Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-08-07
THE OLDHAM IN PORT
Transport Arrives TO Take
Troops to Porto Rico.
GENERAL GRANT TO LEAVE
He WIN Erh.rls with His stan. ll.ino,
Regiment surerssa.s the rhird
Kentucky. Work or the -
Ladies'.
GENERAL GRANT TOlEAVE

Transport No. 20. formerly the lIol-
land American liner oAuam. which
pied between sNcW York and tuttIr-
uani, arrived in port yesterday mlrnjl g
ana tied up ON the south side OF pic,,
o. where she is now taking on supplies
preparatory IL sailing r,i, Porte Eico
with troops To rcininrc. General Miles.
army.
Immediately after the ODdam's lines
We're cast and she WAS nuorcd Ia III.
dock Captain King. the ,.u:,rl,,ti,ast.,.
IN charge of loading tie vessels. went
aboard and began the work OF getting
the Snip ready t." take on the supplies
Tor IA" tf"upS. The steamer is now
loading he: cargo ;tiid Will probably be
ready To sail late Tuesday evening. 81.
early Wednesday, morning
SOME chaiSeE3 havc b,e:l made in the
orisih;, plans "f en,arllation. Tie
Third Kentucky regiment, Colonel
smith commanding. viii not he the neS
Regiment to embark la! Porto Rico
Th"s,. tro1ps lave been Superseded ly
inc fifth Illinois regiment. Colonel
culver. which will embark on TIN. OIL
nam. This does not mean ,ha, tht
Third kentucky will not go to Porto
Rlco, nor that it has been permanently
detached from General Grants brigade.
There are two rcasa.Is assigned FOR
making the change. TIL" first and most
important is that considerable sickness
prevails anon. Tie men OF the Third
ana the regiment is not realty in condt-
ton To embark. Many OF the lSentu Ky
soldiers are in th.. hospital suffrvill.:
with innmns and measles. Included! in
the Sicl; list ar. the iiin- closereS Of the
companies and important nuti-conmis-
stoned officers. .
The otse: reason is & personal one.
1T is Il sentiment that had its formati,.u
m the last war Colonel Culver. Of the
tlith ILLINOIS. served as a captain I'M
der General II. S. Grant in the war H..
tween tn" states. and il WAS his ,l.ssir,.
to serve under the 2rea, Federal chief
t;.in's son, General Fred II. Grant,
Yesterday Colonel Culver appealed ia
General Grant Ia make a place in his
brigade f"l his regiment. bur had no.;
the Third Kentucky regiment been
handicapped on account of sickness
Colonel tulvrr's desire could not have,
been sratitied, Tor his command was at
tached to General Wate's division and
lie arrived here Friday morning from
ChiclumaIEa Park 10 await orders TO
embark ut some fut.,re date. 4 The
change caused great disappointment
among the kelituckalls.
General Grant is anxious to get to
the front ana in order tn dn So IN viii
embark on the OLDHAM with his ttll 1t
has been estimated that lite TRANSPORT
can carry l.,Un men. hut ii il not
thought hy lie authorities here that
she cannot carry Urrr a'Hb. L il eNid2nl
that tho, officials Who have. been ,-sli-
mating the number Of men each trans
Port can TAX. have no practical: inoNy!-
edg,. OF the matter In line ease o. t,c
Manitoba it was stated That the steam
er could take 1860 horses ana the SAM,
number Of men hat when The ship WAS
loaded sh,. had .n h-ar,i $50 horses :,ild
iID men. and she WAS loaded 70 her fan
caused SOM, delay in getting tn,. cXps-
diiion started IN some Instances it
was necessary to tear u,,t the stalls for
the horses ana mules and construct new
ones. The quarters for the troops had
ais, t" be c::iiiet.d.
1t is not Known Wien the remaining
six companies OF the Fi'as, Kentucky
regiment on III" Indiana t.opls viii get
away. but they arc expected to sal
The. transport Manitoba with pravis-
Shrrjl.ns lronus of cavalry on hoard