New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-24
TRANSPORTS AT TAMPA.
WAITING TO CARRY TROOPS TO CUBA
TIE ARMY A REPRESENTATIVE oSE-coNGEsrloN
or srPrILEs-MIss BARTON ON HEN
WAY TO WASHINGTON.
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WAY TO WASHINGTON.
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Tampa. Fla, May 23.-The Army mere e'"
ually assuming a National character Inc Nee"
lars. even II coming from all parts Oh '"e 'o''
tr, nresent 4 homogeneous appearance al
though certain regiments nave "e"-ue"eN
characteristics The sameness OF the UNIFORMS
however has helped to give a monotony 10 'niS
branch az the service.
But now regiments of volunteers ha'c O
a variety in the way Of uniforms as wei as III
nereonal aprearance The Floridlans have been
here longest and they. with other so"'her"e'''
are distinctly less brawny than the Northerhers.
OF course the Regulars look 'ne "'e'
most soder-likc Of all.
Tho -1et Now-york which, however has been
only SHINY represented in Tampa proper. shows
nm we'll and co does the Michigan regiment.
which Is made NJ Of strappins set OF Fellows.
Ohio too sends some broad shoulders ana deep
chests but the Georgians, although some are
tall are inclined 10 senderncss the climate j.
obviously 10 blame for this. TIL" regiment from
Georgia, however is picturesque ana inciuoc'
some well-known organzations' by the emu VI
the week the Army in and about Tampa VIII ne
thoroughly representative Of the eastern half OF
the country.
NETWORK TROOPS IN GOOD SHAPE
The New-Yorkers are in better shape as far
AS equipments are concerned than most or the
other volunteers They are. in fact. virtually
ready to enter oil the campaign
The newcomers are In various states OF UMPIRE
paredness Some have guns and no uniforms
and some have uniforms. but no weapons IL
is hoped that the Government VIII soon supply
the twilled garments which are TO he worn IN
Cuha. A number Of shipments have been re-
ceived here Of what are supposed to be these
light uniforms hut there is some hitch over the
distribution The medical supplies are also
largely in transit
Cbonlain Van De Water Of the list New
York came here from Lakeland to-day 10 get
some palatable food for the pneumonia pa
ticnt at the camp No milk was TO be had IN
Lakeland. and the patient could not eat the
military dishes provided for the men The
cbanloin found II difficult 10 obtain much from
the medical depot as the Regular Army has
Not recaived the articles intended for H. lie
On, some matted milk however. and Few
other thIngs The sick man Is better To-Day
than he was yesterday. The other inmates OF
the lists hospital only slightly under 'he
weather Colonel Greene was made HAPPY 10
aav nv receiving from New-York n dispatch
telling him that his sick child was improving
TRANSPORTS IN WAITING.
II is likely that the twenty -one transports no"
here could carry all the troops that nave ar
rived I'm this region. These vessels arc thc 'o1iai
Alamo San Marcos. Concho. Rio Grandc and
Ieona. Of the Mallory Line. with capacity OF
sOo ~ 900 each and from 30 to 400 horses
the Gussie and whitney. OF the Southern Pacific
Comnany capacity 900 and 400 horses each;
the Allegheny. berkshire and -. II. Miller or
the Merchants and Miners Line capacity. ~"
men each. the Olivette. Of the Plant Line ~"
/ men: the Vigancia. Seguran.a. Seneca, sara
toea and city 4 Washington. ~ the ward Line.
CAPACITY 500 to 800 men and 30 10 900 horses
each. the Cherokee and Iroquois. 81 the CIyd"
Line. capacity 100 men each. the Miami ana
the Santiago. capacity. perhaps. N" men cach'
Two transports are temporarily absent but VIII
doubtloss be back in time to 20 witt the main
fleet.
The congestion Of freight on the railroads
leading into Tampa continues, and Government
supplies are in consequence much delayed. Food
/ OF all kinds. wagons Siege guns. medical stores,
arms ammunition and troops IRE poured from
. hundred railroads into the roads that reach
this poInt and crowdng Is Inevitable. Gradually
/ the cars are unloaded. and every days delay In
| departing for Cuba places the Quartermasters
| Department In better situation
MISS BARTON GOING TO WASHINGTON.
Miss Clara Barton is here. and will return TO
Washington to morrow with party OF five. In
Guiding three women nurses. For three weeks
She has been on board the Red Cross ship State
Of Texas in the harbor at Key West, waiting
TO accompany the troops 10 Cuba. The State OF
Texas IS now nj Port Tampa
Forty eight hours having elapsed since the last
| another
was due to crop up to-day. and he appeared on
| scEedrlc time lie is Jose Castelanos
SANCHEZ Of all excellent Cuban family. He is
! about twenty eight years old. and was educated
/ in Cuba Tonight he is in the guardhouse Of
| the 10Th Infantry at West Tampa, by order ~
General Shafter. His friends say tina, an anon
! vnous letter caused his arrest and was written
! by a rival for the affections ~ young Cuban
woman. She is now IN Tampa but her family
has lived in New Orleans for several years.
Another Spanish outrage is reported to-day.
jose Lassoa n negro, eleven years old, was Sc
verclv burned about the chest and face by the
! intentional explosion OF some gunpowder by n
Spanish boy. Lassoa entering stable
when the other boy lighted the powder ana ran
away An Army surgeon attended Lassoa The
miscrean. escaped.
The dinner tomorrow In honor 81 Queen Vic
tora's birthday Will be n big affair. Ia view Of
the cordiality OF the relations between Great
Britain and the United States. II will doubt
less ne most enthusiastic. Major \. a. Wiley.
| OF the staff of the Governor Of Alabama. will
preside. and there will be number OF toastS
| God Save the Queen ana MY Country, IT'S
| OF Thee will he sung.
| CHARGE OF NEPOTISM BASELESS
| viCE.rKEsiOENT NOBAEr's son NOT APPOINTED
TO THE ARMY.
Washington. May % 1speciaD-Among the UNI
founded charges o. ncpotsm which have been In
Discriminatory made by sensational papers In cri,l-