Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-20
ARMY ON THE MOVE.
TRAVELLING SOUTHWARK FROM
ALL OTHER POINTS OF COMPASS.
INFANTRY, CAVALRY, AND ARTILLERY
Secretary Aiger Bids Farewell fn
Person to Troops from Fort Myer-
Striking Popular D~monstrations
ut Various Points.

PENSACOLA. FLA, april l9.-Com-
pany q. Fifth Infantry, is the first OK
the new troops ordered here 10 arrive.
They came IN Monday from Fort Nc
Pherson barracks, al Atlanta.
The last Spanish steamship In port
cleared Monday for Liverpool with a good
cargo.
THE EIGHTEENTH INFANTRY.
DALLAS. TEN. April l9.-The general
office Of the Texas and Pacific railroad,
I'm this city. was to-day notified Of the
departure Of the Eighteenth Infantry from
m Paso by their new road Oh route for
New Orleans The first train, OF sixteen
cars, is due at Dallas tomorrow.
TWO TROOPS SECOND CAVALRY.
DENVER col. April 19-The two
troops OF the Second Cavalry stationed
at Fort Logan, near this city, started for
Chickamauga this afternoon. The train
is q mixed one of seventeen cars, carry
ing all the officers, men, horses, and lug
gage of the two troops
THE THIRD INFANTRY.
ST PAUL. MINI. April I9-This az
ternoon the Third Regiment Of Infantry
lcft Fort Smelling for Mobile.
TWENTY-SECOND REGIMENT.
KANSAS CITY. NO. April l2-The
Twcnty-second Regiment Of Infantry
from Fort Crook. Nebraska. for Mobile,
arrived I'm Kansas city to-day. The COM
mand left In half an hour over the Mis-
souri, Pacific, for St. Louis
FOURTH INFANTRY.
CHICAGO. April 19-The first section
of the train with the troops composing
the Fourth Infantry left Fort Sheridan
this afternoon. The second section will
leave Tonight.
FROM FORT LEANENWORTH
LEANENWORTH KAS., April l9-The
troops az Fort Leavcuworth made their
start to-day. They composed the Twen-
tieth Infantry. for Mobile. and four troops
of the Sixth Cavalry. bound for Tampa.
Fla.
Nearly the entire population were at
the fort depot % wituess the departure.
COPPINGER AT MOBILE.
MOBILE ALA. April l9-General Cop
pinger and sta0 reached here this morn
ing. The camp-ground has been selected,
four miles from the city. i'm the healthiest
portion of the county. The first troops
viii arrive here tonight.
RAIN SPOILS FAREWELL.
BUFFALO, ~ Y, April l9.-Five COM
pauies OF the Thirteenth Infantry. under
command of Colonel A. T. smith. left
hero this afternoon FOR Tampa. A great
farewell demonstration had been pre-
pared. including an escort 90 the station
by two regiments OF tho National Guard,
but this had 10 be abandoned on account
of a heavy doWnpour OF rain. At Fort
Porter and Porter avenue, where the
troops boarded their special trains, and.
in fact. at every point where view OF
the departing military could Doe mad,
crowds of people assembled and chccred
the soldiers.
THE TWENTY-FIEST INFANTRY.
WHITEHALL. y. ". April l9-The
Twenty-hrst Infantry left here on spe-
cial trains for the South to-day.
CAVALRY AND ARTILLERY
WASHINGTON. April l9.-Troops 4. +,
g. and II. of the Sixth Cavalry. from
Fort Nyer passed through the city early
this morning. ON their way To- Chicka-
manga They passed I'm review before
Secretary Anger and General Miles. and
were greeted by crowds along the streets.
The station was "a scene Of bustling ac-
tvity during the hours necessary 10 load
the cars. At half-past . Secretary Alger
accompanied by his wife and daughter.
arrived in a carriage. The Secretary
shook hands with officers and soldiers
After spending some time i'm this way he
drove 90 the War Department while the
troops continued their preparations for
departure.
At noon the train. in three sections,
carrying the cavalry and Light Battery
+. Of the First Artillery. from Washing
ton barracks, started on its southern
Journey.
\ SERIOUS ACCIDENT.
DD.-.,IT, MICH, April 19-The de-
parture Of the First Battalion Of the
Nineteenth Infantry from Fort Wayne
this evening was marked by % serious
accident. During the firing of ID salute IN
honor Of the departing troops boy those
left i'm charge Of the fort. Private George
Esgman had hts right arm nearly blown
OFF by the premature explosion of a can
non. and Sergeant John W. Auniss. who
was in charge Of the firing party, had his
hand severely injured.
The battalion, consisting Of go men. j.
officers. and n band Of - pieces, left az
$50 o'clock.
Governor Plngree and throng Of poo
pie witnessed the start Great euthu- |
siasm was manifested
WILD ENTHUSIASM AT COLUMBUS
COLUMBUS, O.. April 19.-The Seven
tecnth Regiment. United States army !
left Columbus fOr.Tampa. Fla. ar $50 i. !
NJ. The regiment Is composed OF J2S Off !
GERS and enlisted men. Colonel John $ /
Poland I'm command. Colonel Poland. by /
request. marched the troops from the /
post 90 the Union Depot over the princi- .
pal streets 40 military organization F.
ever received greater ovation The /
streets for a distance Of two miles were /
so packed with people that there was /
scarcely room for the regiment 10 march. +
The crowd is conservatively estimated a /
- 900. The widest enthusiasm prevailed. /
and the American and Cuban flags were
displayed on every hand.
MANY TROOPS OF THE SOUTHERN. I
NEW YORK, April 19.-Announcement .
was made Tonight by the Southern N4.- !
way Company that there will be- moving /
On it's lines tomorrow lJ0J soldiers. -yia /
for Tampa Fla. and about /
20 for Chickamauga. TWO attachments. /
Of $50 each, passed through New York to- /
night, from Plattsburg and Sackett's IIar- |
Dor On route for Tampa, and $50 /
left Buffalo this afternoon FOR the same /
destination.
The movement 60 Chickam1uga from /
Newport will pass through this city to- /
morrow The Fort Hamilton movement |
q D. g. la Id.