The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-07-24
TROOPS preparing
To Leave; for the Land Of China to
Battle For Their Country.
SOLDIERS JOKE AND LAUGH
at the Anticipation Of Service, While
Not a Few Tears Are Shed By,
Friends as the Boys In Blue March
Away to War-Great sfImpetus.
Given to Recruiting.

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Given to Recruiting. Il
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+ NEW YORK, July 23.-Governor's Is
land and the ferry entrance at the bat
terry. recall the day when the troops
were preparing 10 depart for the south
at the outbreak of the spdnish-Ameri-
can war. Three companies of the Fiji
tenth United States Infantry-I, K
and L-are under orders toileave Gov
crnors Island Tomorrow ,,for San
Francisco, and the soldiers believe they
will see active service in China before
they return to this part OF the world.
The relatives and friends-the majority
of them -women-spent assmany hours
of Sunday with them as the rules and
regulations would permit.
Many fearful Farewells Taken.
Many fearful tarewells were taken by
the visitors, but the soldiers themselves
joked; and laughed. and acted generally
as~if$the prospects OF fighting in a for
elgn land were, pleasing TO them. The
three companies that will begin the
long journey Tomorrow Will be under
the command Of Major &C.. w. Cornish.
Preparations$f for departure have all
been completed, baggage is packed, and
officers and men are ready for the
dtof the !bugler's "falliIn." At og-
den. Utah Company NJ. of the same
regiment, will join the contingent from
Governors Island. This company for a
year. has been at Fort Mcpherson, Ga.
The companies will go Into camp ut
the Preside In San Francisco, prepara-
tory to shipping for the Philippines or
China, as may be determined by the
war department.
Small Garrison Left General Brooke.
The departure OF the companies of
the Fifteenth regiment will leave Gem
eral Brooks with but small garrison
at Governors Islands until the arrival
Of troops now In Cuba. The island,
which, is the official headquarters Of the
department of the east, will, for the
present be garrisoned by companies OF
the Fifth artillery, now stationed
around the harbor. u
Army officials In this city, particular
ly those attached to the quartermas-
tiers department, are very busy in
looking after the troops ordered home
from Cuba to their old stations. The
belief is genera! that these commands
Will not long be permitted to enjoy the
comforts of their home stations, but
after brief rest will be recruited and
sent TO the east via San Francisco.
Company E. of the battalion OF engi.
neers, two officers and one hundred and
fifty men stationed at West Point, is
under orders to proceed to the Pacific
coast This detachment Will get away
tomorrow.
More Troops Expected From Cuba.
Moro troops ere expected here this
week from Cuba. The transport Raw
1irs is now on the way with part Of the
Fifth Infantry which will go to Fort
Sheridan. and Chicago.
Two battnllons of the Second infan-
try, twenty-five officers and. eight
hundred and fifty men are on the trans
port Sedswick, which is expected here
tomorrow. These troops Will be sent
west Mt once to temperate, and recruit.
Orders have been issued by the
Washington authorities to withdraw
the First infantry now stationed at
Guanajay, and pinar del Rio, in Cuba,
and early next month part of the
Eleventh infantry will leave Cuba. A
squadron of the Fifth cavalry has also
been ordered from Cuba to Fort Myer,
Washington. These are all seasoned
troops. and 1t is expected that they will
be able to give good account OF them
selves If it becomes necessary for them
to so to China. .'e
Will be Landed on Chinese Soil.
Army officers stationed around New
York are Inclined to the belief that
most of the troops now under orders to
go to San Francisco will be landed on
Chinese soil.
Army officers say that the Chinese
trouble and the prospects OF United
States troops seeing. service In that
country have given u great impetus to
recruiting In this city. Nearly all the
regiments in the service are below their
quotas and the officers In charge of the
recruiting stations have received or
dcrs TO redouble their efforts to secure
men for tbs. regiments now In the
field. Most of. the applicants, many OF
them veterans Of the Spanish war.
want to be assigned to regiments I'M
der orders or likely to receive orders to
so 10 Asia. difficulty is anticipated
by. those in army circles in securing all
the men necessary. 81 y ,.-..
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