Show UTAH SOLDIERS WILL SOON SAIL Artillery Batteries May Leave Next Sunday CAPT CAINES TROOP AT CAMP RICHMOND Rode Through Francisco Shouting Shout-ing and Cheering Cavalry Boys Will Never Forget Their Glorious Journey to the Golden Gol-den GateLieutenant Webb of the Artillery Fills the Guard House V With OffendersFifty Thousand Troops May Be Sent to the Philippines Phil-ippines Special to The Herald San Francisco May 26The present indications are that three more transports trans-ports with troops for Manila will leave here Sunday next and if this is true the Utah light artillery will soon be on their way to the front The war department de-partment has been endeavoring to have the transports ready to sail by that date and as was told exclusively in The Herald it is the intention of sending send-ing one platoon of light artillery with each transport There is much joy and excitement at the Utah camp over the prospect of going to the Philippines so soon Camp Richmond presented a very lively appearance this afternoon with the bands playing crowds cheering and soldiers drilling in every available foot of space While the old Bay district track is an ideal camping place it is sadly lacking in suitable drilling grounds many of the troops being compelled com-pelled to utilize the space between their tents for this purpose First avenue which skirts the eastern edge of the camp is the only street of proper width having a smooth surface suitable for maneuvering on and is therefore crowded to such an extent by different commands that it is made practically useless 1 UTAH CAVALRY ARRIVES The First Utah volunteer cavalry under un-der command of Captain Caine was to I have arrived at 1 oclock this afternoon and the ladies of the Red Cross society so-ciety had an elaborate luncheon prepared pre-pared for them but the troop did not arrive at the time expected and the luncheon was packed onto a large dray and carted to Camp Richmond where it was distributed among the different camps It was found that when the volunteer cavalry arrived at Oakland pier they were Immediately rushed aboard the freight ferry boat Transit and brought over to Third and Townsend Town-send streets This was made necessary on account of the large number of horses The ladles of the Red Cross having been notified of the time of arrival were on hand with another elaborate lunch for the tired troopers The Utah troop was met by a troop of the Fourth cavalry cav-alry No time was lost in saddling up and preparing for their march which was commenced at 630 Up Third street to Market to Golden Gate and out to Camp Richmond came the 84 cavalrymen shouting cheering and sitting I sit-ting on their horses like old timers It I was close on to 730 when they arrived at camp and pitched their tents at the I northern end of the grounds near the light artillerymen who gave their comrades com-rades a royal welcome Captain Caine stated tonight that outside of the rousing rous-ing receptions tendered them their trip was uneventful LIKE A TOURIST EXCURSION Troopers Will Never Forget Their Trip to the Coast Special to The Herald Port Costa Cl May 26The Utah cavalry volunteers will never forget thfs day They woke and dressed at Blue Canyon a picturesque little mountain moun-tain hamlet in California where the I train stopped some minutes The change from Salt Lake mud and Nevada Ne-vada desert dust was refreshing t Coffee was served the boys at Gold Run where their breakfast was flanked by luscious fruits and kisses bestowed by pretty girls At Gold Run a huge American flag was in evidence in honor of the troop Along the line were spontaneous and uproarous demonstrations at Verde Truckee Summit Colfax Lander Auburn Au-burn Junction and finally Sacramento where the train stopped for coffee at 11 oclock The girls submerged the coaches with flowers solicited autographs auto-graphs of the boys and cut buttons from their uniforms Red Cross ladles added substantial to the already full lunch baskets and at the end of the journey the troopers have more victuals on hand than when they left Salt Lake City As your correspondent writes the train is rumbling between Sacramento and akland over a delightful stretch I of level land all in fruit and grain Most of the men born and raised In the rockies never saw the like of this before and are charmed by the spectacle I spec-tacle All are well and were never happier Nothing to date has occurred to mar their complete pleasure of the journey which has more resembled a tourist excursion than a soldiers I march to rendezvous WITH THE ARTILLERY The Herald and the Letter From Home Are Welcome Visitors Special to The Herald San Francisco May 26The Red Cross society bombarded the camp with I oranges