The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-12
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TROOPS OFF ON TRANSPORTS.
EMBARKATION BEGUN MONDAY.
AFTERNOON.

Wire Manned by the Press Censor
Tuesday Night - GEN. Skaters
Former Regiment the First to Go
Aboard ship.
Tampa, Fla, June 1.-THE army of In
vaslon is now embarked on large feet Of
swift transports.
The first official notification that tho
time for movement had arrived came i'm
the form Of a general order posted on
May 81.
The announcement created great enthus-
iasm. Preparat tons were hastened among
the troops on the following day to be in
readiness to move Immediately on board
tho transports. Every man went about
his work with eagerness.
The embarkation assumed definite Shape
on Monday afternoon, June 6. when the
First United States Infantry, Maj Gen.
Skaters old command. a regiment FAM
Gus in the history Of the army. was given
the honor of embarking first
These physical giants, as they marched
down the long pier at Port Tampa, with
their regiment band playing patriotic airs,
were an inspiring sight. awakening the en-
Their national colors fiuttered IN the Gulf
breeze; their arms gllstened In the trop-
| ical sun, while their rhymthic tread added
to the impression, among all. that this was
! the most warlike scene Witnessed here.
During balance Of that afternoon and
until daylight next morning the move-
ment was resumed with the utmost vIgor.
All during Tuesday the wharves were a
moving mass of excited humanity, each
Individual vainly striving for a place.
Late in the afternoon every commanding
officer was ordered 20 get his regiment
In readiness for Immediate movement, ard
| soon afterward word was sent out to send
| the troops upon the transports as rapidly
as possible. Trains of coaches and cars
| of all descriptions were placed on stdings
near the various camps, and baggage,
arms and ammunition were hurried on
| board
On Tuesday evening about o'clock
Lieut.. Miley. who was in the hotel tele-
\ graph office with Gen. Miles, was seen to
rush into the hall and run down II at
fun speed toward Gen. Skaters apart
ment
Immediately the two were seen moving
rapidly toward the telegraph office, Lieut..
| Miley forcibly pulling the heavy general
with him. The regular operator was
| evlcted, the office doors were closed and
! Capt. J. E. Brady, the censor, took the
| key.
Gen. Miles and Cen shafter were then
placed in direct communication with the
war department and half hours confer
! ence ensued.
The termination OF this resulted In hur-
ried whispered conferences among the les
ser officials, followed by a wave of excite
ment.
THE army OF invasion must Immediate
| ly depart" was the word.
| From the comparative calm of a few
| minutes before the scene was changed to
one of action. scurrylng feet hurried the
order from room TO room, while horses,
1ecked with foam, sped from camp to
| camp.
Special trains were hurriedly coupled,
and baggage piled aboard In chaotic FASH
| ion.
Newspaper correspondents left half their
possessions In their rooms In their frantic
| rush. All during the night the feverish
| rush continued The more anxious disre-
| garded the trains. hiring cabs TO convey
them to Port Tampa, nine miles away
lJ AS an evidence of the importance with
which all foreign governments look upon
this struggle between the United
states and Spain many of them
| have sent distinguished representa-
| lives to see how the war is to
be carried on, and note the improve
ments made In the way of conducting
| them, as to arm equipments and ammuni-
ton, In fact, to see what Is new in the
world pertaining to such matters and to
make official reports when II lis over to tho
! foreign governments which they have tho
| honor and distinction to represent. = These
distinguished representatives will go TO the
! front with the first invasion and Will be
| provided with quarters on the ship that Is
made the headquarters Of Gen. Shafter and
his staff. They viii be the guests of the
United States government, Just so long as
they desire 20 remain Nearly all OF
them have been here in Tampa for
month OF more, this being the headquar-
ters OF the troops. the very heart and
lungs Of the movement against Spain. AS
| representatives of foreign govern
ments, they have been treat
ted with marked consideration in
a social way, and all of them unite
In expressing the opinion, that they nave
been well received and shown every con-
sideraton due them as representatives
of foreign and friendly governments.
They have been very guarded In cx-
pressing their opinions as to the course OF
the war or the possible outcome of the
struggle Several of them have, however,
expressed much surprise at the rapidity
with which the government has raised Its
army and equipped the same for field SER
vice. Expressions Of this character have
fallen quick and fast from the lips OF
THESE foreign representatives, whenever
they were broached upon the subject.
Lieut. j. ID. Miley aide-de-camp to Gen.
Shafter, has kindly furnished the follow
ing as a correct list OF the distinguished
military attaches here, and the countries
that they have the honor to represent
Capt Alfred Padget, of the English
navy, and Lieut.. A. II. l.. Lee. of the
English army.
Commander Dalgreen, naval attache to
the legation of Norway and Sweden at
Washington.
Capt Wester, military attache of the
legation OF Sweden and Norway at WASH
ington.
Capt. Abildgaard, military attachee, COM
mander Gade and Lieut.. Gulmuyden, OF
the navy of Norway.
Count Won Goetzen, first lieutenant I'M
perial German army, military attachee at
Washington.
Lieut.. j. Rodler naval attachee to the
Austro- Hungarian legation, at Washing
ton.
Col Yermoloff. military attachee to the
Imperial Russian embassy al Washington.