The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-05-16

Tampa, Fla, May 1.-two regiments
of infantry, the Eighth and the
Twelfth, arrived from Chickamauga
today and went into camp in West
Tampa. They were accompanied by
Brigadier General Guy V. Henry, who
commanded the second brigade of in
fantry at Chickamauga- These two
regiments made a total of 70 regiments,
16 of infantry and three of cavalry
now in camp ready for the move on
Cuba.
Most of these regiments have been
largely augmented by recruits during
the past three weeks so that close to
700 men are carried in each regiment.
In three batteries of artillery are $50
men. With the engineer and signal
corps there are about $4,000 troops of
the United States army now here. The
carrying capacity of the transports at
Port Tampa is altogether inadequate
for such a large force. OF the outside
not more than 5000 troops and 1000
horses and mules could be loaded on
the ten boats gathered here. That
force, however, could be sent away on
very short notice, as all supplies have
been put on board and everything
made ready for a hurried embarkation.
A party of about 125 reSrCl.S from
the north arrived here today P I'd Were
distributed among the variCa., regi-
mentS. DR.. Lemen, a well known
physician of Alton, ILL.,, and a surgeon
in the Japanese navy during the war
with China, is among the number. DR..
Lemen, who enlisted as a private.
brought with him number of others
from Alton.
Major Webb Hayes, quartermaster of
the Fourth Ohio cavalry, arrived here
today to arrange for camping grounds
for his regiment. which has been di-
verted from Chickamauga to Tampa.
Just where the volunteer regiments
will be located has not as yet been fully
determined upon. Some of them will
probably go into camp on the old Fort
Brookes reservation, where the
Florida state guard, about 1880 in
number. have already established
themselves.
BRIGADE ORGANIZATION.
General orders for the organizing of
the army of invasion into several
brigades will be issued from head
quarters tomorrow. The cavalry will
be divided into two brigades, the in
fantry into four brigades and the
artillery into one brigade. A battalion
of engineers is also formed.
The first brigade of cavalry will con-
sist of the Third, Sixth and Ninth regi-
ments. 1t will be commanded by
Brigadier General Sumner.
The first brigade of cavalry will con-
sist of the First and Tenth regiments.
now on their way to Tampa from
Chickamauga, will be commanded by
Brigadier General S. B. NJ. Young.
The infantry will be brigaded as
follows:
First Brigade-Brigadier General
Jacob ]. Kent commanding, will be
composed of the Sixth, Tenth, Twenty
second and Twenty fourth regiments.
The Second Brigade-Brigadier Gen
eral ]. S. Poland commanding. Ninth,
Thirteenth, Seventh and Twenty-first
regiments.
The Third Brigade-Brigadier Cen
eral Guy V. Henry commanding,
Eighth, Twelfth, Sixteenth and
Twenty regiments.
The Fourth Observation-Disclosures Cen
eral A. R. Chaffee commanding, First.
Second. Fourth and Eleventh regi-
ments.
The light artillery brigade, made up
of batteries E and X Of the First; A
and F of the Second, c and F of the
Third, H and F of the Fourth and D
and F of the Fifth, will be commanded
by Lieutenant Colonel w. j. Randolph.
The battalion of engineers, consist
ing of companies and E, will be
commanded by Captain James S. Lusk.
The order will go into effect at once.