The silver star., 1898-08-11
WILL HURRY MEN NORTH.
transport. Under order. 20 Go to s.nsl.

Washington, d. O., Aug. 6.-The War
Department has ordered the large feet
of transports at Ponce to proceed to
Santiago, there to join the transports
already Mt Santiago in bringing Gen
eral Skaters army back to this coun-
try. There .are ten large transports with
the fleet Mt Ponce, some of them, like
the Mobile, having capacity Of 1000
men. In all they have a capacity of
6,54O men. This, with the capacity of
the ships already at Santiago, will give
carrying strength of over 1900 men
mt trip. In addition to the transports
announced by the War Department yes
sterday as being ready Mt Santiago, 1t
now appears that the Orizaba, capn-
city $50 men, is also available. The
Yale will also be brought in the ser
vice In the course of week of ten
days. At present she is to be utilized
In taking General Fred Grants brigade
to Porto Rico, after which she will re-
turn by way of Santiago and take on
II load of Skaters men.
The press dispatches from Santiago,
saying that the troops were greatly
elated at the prospect of beginning
the hOmeward movement to-day, is ac-
ceptcd with satisfaction by the war Of
ficials here. They say that the en-
barkation has already begun and that
the Louisiana, which left day before
yesterday with cavalry on board, is
now well on her way home.
With the arrival of Slafter's army in
this country, every facility will be CIV
en- to the troops to rccuperatc. This
will apply not only to the sick, but to
the well, as it is expected that the
hardships through which the men have
gone through must have taxed the vital
ity even of the strongest. There will
be no yellow fever cases brought to
this country, as such cases can be
best handled without removal. The
less serious cases of sickness, not in
volving contagion, will be brought If
the patients are cOnvalescing to point
where removal will be advantageous.
Surgeon General Sternberg has in
view several points for patients and
convalescents. The actual hospital sta
ton will probably be located mt Mon
tauk Point, where Il field hospital for
800 patients is being prepared, In addi-
ton to the hospital equipment which
General Shaftcr's forces will bring
along with them.
General Skaters orders for the
movement of his command provide the
following program: The embarkatiOn
of the Third and Sixth regular cavalry;
the First regular cavalry and First vol
unteer cavalry ROugh Riders will be
embarked. These regiments have been
ordered to be ready to go on board
ship day after tomorrow. For the pres
ent the Ninth and Tenth cavalry will
remain in camp. Only the private
horses of the officers will be taken. The
other horses will he turned over to
General Wood. who remains here rs
military governor.
The First brigade of General Law
toms division, under General Chaifec
will go next.
and all the extra worn clothes and
cd. will be destroyed.
All the men able to ride will be put
on ponies and taken TO the wharf. The
others will be conveyed there in
wagons.
All the men who are suffering from
yellow fever or infectious disease will
be left here. Every precaution will bc
taken to provide for the safe arrival of
the men north.
The volunteer regiments will next be
shipped in the following order:
First Illinois. First District Of Column
bia, Seventy-first New York, Ninth
Massachusetts, Second Massachusetts,
Eighth Illinois, Thirty-third Michigan,
Thirty-fourth Michigan.
No tenting or surplus baggage will be
taken back to the United State.
Captain McKitrick and DIR. GOOdfel-
low of General Shafter's staff left here
this afternoon by the Berlin for New
Orleans.