The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-06-14
INVADING ARMY
WELL ON THE WAY
Transports Carrying 15,00OMen
Sail From Key West.
STATEMENT TO THIS EFFECT
Has Been Issued by War, nedartment and
Secrecy No Log s fails.
TROOPS WHY'S" AD THURSDAY
Every De- : standardization Carefully
Wos. y slut BY Engineers.
THE WAR BOARD is BADLY AT SEA
as Much of Mystery as Did Ceryera's
squadron-No More Auxiliary
Ships VIII be Purchased.

washington, June 13-The first army Of
invasion to Cuba is now we'll on its way,
thlrty'two transport steamships bearing
over 1900 officers and men, conyoyed bv
battleships, cruisers, gunboats and aux.
iliary craft sixteen in number having act.
ually sailed from Key West this morning
at daybreak.
An authoritative statement to this ETA
fect was made at the war department to=
day, setting at rest all reports that the
expedition was on it's way or had landed
last week. The authorities made the an.
nouncement for the reason that the time
for secrecy was now past, as the scout
boats had made sure that the path was
clear before 1t and that no possible men.
ace could come from the Spanish ships or
troops, even should the enemy know THAI
our forces are now advancing against
them. With the expedition off, officials
here feel that there will be period of in
action for a few days. By Thursday at the
latest the transports will be off Santiago,
and large American army will make its
landing on Cuban SOIL Admiral Sampson
has cleared the way for this undertaking
and little danger Is apprehended in getting
ashore. 1t wifi be after that when the ad-
vance is made that the actual dramatic
developments may be expected.
By that time it is likely the American
commanders will be in direct cable COM
munlcation with the authorities here. Ad-
miral Sampson has taken the shore end OF
the cable landing at Guantanamo, and o.
force of cable experts are rapidly restoring
the line to working order. The progress of
this work has been so satisfactory that one
of the leading officials of the state depart
ment said tonight that 1t was hoped this
direct communication would be established
by Thursday. 1t will put an end to the
dearth of official information concerning
important movements and will enable the
authorities here to keep in close touch with
those executing the strategic movements.
The troops making up the expedition which
started today are as followsi
The Invading Army
Infantry regiments-Slxth, Sixteenth. Sew
enty-first New York volunteers, Tenth,
Twenty first Second, Thirteenth, Ninth,
Twenty fourth, Eighth, Twenty-second.
Second Massachusetts volunteers First,
Twenty-first, Twelfth, Seventh, Seven.
teenth, Third, Twenteth-toth infantry,
561 officers, and 10,7O9 enlisted men.
Cavalry-Two dismounted squadrons of
four troops each from the Third, Sixth,
Ninth, First and Tenth cavalry and two
from the First United States volunteer cav
airy; total dsmounted cavalry, 159 officers,
2S75 enlisted men; mounted cavalry; ona
squadron of the Second, nine officers and
$50 enlisted men.
ArtilIery-Light batteries e and X, First
artillery A and F, Second artillery IA off,
GERS, 1923 enlisted men; Batteries G and
H, Fourth artillery, seige, four ojcers and
1872 enlisted men.
Engineers-Companies and E, nine off,
GERS and 200 enlisted men.
Signal Corps-One detachment, two off.
GERS and forty-five enlisted men.
Hospital detachments are included In the
foregoing figures. The staff corps numbers
fifteen officers. The grand total Of the ex-
pedition is 77S officers and 1864 enlisted
men.
The United States regular made up the
greater force, there being but three volunA
teer organizations on the ships. They are
the Seventy-first New York volunteers,
Second Massachusetts and two dismounted
squadrons of four troops each from the
First United States volunteer cavalry, the
regiment which Colonel Wood commands,
and of which Theodore Roosevelt is lieu-
Whether either of these
two officers accompany the feet is not
known.
A LaborIous Process
Aside from the men and officers MAKE
ing UP the expedition the boats carried
a vast quantity of supplies, ammunition
and war equipments, necessary to MAIN
tain an organization of this size for at
least sixty days. Every detail for the
landing of this party has been worked
out by the engineer corps of the army.
1t will be laborious process at best, and
will take a full day or more The point Of
landing has been so chosen that there is
The Spanish Cadiz feet is almost as
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