands all FOL
lowed, each wheeling out 70 take the place
OF the other. which followed on after It's
own command when IL had passed. Il
took some time for the column 10 pass,
and then It was that the people began 10
realize the size OF a four-regiment COM
rnand There was no hitch, however, and
the whole affair gave to many new force
10 the phrase military precision There
was no stop and there was no delay. but
the long column. fifty front. seemed end
less and when the mead OF II had lost itself
back in the post there were battalions still
waiting THelE turn 10 HlAEEL mo tDLAIAlLl
and follow on past the reviewing officers.
The members Of General Skaters staff
who reviewed with him We're: General
Rav-les. commanding the Third Artillery.
who was with General Shafter by invita-
ton. Colonel Babcock, adjutant general;
Lieutenant Colonel A. C. Ducat, aid; Ma
1or Robert II. Noble. aid; Lieutenant VIII
son. aid: Colonel Maus, inspector general;
Major Groesbeck, judge advocate; Colonel
Marshal, chief quartermaster; Major Gal
.agher. chief commissary, and Colonel
F1-wood, chief surgeon. The credit for
the success Of the review is due the COM
msnding officer Of the troops, Colonel
Freeman, and his adtutant Lieutenant
Latch.
Lieutenant Colonel Ducat. recently ap-
pointed 20 the Forty-ninth Regiment. has
been ordered TO report FOR duty al Jeffer-
son Barracks. St. Louis. where the head
quarters OF the regiment will be esta5-
l.shed during the time IL IS being re-
c-li-ed he viii start East tomorrow or
next day. The regiment will be COM
rua1ded by Captain William h Beck
Tenth Cavalry.
Sergeant Collins and Private Waller,
deceased soldiers brought from Manila,
were buried in the National Cemetery
yesterday. Collins was OF the Third In
fantry and Waller was Of the Ninth
Frederick a c. Lang Of the Seventh
Infantry died at the general hospital yes
terday.
Private Duane Barnes Of Company G.
First California died at the hospital
Wednesday night He was taken TO the
hospital from the Sherman and has been
falling steadily since he returned 10 those
country. He was suffering from tuber-
CulOsis.
captain Charles NJ. Wing and Second
Lieutenant John II Kelso, of the For1-
eth Infantry. have been ordered 10 duty
with the battalion now being formed at
the Preside
= new general court-martiaI has been
appointed to meet at the Preside on
Monday. the 18th inst, for the trial OF
such prisoners as may be brought be-
fore it. The detail for the court is:
Lieutenant Colonel W F. Randolph,
Third Artillery; Captain Frank West,
Sixth Cavalry; First Lieutenant John P.
Hains, Third Artillery: First Lieutenant
O. H McManus, Third Artillery; First
Lieutenant Rogers F. Gardner, Third