again today One of them struck Private Bradeford In the abdomen ab-domen causing him great pain I for a I rfO short time and incapacitating 1 i him I for the rest of the day The Tribune sore over The Heralds scoop on the intended departure of the r Utah artillery In platoons sent a man to interview Captain Young yesterday wKh a view of having it denied as unreliable un-reliable Of course he made a dismal failure In this succeeding only in hayIng hay-ing it confirmed It is ever the privilege privi-lege of the scooped to weep over their loss The Herald and that dear letter from home are the most welcome visitors vis-itors at camp The copies of The Herald Her-ald which find their way here are read with great eagerness Lieutenant Webb getting the repu tation of being the strictest disciplinarian disciplin-arian in camp He is officer of the day today and has filled the guard house with soldiers who refused to obey the laws He is the terror of all evildoers RUSSELL Battery A FIFTY THOUSAND TO GO Second Expedition May Not Sail For Three Weeks San Francisco May 26The transporting trans-porting of 50000 troops to the Philippines Philip-pines has set the government agents to work scouring the Pacific ocean for transport vessels So far only 2600 troops have been sent to Admiral Deweys assistance There are 7000 more in camp here and 40000 more to come About 15 more transports are required together with a half dozen colliers The second expedition will not leave San Francisco for fully three weeks unless the transports are sent out by twos and threes In the latter event the Zealandia and China if the big liner is finally chartered might be made ready to sail In about ten days time The vessels so far secured for the second expedition are listed as follows China will carry 1500 men Centennial Centen-nial 750 men Zealandia 1000 men Ohio 1000 men Peter Jebsen renamed re-named Brutus collier could be converted con-verted to carry about 300 men Ning Chow same as Jebsen Total number of men 4850 To this fleet must be added a number num-ber of large vessels capable of carryIng carry-Ing the balance of the army of invasion in-vasion It is now thought that the invasion in-vasion will be rushed until after the first 20000 men have been landed at Manila There are a large number of steamers steam-ers In the coast trade but the steamship steam-ship companies cannot relinquish all of their floating property The list of avallables may contaiin the following fol-lowing craft that are in positions at or near San Francisco or due at this Dort Queen will carry 1000 Senator new 750 City of Para due June S 1000 men City of Pueblo 1000 men City of Columbia 1000 men Oregon SOO men Santa Rosa 800 men Morgan City due here 800 men San Bias 800 men St Paul new 750 men Wellington collier could be converted convert-ed 750 men Brlston collier could be converted 750 men Indiana at Sound 1000 men Roanoke left yesterday yes-terday for sound 800 menThe men-The colliers San Mateo and Mineola might be secured from the Pacific Improvement Im-provement company to send coal to the fleet By the time the second fleet is fully under way it is thought that the first ships chartered will have returned re-turned The total number of men that could be carried on the ships named is about 12000 THE NEXT EXPEDITION After a careful inspection of the 7000 troops now at Camp Richmond it was semiofficially announced today that the second Manila expedition would probably be composed of the First Colorado regiment 1008 men the First Nebraska regiment 1020 men and the Thirtieth Minnesota regiment 1030 men a total of 3058 volunteers No time for the departure of the expedition expedi-tion has been fixed as the necessary I transports are not yet ready for sea AT CAMP RICHMOND Suffering Volunteers Prom Kansas f Provided With Clothing San Francisco May 26 There was much rejoicing in the camp of the Thirteenth Nebraska volunteers today Each man was paid S The money was appropriated by the Nebraska legislature legisla-ture and does not conflict with the I money due the men from Uncle Sams strong box The plight of the Kansas volunteefs was much relieved today by the action of business men who visited merchants handling different lines of goods securing secur-ing donations of shoes socks underclothing under-clothing and other necessaries for the use of the men from Kansas who have needed these articles more than any f nf i i other regiment that has come here Before Be-fore coming to this city the Kansans served for some time in their own state I and their clothes and shoes became worn out and they did not have an I opportunity to replace them before they were ordered west A meeting of the Manufacturers and Continued on Page 2 |