The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1898-08-11
MUCH MISCHIEF WROUGHT.
War Department Worried over the Effect
the Round Robin " /, ave ON ihe
santiago Troops.


the Round Robin " i, ave ON The
santiago Troop.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.--The war de-
partment is much worried over the
situation at Santiago not from fear of
any additional danger from the fever,
but from the effect upon the soldiers
Of the action of the officers in almost
creating a panic. The officials state
that they have been working for weeks
to prevent just what seems to have
happened, stampede among the sol
diers, and if the men get disorganized
1t may cause trouble.
Soldiers could not be rushed pell
NELL on board the transports, because,
If they did the conditions of the
Seneca, Concho and other transports
which came back with the wounded
would be repeated, and again it was
not possible to remove all the soldiers
at once while the Spanish prisoners
were still in Cuba.
Over two weeks ago lease was
made for the camp at Mon tauk Point,
and two weeks ago work was begun
on hospitals at that place. The war
department notified Gen. Shafter fully
two weeks ago to get ready to move
his troops and only gave orders to
send them to the mountains pending
their removal altogether Orders we're
under way to experiment by sending
parts of cavalry hcSs on the Louis
lana, as it was thought advisable not
to transport the entire army
until it was found that
the Louisiana made sue.
cessful trip There was no intentio
to keep the army at Santiago de Cuba
during August, and transports were
ordered to leave that place just as soon
as possible after the Louisiana had
made her trip. The action of the
officers in sending the round robin,
the officials of the war depar tment
here claim, has stampeded the soldiers
and destroyed to some extent dis
cipline and order, which is necessary in
the army However, the officials at
the war department are now straining
every effort to hasten the return of
Gen. Skaters troops, and they will
be removed as soon as they possibly
can be. 1t will be impossible to re.
move all of them as long as the Span
iards remain there, bat as soon as the
regiments of immunes arrive they
will take the places of the regiments
on duty and these will be sent home
as soon as transportation can bring
them.
SANTIAGO, Aug 6.-The embarka-
tion of Skaters troops for the United
States began Friday. Gen. Skaters
orders for the movement of this COM
mand provide for the following pro-
gramme: Embarkaton of Sd and 9th
regular cavalry, then the 1st regular
cavalry and the 1st volunteer cavalry
Trough riders) will be embarked.
These have been ordered to be ready
to go on board ship Sunday
For the present the 9th
and 10th cavalry will re-
main in camp. Only private horses of
the officers will be taken. Other horses
will be turned over to Gen. Wood, who
will designate an officer to receive
them Gen. Wood will remain here as
military governor. All the tents will
be left standing, and all extra worn
clothing and bedding, which may pos
sibly be infected, will be destroyed.
The lst brigade, of Gen. Lawton's S
division, under Gen. Chaffee, will go
next All men able to ride will be put
on ponies and taken to the wh arf.
Others will be conveyed there in wag-
ons. All men suffering from yellow
fever or infectious diseases will be left
here. Every precaution will be taken
to provide for the safe and healthy ar
rival of the men in the north
Volunteer regi ments will next be
shipped in the following order: 1st
Illinois, lst District of Columbi fist
New York. 9th Massachusetts,, I'd
Massachusetts, sth Illinois, 33d Michi-
gan and 34th Michigan All these regi.
ments have been ordered to hold
themselves in readiness to go on board
transports Saturday, or as soon after
as possible All troops will first be
examined by medical board, and any
suspicious cases will be left in the hos.
pital.
Lieut.. Steele Dies Of Yellow Fever.
WAsHINGTON Aug 6-The follow.