The Virginia enterprise., 1898-08-12
COMING [ HON At ONCE,
Directions for the Removal d
Shafter's Whole Army.
QUICKLY Y AS POSSIBLE 3.


ment has ordered the large feet Of trans.
! ports at Ponce to- proceed to Santiago
there to join with the transports already al
Santiago In bringing Gen. Skaters army
hack to this country. There are ten
large transports with the feet at Ponce
some Of them, like the Mobile, having a
a capacity of 654O men. This. with the
capacity of the ships already at Santiago,
will give carrying capacity of over II, ,OO6
men at a trip. In addition to the trans.
ports announced by the war department
yesterday as being ready at Santiago, ii
how appears that the Orizaba, capacity
$50 men, is also available. The Yale
will also be brought in the service in the
course of a week or ten days. At present
she is to be utilized in taking Gen. Fred
Grants brigade to Porto Rico, after which
she will return by way of Santiago and
take on load of Shafter's men.
Troops Elated at the Prospect.
The press dispatches from Santiago
saying that the troops were greatly elated
over the prospect Of beginning the home
ward move id accepted with satisfaction
here. Itsis said that the embarkation has
| already begun and that the louisa ma,
which left day before yesterday with cav.
airy on board, is now we'll on her way
home. - >+,'zs E.. @'F..t~
With the arrival Of Skaters army in
| to the troops to recuperate. This will
apply not only to the sick but to the well,
as it is appreciated that the hardships
| through which the men have gone must
| have taxed the vitality even of the
strongest. There will be no yellow fever
cases brought to this country, as such
cases can be best handled without re.
| YV1nv v0I Nhn lnce -
ness, not involving contagion, will be
| brought if the patients are convalescing
| to a point where removal will be advan-
| tageous.
Surgeon General Sternberg has in view
several points for patients and GONZALES
cents. The actual hospital station will
probably be located at Montauk Point,
where field hospital for 500 patients is
pital equipment which Gen. Skaters
forces will bring along with them. But in
! addition to this, Gen. Sternberg has in
view two fine locations where the brac-
ing mountain and lake air will help con-
yalescents to recovery. These points are
Fort % Ethan Allen, vt, and the army post
no purpose of making these points hospi-
tai camps in the ordinary sense of the
word, where severe cases will be handled,
but only to make them available for the
convalescents already well on the way to
recovery, who need good air and surround
ings to bring them completely back to
health. Each post will accommodate some
800 to 800 men. The order designating
them for this purpose has not yet been
made, but Gen. Sternberg doubtless will
make the recommendation for their use.
Harmony Among officials.
The impression that there is a differ
| ence of opinion between the medical Of
| ficers at Santiago and those at Washing
ton on the question of removing the
troops of Shafter's army, is said to be
without foundation. as it is pointed out
| that Surgeon-Geh. Sternberg's Office
maintained from the first that the army
should be removed as fast as the mill
tary situation would permit. It is said,
however,: that the military situation, in
the common custom Of field operations,
dominates the medical situa ton, and that
the latter. must shape itself to the mill
tary requirements. Gen. Sternberg felt
that it would be disastrous for the troops
to- remain at Santiago through the late
summer and early fall months, as these
are most likely to breed serious cases of
yellow fever. In the event that q re.
moval was not possible because of the
Sternberg's view that the camps be re.
moved as speedily as possible from points
OF infection and new camping grounds
back of Santiago be established. rIS 4
Santiago de Cuba, Aug. 4, D. m,-(De-
layed in TRANSMISSION )-From the mo.
ment Secretary Alger's cable message
was received this morning ordering the
erything has been hustle and activity at
headquarters The transports here, six in
number, have been ordered to discharge
their cargoes and to get ready without
loss of time to take on board the first
shipments for. home. Other transports
are expected here shortly, and it is 4ex-
!! pected that eighteen transports will soon
United States. The Yale and Harvard.
among others, are understood to be on
their way here.
Gen. Skaters orders for the movement
OF his command provide the following
programme; .%...: II . 5Ss.G* ~
The embarkation of the Third and
Sixth regiment regular ca yalry; then the
Trough Riders) will be embarked. These
regiments have been ordered to be ready
to go OH board ship the day after tomor.
row. For TIE present the Ninth and
Tenth cavalry will remain in camp Only
the private horses of the officers will be
taken. The other horses will be turned
over to Gen. Wood, who remains here
=.
All the tents will be left standing and
all the extra-worn clothes and bedding,
which may possibly. be infected, will be
| destroyed. =
The First brigade of Gen. Lawton's di.
vision, under Gen. Chaffee, will go next.
All the men able to ride will be put on
ponies and taken to the wharf. The 9TH
ers will be conveyed there in wagons. q
All the men who are suffering from
| yellow fever or infectious diseases will
be left here. Every precaution will be
taken to provide for the safe and healthy
| arrival of the men north. = : ,.~:> .
/ The volunteer regiments will be shipped
as follows: First Illinois, First District
Of Columbia, Seventy New York,
Eighth Massachusetts, Second Massachu.
sets, Eighth Illinois, Thirty third Michi.
gan and Thirty-fourth Michigan. S.
No tenting or surplus baggage will be
ia ken back to the United States Sz=:. :: -
Capt. McKittrick and DR.. Goodfellow
of Gen. Shafter's staff left here, this aft
ernoon by the Berlin for New Orleans.
RACE TROUBLES.