New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-17

were 10 go along. This involved riding them 70
Port Tampa. distance OF nine miles across the
sands. One man started late In the afternoon.
taking with him his blanket and a few other be-
longings. He is artist. and perhaps should
not be blamed for ignorance OF woodcraft. The
road runs only short distance from the rail
road track. first side and then on the
other. but he lost his way. lie wandered and
wandered until darkness settled on the land
finding no house AZ which he could obtain d.
rections.
Finally. in despair. he determined TO camp out
for the night lie would have TO do Il in Cuba
and why not make a beginning? Anyway. he
did. He fastened his horse wrapped hinsel,
IN his blanket and lay down N pleasant dreams
After fine nights rest. he arose and ended his
Journey.
SUDDEN ORDERS TO MOVE
When every one connected with the commits
.ary and quartermasters departments had said
that II would be utterly Impossible TO sail befor.
Thursday or Friday. positive orders came from
Washington that the Fifth Army Corps must
move at once on Cuba That Tuesday
night. and between s and o'clock information
was spread around that the correspondents must
make their way to Port Tampa best they
could at once. and be on board some transport
as TO whether the newspaper writer's would go
on the Seguranca. the flagship. or on the oil
vette. few OF the literary men. like Richard
Harding Davis were selected for the Seguranca
finally. Tuesday afternoon the plan had been
to start the rest of the fleet off ahead Of the
Ovette. che being busy supplying other boats
with water from the spring at 81. Petersburg.
and to let her follow after getting her own
tanks filled. She is fast enough 10 catch the
others with
The sudden change In plan ~ course made
rearraneement necessary OF the assignment Of
the newspaper contingent, II was deemed IN
likely that the Ovetie would 60 as the re-
porters were to be distributed among the fleet In
patches OF two three and four.
BAGGAGE-CAR LOST
Here was a how -de-do. II was bad enough
about the horses some OF them had been pro-
vided for, but others were in livery stables and
a satisfactory disposal OF them could not be
made in hurry. The baggage, however. was
the most trouble. Nearly half Of the thirty
respondents had placed their tents, camp equ-
pages and part Of their personal outfit In a freight
car lent by II r. Plant The had been
promptly moved. but in the awful congestion Of
freight and troop traffic at Port Tampa. had
been shunted off somewhere near Port Tampa
City. a mile or two away Even II 1t was posi-
bic to get to the transports. how could the nun
dred parcels. rolls. boxes cases, bags cots. tent
poles. typewriters. etc. be separated In the
night and In the hurry OF departure?
Meanwhile there was the hotel baggage to be
packed up. bills to be paid and forty other
things to be attended to. Sailors and tent
makers were aroused from their sleep TO finish
articles at once II was unlikely that there
would he another train to Port Tampa before
6 the next morning. except the one reserved es-
pecially for Generals Miles and Shafter and
their stahs. Some correspondents tried to hire
teams. but fortunately failed. Another with fine
foresight decided to be moved with the troops
and at o'clock went 10 Ybor city whence the
list New-York to go by train He slept
In a car. and at the end o. eleven hours was
landed ut his destination, eleven miles away.
A CORRESPONDENTS STIFF WALK
One New-Yorker was quartered with regi-
ment 0, Regulars on Tampa Heights. They
broke camp carly in the evening but were de-
ayed In going. At a the correspondent
fearing to be left behind. started to walk to the
Army headquarters at the Tampa Bay Hotel
1t was only four FIVE miles away. but the
goiag was deep sand. and he had a stlff pull OF
an hour and n half but arrived in time
About J. o'clock special train Ct one car
went TO Port Tampa Government business
Three newspaper people were allowed TO 20 on
II. One-and may his name be blessed volun-
teered to find the missing car Of baggage The
other two were in all sorts % a tangle With
difficulty they moved their tents and other be-
lorgings 10 Port Tampa Monday. reaching the
hotel at ] o'clock the next morning. Tuesday
they hired tug TO put their goods on the
Olivette. which was out In the harbor. Now, the
thing to get everything back to the pier,
When they got there, the Ovette had gone to
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