Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-11-16
En- ROUTE FOR MANILA.
LONG VOYAGE OF THE 43D REGl-
MENT BEGUN MONDAY NIGHT.
Few Vacancies In the
Ranks, Most of the So-caiIed Desert
ers Having Returned-TrainR Run in
Three Sections to New York City.

| OF ten companies at l'trt Ethan Allen dur
| ing the past few months, left Monday night
| by special trains for New York where they
were to Immediately board the transport
Meade and start on the long Journey to
| the Philippines Everything had been
done to facilitate the traUsportat ton of the
| troops and the train left the fort with
| out the long walt experienced by many Of
| tn, regiments recruited before. The tents
! occupied by the n en- were taken down and
with the other heavy luggage were ship
| per to New York Friday night detail
of men under the command of Major Hen
/ ny r. Allen and Lieut. f. W Mills ac-
/ companied the baggage and had it loaded
| on the transport before the arrival Of the
| regiment Tuesday morning. The trans
| port has been inspected and found 10 be
! satisfactory and the men will suffer no
| trouble from being overcrowded, as have
many of the regiments transported before
In fact, all the necessary Preparations for
the departure of the troops had been made
ami the leave was takcu with the alb
sence OF rush and noise that character
ICES the work of a competent military man
ike Col Arthur Murray. The officers and
men were nearly all glad that the time for
departure mad arrived and although some
left with aching hearts all were ready for
the change from the monotony of bar
racks life. Col Murray and the other CT
ficers expressed their appreciation of the
many Kind attentions shown them by the
people OF Burlington and especially for
the contributions of reading matter for
the men while on the long sea VOYAGE.
Inc men who have been absent from roll
call FOR the past few days have mostly re-
turned and word has been received from
others that they will join the regiment in
New YORK so that when the transport
sal.s there will be nearly the full ten com
phhes provost guard was sent through
inns city ana Winooski Monday and all
me stragslers Were taken into custody
When the regiment was ordered TO fall in
for roll call Monday afternoon for the
last time before leaving there were 1901
men to respond TO their names aside from
the 40 officers, and as there are only ten
companies with Les men to the company
1t will be seen that the regiment will be
nearly complete. The plan was to have
the regiment leave the fort as soon after
SIC as was possible and the cars were on
the track long before that time The re-
naming baggage was takento the cars and
loaded 10y the men who have been confined
in the guard house for bad behavior At
about 430 the first battalion was ordered
TO fail III and march to the train at the
side track They were in heavy march
ing order and as they marched away were
admired by a number of spectators who
had come to see them for the last time
The troops were conveyed to Burlington
from the tort in IA special train of Il cars
leaving the fort at about and arriving
here about $50 o'clock. Excellent accom-
modauonS had been provided by the Rut-
land railroad which had the contract for
transporting the regiment. Thirty-two pas
senger coaches, two sleepers and II bag
gage cars had been sent Saturday night
This provides cars enough to give each
man an entire seat throughout the jour
ncy
At this city the train was divided into
three sections. Considerable delay was
. experienced, owing to the fact that three
oil the passenger coaAhcs were overo adt d
in coming from the fort and damaged so
that II was considered unsafe to trans
port the troops In them. The soldiers
were finally transferred to other coaches
The first section left at 9l5 compos d
of l. coach IS, one sleeper and n baggage
car. The second section left at 1853 conf
posed of - coaches and a baggage car.
The third left at 11lO composed Of nine
coaches. a sleeper and a baggage car.
The first section was under the COM
a mand Of Major Lincoln G. Andrews and
f consisted of Companies a, b. & and -.
, with their officers. The second section
q was under the command of Major John
f c. Gilmore with Companies f.. +, {; and
r II, with their officers The third and asst
l section was commanded by Col. Murray
= and consisted of Companies ] and * with
their officers, the non commissioned staff
: officers the regimental band and the rcn
who had been confined in the guard house.
under guard one surgeon and a portion
t Of the hospital corps accompanied each
= section. Just before the regiment left the
e Fort new recruit was brought in. He
+ had cot drawn his uniform when the
. troops were lined up ready to board the
e cars and will probably not be aolc to DO
1 so before they reach New York. The sec
= lions went to New York via Albany aud
$ We're to board the transport as soon AZ they
II arrived. The voyage will be made by
. thcs~ay of the Sucz canal and stops will
+ he made at Gibraltar, Port Said and Alex
nj Wv.
have been recruited in California and will
sail for the Philippines from San Fran
CLEO so as to join the regiment soon after
y its arrival In Manila.
First Lieut.. Frank Gordon of Company
n II was examined by the medical board OF
the regiment Monday evening lie was
$ fousd physically unfit for service ana his
u discharge recommended.
i The promotions that had been recon-
mended for Sergeant James l., Elmer and
Charles c. Estes had not been granted he.
fore the regiment left, but they doubt.
II less will Se soon The regiment up to the
: time of its departure had been without Il
r chaplain, but Chaplain I1llman who has
5 been stationed at the Plattsburgn bar
= acks was appointed to accompany IN,
: troops to the Philippines and arrived her,
|, Monday afternoon and Joined the regi
II ment. The nine members of the regimen
g who were confined in the county lail fol
t offenses against the civil government wer,
turned over TO the military government
and were escorted to the station by r
guard of six soldiers. Forty of the officer,
: were at the Fort to accompany the regi
II ment and 10 were at their homes on a fur
$ Tough, and will join their commands a
" Nov York. Lieut.-Col. Wilbur f.. Wilder
l. is in the Philippines and will Join the regi
o ment upon its arrival there. The officer,
II of the regiment are as follows:
l. Colonel-Arthur Murray.
= Lieut. Coonel--Wilbur f.. Wilder (nov
in MaDila.)
is Majors-Henry r. Allen. John C. Gil
r. more, ir, Lincoln c. Andrews.
# Major and Surgeon-Henry ID. Snyder.
II First Lieutenant and Assistant Surgeon
$. Dudley ". Welch.
q, Captain and Assistant Surgeon-Waltel
'e u. Webb.
- Chaplain-Jamcs W. llillman
Captains-b. r. Hanson, NJ. j. Spellman
e. j. $, Fair, w. r. Beavers w. b. Preston
l. W. l.. Goldsborough. John Cooke Gin Cali
20 forria,) G.. q. Duncan Gn California; vii
"a liam Elliott Din California; Il. c, Prescott
J. lin California; f.. h, Tilton, II. NJ. Dcy
II l.. T.. Polk.
First Lieutenants-M f.. Morris H. j
go Stewart. Il. r. Donnely. w. S. Conrow On
California; f.. O. Power. c. II. Seaman
lie j. W. button, ID. r. Jones, Robert lie
IS Masurer, i. ID, Gasscr Din California; A
ID t. Phillips, Jonathan Cilley, W. c. Dow
j. II. EVens
W Second Lieutenants-F. w. Mills. jr.
II Gordon Johnston, W. II. Wilson, H. 4