Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-06-15
SLOW HANDLING OF TROOPS.
Il Was Made Necessary by The Limited Pier
Facilities.


New Nurk. June ln.-A HpoclM from
Washington 10 the Times says
a full week has been used up at
Tampa In getting the 1900 men ~ the
Santiago expedition nnuat and presum-
ably on the way 60 their destination.
War department people now talk with
Some concern about the handling or
this force whom % shall reach its cuban
destination. AZ Tampa there was a
pier. or piers. up 60 which the ships
were tied. while men and baggage were
put aboard 4 railroad brought the
mon. baggage and guns. provisiont'
tents. and ammunition 60 inc sue leo. OIL
the ship. but with ull those advantage
% has taken q whole week TO get the
expedition away.
4 Won informed officer says that the
southern coast ~ cuba lH fuugh anu
diineult ~ approach ut most points. anu
good dead of the time thr water ~
too rough fOr comfortable landing
from vessels moof,d in the open rond
The mon horses. hlrElE" ana pin-
visions now pn the tr1u.plrtH must bo
iIrhtrr.d ashore. uulUfH the govern.
mtut expects tu take hafh1r wen
aupllIHd with terminal facilities, which
iH bot expected To vet the men a1h9r,
uIiI hH o. simple matter. compared Win
the dIrIcuity OF landing animals and
heavy equipments.
"tt viii not bp e. summer afternoon
matter" said the officer
"Thp troops win hH landed unuHr
cover ~ tho guns NJ the nghUnr rhlpH
N "a hHHtile reception " accorded %
them Their business WIN he ~ secure
Themselves against attack. Then me
landing uf their equipments WIZ he
mndn. and 10 ia bound 90 Doe "a tedious
matter. as 10 will boz done by the nid 81
lighters 10 10 probable that 10 VIII take
not iHaa than three weeks to lana th'
expedition that was loaded ON nhlp IN
nearly u week.
"Aftor We have heard about the lan9'
Ing uf this expedition we shall begin
o. understand why General Miles wa.
opposed tu sending out 10000 men 90
once. before thH war department WnH
sstIsdHI TINT they had been properly
drilled. seasoned md disciplined. With
CO. nll mon 90 shin M Tampa The con-
fusion ard delay would have been ~,
creased ~ iH Inevitable that there Hh1l
be- some confusion no the cuban end ri
the trip. and that confusion would have
been possibly four times greater Win
three times that number NJ troops
IN II iH definitely known whether
General Rhnftor viii land his forces
IN Guantanamo hHy, the war depart
meut does not communicate the infor'
nation. n n suggested that tn
landing place may ho much nearer "a
Santiago Tho distance from Gunniu'
unmo ta Santiago which ~ something
like thirty miles liz prodlgiouH one
to be- overcome hy marching IN =
mountainous country without roads
The transports Will Boz nt hand
however. n n iH determined tu uH'
Guantanamo me- base, and move
mont ~ the troops could h' mad" W
a faw days barring the delays ina
have been found On be Incidental u
loading and unloading \ movement
nj Caimnnero tn send 10000 or 1900
men toward Santiago would, u " o.
timntod. give the Spanish nt Santiago
about weeks notice 90 spare for al
| assault.
There H. no expectation that the liant
forces viii ~ s..g. operations at ono
| to attempt O. carry Santiago 10y ~
sault and then to depend upon uslni
the hnrhor after 10 has been counter
nd tho entrance cleared No.
blowing M tho wreck ~ the Mcrfl
mae Tho undertaking ~ cunaliotc'
as one too greatly DANGEROUS Co. -
accomplish lr rhHrt ordcr Indeed
there are army men who look for
] prolonged HirE. u. HIutlnEu uui man
] desperate encounters between IN
troops ~ tho United states and Spni
before "a definite result " reported
SIN the capture muy be- mtinrr o.
hrlpfcr time than Do Imagined y" IN
war department officials. nf much WI
depend. n ls admitted. upon The Nl.'
obtained hy General fhaftrr nugr %
Inns seen thH place and consulted VIII
Admiral Sampson That nrHt con
aultntiun may destroy ull the ptrgun
ceivgl notions uf the HuuEulue nu
tho anxious Ht the war dDpnrtmot
/ aud tho White House.
There Dr. H stronger disposition rn'
than her t.fur tn order tho coop peru
zion III tho insurgents M sununr
Thpy hnN. HHl frt made very dee
impression 1000 thr army, but u in ht
| mitit1 That they may puHHrfH man
/ quuilnHt.UH" 4" render them nNnlluh
allies In occupying the Spanish fore
] white a.. attack iH hplrr made D.
General shlitur ana Admiral sami
son,
Astor Hattrry Passes Through salt tnit
ST. Louis. June i5.-Tho VandllI
hfuurh iu thH AHtnr battery from Nr
York today and after the mon had hef
refreshed with substantial hr0Ikfll
at Union station, tho journey o. Sa
Francisco was continued. Lieut. Y,
March was 200 command ~ The batter
and with him were tho three oillcei
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