Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-05-27
SOLDIERS GOING
TO PHILIPPINES
Twelve Hundred Of Them
Passed through City
This Morning.
RENDERED SOME FINE MUSIC

tFrom Wednesdays Daily CitizennJ
For an hour this morning the plat.
form al the santa no station was the
SCENE OF unusual activity. the occasion
being the passing through Of one
battalion OF the Seventh United states
Cavalry and eight companies OF the
Sixteenth United States infantry. The
Goldlers arrived In the city from tho
east az 6 80 o'clock. They we're trav
cling Ia four trains OF fifteen Gers
each.
According TO Major Nicholson. Of the
Seventh Cavalry. the battalion Of
which he n In command. left Fort
Mar, Virginia, last Saturday morn
Ing. They travelled BY tho WAY OF Chi
cRgo and Kansas City and we're on
dime until they left Kansas City. I'VE
are about thirteen hours behind Bched.
ule now" he said, ''and this - caused
BY being laid out ten hours BY wash.
out near Ration"
''Tho men a. all ia good health and
have stood the trip very well, but the
delays have made them tired and rest
1ess. We are due 20 arrive In San
Francisco Saturday and will sail on
the transport Logan June let, for tho
Islaud OF LuEon in the Philippines"
~ re the men anxious 70 see active
aofv,I ?"
service" asked the reporter.
"Well, they are. but then most every
man IN the batt.lion has been In the
IsIands before and Il Is really nothing
new for them. There is no question
but that we will get TO do some fight.
ing, as we arc going direct 20 Luxon.
the scene OF the recent outbreaks,
Wo will land at the scene OF the i'm
mediate trouble and 90 into the Held
At once"
The Sixteenth infantry.
Colonel Price, OF Fort McPhersoa.
Atlanta. Ca, in charge Of the eight
companies OF the Sixteenth Infantry
reported that the soldiers under his
command vera well and that not one
case " sickness had occurred aince
che men lett the fort one week ago
"The on,y trouble we have had at all,
Is the many delays which tire the
boys out and make them want TO get
into active service. Judging from the
recent newapaL 2r dispatches, they will
have a chance to satisfy their desires
60 fight when We get 10 the Islands"
The soldiers were travelling In tour.
ist sleeping cars, while the officers
who we're accompanied by their fami.
lies, occupied standard PullmanH. Each
train had a mess car and the men were
served with the same kind OF food that
they are when In camp. When tho
train arrived here they had Just tinish-
cd breakfast aud were busy washing
up their tin plates aud cups. On the
platform Of each car was a barrel Of
water for this purpose.
Tho interior OF the cars presented
an interesting sight. Racks were con.
structed Ia the ceiling In the center
OF the coaches and on these racks each
man had his carblne. cartridge belt,
knap sack and other traps. The sold.
lors we're very neat aud while tho
most OF them left the train aud took a
walk about the platform, others staid
on the train and put the cars IN per.
feet order.
Music Was ESeeiient.
soon after the train arrived the band
which was travelling with the Seventh
Cavalry, got out It's instruments and
rendered several fine selections. This
attracted much attention and after
each piece the soldiers loudly ap.
plauded. Il has been some time since
the people OF Albuquerque have had
the pleasure Of good music like that
this morning.
When the trains pulled out, one
right after the other. the men who had
wandered of. were quick 70 respond
60 the call OF the bugle and not one OF
them was left behind. ~ tho trains
pulled out q the station they gave
three cheers.