Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-08-10
GENERAL GRANT SAILS
He Embarks for Porto Rico
on the Alamo.
1FlRsT KENTUCKY OFF
Remaining Six Companies of til. Regimen,
ON thu Way to Reinforce General
Miles, Fifth Illinois to
Leave Today.

After waiting for two weeks for a.
4 transport General Fred ID. Grant. COM
mander Of the third brigade uf ,h,. urst
division of the first army corps, last
night embarked on the transport Alamo
for Porto Rico. He was accompanied
by his staff.
The remaining six companies OF the
First Kentucky regiment. Colonel Cas-
3 tle1nan commanding. also embarked on
me Alamo. and the transport weighed
q anchor this morning, at :: O'Clock. Col
onel CaStlcman received orders ut 3
o clock yesterday afternoon to strike
camp and march his men to the wharf
"a few minutes later the bugl. vas
4 FOUNDED. The kentuckians halted tue
Fnotes OF the buglc with delight and
soon all was astir on the Casino
grounds. IN Il jify the dog tents
We're taken down and rolled up At
Z O'clock the march to the wharf began
the band leading the procession with
n lively auickstep. Hundreds of people
followed the troops to pier 5 and saw
them go aboard. The first detachment
or Colonel C:istleman's regiment sail
ed Tor Porto 1:ico last week on m,
transport Hudson.
The transport OLDHAM is still at pier
taking on provisions. / is probable.
z that the Fifth Illinois regiment. C.ul-
"i"l culver. will so aboard the steam
= '''iil' tiIil' liu:lN. nut II IS NOT lll[siS
lhat any more troops viii embark for
some time. AS General Miles has aa-
Vised the War Department that III,
does not need any more troops ANA il
rs uh''"rs' o"d that an order WAS rccelv-
sMd yesterday coGnt.rlnlntlins cmlar-
aSation orders. The other two regiments
here. Third Kentucky ana 1Goih IN
oAah;a. Wi! remain in camp above the
sshlpyard General Grants brigade will
De inc"!nplei", itckin,; one regiment
4 III L.
Colonel james Hamilton lewis Who
was ordered here from Chickuinane.,
fark 10 embark for Porto Rico. With
er ne was 70 go tn join General
accompany General Grant Yesterday
Colonel Lewis received orders To re-
Amain here and take charge Of the COM
saFnissary department rs Inspector, and
S4ne IS now the ranking officer. Since
his arrival in the city Colonel Levi,
served on General Grants staff rs Al IN
spector OF the provisions sent here for
shipment to Porto Riro. It.Ieaked out
yesterday that Colonel Lewis and his
assistants. Captains Rockefeller anu
bacon sent here from Washington
The meat, 1t Is understood gave off
an offensive odor ans; it was neces-
sary to bury it. Al first il was thought
pieces Of II might be saved ana distrih-
uted among the poor people ct the city.
but il was in a STATE of decomposition
and hardly lit for use in n soap factory
20 was also learned that Il large GUAM
tlty OF canned goods was condemned
and thrown into the river rnt. canned
stuff. it is said. looked rs If it might
be ten wears old.
Colonel Lewis and the army officials
declined 10 give nut any information
RresardihG the condemnation Of the pro
&B Sions when seen by (; reporter. Iinw-
ss~ver. there is reas-an to belev,. he re-
port came from reliable source
TFlPl.ETS IN THE ARMY.
T. Nearly every company that has come
4 here 20 embark FOR either Santiago or
Porto Rico brought with i, a mascor.
but there is a company at the camn
above the shipyard that can boast Of
tr:plets-thrce boys from one family
4who We're born at the same time This
SS:s company NJ. Sixteenth Pennsylvania
Us WentZell. and each has four names.
#'fhev are Jack Howard Elmer Els
HWorth joseph Henry Arthur Guy ana
A'syrus Daniel Boughman Isaman Wenf-
aHz 1sla Ihey We're born February p.
s@lSi9. in Hampfield Township. West
NV oreland county. Pa. and enlisted to-
sagether when President Mckinley issued
"a call for volunteers. going into Ser
@vlce as privates. The sires of the trio
Sahave participated in all the wars. with
&the exception of the one with Mexico.
Salne United States has been engaged in.
n Their great grandfather fought in the
AReVolutionary war. their grandfather
3Was a soldier in the war of 1872. ana
8thelr father a veteran in the war be
I#lWeen the states. In appearance the
#young soldiers resemble each other,
Arhough there is n difference in their
8aeight and weight.
q WILL NOT GET THE CASINO.
81 committee OF ladies. representing
CHOSE who are Identified with the move
HmeHt to secure the Casino as II tenn
Bporary hospital for sick soldiers here.
@:aIed on Superintendent H. Il. Manyille
Bof the Old Dominion Land Company
#yesterday for the purpose of Oh
~ Raining permission to use the building.
SR 1t was reported Yesterday that
III ne company, through Mr.. Manvllle. de-
A:lined 10 allow the use of the building
s2sarS any such purpose claiming that
zza&he& officers OF the regiment here dis
sSa# approve of the idea and would NOT Give
vi their support.
M To q reporter Mr.. Manville said:
me ladies' came to me. but when they
IHscertained that the officers were on
@'osed to transferring the sick men from
M:amp they concluded to abandon the
undertaking they had in mind The
H,ficers say that it will be better for
@ he men TO undergo treatment at the
glands Of the hospital staff in their own
Hluarters. and it was on this ground
Ehat they opposed the establishment Of
En- hospital at the Casino"
8 SOLDIERS GRATEFUL
e The Daily Press has been requested
TO publish the following:
d THE members Of the Fifth regiment.
#llinois volunteer infantry. take the
opportunity offered by the NEWSPAPERS
IH your furnishing city to extend to the
#aeopie of Newport News their sincere
gratitude and heartfelt thanks in an
| @reciation of the kind manner in which
&hey have been treated. We feel con-
sEdent that we leave your city taking