The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-04-29
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Fights with the Rebels-o6;snipE of til
Panama Railway.

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NRw YoRk; April 2s.-The following
adyices Of the operations on the Panaml
Isthmus Of date Of the 10th inst, have
just been received: On the morning, 11tt
inst, the Pacific Mail steamer City ol
Para arrived at Aspinwall, from New
York, with the flrst battalion United
States Marines. Colonel Haywood, com.
manding officer, Immediately proceeded
to the United States steamer Tennessee,
flag ship ofthe North Atlantic Squadron,
for conference with Admiral Jouett, who
had arrived the day before from New Or.
leans, via Pensacola, where he called to
embark the marines OF that naval station
under command OF Captain Robert L.
Meade. George A. Burt, Superintendent
OF the Panama Railroad, was invited TO
this conference, and promptly determined
10 reopen transit at once. Orders were
given for marines to be landed and form.
ed on the dock OF the steamship
company at noon In heavy march-
ing order, with forty rounds Of ammu.
milton each, prepared to take a special
train at / O'Clock for Panama. The pas.
sengers, excepting a few destined for
South Pacific ports, were directed to re-
main on the steamer, and the command
ing officers OF the men.oi-war in the har-
Dor we're o: dered TO furnish Colonel Hey
wood with Gatlingand HotChRiss guns and
fifty sailors TO accompany the battalion.
Two trains, the first consisting Of one mail
and baggage car, six passenger and two
iron armored ears, one at either end, and
second OF the paymaster scar, two caboose,
two platform and three box cars, were
made! up, and ct three moved of amid the
.cbeers6f the great crowd OF people of all
colors and nationalities, largely Of the
dark races, and strains Of martial music
furnished by the band Of the flagship
Tennessee, which accompanied Admiral
Jouett, who reviewed the expedition from
the balcony Of the Office Of the steamship
company.
IN ROUTE TO PANAMA.
The marines entered the train in the
order Of their battalion formation, so they
could get out and form a line of battle on
either side of the train at the slightest
alarm and with the least possible delay.
The few passengers who were permitted
to go were placed inlthe rear cars.
The second train was gurded by de-
tails OF marines from the North Atlantic |
and conveyed .tents, tools, IA.
lions and the spare ammunition Of the
battalion. fts
Captain Slead's company was left at
Matuchin to preserve order and protect
the line there. Matuchin Is the highest
and. most important station on the road,
and Is the center OF extensive canal opeIa- |
tons which give II q mixed, and at times,
on Sunday particularly, very disorderly
population. Both trains cautiously con.
tinued the transit expecting TO find the |
track removed or bridges destroyed near
Panama. Nothing, however, occurred td |
felay them, and at six o'clock the iorcs
arrived safely at Panama, and was imme-
diately biyouacked in the immense ware
house where they spent the night. A conf
plete. Gordon. of sentinels were established |
around the property Of the Panama Rail
rod Company, the Pacific Mail Steamship |
Company and the international Canal |
Company. Twenty sentinels constitute |
the cordbu, and thh daily guard mounted
consists OF one captain, two lieutenants,
two sergeants, six Oorporals and sixty pri.
yates. The men, and in fact the entire |
have strict orders not 10 inter
iere With POLITICAL OF sociRf affairs pf eiG-t
Eens, and are not allowed to leave the
limits OF the camp, which has been chris
Ianal tIf ftaun Innelk " 9ii :. |