The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-05
MlNNEWASKA TO SAIL TO-DAY.
WILL TAKE THE 2O2ND NEW YORK
TO PINAR DEL RIO.

teFS ana SlEnnl ana HoSpttal NOEpN
Detachments AbOard-Will Go
Down River About 10 O'clock This
MOrning-New Workers Lucky In
Having One of the Finest Trans
ports in the Service in Which to
Make Their Trip-Her-Captnin an
EngIishman Who Served in the
United states Navy in the Recent
War With spain.
The transport Minnewaska VIII sail
this morning for Cuba. carrying Gen.
Davis and staff, a detachment each of the
hospital and signal corps, and the Two
Hundred and Second New York Regiment
The troops will be landed at Marianao
a small port west of Havana in the
province of Pnar del Rio, of which Gen.
Davis will take charge as military gov
ernor.
The work of loading the Mlnnewaska
was carried on steadily yesterday and last
night, and will probably not be completed
before early this morning. The transport
will leave her dock between and 10
o'clock. passing down the river shortly
afterwards, giving splendid opportunity
which will doubtless be awaited of by
many, to view her departure.
The Two Hundred and Second New
York arrived by the Plant System yes
terdsy afternoon. travelling in five sections,
the first Of which arrived about l o'clock.
The regiment has about 1900 men, and
is in splendid condition. The regiment is
from Western New York, with the ex-
ception of two companies from New
York city. Eight companies are from
Buffalo, while there is one company each
from Utica and Rochester. The regiment
was mustered into service in July and
spent the remainder of the summer at
Camp Black, in New York, and Camp
Meade, in Pennsylvania. 1t only came
South about two weeks ago.
Col. Stephen Y. Seyburn is colonel of the
Two Hundred and Second. The other Of
ficers are as follows: Lieut. Col Francis
G. Ward, Majs. Frank Z. Wood and Al
bert J. Meyer, Maj. Burr, chief surgeon,
Marshall Clinton, assistant surgeon, Lieut..
John d. Rowland, adjutant, Lieut.. Will
liam T. Parsons, quartermaster; Capts.
Walter G. Smith, Frederick Smith, Frank
S. Subway, Alexander r. Robertson, Wal
ter F. Randall, Louis Nj. Lang Oscar T.
Taylor, Theodore S. Pulver, Joseph H.
Remmer, Hamilton Ward, Jr., John I.
Kane, Leonard L. Waldron; First Lieuten-
ants Howard l.. Beck. Elmer e. Stredley,
John r. RobeFtson, Leonard r. Tulden,
Casper w. Cole, Arthur w. Nugent, VIII
liam j. Wilkes, w. j. Reagan, Thomas L.
Boyd, George L. Hare; Second Lieutenants
Hiram c. Todd, Bertie c. Fox, William H.
Boyle Jr., Edward T. Newcomb, Theophi-
lus b. Steele, Edward p. McNair Adolph
w. Dorm, Augustus F. Allen, A. p. Fuller
ton, Francis j. Ellison, Jesse w. Tent,
William c. Patterson.
The officers composing Gen. Davis staff
and headquarters and who will accompany
him TO Cuba are his aides, Lieut. Simons,
of the Sixth Infantry, and Lieut.. Van De-
man of the Twenty-frst Infantry; engin-
eer officer, Maj. Sands, captain of the
Sixth Cavalry; Maj. r. A. Brown, inspec-
tor general first lieutenant of the Fourth
Cavalry; chief surgeon, Maj. William L.
kneadler; commander of signal corps,
Capt Higgins.
The Signal Corps was expected from
Huntsville last night The men of the
Two Hundred and Second occupied the
cars in which they made the trip last
night and will go aboard the transport
early this morning Col. Seyburn and his
staff have installed themselves on board.
The members of the regiment brought
large quantity of baggage with them, in
GLIDING their tent floors and bedding There
was carload of small stoves and stove
pipe which the men have been using in
their tents. They will hardly find these
as necessary in Cuba as they were at
Athens
The men of the Two Hundred and Sec
ond are lucky in having one of the larg-
est and best equipped transports in the
government service in which to make the
trip to Cuba. The Minnewaska not only
has immense freight room, but large pas-
senger accommoda lions. There is ample
room for all the officers and their accom-
modations leave nothing 10 be desired. The
saloon as commodious and as handsome as
any on the average ocean liner. The ac-
commodations for the privates are never
palatial. On the Minnewaska however,
the men have the advantage of ample
room and excellent ventilation. Two large
machine ventilators furnish fresh air 10
the lower decks and in addition the decks
occupied by the men are not divided into
small compartments, but are open from
end to end Standing at one end of these
decks and looking down the ship to the
other end is almost like look
ing down street. The Min
newaska Is more than half as long
again as the average Savannah block Not
only is the vessel roomy, but she is in a
bottom. Those who have visited the Min
newaska and compared her with other
transports say that they have never seen
a cleaner ship.
Capt Griffith is the comma nder of the
Minnewaska and proudly claims that she
is the best transport in the government
service, both as to carrying capacity and
her sea-going qualities. She does not roll
or pitch in a heavy sea, he says, and there
is no danger of the soldiers being pitched
out OF their hammocks, no matter how
rough the weather may be.
Capt Griffith is a native OF England. and
has seen service in the Chinese navy. as
well as held a commission in the United
States navy during The recent imbroglio
with Spain. He was serving in the Chinese
navy when the trouble between Spain and
this country begun. Resigning his COM
mission there, he came 10 this country and
standing his examination before the naval
board, he was given a commission as en-
sign, and assigned to the Apache He was
disappointed in seeing active service and