Show a abt n NS FOR fa NT FIRST UNIT OF ARMY TO BE I 1 SENT TO THE SCENE OF TROUBLE LEAVES GALVESTON thousands cheer as boat boats leave the bands play and soldier joyfully dance as transports put out to sea oat ecton texas A crowd of cheering atheni on tile wharves ot galveston with ith bands playing aulde auld lang syne and the girl T jett J ett lie hind me the fur transports dearing tearing the fifth brigle brig le second di division vIston the first unit 1 I the american army to be sent into mexico left this port friday night the sumner as the first to get an ay leaving the pier at 45 then came the mcclellan at and thereafter the kilpatrick and meade at halt half hour intervals the torpedo boats flusser preston and reid lieutenant william ancrum in com comman mani 1 left shortly afterward to act aa as convoy to the transports on board the kilpatrick was general funston and staff and as the kilpatrick drew from the pier so prolonged and loud was the cheering that the whistles blowing throughout the city could not be heard for hours thou thousands sandi bad stood in the blazing texas euti sunshine shine chatting smil ing and seeing the humor of a situa ing tears but when the great white tion that to many was filled wh well prow of the sumner f freo reo the worrying tug that dragged her from the wharf apron and headed mexico ward a frenzy of at ei notion wrung the crowd hands bands swung t r loft in salute hats soared through the air hopelessly lost loal the hoarse note of an un organized cheer tore from throats as with one voice they about ed fa farewell reuell encouragement to the sold lore fers the riggin of the transports was so filled with wit regulars in brown uniforms that they seemed like bugo huge swarms of bees let loose upon the harbor As tugs laid hold on the KI klapat rick to pull her into midstream the bands bonds began to play even doln doin it and tho the soldiers began bogan to tango on lie decks there were aj ai a j on sho e but only ohp the song of battle id tu tau earls tarts on the transports |