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Show FISWS BRIGADE LEMESJ1 FRONT FIRST UNIT OF ARMY TO BE SENT TO THE SCENE OF TROUBLE LEAVES GALVESTON. Thousands Cheer as Boats Leave, the Bands Play and Soldier Joyfully Dance as Transports Put ' Out to Sea. GalveBton, Texas. A crowd of, 2C,' 000 cheorjng them on iliP'hgmiBHOfl Gnlvoston; with bands pmylng'aiTuJ Lang Syne" nnd "Tho Girl I T-eft Uo-I hind Me," tho four transports nenr-j Ing tho Fifth brigade, Second division,! tho first unit of tho American army to bo sent Into Mexico, left this port Friday night. Tho Sumner ' was tho first to get away, leaving tho pier at 4:5 o'clock. Thou cnino tho McClellnn at 5:00, and thereafter tho Kllpatrlck and Meade at half hour Intervals. Tho torpedo boat's Flusser, Preston and Hold, Lieutenant Lieuten-ant William Anerum In command, left Bhortly nfterward to act as convoy to tho transports. On bonrd the Kllpatrlck was Goneral Funston and Btaff, and, as tho Kllpatrlck Kllpat-rlck drew from the pier, bo prolonged and loud was tho cheering that the whistles blowing throughout tho city could not bo heard. For hours thousands had atood In tho blazing Texas sunshine chaffing, smiling smil-ing nnd seeing the humor of a. slum-Ing slum-Ing tearB. Hut when tho great Avhito tlon that to many was. filled with well, prow of tho Sumner .shook free tho worrying tug that dragged her. from tho wharf apron and headed Moxlco-ward, Moxlco-ward, a fronzy of emotion wrunE tho crowd. Hands swung aloft la salute. JIats Beared through tho air hopelessly hopeless-ly lost. Tho hoarso note of an unorganized un-organized cheor toro from 25,000 throats as with ono volco thoy shouted shout-ed farewell encouragment to tho sold-lors sold-lors Tho rigging or the transports was so filled with regulars In brown uniforms uni-forms thnt they scorned llko hugo swarms of bees let loose upon tho harbor. har-bor. As tugs laid hold on tho Kllpatrlck Kllpat-rlck to pull hor Into midstream, the bands began to play "Everybody's Doln' It" and tho soldiers began to tango on tho decks. Thoro woro tears on Bhoro, but only tho song of bnttlo In tho heartn on tho transports, |
