The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-24

Two hundred cayalrymen LETT Fort Mger
last night. They are ordered to so to
Nagasali, but every trooper in the lot
looks forward to fighting his way in ,
PeEin.
The men are those Of Troops ard /
The Third Regiment Band of twenty 70 r
pieces was also in the party. This NOM
ing at O'Clock the rest Of the sqUadroE-
Troops B and G-wiu leave for the Orient
under command CT Major Kingsbury. The
two sections should get into San Francisco
Sunday afternoon, and they will embark
at once on one of the transports for Japan.
The Meade is likely to be the vessel.
For two weeks past the squadron at the
fort had been under orders for service in
the East. The men looked forward to it
eagerly. Half of the men took part IN the
charge on San Juan, and they were tiring
of life in barracks. The news that tie
men OF the Third were likely TO take part
in the Chinese campaign brought in many
recruits. So there were busy days at tie
fort getting in readiness fo9 the departure.
The horses were sent ahead. leaving
Sunday morning for San Francisco. 1t
takes 400-odd horses TO mount tie four
troops, and some twenty palace stock cars
were used A stable detail OF forty MT
under command of Lieutenant OrdEay
went through on the train to sse that the
horses we're properly cared foT.
As for the men, orders had come to de-
spatch Troops II and l from Washington
at S:45 O'Clock last night. Arrangements
were completed in time, and by sul=e the
special train was standing on the SOlthe-n
Railway tracks at Maryland Avenue, rear
Thirteenth Street southwest Down at The
forward end wss a baggage car stored vita
food supplies. Unlike the marines woo
left On Sunday night with g dining car at
tached TO their train, the cavalrymen VII
live on field Tauons while en IoIte. with
plenty Of coffee. The food consists OF
bread. cheese, baked beans, corzed b5ef
and salmon.
After the baggage coach came five
tourist sleeps-s with q porter in charge
OF each. At the rear Of the train was
frst-Clgss Pullman for the use OF the OIL
GERS There are three officers in the party:
Capt. J. z. Mcdonald and Lieut.. r L
Wallach Troop !, and Lieut.. a c. bIer-
rillat. Troop L.
The train was not to DEPART until S:45,
but early il the evening crowds COM
menced TO gather in expectation OF the
soldiers coming By 6 o'clcck the big blue
army wagons with their larky rluie teams
began arriving from the fort. Each was
under escort Of half dozen troopers. and
was laden with the heavy supplies which
the men would not neal in the cars. Sad
dies, teutage. and Cther equipment was
slowed away in the baggage coach. The
soldiers CT Troop I were relieved of their
rifles. which. with blanket rolls ard haveE-
sacks. we're brought down in wagons from
the fort
The last CT the baggage was being stored
away when the troopers OF I with their
little red and white guerdon floating ahead
finished th6ir march from the fort to the
train 4 little later the men OF Troop
appeared with their rides glittering uu-
der the rays OF the setting SUI. They wore
the same blue flannel shirts a2l the same
blue trousers which they had used in ser
vice at the post.
There was & long wait at the train after
the men arrived. Most Of them had friends
TO see them of and 10 wish them safe re-
turn. Some Of -hcm had their wives there,
but more Of the women we're sweethearts
No effort was made to keep the soldiers in
line after their arrival at the cars. so
they stood there for an hour chatting in
little groups and saying the last fare
wells. At S:f5 the orders for all aboard
were given. Five minutes later the train
sped f-ch on its long "Trip across the con
tinc2t.
The route IS to Charlotte via the South
eTn Railway from that point Atlanta viii
be reached over the Seaboard Air Line;
the Chattanooga and Southern Railway
viii take the men from the Georgia town
TO Memphis; the Iron Mountain line viii
be used in reaching 81, Louis; then viii
come straight run 10 Pueblo, Col. over
the Missouri Pacific; Ogden, Utah. is to
be entered over The Rio Graude lines. and
from that point TO San Francisco the
Southern Pacific system viii be followed
The railway men who planned the route
hope 70 make a record run across the
continent.
The remainder OF the squadron stationed Z
at Fort Ayer viii leave for san Francisco /
today. That includes Troop 3. under Cap
tain HHrdee and Lieutenant Hedigan. and Z
Troop G, under Captain Boughton Major
Klngsbury, who is at the head of the
squadron, viii accompany the section
Starting today. Lieut. F. G. KesteT will
also be with the party. There are twelve
troops, all told. in the Third Regiment
Besides the four which have been stationed
at Fort Myer eight have been doing. service
in the Philippines. It IS possible that
those eight troops may be ordered to Join
the Washington squadron at Nagasaki, so
that the regiment complete may 20 into the
Chinese campaign.
The departure Of the Third will leave
Fort nyer depopulated The Fifth Cav
airy. now in the West Indies. has been or
dered here, but 1t is not known when the
regiment will arrive.