| Show ARRVAL Of THE CAlfRNIAH MEN WILL JE LANDED ABOUT NOON TOMORROW There Will Je An Imposing Naval Pageant A the Transport Sails I Through the Golden Gate San Francisco Aug 2Te UnIted States transport Sherman bearing the I FIrst California regiment of volunteer was sighted four miles outside the heads a few minutes before G hIs evenIng No one living anywhere wIthIn the boundarIes of San FrancIsco was long in ignorance of the arrival of the transport Steam whistles shrieked sirens reamed bells rang and the streets were soon filled with shoUtIng cheering throngs In the expectation that the Sherman would arrive tomorrow tomor-row a big tug conveying customs of Ilcials had gone out to the Faralone fcials Sone Islands and boarded the incomIng transport two hour bEfore she WS sighted by the lookout at PoInt Reyes The task of the Insretors was speedIly speed-Ily accomplIshed and then the federal quarantine officer examine soldier giving the Sherman a clean bill of health I No obstacle then Intervened to prevent pre-vent the docking of the transport tonight to-night but as this would mar the plans of the citizens commitee whIch for the past month has been planning a suitable reception to the returning 511 UnIted dIers Major General Shatter State army commanding the depart I meat of the Pacific ordered that the Sherman remain outside all night bne I I Is now anchored a mile beyond the heads but will com In at 10 tomorrow morning The Cal scored a trIumph in the development de-velopment of wIreless telegraphy In connection with the hermans arrIval Receiving stations were established at i the Cuff House and on the lightship I nine miles out and when the news came The Sherman Is In sight It was son f lowed by the cheerIng intelligence intelli-gence receIve In the same way All well on board No deaths during voy 2a 2arite premature arrIval of the Sherman Sher-man has disarranged civIc plans to a certaIn extent but It has been decided that tomorrow there i be an Im posing naval pageant as the transport sails In through the Golden Gale She will have a marIne escort comprising all the yachts of the bay wIth a score of tug boats all handsomely decorated decor-ated A salute In honor of the Sherman Sher-man will be fred from the varIous forts around the bay and from the battleship Iowa now In stream A dozen large bay steamers and ferryboats ferry-boats have ben chartered for the oc caslon and many thousands will view the return of the CalfornIa regIment from the decks of these craft The men will be landed about moon and will be served with an elaborate breakfast in the broad corridor of the new Ferry building They will then march to the PresIdIo and S into camp and on FrIday evening there will be an illuminated parade composed of United State troops national guard regIments the First California volunteers volun-teers the Second Oregon volunteer and chIc societies The streets of the city arc beautifully fully decorated with thousands of palms and spruce trees whie buildings are covered wIth bunting and fag Eke trIc light wIres have bee strung across Market street at intervals of fifty feet and the illumination will be unique on the Pacific coast Sixty thousand dollars dol-lars has been raised by local subsarip tions to defray hC Expense of this military reception i |
