Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-07-24
eAcT1ylTY OF TRooPs.
Preparing For service in the
orient Pi esent ssld-Time Sceneo.

Orient III e6ents Sl0el1mes sSceu0oe
New York, July 24.-IoNernorss e island
and the ferry entrance at the Battery
recalls the days when the troops We're
preparing to depart for the south at
the outbreak of the spanish-American
war. Three companies of the Fifteenth
United States infantry, Companies !.
L and K, are under orders to Leave
Governors island today for San Fran
cisco. Relatives and friends, the ma
E'jority of them women, spent az many
hours of Sunday with them as the rulex
and regulations would permit.
Many fearful farewell was taken
by the visitors but the soldiers them-
selves jolled and laughed and acted
generally as if the prospects of fights
| ing IN foreign land were pleasing to
them. The three companies that will be-
| gnfthe long journey today will be under
The command OF Maj. G. W. Cornish.
Preparations for departure have all
been conpie,ed, baggage - packed and
/ officers and men are ready for the sound
OF the bugle-s ,ta,, in. !"
/ At Ogden. Utah. Company NJ Of the
same regiment VIII to!n the contingent
from. Grve-no-'s .siand This company
I for ysAr has been at Fort McPher-
( son. Ga. Tie companies will go into
camp At eke P,ssicto In San Francisco,
l preparatory to skipping for the Phiiip-'
!, pines or Cana as may be determined
1 by the war department.
4 The departure o: the com mnanies Of the
! Fifteenth regiment Will leave Gen..
Brooke with but small garrison at
4 Gc.e-nor's island unrn the arrival o.
troops now in Cubs. The island, which
is the official headquarters OF the de-
Ipartmert of the east VIII for the pres
/ ent, be garrisoned by companies OF the
i Fifth artillery. now stationed around
the harbor.
4 Army officials in this city, particu-
llary those attached to tho Quartermas-g
! ters department, are Very busEin Look
ling after the troops. ordered hcn;e from
iCuba TO thsir old stations. The belief
lis general tka. these commands will not
4 long ee permitted to enjoy the comforts
4 of the!: chime s,a.:ons. but after q brief
of their h,rns stations, but after a brief
rest viii be recruited and sent to the
east via San Erancsco.
Company e Of the battalion of engin-
Ieers, two officers and $50 men, stationed
at Wess Point. is under orders to pros
ceed to the Pacific coast. This detach-
nent VIII get away today.
More troops are expected here This
week from Cuba. The trsaspor. Raw
ilins ip now on the way With part of the
Fifth infantry, W.lieh Will go to Fort
Sheridan, near Chicago Two battalionS
of the Second infantly. twenfy-two off-
icers and $50 men. are on the transport
sedgewick, wh,sh /. expected here to-
) day. These trooaD viii be sent west at
once to recuperaie and recruit.
!, Orders have been ies,ied By the Wash
h linrfCn allfhpr4fien to- witndrAw the
First infantry, now y,ationsd at Guam
> aiay, and Pinar Del RIO, in Cuba, and
t carly next month part of the Eleventh
!. infantry will leave CuhA- A squadron
Eof the Fifth cayalSy has a.eo baen or
dcred from Cuba to Fsrt Meyer. Wash
I lington. Tilsee ere sll sse.aaed troops
, and it is expecteA iha: thsy will be able
!, TO give good Account ot themselves Il
: it becomes neosfSafy tos thern to &c
), to China Army. onssry stationed
s around New York are iediued to the
belief that meet of The troopy now un-
7 der ordsrs to 50 10 EaE Francisco viii
be landed en- Ch:nsss soil.
Army officers ses that the Chlnest
e trouble and the prospects of unitei
States troops SEEING service in thu
country nave given . greet impetus z
recruiting IN th,s cst1. Nearly AL tn
{ regiments n tbe sssvios are sesoHs theiI
a quotas. ana .aa cfi!oss In charge os th'
= recruiting sAssions have recsivst Orders
e. 70 iednusis 4hsiY 46c..s to ssrvrs mel
$ for The resin.spts now IN the ds!d. MOI
! Of the apoaiosats. mAay ss chem vStsr
g ans of the seasssh war. want - bs ~
Q signed 10 rassnsnts un6ar or,lArps o.
d likely 10 receive ordsrH to 90 to Ala
- No s.f,e,.lty 4ie anticipated ~ tho9s u
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