The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-14
THE EXPEDITION TO
SANTIAGO GETS AWAY.
After Many False Alarms 1t Fl;
nally Departs Under Convoy.
Thirty-two Transports Make tip the
sells, Headed by the icshfp In
diana. Accompany Them. to Repet
Any Possible Hut Improbable At
tacks by Snantards in Passage.

WASHINGTON. June ts.-The hrst
army OF invasion 10 Cuba is now well on
It's way. thlrty-iwe ,ranspor: steamships
bearing over l5,oo0 officers and men. cen
voyed by baitiesh.ps. cruisers. gunboats
and auxiliary craft. sixteen in number.
having actually sailed from Key West at
dayhreak this morning. An authoritative
statement to this effect was made al the
war department today. setting at rest al
reports that the expedition was on rs way
or had landed .ast week
The authorities made the announcement
for th. reason that the time for secrecy
was past as the scout boats had maia
sure that the na;h was clear before Il.
and that no possible menace could come
from the Spanish ships or troops even
should the enemy know that our forces
were now advancing against them. With
the expedition of. officials here feei that
there VIII be a period OF com3aratlve In
action for q few days. BY Thursday al
the latest. the transports Will be off san
tlago and a large American army will
make its landing on Cuban soil. Admiral
Simpson has cleared the way for tbs I'M
dertaking and little danger is apprehended
In getting ashore. IT will he after that,
when the advance is made. that the actual
development may be expected.
BY that time IL Is likely the American
comma aders will be in direct cable COM
municatlon With the authorities here. AL
miral Sampson has taken the shore end
Of the cable landing at Guantanamo and
force of cable experts are rapidly restor-
ing the line to working order The prox-
ress Of this work has been 81 satisfactory
thst one OF tbs leading officials OF the
state department sail tonight that Il was
hoped direct cable communication would
be established by Thursday. 1t VIII .pg.
an end 70 the dearth or orlclai Informal
tion concerning important movements, and
viii enable the authorities here TO keep In
touch with those executing the strategic
movements. Maj. Gen shafier. who com
rnands the expedition. has with him a
force OF TO officers and 1855 enlisted nen
Regular troops make up the greater part
OF the force. there being only three vol
are the Seveuty-frRs New York anI Sec
ord Massachusetts infantry volunteers
ard two dIsmountsd squaircas of fou-
troops each from t1e Frs United sjafes
volunteer cavalry res;msat. which Cal
Wood commands and of which Roosevelt
is lieutenant colonel Whatever either of
these officers Is with the sauadrons named
3 nor yet known at The war department.
Ii was dlfiicui: 10 prevail upon the mount
ed Iifiealen TO leave their mounts bshiu.i,
bat iris vas d matter or necessitv, It Is
said. owing 70 The lack D. accommodation
for horses on shfp board. TIE hes. the
lt tparsrnenf could % at this t,sne IN tAe
FOR the expedition uas % Include arn1n<
the troops orc ganaGron of tae Second
T7rIteyi States cava:ry fully mounted.
With H.ne officers and go enlisted rneu.
Tne fu:I .isc % troops that make up
this expedition as reported 20 the war ac-
Isartrrseni by Cen. Sh3ftsr follows:
Infantry regimen Sixth. sixteerEa.
seveaty-arst Neg York volunteers. Tensa.
Teren.y-ars;. secosd. Flfly-tasfd Eighth.
Twea;y-focrth. Ninsh. Tseaty-zfcona.
secoai Massachusetts, volunteers First
Fifteenth, Thirteenth. Seventh. sevea-
,eeash. T'hird. TnsrCe.h. Totai lafantFy
~ officers and ~ 7os ea..s'ed T.sen-
Caval'y--Two e.xasauafed sQaad-oas ot
four troaps esch fro1s Tlssr5. s.x;7. Slcsa.
FIRST and Tenth cavalry. 2e5 two d.s-
n.eunie3 saaaa@ou5. to1r troops eseA from
Fisse volunteer cssa.ry. Total a.snesas-
s3 cava:yy 10 os3cerz. -,s7s eaGs5ei gnsa,
M1unfe3 cavalry. Gre sqeaaroa of ,ae
second. uins osg.csez ard - eaSstel a,ea.
Artillery batteries r ard X Fast
artillery; = aaa F. see911 araiIery: Il
asTcs Rs ard - eGsisfs3 nsen-
ns;,srle@ q =rd Il. F1of.a artillery.
fear cislcers ass l21 enlisted men.
rS4neers-~C- C-oirr agsitz e and +. n.ae Of
acers. ~ easissed nssn.