Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-07-21
PORTO RICO
FALLS NEXT
Gen. titles Expects to Arrive
There Tomorrow Night.
10000 Men, Including Badg=
ers, to Attack.
Shafter rlay March Through
Cuba to Havana.

Washington July 19-secreary Ager, he left the white
house midnight announced that the vanguard of the Porto
Rcan expedition had started from Cuba Orders sent
Monday Cen Miles by Ager and to Sampson by Long to
start for Porto Rico possible The Yale carrying
Miles and part of the expedition and other transports carrying
the remainder of the troops of Skaters command destined for
Porto co will proceed to the landing place agreed upon under
convoy Of SIMPSONS vessels Upon arrival landing will be
effected under the guns of the warships. Large
forces for will be s. hurried Porto Rico Sa, from
which have been ready leave for several days. under
orders Unless delays that unexpected
should occur all the troops at Charleston will
barked before shutdown today The regular troops
Tampa will be hurried to Porto Rico rapidly ships
carry them 1t is the expectation of the secretary OF war that
within days 10000 American troops will be Porto Rcan
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Plans for the Porto Rican Expedition
Washington July 19-fter three days of consultation be-
the PRESIDENT Secretary Ager and Gen. Brooke, during
which time there frequent communication with Gen. Miles
Sbone the details of the Porto Ecan expedition were per-
feced and the expedition itself under way Gen Miles
with artillery troops sailing Monday for Porto Rico the
cruiser Yale miles distant from Siboney be
followed quickly by army of about 10000 There
notable differences in the plans for this expedition and
from the stately naval pageant that sailed away from Tampa
attack Santiago. First there will be practically naval
conveys The navy department has declared they are unnec
sary; that there Spanish warshp in the West Indies
that dare thrust its bow out of port In the second place. the
expedition does not start from point, but will be divided
among several ports thus preventing the tremendous congestion
encountered Tampa Lastly, there will be effort made
get the ships away together but the transports will be al
lowed find their way their destination without
cered Gen Miles leads the way. Gen. Brooke will
be senior officer in Miles command and upon him will fall the
responsibility for the execution of the details of his supeor
plans 1t is estimated that Miles should arrive by tomorrow
night the point selected for landing which is kept
and will hoist the American flag at Porto Rcan soil
The distance from Charleston where the first body Of
for Miles expedition to today than double the
distance from Santiago to Porto Rico, that the transports
which sail from the former city scarcely reach Gen. Miles
before the early part of week These Charleston troops
the first brigade of the first division of the first army corps
commanded by Brig Gen George H. Ernst The brigade com
regiments The purpose of Secretary Ager to make the
Porto Hcan campaign a short The expedition is
prise 10000 at the start and will be sweled 40,
600 and necessary 10000 The entire body of troops
Tampa will be TAKEN numbering about 1900 men, incud
ngaotofheavy ghtarery command of Gen. Rodg
The Tampa troops known the outh corps and
under Maj Gen Coppger They comprise the second division
under BrgGen Simon Snyder and made up of the first brl
gade BgGen Schwan 18th and 10Th T. S. infantry second
brigade BrgGen Carpenter, 2nd New York. 3rd Naryland
third brigade Gen Hudson rd Pennsy vana 18th Indiana LIST
Ohio Third division, Brig. Gen Kline commanding; first br
gade, Col c. l. KEENAN, 1st Ohio 1st Florida 32nd Mchgan
second brigade, BrgGen Lincoln Goth New York 3rd Ohio
End Georgia. provisional cavalry brigade, Col NOye 9Th e. S.
and deacmens of the md 3rd 9th and 10th e. S. cavalry
eight troops of rough riders artillery brigade Gen Randolph
light and heavy batteries 1t possible that all of the
cavalry will not be called upon.
Gen Brooke will take with from Chickamauga park
of the first and second brgade of his army corps, the first
These Gin addition to Gen Ensts brigade at Chareson
second brigade first DIVISION Gen. Haines 4h Ohio 3rd Ill
ino 4th Pennsylvania third Brigade COL j. S Culver 1st
Kentucky 3rd kentucky, 5th Illinois; second DIVISION COL
Holland first brigade, Brgen. c. I. Rose 31st Michigan,
LIST Georgia. 16Oh Indiana; second brigade Gen Mckee, 9Th
Ohio 15Sth Indiana LIST West Virginia; third brigade, Brig
Gen Rosser, 2nd Ohio LIST Pennsylvania 18th Minnesota
The of the ships from Santiago their fields
of action will begin and it is probable that Of Ad
mira SIMPSONS ships detached Monday and proceed
ing with Gen Miles. Others will follow the full
army expedition is ready make landing when attack will
begin simultaneous from land and
Secretary Long said Monday that apprehension existed
the Spanish threat that Camara squadron would be d
vded part of the ships coming this side attack the Amer
lean seaport cities No time has been for the departure of
WatSOn'S
Also is drawing rapidly. Long said Monday that the
ported list of ships of this squadron is Inaccurate the
list has not been finally made up
1t has been finally decided that of the troops that par
cpated in the actual fighting before Santiago shall be
poyed in the Porto Rcan expedition There
for th-Fist the have suffered severely from hardshps
climate and fevers and entitled second it deemed
be very bad practice allow soldiers who have been exposed
yellow fever be brought contact with those fresh from