The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-06-02
COL. D0RST'S
EXPEDITION
Was the Third One Landed Success
fully on Cuba's Shores.

TAMPA. FLA. June 1.-Major-Generai
Nelson \. Miles, Commander-in-Chef
OF the United States army, is now in
Tampa. The General, with his stan, and
a large office force. arrived mere over the
Florida. Southern and Peninsula railroad
from Washington and established his
headquarters at the Tampa Bay Hotel.
Mrs. Miles. Miss Miles. and Sherman y.
Miles were also in the party.
General Miles was apparently thor
oughly tired out by his hot journey, and
remained in the hotel all day cOnvers-
ing over the situation with Generals
Shafter and Wheeler and renewing old
acquaintances among the veterans who
were with him on the frontier.
RAINY SEASON BEGUN.
The rainy season on the Florida coast
may now be said to have fairly COM
meuced A terrific thunder storm was
experienced here to-day. The rain fall
for half an hour was simply enormous,
but the ground had dried into powder
by a drought that has lasted for eight
months, and readily absorbed most OF
it. and but little discomfort WIS caused
among the camps OF the soldiers. A few
tents were blown down by the occasional
squalls and sOnc lively scrambhng
among the unfortunate occupants OF
these tents resulted, but no material
damage was done.
The dust and heat OF the past two
weeks have been almost unbearaAe, and
in consequence drilling hours In many
cases have been shortened; II being SIM
ply impossible for even the regular
troops. hardened as they are, to stand It..
Lieutenant ]. ID. Miley Of General
Skaters staff, has returned. His trip
extended over several days.
THE DORST EXPEDITION
Brigadier-General II. w. Lawt0n has
reported here 20 General Shafter.
An official notice OF the complete sue
cess OF the expedition in command q
Lieutenant Colonel ]. II. Dorse. which
sailed from this port on the steamer
Florida two weeks ago. carrying arms
and ammunition, cOmmissary supplies.
horses and mules for the insurgent army
under General Garcia. besides one Of the
largest and best equipped body OF men
that has yet volunteered for service in
the cause OF cuba. was posted on the
bulletin board at army headquarters to-
day.
IL reads as follows:
Colonel Dorst returned 10 Key West
yesterday after landing successful ex-
peditiOn on the northeast coast OF Cuod-
He landed az Point Banes directly north
across the island from Santiago de Cuba
He took with him from Tampa over 400
Cubans fully armed and equipped and to
some extent drilled. and landed these to-
gether with over a million rounds OF am
munition between 100 and 5000 Springfield
rifles and a steamer load OF munitions Of
war. Including horses and mules"
THIRD SUcCESSFUL LANDING.
This makes the third successful expedi-
tion in landing munitions OF var and
armed Cubans on the coast OF Cuba
Colonel Dorst was the first to land
American troops on Cuban soil and TO
raise the American flag on those sheres.
He was also the first 10 whip body
OF Spanish troops. in which the COM
manding officer and two or three men
were killed. and he Is the frst 10 cap
ture one OF the deep water pHfts on
the north coast OF Cuba.
Il Is a little singular that while az al
most the same time that Commodore
Schley was closing the Spanish heet In
the port OF Santiago de Cuba, Colonel
Dorst was and had been for two days
unloading munitions Of war In rort
directly north and within sixty miles OF
IL.