Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-06-26
Massachusetts, and Michigan
Troops Arrive.
E0sEMBARkF FOR SAN TlAGO
'ers Take Possession of. the city and
make Things Lively. Now on Boar,
tho Harvard and viii Sail
This Morning.

o. some tlme today will lea,
1or santiago de Cuba to reinforce O.,
eral Shafter e -'
serts loops loops are the Ninth N1assacb,
second e a1d 4, Fred Z. Began. and til
nnnirty-fourth Michigan. Co,onei =
,hIs man. numbering about i 500 m.-
wcH complete General Duffield,s hr,
sa;e .ne nrst detachment of whic
or ys1a SuDa on the auxiliary cruts
ing. ''. thursday even
osn regiments arrived here vast.,
thS un special trains from Camp Alee,
she M a;tl regiment reachin,
troons ny ,h q. O'Clock and the othej
.ioops snree hours later Immed;atai,
upon their arrival the froon. 80.
.aaIcned to the Casino grounds whers
.ney We're bivouaced. Here the mo-
1o.rea req, after which they were al.
took ths t EZRA. hours hour liberty. and they
uon tney had had since they ieft thai
iofnes tor Camp Alger. They fiocLaa
70 the saloons and it was NOT lonp NJ
rar;n many drunken soldiers were Stag
unnmoiested by the police, who al,oue5
them the widest latitude o''o" eo
soiuiers visited Rockets and Pa,
l.aaroor- taking possession Of the :,
hnr so aa.u Various resorts. Tn Bar Har.
oor some or the soldiers took nossass,nr
or Barton's theatre and sava :, 49,,
ty'' show. Narl-
over in Rockets they ATTEMPTED ia
.asa .nlnss go their way. but this wa
resented and there was savar.I n,ht
Colored people stood no show wifi 49,,
Massachusetts Ershmen, VIII, cuffa,,
.nem around like dogs 1T ,y.s with
the greatest difficulty that the Massn.
enusetts boys We're ma Il To return to
camp In time to be marched to TIC
passenger pier. from which place thaS,
We're transferred to the Harvard Tho
ousler sounded the ASSEMBLY, call from
nearly every corner cn Washington
a are ana scores of guards We're sent
out TO force the men TO return n
was amusing to hear priva.es PLEAD for
rev minutes more time in which 70
get lust one more drink" Sometimes |
tne tender-hearted guard yielded. espe-
cially II the soldier promised 10 hrin.
him nip" The guard would tell
the men to turn down. a. strf.41 10. the |:
til his back was turned and then make
a bee line for the saloon.
Hundreds Of people visited the "a.
sino in the morning, where they So"
real camp life. In long rows Mtrs
stacked arms with knapsacks ana
canteens lying loose by. while under
the shade trees sat the soldiers eat
ing the rations issued out to them.
As soon as man finished his meal nc
left camp for the city. ana there Me.
soldiers moving In nearly every o'ree
tion. Many visited the shtpyaro; iio
they were permitted TO pass lns.ue ~.
Gates and see the battlesEirs kearsarse
and Kentucky Wherever there was
hit of shade might be seen soldiers
who were either writing TO their mo-, a,.a
5 ers. swaathearts or wives, or s.retciieo
out putting cigar, pipe or sa,da,
west avenue was the principal rendeZ
yous. There was any number or snaue
trees and the thoroughtore was l'sue
in sight of the camp. IN front o. ne
residence Of Mayor Walter fos, leiii
t,1aS Ii
Charles, D. S. Jones and A. Z. Jones
R Rss,des se THIS the . ladies of ne
W. c. T. u provided barrel OF zee
water. The tronrs were Msu ere
They we're taken into the homes ana
served With dinner or sandwiches:
Roth the Massachusetts ard Michisan
men we're pleased with the treat III Z. y.
thew received in Newport News. camp
.Terar thew said, was horrible place.
anS thew had very little comfort. -
4his Vire.nia?'' asked a soldier yesteI
aay When told that it was ne rep1 me-
.'Weli. 1t is Gods own ,,o coun neeg since
laft home. And now we are m -. ,.' !.
s,,nny south. What a grand country.
The soldiers spent several tho o., "a - !,
cellars In the city yesterday. Az 90,
Yong the drug stores were cr oMusu ~
soan who stood up at the fountains AN
,,Ina5 down soda water. In some ~
stances the fellows did not pay -
what they ordered. bnt these were ~ 49,
AT Nneler's Inn itEs5si said some OF III
Massachusetts lied to take poI ,
session Of the saioonSand wne., 'n g., s u
diers left they walked Oh W.. sia ~
pay for. t,,,. undertoo
~ carry off a coop Of live enlc ;N:i,
witch was in front of MT: q. .. :" ~ :
ms grocery store. at tne 90 90,
Washington avenue anu the coc
enth street, but after carrying lhs ~
60 f.sas ar IT. E. Parkers resident
they abandoned the task 40
A good many CANNES VIII cneeA say say,
today, for the soldiers picked up eve e.,s,
dog they could find to take "
with them as mascots.
The soldiers were flushed with none
az they were paid off just before tn
started for Newport News. IThere "
small country store ana severa. - !,
stands near Camp Alger, and Mlc 81
rander stated that the boys Went Az
the store Just before they sieit
bought everything the man hao 80
stock. but they did not pay for the ~
thav got at the stands. The propr
tnrs nf the stands had been goug1n
them, charging five cents pies e, :,
lemons. The boys made up thell n'.i !,
to get even. and they did. IneY sa ~.
the stands. taking all the pes anu ' =
they could lay hands on
Some of the soldiers never saw
warship till they came to Newp
News. and they gazed on the MINES
oils and Harvard to their heal.s =
tent. Near the Casino sat a squao
Michieanders. They were looking
the Minneapolis
1T wonder II she will go along
us?', said one Of the soldiers
..she oughter." calculated anoth .e
II think so, too put IN NO. .
ought to go In front ana break liAe
for u.s.,
The drinks were on him and ne !
ceeded to set EN- up, pulling
out of his shirt waist
MASSACHUSETTS MEN.
The Massachusetts men prese1
q picturesque sight as they "a "a