The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-13
WILL SAIL TODAY FOR CUBA.
QUICK WORK IN LOADING THE
TRANSPORT MANITOBA.

Cen. carpenter ana Stan VIII &C
company the Cavalry to Nuevitas.
The Rest of Gen. Carpenters Brig
ade VIII Follow Later.
The United States transport Manitoba,
with the horses and men Of the six troops
of the Eighth Cavalry, will, In all proba-
bility, sail for Nuevitas, Cuba, to-day
Work was carried on all last night, and
Agent Trezevant was in hopes that the
transport would be ready to depart early
this morning. If So 1t will be about the
most rapid piece of work in this line that
has yet been done.
The Manitoba arrived yesterday morn
ing from New York, and the cavalry
troops from Huntsville. The steamer was
locked at the old Central press wharf
by the big elevator, and the work of load
ing was begun at once. Agent Irrelevant
was determined to make a record. and ev-
erything was in readiness for work. The
Manitoba had no cargo, and, being al
ready fitted and equipped for her work,
and in good condition. there was nothing
to do but put the cargo aboard.
The Manitoba is one of the largest trans
ports in the government service, being 1858
net tons, the exact size of the Minnewas-
ka, which carried Col. Rays regiment of
immunes from this port to Santiago. The
vessel is about 400 feet in length, and the
depth of her hold about 40 feet. The 700
and odd men of the cavalry, with their
$50 horses and mules, and all their bag
gage. equipment and stores win be easily
carried by the big steamer.
The Manitoba has made two trips al
ready from ports in this country, carry
ing troops to Porto Rico. On her last
trip she took out the Forty-seventh New
York of Brooklyn from Newport News to
Ponce and returned to New York with
the Third Wisconsin. The vessel Is an old
English liner which was purchased by the
United States government last June and
converted into a transport. She has prov
en- very satisfactory ship for this BUSH
ness, not only having large carrying ca
pacity and good speed, but being am excep-
tionally steady boat i'm the water, so that
only storms of unusual size are likely TO
give discomfort to her passengers. An Off
Ger of the Manitoba informed a Morning
News reporter that the vessel could carry
$500 troops, If necessary, and do 1t in COM
parative comfort. This would not leave
room for stock, of course.
The commander of the Manitoba, Capt
Robert Quick, is an old coast line cap
tain. In 1869 and 20, Capt Quick was COM
mander of the steamer Leo on the line
between Savannah and New York. He was
the commodore of the Morgan line, having
been with it for twenty-seven years, and
commanded the Ell Rio until she was sold
TO the government and transformed into
cruiser.
The last section OF the cavalry train ar
rived about O'Clock yesterday morning
The trains were parked in the old rosin
yard of the Central Railroad, near the
coal chute. The men remained in the cars
during the day, the horses being disem-
barked ana picketed around the trains
Last night the work of loading the horses
aboard was begun. This required until
some time after midnight. The intention
was to put the men aboard the steamship
last night, but on account of the length
of time consumed in loading the horses
the men probably remained aboard the
cars. Very few 81 the men of the Eighth
got a chance to visit the city during the
day, and the officers spent only short
time in town. Their time was given to
preparations for embarking.
This will be the first trip of the Eighth
Cavalry outside of the country since the
present unpleasantness with Spain. The
regiment has been scattered at different
posts through the Northwest with head
quarters at Fort Meade, S. D. II was
brought South some time since and has
been for the last month at Huntsville. On
account of the expense of transporting the
animals, the horses which the regiment
had in the Northwest were left there ana
a new lot of mounts gotten at Huntsville.
As the regiment had last choice on the
government stock there having to take
the leavings of other regiments, it is not
as well mounted as officers and men would
like.
Both officers and men of the Eighth are
a thoroughly business looking lot and have
the manner and appearance of veterans.
Maj. Wells as in command of this detach-
ment with Capts. Sproule and Echols
commanding the two battalions Lieut..
! Duff is adjutant of the detachment, Lieut..
! Stocked quartermaster and Lieut. Crosby
| commissary. The six troops and their Of
! ficers are as follows Troop A, Lieut.. Nor
/ gan: b, Capt Dickman, Lieut.. Bigelow
4 c. Lieut.. Donaldson; G. Lieut.. Crosby; l,
Lieut. Saxon; NJ. Lieut.. Sayre The sur
geons are Maj Wynn and Capt. Lewis and
! the veteran surgeon, DR.. Corcoran. There
are ga enlisted men in the detachment be-
sides officers.
Gen. l.. II. Carpenter and his staff will
accompany the detachment to Nuevitas,
where Gen. Carpenter will take charge
| of the military situation in the province
OF Puerto Principe. Nuevitas Is the port
of Puerto Principe. the town of the same
name being about forty-five miles in the
interior. connected by rail. The rest of
the Eighth Cavalry, together with the
Fifteenth Infantry and the Third Georgia,
are to constitute Gen. Carpenters COM
| mand in the district.
Gen. Carpenter said yesterday that he
| had no idea when the rest Of the troops
would be sent forward, as there has been
some change In the plans. He would in
vestigate and advise the government of
the situation on his arrival, he said. The
original plan provided for the stationing
of the Third Georgia, with the first de
tachment of the Eighth Cavalry, at the
port of Nuevitas, and the Fifteenth In
fantry with the six troops of the Eighth
Cavalry now at Huntsville, at Puerto
Principe.
Gen. Carpenters staff consists of Cant
| John +. Mcmahon, adjutant general.