The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-07
SIX TROOPS FOR PORTO RICO.
CAVALRYMEN FOR THE TRANS
PORT MICHIGAN ARRIVE.

Only Half the Regiment to Go at
Present-The Michigan VIII Re-
turn for Five More Troops in
About Three Weeks-One Troop
of the Regiment Already in Porto
HicO-CavaIrymenW VIII Hemain in
Their Cars Until the Michigan Is
Ready for Them-They Have over
$50 Men and as Many Horses with
Them.
Six troops Of the Fifth United States
Cavalry Regiment arrived in Savannah
yesterday morning via the Central Of
Georgia Railway. They are troops B, d,
Z, G, X and L.
The six troops came in command Of Col
c. c. c. Carr with Mai. c. J.. Cooper rs
battalion commander His officers are:
Capt Herbert. commissary; Capt Wilcox,
surgeon; Lieut.. Jenkins adjutant; Lieut.
Fleming, quartermaster; Capt, Watts,
Troop b; Capt. Wheeler, Troop G; Capt
Goldman, Troop f; Lieut.. Elliott, Troop
L; Lieut.. Schofeld, Troop d. Troop X
came without any Of its regular officers.
The six troops came in five sections.
There were two trains of soldiers, there
being about $50 men exclusive of officers,
two trainloads Of horses, the number be-
ing as large as that of the men, and che
trainload Of freight, including quartermls-
ters and commissary stores The first
section reached the city about 8 O'Clock
in the morning, and the last one arrived
about noon. All of the trains were moved
over to the old Central Railroad rosn
yard, Just west OF the city.
These troops came in old Pullman and in
tourist cars, each of which accommodates
about So men. As their transport will sail
within day or two, the troops will not
60 into camp, but win remain in their cars
on the side tracks in the yard.
Shortly after noon yesterday the caval-
rymen were seen riding through the city,
all Of them bareback using simply bril-
die on their horses. Some 200 or 300 of them
rode around the city together for the pur-
pose of exercising their horses. The horses
had been in the cars ever since the troops
left Huntsville early Saturday morning,
and they needed a little exercise TO
straighten them out.
The scene around the cars where the
cavalry are stationed was rather lively
one yesterday afternoon. There were horses
and horses in every direction all nibblng
on hay or eating oats from canvass buck
cts fastened over their heads The men
were standing around grooming them, and
getting them In good shape. Cavalrymen
have to groom their horses twice day,
and have regular calls for watering and
feeding the stock, just as the infantrymen
do for drills.
The Fifth Cavalry is a fine looking body
of men. 1t is a regular army organization
composed entirely of regular officers and
regular enlisted men.
These six troops will be carried to Ponce
Porto Rico on the transport Michigan
which brought the battalion of Maine Ar
tiliery and the battalion OF engineers &c
Savannah. They will have to remain in
their cars for day or two until the trans
port can be put in shape 10 receive them
1t was thought she would be ready al
once, but it appears there was considerable
cleaning to be done.
The chances are that the Michigan viii
be ready to sail for Ponce by tomorrow
She may be detained a short time, but i
was thought yesterday that she would be
ready within forty-eight hours. Gen. G.
f. Humphrey is stin here and viii lool
after the embarkation of the troops, anC
see that all proper provisions are made
for them.
Col Carr win go TO Porto Rico with this
first half of his regiment. One troop of the
regiment, Troop A, is already in Port'
Rico. The other five troops are now a
Huntsville. The Michigan has been ordered
to transport these six troops TO Porto Rico
and return to New York with several bat
tarias % artillery She is then under ORDER
10 return to Savannah and carry the res
of the Fifth Cavalry TO Porto Rico. TIL
chances are that she viii return here 70
the rest of the men within about thre'
weeks.