The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-28
Twelve Thousand to Be Sent With
in Sixty Days.
WILL BE TWO DIVISIONS
FITZHUGH LEE WILL GO IN
NOVEMBER.
Will Be Scattered Out In Small
Bodies at Various Points On the
Island-Very Few Troops Will Be
Located at Havana-First Division
Commanded By Wade.

Washington, Sept. 27.AA eemprehen-
sive programme for moving troops to
Cuba has been outlined by the war
department and its initial features have
been decided upon. This result is due
to directions given by the president on
Sept. 10, to the effect that the details of
troops be made for Cuba. Acting on
this Major General Miles outlined a
plan for sending two divisions to Cuba,
the first under command of Major
General Wade, to leave in October and
the second division, under Major Gem
eral Fitzhugh Lee, to leave in Novem-
ber Each division will embrace about
5000 men, so that the plan is to have
some $4,000 troops in Cuba or on the
way there within the next go days. 1t
is not contemplated, however, that any
large number of this force should be
assembled at any one point in this
country or in Cuba, the desire being to
keep them scattered, as they can there
by be handled to better advantage.
From the fact that they go to Cuba it
does not mean that they will proceed
directly to Havana On the contrary,
the outlook is that there will be very
few troops at Havana, the bulk of them
being scattered through the western
end of the island as garrisons at small
IOWIlS, lIlUS putting lIIlO SL-
feet the military occupation Of the is
land.
In anticipation of the move the quar-
termaSter's department is preparing to
have transports ready for the troops.
1t had been intended to thoroughly
overhaul all the transports, putting
them in dry dock, and transform them
from crude merchant ships into mod
ern transports. But this plan will have
ports ready for the approaching move
towards Cuba.
The war department today gave out
the order directing the formation of the
first division which is to go to Cuba.
It simply creates the division, making
no mention of the proposed service in
Cuba, or the expected time of depart
ure. These features, however, were en-
braced in a confidential telegram sent
to the several commanding offers af-
fected by the order. 1t makes known
to them that the division is for service
in Cuba not later than Oct. 20.
The organizations forming this Octo-
Der division are as follows: Cavalry
brigade, composed of the Seventh and
Fifth United States cavalry, to be COM
manded by Brigadier. General L. H
Carpenter, United States volunteers;
First infantry brigade, composed of the
Fifteenth United states infantry and
Fourth United States volunteer infan-
try, to be commanded by Brigadier
General Simon Snyder, United States
volunteers.
Second brigade, First United States
infantry and Third United States vol
unteer infantry, to be commanded by
Brigadier General E. B. Williston,
United States volunteers.
The order leaves open the command
of the division, but General Snyder
will be in temporary command until
permanent division commander is
chosen. General Niles recommendation
of General Wade for this command is
likely to be carried out, although it is
still open, owing to doubt as to Gen
eral Wade being free from his service
at the head Of the Cuban commission
now holding sessions at Havana -
Although the November division, un-
der command of General Fitzhugh Lee,
has been fully projected as a part of
this same programme, its formal exc
cution will be deferred for time The
regiments forming the November di-
vision embrace both cavalry and in
fantry, with General Sumner in COM
mand of the First brigade
FOUR MORE DIVISIONS.
New York, Sept. 2S.-A special to the