The Portland daily press., 1900-01-22
OFF TO THE WAR.
Finy Thousand People Cheer Csnads's
Second Contingent.

Halifax. N. B., January Goa wildly
enthusiastic crowd, estimated to have
numbered fifty thousand people. babe
goodbye 10 the first artillery session OF
the second Canadian contingent which
mbarked this afternoon tor south Afri-
On. Ths section comprised ID and Il field
batteries. the recruiting oentsrs Of which
are Quebec and Ottawa, and oontainde
20 officers, three hundred and twenty lone
men. four nurses. twelve guns and thres
hundred and forty eight horses. The
troopers marched through the streets 10
the Royal Navy yard escorted By dstach
ment Of the imperial regulars. Royal
Canadian Dragons OF Winnipeg and the
Northwest mountsd police. The dra-
goons and police will follow next week.
The cheering was inoesaant. The build
inss on the line Of march were gaily deo-
Grated with bunting. A large American
flag fioated from the window Of the
american consulate. The crush of spec
tators was unprecedented In this city.
The British ooiors In knots Of ribbon
were worn by nearly everybody, and
tram cars and vehicles sported small
American and English hsgA
Major General Hutton, commanding the
Canadian militia. inspected the troops 81
the armory Just before leaving TO go on
board the transport. He oomplimented
men and ofiiosrs on the spirit which an.
iinated them In going 30 far from home
to fight for the Queen and flag. Seven
bands played the volunteers 10 the slip.
Cheers were exchanged bstwesn the
troops. As the steamer left tn, wharf 300
Of the northwest mounted police drawn
across the head of the pier oheered for the
wish thst they would shortly Join their
departing comrades In arms In South AZ
rioa.
The transport Is the Allan liner Lauren
tian. The cmbarkation took place dur Ing
heavy rain storm followed by dense
fog. A fleet OF excursion steamers were
prevented following the Laurentian out
side the harbor by the thick weather.
The transport was lost to view hundred
yards from the wharf but salute Of sew
en- guns was exchanged with one Of the
forts. The steamer dropped down to an
chorage ground in the lower bay to walt
for the fog to lift to proceed and Ill
probably 60 to Sea tonight. She carries
coal and provisions sufficient for direct
voyage to Cape Town, and will not call at
Cape Verde Islands unless compelled to
do so by stress Of weather, or fresh water
running short. The voyage IL expected
to OCCUPY not less than twenty-five days.
Owing TO the order excluding the pu b.
lilo from the navy yard, the jam At the
gates after the troops passed In results d
| Ia several people being slightly injured.
The transport Pomeranian, with four
hundred mounted rifles, will sail next
Thursday for South Africa.
The Milwaukee sailing about February
10 will take the remaining four hundred
| rifles.
Hon. DR.. Borden, minister Of militia,
stated today that Lord Stshthoona. Cana.
dian high com missioner ih London, had
placed In his charge the raising of a trooT
of four hundred mounted men to he
known as Strath coDa's horse.
Recruiting In the northwest territories
! was commenced today. The steamer Nj
| indian has been examined as to her CO.
pa city as O transport.