The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-07-19
Plans For Taking Porto Rio

Washington July kAcr three days consultation between
fc President Secretary Agcr brooke during
there WIS frctun Contamination Miles Sboney the
details of the Porto n expedition were perfected and the
p ION itself w,~ gotten under way, with artillery
and troops sailing today converted cruiser
Yale to be followed ihy by nm army There
m some notable dncrmccs in plans expedition and
Cor the stately naval pa 8c away Tampa under
Gen Sars command TO attack Santagb First will be
ulcay no naval copyJys navy department has declared that
tfy are unnecessary tat there Spanish warshp the
West Indies that dare unst rho In the second
place The expedition ddcs from one point but will be
diyd annp several ports preventing uemendpous
cson that was encountered Tampa the effort the big
et Lastly there VIM be no effort get the ships
ttbe bnt the transports will br allowed find their
70 tl destination Without concerted mpycments Gen Miles
ds the Oay lie has br promised by President that he
ond 90 o Porto Rico and the promise redeemed when the
> headed today lSiboncy for Porto Rico miles distant
( nroo viii he t Senior officer i'm command and
him viii Fa the rckpoAiiity execution OF tile details
f his snprora pans ii is estimated bat Gcn. Miles should
orvc by "Wednesday night point selected for The landing
and that IN Hoist the American Dag at once over Porto He"n
coil Tho mint chosen FOR his Ianhnsis kcPtsrcgas the general
m Land cfo tbe u body of expedition is at hand and il is
NOR desirable that the enemy should be able 60 as
Ia ~ sn,o,or forct o meet him distance from Charles
% ] inc first bod, Of troops for Miles expedition was to
,t tI,, ~ no, thhn double the from Santiago to
- r ga nh the Transports which from the former city
can cy reach Gen Miles before the early part OF next week
these charleston troops are the first brigade Of Che frf division
- M ert or ,cos Ind are commanded BY Brig Gen George
tr,s Tl brigade Comprises Wisconsin, third Wis
,rsn and sytrcnth Phnsyl tirhf 'rcthmtis. 'i iH'
9a 5,s, 81 Sroiary Alecr is TO make the. Porto Rican
;5i ehof i, An overwhelming force will fc thrown up
~ l,nd and IN M rnssbc that bioOdss victory will be
e, yhon tho Srabsh lNconc convinced TINT they have
reasonable resist successfully Ihe eNpuuoh y 10 "u
prise 3On0O mti at hc Start and It win pc s"'ped soon 20 i
and If ngcefsill 10 FQOOo meH lhGr9nIlt" "i me l
forces having Irogrss'd 50 wen as TO warrant t4p
that lat number of men can be ready l"f SFl'' IA wv -
Nihina short times ia" tnlite PodSoi "lN AZ VI"
be- taken Rnmldrhg ahFi i3"'o men, ana n,'uus io m
and light artillery under eoahahn zen l'o"s''' '" P
tion will be- particularly strong WIN art'l''l' ~ sum ~ @ ~,
Santiago c0nmltuded l Gen kand"lm " 10 J" u"" uPo
Tampa ~ti7or are known as me ourlh CORPS uur "Jo w"
(oWdug,t comprising c second DIVISION unner hllS, zen N'n
The hrs breau'i lrsr '''h i
and r. infantry second brigade lirig ten 'ar'r' Se'
6nd New York and 5 Maryand tird prge lg zen luuso
Pennsylvania, lJ ihdian9 ana htsl 'ho hhh uN"h
Brig Kline commdndne first rtgaie Col g. H. enna hrst
ohio Florida and S2pd Mifidgp second brigade rg Gen
Lincoln York 3d Ohio and nd Heovga the PROVISIONAL
cavalry brigade Co NOtc 9Th nnd deacments OF rst see
nd bid sixth cuih r. s. caYa and eight troops Of Rough
Riders; artillery brigade Gen anooh Two ght ana ten heavy
batteries \ possiq that an Of the cavalry VII not be called
upon. s.t.H f1 '-.- s.-.-' ~, ~ .,'a-
roOke will take with him from thfkamiuga ar most
hs second btigadls d army corps the First These
addition TO Gc ETHsss brigade ~ Charl'Stonb s'tol
division (en iiaincs tth Ohio Bird Illinois ana 10
Pennsy qa, third M e Col l. 5. Culver 0rsi kenpekS lu
Kentucky hh Ilnes SECOND division col y > ioia1u 'o
manding, first brigade Brig Gen g. T. ook th, i e,' ~,
first Georgia Tooth Indiana, 2nd brigade GEN MeN 'n ~
INDIANA, LIST NiI4iia, ird bfgade BRIG ''" "" ~
| ont Ohio lst repnsslvahia lltl Mnnfs0s - -.sss