Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-04-27
SATISFACTORILY WEST
PllHleT Under Convoy Of Two
heH-0i- WQT.
WILL GO TO CUBA
List of the Volunteers in the
Huntington Rifles,
WILL ENROLL RESERVES
Men Who WIN Fight for the Flag II
Another Call is made May Leave
Their Names at the Daily
Press oHlee. Guua at
tho Shipyard.

80" at
tho Shipyard.
TORT MONROE. VA. April 26.-ton
BOARD the Flagship Brooklyn. OFF Fort
Monroe)-The transport shin Pnntbnr
WITH 500 marines, sailed today for E.v
gomery "' |
The marines on the transpor, cn,ud,d
the decks in long lines and waving
tneir mats gave Vent to mighty cheers: |
S Mn!le the sailors. marines. and even
the forecastles, and returned them I
with will. The men on the Mon;gom
cry Joined in the chorus and the cheers
rtsoundsd from ship TO ship. continuing
until transport and convoy were out 4
OF nail Hardly had the pair gone than
booming cannon announced another
opproach and the gunboat vIcksburs
came along on her way out, ilv:n.. a |
salute to the commodorc's flag. The
THtSshlp doomed 4 sevrn-sun answer
ana then the men On the Vicksburr
swarned into the rigging and almost
ISSt their mats in their enthusiasm |
Each ship of the squadron returned
the cheer with Il viii. AMI men went
pack to their duties w!th an aching de-
sire to follow tile ship out The orders
for the closing mp of the ha,'bor here
after at sunset until sunrise Went into
effect fully tonight.
The morning on board the big ships
WIS spent in liv=ly work. Al a sig
nal from the flagship all of the vessel.
T~Nc:eliri IUr acrIoand engaged in 4
auo-ca!ibre practice. In t---~aTteirptJr
sub-caliDte practice was resumed by ,ht
flagship. The remarkable markham n
ship OF the men at the guns is a matter
or much comment by the officers. Eigh:
io,insh targets AT Il thousand yard.
bobbinE up and down on rolling sea
were demolished by sub-cal!brc $ha, :
IN no time pretty good Indication
OF the fate of anything large that
may come this way
'Hhc EulbDlr Alliance with itc ,r.,,.
of 200 apprentice buys went ~ sel this
-Hh by permission ~: Commodore
Schley. Her destination was not given.
hut II is supposed that she has merely
gone 10 sea for practice The guard
boats of the squadron worked in II
heavy sen tonight and in nasty wealth
er. The blockade was enforced ri;;idly
by the combined forces OF the boats
OF the army engineers III Fort Monroe
and the squadron. launches. All Went
out We'll armed and no vessel OF any
lplnd was allowed 10 proceed. bains
ordered 10 lay anchor until sunrise.
"a tramp steamer tried 10 come III
this afternoon, but after being informed
thai she would not be allowed IL so uot
tonight, turned around and Went ont
without coalinS.
-Four United States ships sailed from
Humpton Roads yesterday They ,wtre
the protected cruiser Montgomery, the
composite eunhGat Vrksburs the
troop ship Panther ana the training
snip
The Panther left Hampton Roads ~,
Key West in the morning with 500 ma
rines aboard ana under convoy of the
two warships
Vcksburg arrived at Old Point from the
navy yard ii Portsmouth. where they
have been undergoing extensive utter
cations for the past few week.
At $3.50 the Montgomery started ont
In the direction of the Cupess aad was
followed by TIE Panther and the Nicks-
burg In order.
The work of luying the submarine
mines is going ahead rapidly and
is gradually being carried To the
Capes. Elghty-four mines in III! VIII
be laid.
All OF the steamers leaving Norfolk
ard Old Point hast night sailed from
the pier at Gas o'clock, haitian huur
earlier than heretofore.
THESE SOLDIERS WILL GO.
Following is the list OF Officers and
prlvates OF Company c, Huntington
Rifles. who have volunteered 30 follow
the flag wherever it is carried
Gaptain-P. Thornton Maryc.
First Leutenant-W. l.. Hii!ycr.
Second Iirutenant-A. +. XIX.
Second Srrgvant-J j. Ward.
Third Sergettnt-Wi!kins.
Second CorpoIal-t. Q. Moore.
prlvates-J. F. Clopton w. H. Clop-
ton, B. B. Golfer. a: ]. Ford, c. p.
Ford, II. o Furry, J. J. Gile-. l.. S.
Jacobs. F.. d. Kirk. c. C.. Moss f. &.
ny. n. c. Noteworthy. c. c. Newman.
]. wv. Phillips, r. l.. kothwell, y. 4
Hector. w. Richardson. G.. NJ. Rob
iEson. B. p. sullivan. l.. Todd. w; l..
Tabb, s. j. Taylor. j. VanArsdaae, l
G. III. Wilson, c. c. Baldwin. Il: Il.
Furman, HoltZcaw Ncedham, D. Hin
ron, g. edmund Waddill W. w. Pey-
ton, w. j. Warmer. #. T. Fellows. w.
r. kirkland. f breeder. y: j: Wey-
mouth, r. y. ]. Smith. D. Nv Turk.
CALL FOR RESERVES.
Efforts are being made throughout
the United States to organize re-
serve force of volunteers. The object
of the promoters Of the movement rs
to have men in readiness should there
be another call for troops to go to the
front. OF course the men who rolun-
teer may never be called on, but they
Will be enrolled for an emergency. The
movement Is headed by Lieutenant
General John ri. Scholield as com
mander and General James I.Ongstrcct
as yice-cOmmander and the military
committee includes all the living lieu
tenant generals, major generals and
brlgader generals on both sides of the
late war. Letters are being sent out
to theSmayors of the municipalities.
asking them to use their efforts to en-
roll volunteers. Following is II copy
of the TIL. eeived by Mayor w. a.
PGst ) vVine an
aeS buy ~ until .nsr ,1npplement to our let :,
you iestion the Rolling offices In your
city frket, tonnl volunteer reserve,
read M. Rand as ths governor
of VI 80 go ay want to call for
rnorse cen St. Han than are already. in
the q III; g:ofs you State we