The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-04
Observation-Disclosures Indiana
Has Not Yet Secured Transporta-
ton, but May Start This Week
TROOPS LEAVING CAMP ALGER
SEVERAL REGIMENTS NOW MARCH,
ING TOWARDS MANASSAS, VA.
Col. Barnett's Men on the Way-De-
parture of the Fifth Illinois from
Chickamauga Military Park.

WASHINGTON, Aug. S.-About 2O.OOO vol
unteer troops. under General Wade. have
been ordered to proceed to Porto Rico.
None of the Indiana regiments is included in
the new order. Instructions went out to-
day for a conference of leaders of the regi-
ments to accompany General Wade, and
within twenty-four hours some of the
troops of this expedition will be boarding
the transports at Newport News. 1t is felt
that even should an armistice be declared
before these troops see active service at the
front it will be beneficial for them to have
made the trip, for otherwise there was
danger of the morale of the troops being de-
stroyed through their craving to get away
from the big concentration camps and at
least see the shores of Cuba or Porto Rico
Profting by it's last experience, General
Wade's expedition is going to be the most
complete in details of any that has yet
left our shores, and the soldiers will be
protected in their health and comfort to
the utmost degree. Secretary Alger has him
self conducted an inquiry into the conditions
that led up to the fearful experience of the
wounded soldiers who returned to the
United States on the CoLcho, and he has
taken the necessary steps to prevent
repetition of the bad mana cement exhibited
in that case. Thus there may be some de-
lay in getting the troops away with General
Wade, in view of the determination to have
everything ship-shape before the men are
on board, and as the transportation de-
partment WAS taken somewhat by surprise
by the suddenly announeed decision of the
secretary of war to start this expedition
some days must elapse before the neces-
sary transports can be gathered at the ports
of transportation. The full text of the or
N rd 70 da'c NrfO
Rico expedition follows:
THE commanding officers of the following
regiments of United States volunteer in
fantry will report to Maj. Gen. ]. w. Wade,
United States volunteers, War Depart
ment, Washington, by telegraph for instruc-
tions and orders: First Rhode Island, First
North Carolina, First New Hampshire,
First New Jersey, Second Texas, First
Maine, Fourth Missouri First Alabama
First Vermont First West Virginia, First
Connecticut, Third Tennessee, Twenty-sec-
ond New York First Arkansas, F'ifty-sec-
ond Iowa, Third Virginia, First Delaware
and First Maryland. These regiments will
be organized into brigades, follows:
First Brigade First Rhode Island
Fourth Missouri, Twenty-second New York.
Second Brigade - First North Carolina,
First Alabama, First Arkansas.
Third Brigade - First New Hampshire.
First Vermont, Fifty-second Iowa
Fourth Brigade-First New Jersey, First
West Virginia, Third Virginia
Fifth Brigade-Second Texas, First Con-
necticut, First Delaware.
Sixth Brigade-First Maine, Third Ten
nessee, First Maryland
Major General Wade United States vol
unteers, is, by direction of the secretary of
war, assigned to command of these brigades
and will conduct them to Porto Rico On his
arrival there he will report to Maj. Gen. Jno.
r. Brooke, United States army, for duty with
the forces under the immediate direction
Of the major general commanding the army.
These regiments are detached from the
corps with which they are now serving for
this campaign only, at the termination of
which they will be returned to their respec-
tive corps. They will be accounted for on
all returns as on detached service. On COM
pletion of this service General Wade will
resume command of the Third Army Corps.
"By order of the secretary of war.
I'll. C. CORBIN. Adjutant General"
The present stations and routes to be TAX
en- by General Wades command are as fol-
lows:
First Alabama, First North Carolina and
Second Texas are now at Jacksonville, and
will sail direct or from Fernandina.
First Arkansas, First Maine, First New
Hampshire Third Tennessee First Ver-
mont First West Virginia and Fifty-second
Iowa are at Chickamauga, and will sail from
Newport News.
First Connecticut, Fourth Missouri, First
New Jersey, First Rhode Island and Third
Virginia are at Camp Alger. Virginia, and
will go from Newport News.
First Delaware, now in Delaware, proba-
bly, will sail from New York.
First Maryland, at Fortress Monroe, will
sail direct.
Twenty-second New York. now at Fort
Slocum, will sail from New York.
The Fifth Illinois is not in the list, but will
sail with Wade's expedition. orders having
been sent indirect last night. The Fifth
was a member of General Grants brigade
and last week was directed to hold itself
in readiness to reinforce Miles. but had to
give way to the Observation-Disclosures
Indiana. General Grants brigade is still at
Newport News awaiting transportation. and
it will be increased by the addition of the
Fifth Illinois, making four regiments in all.
The First Ohio Cavalry, now at Tampa will
also form part of the Porto Rico expedition.