Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-12-10
Louisville Legion arrived
from Porto Rico.
AN UNEVENTFUL VOYAGE
General Brooke and PRS nal St Fl Anoop
Those on Board the b-riin. Regimen,
win Leave Same T n- To-Day
Reception Commit, tre Here.

iment. or the Loyal Legion. as If Is
lovingly called by it's friends in the
Blue Grass State. arrived at Newrpot
news at 1870 O'Clock yesterday after
noon.
OF the thirteen hundred of brave boys
IN blue who sailed from this port to
Porto Rico four months ago there re-
turned but eleven hundred. The 9th IT
Two hundred are Sick. Commissioning or
dead OF the latter there are but egh-
teen. counting from the time the rcg;-
ment left here. OF the sick. a
score We're left in Porto Rico, seven
We're brought home on the transport
ana We're yesterday transferred to the
Josiah Simpson government hospital
The rest are at home on sick leave.
The Berlin. Captain wilson. the gent
al master. left Ponce Monday morning
at 2:S4 o'clock. Among her passengers
was General Henry who was tn relieve
General Brooke in the command Of the
island.
The Berlin reached San Juan the
same night and was boarded by General
Brooke and wife. General Mike Sheri-
dan. chief Of staff. and wife, Major
Dams and wife. Captain Campbell and
Lieutenant Castle. these officers all be-
ing of the major generals personal
staff.
The transport sailed out of San Juan
harbor at o'clock Tuesday evening
and headed for Hampton Roads The
trip from that on was without incident
until the destination was reached the
voyage being made in quick time ant
with smooth sea. .H ..M..
The steamer. with its happy soldiers
aboard. passed in the Capes at II O'Clock
and in little. over an hour was opposite
Old Point. An hour and j half late:
she had dropped her anchor off the coal
pier at Newport News
Quarantine officer. Dr. Jones, board
ed the vessel as soon as she came VI
and found everything in proper condi-
Vored came ashore. including several Of
fcers and the newspaper men who had
stuff TO send their papers.
2-LGeneral Brooke and his staff went t.
SOid Point and put up at the Chamberlin
They will leave for Washington today
The remainder of those aboard
stayed on the ship, with the exception
Of Major NJ. H. Crump of the Thirt
Battalion. who left by the afternoon
train for Culpepper county where he
will visit old friends. The major is
originally from Culpepper, and going
there is like getting home again. He
will rejoin his regiment at Charlottes-
vile when the special goes through
Colonel Casteman remained on board
last night. as did all the rest of the Off.
GERS. The other officers above the rank
of captain are Lieutenant Colonel NJ. 3
Belknap Major David Gray First Bat
TALON Major David Castle. Second Bat
TALON. and Major NJ. II. Crump. Thir,
Battalion. OF the commissioned off
GERS. all are reported we'll except Lieu
tenant Dan Carroll. Of Company NJ. who
is i'll with malarial fever. The sicknest
man among the six privates is West. o.
Company F. who is considered danger
ously i'll. He has typhoid ria. All
the rest of the men are suffering from
w a a vi hJJf ha Mi
noted. none of them are believed to BIZ
in danger
The regiment remained aboardshi,
last night. none of the men being grant
ed shore leave except those who hae
special business in the city. They viii
get away sometime this Afternoon
. or possibly not before tonight. The
train will leave in three sections. each
carrying a battalion the First Second
and Third. in order The trip through
will be made in minimum time and be
fore many hours. if all goes we'll. the sol
der boys will be at home with thei'
wives, sisters and sweethearts.
The delay here was, caused by the
fact that the men had no winter cloth
ing, and this had to be served out t
them, the operation requiring sometime
During the past two days some over
coats and blouses had been distributed
but most of the clothing supplies were
not be obtained. of course. till the yes
sci arrived. AS soon as this work is
finished the men Will be marched t
their trains and hustled away as rapid
ly as posi- =. The Chesapeake & Ohio
with its as::ai energy re- T"ade every
ar:aNc r1reHJ FOR tho .raEsr"r a = OF
the 1..en tie provision including farty
Pl;'.7an cars for the men. cna private
car COR the officers and eight box cars
TO" the equipment
The First Kentucky left here just
four months ago. counting back from
the 4th Of this month. When they went
they left many friends behind who re
gret that their stay here cannot BIZ
lon@er and that more opportunity has
not been given to see the boys.
I. was reported that the body of Pr-
yatn Cox was on board the transport.
bel, s brought home for interment. but
this. proves not to be the case. He was
one Of those who We're left to s'eep the
eternal sleep in Porto Rico. or the
seventeen others who died after the
regimen. LETT here, one was kill
"a by the Spanish and another was
drowned. The others died on thei,
cots. Of the sick who were left in Por
to Rico. two are contract surgeons, ~
Ben Frank, who is well known to tn
people here and DR.. Reddin Kirk. botf
promoted from hospital stewards. There
is in Porto Rico, also. member of tho
regiment who is neither dead nor sick
This is Private Stetson. who deserted
about a month ago from the hospital
ain which he had been 81 patient.
GLAD TO BE BACK.
The first man to come ashore on the
arrival Of the Berlin was Major M. II
Crump, of the Third Battalion. Fl
came in on . the special tug Of DR..
A. c. Jones, Che quarantine officer, who
is a prime favorite with the Legion, es-
pecially the officers.
To a Daily Press reporter the major
had this to say:
Il am glad to get back to Newport
News again. can tell you, and all OF
the boys feel as I do. We were treated
SO well when here before that it is sec
: ond only to home. We have had glo.
4 rious time in Porto Rico. That may
sound like fairy tale following what
has been published in the papers in this
country, but ask the boys and they viii
tell you. The entire regiment is in ex-