Evening star., 1898-07-06
Reinforcements for shafter.

In meeting this the most active steps
toward getting large reinforcements to Gen.
Shafter are in progress These were decided
upon in part last night, and the orders are
in course of execution today. The move
ment of troops covers approximately 1000
men. Three regiments of Gen. Garretson's
brigade go from Camp Alger, one of them
the Sth Ohio, under Col. Curtis V. Hard
proceeding to New York. where they Will
embark Immediately on the St. Paul. The
other regiments of this brigade-the 9th IL
linois and 9th Massachusetts TO Charles
ton, S. c., where they take the cruisers
Harvard and Yale. At the same time the
brigades of Gen. Ernst and Gen. Hams, now
az Chickamauga, will move with all pos
sible dispatch to Charleston, Savannah, Mo-
bile and other Atlantic coast points, there
to take transports for Santiago.
In detail the commands making up this
important body of reinforcements are as
follows:
Gen. Ernst's Brigade; 1st Brigade, 1st Dr.
vision, 1st Army Corps; Sd Wisconsin, Col.
Martin T. Moore; 9Th Illinois, Col. James S.
Culver; 1st Kentucky Col. John B. Castle
man.
Gen. Hams Sd Brigade, Sd Division of 1st
Army Corps; 9th Pennsylvania, Col. Chas.
B. Doughecty; I'd Missouri, Col. William X
Caffey; 1st New Hampshire, Col. Robert Ii.
Rolfe.
Gen. Garretson's Brigade; Sth Ohio, Col
Curtis V. Hard; 6tn Illinois, Col. d. Jack
Foster; 9th Massachusetts, Col. Charles F.
Woodward.
The brigades at Chckamauga are order
ed to move with all possible dispatch, the
exact hour being left with those on the
field to make the best arrangements with
the railroads for moving southwark toward
Charleston, Savannah and the other coast
towns of ennbarkation. The three regiments
at Camp Alger will move today. Gen. Gar
ratson will probably go with the Ohio regi-
ment to New York and thence to Santiago
On the ST. Paul. Gen. Miles statement in
his dispatch to Gen. Shafter that he ex-
pected to be with him in a week, led to the
belief that Gen. Miles would go with some
of the organizations now about to depart.
But the general himself would not discuss
his movements or give any intimation as To
when he would leave. Those about him
seem to think he may go at any moment
Destruction of Cervera's Fleet.
Ths Navy Department has no additional
details on the annihilation OF the Spanish
feet, and it was said that the dispatches
from Sampson and Watson, giving the es-
sential facts, were not likely to be followed
by mlnuter details, except through tha
mail The otnciais are not entirely clear as
TO just what officer WAS in command dur
ing the naval battle. Although Admiral
Sampson was a few miles away when The
engagement began, il was said that he
might still have retained command, and mis-
sending CT the report is cited further
evidence OF this. The second officer In COM
mand is Commodore Watson, and the next
in rank Commodore Schley. Commodore
Watson's dispatch of last night indicated
that he had reached Santiago after the
fight. In the absence of both Sampson and
Watson. the direction of the hight would
have fallen to Commodore Schley and be-
il in the heat of the engagement OF. The
flags nip Brooklyn, it seems proba BILE that he
gave the signals by which the American
ships maneuvered and selected their va
rious points of attack.
The department officials feel the same
sentiments OF gratitude for all the officers
part cipating in the great battle, as 1t is
felt that each of them contributed to the
utmost, according to the circumstances of
his position. The disposition of Admiral
Ceryera and the 1900 prisoners is receiving
ths attention Of naval officials today, but
no exact determination has yet been reach
ed. Admiral Cervera will be treated with
the consideration due his rank, and the
department officials expressed sense of
qualification that Lieut.. Com. Wainwright
the American navy when he received the
tie cruiser Gloucester.