Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-08-11
TO LEAVE SANTIAGO.
American Troops Will Soon BE Home
ward BOund-TO Go i'm Camp
at Montauk Point, l.. L.

Washington, Aug. 5.-Upon being in
formed of the formal request made by
the commanding generals of the Amer
lean army at Santiago to have their
men removed Immediately to the
United States, the war department Of
fcials stated that this request has been
anticipated, and that the department
had been directing the best part of its
energies to the return of Gen. Shat
ter's forces to the United States. 1t
has already provided for their recep-
tion an ideal camp at Montauk Point,
L. l., and orders were sent forward
Wednesday to begin the homeward
movement by embarking at Santiago
five cavalry regiments of Skaters
force, including Rooseyeit's rough
riders.
Col. Theodore Roosevelt, of the
rough riders, has succeeded in hurry
ing the movements of the war depart
ment in fetching Skaters army away
from Santiago, though in his disregard
of the conventionalities he has drawn
upon his head a rather sharp rebuke
from the secretary of war, who evil
IDENTIFY regards the course pursued by
Col. Roosevelt as being calculated to
injure discipline, though inspired by
the most worthy motives.
Washington, Aug. 6.-The war de-
partment has ordered the large fleet
CT transports at Ponce to proceed to
Santiago, there to join with the
transports already at Santiago, in
bringing Gen. Skaters army back to
this country. There are ten large
transports with the feet, at Ponce,
some of them, like the Mobile, hav-
ing a capacity of 1000 men. In all
they have capacity of 6,54O men.
This, with the capacity of the ships
already at Santiago, will give carry
ing strength of over $4,000 men at a
trip
Santiago de Cuba, Aug. delayed in
transmission). - From the moment
Secretary Ayers cable message was
received this morning, ordering the
instant removal of the army north,
everything has been hustle and activ-
ity at headquarters. The transports
Eere, six in number, have been ordered
TO discharge their cargoes and to get
ready without loss of time to take on
board the first shipments for home.
Other transports are expected here
shortly, and it is expected that 1s
transports will soon be conveying our
soldiers back to the United States.
The Yale and Harvard, among others,
are understood to be on their way
here.
Gen. Skaters orders for the move
ment of his command provide the fol-
lowing programme:
The embarkation Of the Third and Sixth
regular cavalry. then the First regular cav
airy and First volunteer cavalry Trough
riders) will be embarked. These regiments
have been ordered to be ready to go on board
ship the day after tomorrow. For the pres
ent the Ninth and Tenth cavalry will re-
main in camp. Only the private horses
of the officers will be taken. The other
horses will be turned over to Gen. Wood
who remains here as military governor.
All the tents will be left standing, and
all the extra worn clothes and bedding,
which may possibly be infected. will be
destroyed.
The First brigade, Of Gen. Lawton's d.
vision, under Gen. Chaffee. will go next.
All the men able to ride will be put on
ponies and taken to the wharf. The others
will be conveyed there in wagons.
All the men who are suffering from yell
low fever or infectious diseases will be
left here. Every precaution will be taken
to provide for the safe and healthy ar
rival of the men north.
The volunteer regiments will next be
Illinois, First District of Columbia, Sew
enty-first New York. Ninth Massachusetts,,
Second Massachusetts,, Eighth Illinois,
Thirty-third Michigan. Thirty-fourth Mich
igan.
No tenting or surplus baggage will be
taken back to the United States.