Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-06-15
the time the vessels had moved away

the time the vessels had moved awav
darkness had enveloped the remaining
ships. from whose sides Elin,rnered Ions.
even rows of lights. The knickerbock-
ct, numbered thirteen, and the Oriza ba
mad much to take on during the night
trucks with supplies ratified oyer the
sansplankS all night long the stanpirp
OF animals loud orders and blowing OF
OF steam contributing to a sleau,.ss
night. The last TO load We're ear..r to
complete the task for fear they might
oe ie1t. BY daylight, all excepstu. H..
surunca mad moved down the bay
Al O'Clock The Scguranca amid lusty
cheers and the blowing OF whistles fol-
lowed " '''-
General Shafter and his stafr were
the last to leave. The last orders w.ra
handed to Lieutenant Miley. nn aid. of
General Skaters, this morning and
then the flagship started FollUwin. is
iiSt or the vessels and their contents:
Miahll. Ninth cavalry and one bat
1alion SfXti"th infantry. one battalion
1enth infantry, first division
SahtlaSo. Ninth infantry hospit.l
corps. General kcnts headquarters.
TuSsie. 500 mules 30 packers ard
transfers.
Cherokee, one battalion Twelfth in
5antry. Eighth tro,u Ronsevelt's Rnueh
one Calling battalion. ...
Seneca. Eighth Infantry &c..
Alamo. battalion engineers one bar
'ai'on Tenth infantry. two corps Tenth
cavalry.
C"nal. two ligh, batteries First ar,it-
lefE. one field hospital ON. squadron
Tenth cavalry. sixty horses.
fucatan. one battalion Second In
tantry, Eighth trops Roosevelt $ Rough
Riders.
berkshire, two light batteries of Sec
nnd artillery. .".l.
Whitney. $50 ,.ul,;. 50 packars and
teanStcrS
olivet'c, hospital ship. Second hos
i'it;tl corps. ncw si.n!"s i.irn.
Segurahca, general headquarters
First Infantry
knickerbocker Second Massaclpu-
sets volunteer infantry
I"ncho. Forticth infantry Twenty
fifth infantry.
Florida. disabled by collision with the
Miami.
City Of Washington, Twcntv-fourtb
infantry, one battery Twenty-fi,st in
fantry.
Allegheny, 100 animals. General
Wh"eIer's headquarters detachment
sixth cavalry.
san Marcos. Sixteenth infantry, one
battalion Second infantry. General
hawkins headquarters.
Decatur II. Miller. one battery Snv-
mules.
Saratoga. Thirteenth infantry. one
battalion Twenty first infantry.
Lena General YounE's headquarters,
FIRST cavalry and one squadron Tenth
cavalry. -
Rio Grande, Third and Sixth cavalry.
General Summers Headquarters
Visilanci;, Seventy-iirst New York
volunteers.
orizaba, Twenty second Infantry.
siege guns. tw" battaliuns heavy artil
lery. 125 mules
1roquos, Seventeenth infantry. one
battalion Twelfth infantry, headquar-
ters OF General Charfec
Mattncwan. Twentieth infantry two
troops Second cavalry. 3cs horses and
mules.
Arkansas. 113 animals. equipments OF
Third artillery. detachment Second
cavalry. #" ..#
saltwater, troop a. Second cavalry.
lG0 horses
Hreakwater. Third infantry.
Morgan. troop &. Second cavalry, 100
animals
clinton. companies p and y, Second
infantry. 300 horses
Cumberland ana Mnnteo, miscclane-
Gus. ..- ...
Renewal. water boat.
Rssoiute. collier. .W ".u"
. '''Siii )stl &c Laura containing nla~
chinery and derrcks. The conveys for
the transport fleet are as follows:
indiana, Detroit. Scorpion. Nrsuvius
Helena. Castne. Annapolis. Panther,
Hornet. Manning. Bancroft Wamna-
tuck, Eagle, Wash.
After passing the bar buoy al the en-
trance OF this harbor the fleet will as
sumo the following order:
First division. first column, Miami,
Gus"ie. Cherokee and Seneca.
Second column Berkshire, Whitney,
Olivctte. Scguranca and Irouuois.
Third column. Allegheny San Nor
cos. Miller. Saratoga and Morgan. .
Second division. first column. Mattca-
wan. Comal. Yucatan, .Arll:iIsas and
Alamo. .1U...
Second division first column. Mattac-
City OF Washington. Hreakwatcr ana
Cnncho. q. ...5. .
Third column, Rio Grandc. Vigilancin.
Grizaba, knickerbncker ana l.eona.
The columns will be eight hundred
yards apart abreast containing five yes
sells. each -Four hundred yards apart.
Between the two divisions will be a
space of one Thousand yards. The two
divisions will bc alike in forma tion.
The consorts will occupy points of want
age completely surrounding the trans
ports. .