The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-06-25
ACROSS THE CONTINENT
Two Companies of Marines Leave
for San Francisco.
From There They VIII SniI for Ma
ntion believed to BE CEinn-A
Sergeant and Two Privutes Over
come by Heat Are Left Behind.

| A detachment Of troops, who are tie first
! from the United States to be detailed for
| duty as is generally credited in the
present Chinese conflict, started from
/ New York and Washington yesterday on
the trip across the continent to San Fran
| cisco. At San Francisco the detachment
Will embark on the transport Grnat
which will sail July l. The first desti-
nation of the troopship is reported to be
| Nagasaki. Japan.
| The detachment consisted of Companies
A and B, Fourth Battalion, United States
Marine Corps. and are under the command
of Major W. +. Biddle. The two companies
were made up OF volunteers from the en-
listed marines at the various Eastern naval
stations, and number about go officers and
men.
| On the authority Of Brig. Gen. Charles
Haywood, commanding the Marine Corps,
it is stated that within two weeks, or a
month at the latest. second detachment
will follow. and complete the quota of the
| Fourth Battalion formation of four COM
panies.
Among the officers who have been Or
dered for duty with the detachment are
! Capt. W. C, Neville. detached from re-
cruiting service in New York City; Capt.
! F. J. Noses. from recruiting service at
! Boston; Second Lieut.. Daniel w. Blake,
/ from the Washington Navy Yard; Second
/, Lieut.. Charles c. Carpenter. from duty at
| Portsmouth, n. H: Second Lieut.. William
| C. Harlee, from duty at New York. who
has been appointed adjutant of the bat
| talon; Second Lieut.. John c. Muir, from
| duty at Newport, r. l.; Second Lieut.. S. A.
| W. Patterson, from duty at Boston.
The detachment from Washington num-
| bering about 40 men, lined up in COM
| pany formation in the yards Of the Marine
Barracks yesterday afternoon at about /
O'Clock. General Haywood made an ad-
dress to the marines. He said that every
thing indicated that the detachment was
bound for China. and remarked that in
any event the marines would do their duty
as they had always done. according to the
traditions of the corps.
Promptly at 1:30 O'Clock the detachment
| left the barracks for the march to the
train Company A was under the com
mand of Lieutenant Muir and Company
B was commanded by Lieutenant Carpen-
| ter. Captain Moses was in command OF
! both companies.
Preceded by the Marine Band, and with
a new silk gold-frirged American flag tiurg
10 the breeze. the marines marched
through long lanes OF patriotic and en-
| :hcsiastic spectators. The line of march
was from the barracks to Pennsylvania
| Avenue along Pennsylvania Avenue,
slsirting the Capitol Grounds. 10 Seventh
! to Maryland Avenue. up Maryland Avenue
1 n np n
| waiting.
The men were equipped with new Krag-
Jorgensen rifles, and carried blankets and
| knapsacks. The total weight of accoutre-
neuts was 120 pounds. They were clad
in the regulation marine uniform Of blue
cloth, and wore the brown campaign hat.
Arrived at Ninth Street and Maryland
Avenue. the men were distributed in the
three cars provided for the Washington
contingent. At about 2:3o o'clock the train
from New York arrived, carrying Major
Biddle, the other officers detailed N this
duty and the complement of the de:ach-
ment.
The two trains were made up together
and consisted of five passenger cars for the
use of the men. a Pullman for the officers.
dining car where the men will be served
during the trip 10 San Francisco. one ex-
press car and one baggage car. The cars
provided for the men are tourists sleep
e-s and are equipped With lower and. up
per berths.
General Haywood was on hand to greet
the arrival OF the New York train and
presented his orders to Major Biddle, along
| with a COPY OF the new naval regulations
! Promptly at 4 o'clock, amid the cheers of
the spectators and of the departing troop
! and TO the strains of THE Girl Left Be-
| hing Me-" played by the Marine Band,
the train started on its journey.
On the march from the barracks to the
end of the line much suffering was expert
enced by the troops on account of the ex-
cessive heat and the extra weight OF their
| accoutrements. Sergeant Haynes, of Com
pany A and two priyates were overcome by
I the heat and were left behind Sergeant
( Haynes. who was painfully III. pleaded to be
allowed to continue with his company
and was taken aboard the train on a
| stretcher. But his condition became so
serious that he was finally removed and
taken to the Emergency Hospital
In the procession many women marched
with the soldiers and one solicitous sweet
heart protected the head of her soldier
companion from the torrid rays OF the sun
| with an umbrella. While waiting to board
| the trains the opportunity was seized by
| friends ard loved ones to bid the final
edieus. fearful farewells were said, and
| fervent handsbakes were exchanged.
+; The men. however. were FAR from
gloomy. and cheered the band, each Of
ficer. the flag, and everything that seemed
a ft object for such enthusiasm.
Among the men was veteran of the
Cuban and Manila campaigns, Fred
erick Poole. He was one Of the
| foremost in the charge at San
| Juan Hill. where he was shot In
the leg, while member of Troop X
| Rough Riders. After his discharge he re-
eilisted aEd was sent to Manila He is
now eaiisteis for the Chinese war, as he
| believes. as,t
The wife of Captain Moses accompanies
her husband and is the only lady who is
with the detachment.
Major Biddle stated that he did not know
that the destination of the troops would
be China, and claimed to have no infor-
nation on this point other than gathered
! from the newspapers.
THE YAQUI CAMPAIGN.