Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-06-28


Washington, June 27.-The West
Virginia troops will soon see service
at the front.
1t can be stated authoritatively that
the fifteen regiments ordered to the
front from Chickamauga, including the
First West Virginia, will go to Santiago
to reinforce Shafter.
These regiments will either embark
at Fernandina or Tampa, more prob
ably Tampa.
Preparation. for hurrying reinforce
ments to Gen Shafter and for the Porto
| Rican expedition are progressing as
| fast as possible. 1t was stated official
| ly to-day that Gen. Miles would COM
mand the next expedition. Just where
it is to go could not be ascertained.
| The reinforcements for Shafter will be
as formidable as that which left Tampa
| two weeks ago. After Santiago has
| been captured there will be an ample
| number to hold the place while the re-
! mainder may be used in Porto Rico.
The War Department declined to say
where the fifteen Chickamauga regi-
| ments would be sent.
Chattanooga, Tenn, June 27.-At
Camp Thomas to-day all interest cen
tiers in the preparations of fifteen of
the regiments to get away to Cuba.
The work Of supplying all the needs of
these regiments begun yesterday at
ternoon, continues rapidly to-day and
one of the fifteen is expected to be
fully supplied by tomorrow noon. 1t
is not known just when the movement
will begin, as Gen. Brooke as yet has
issued no orders except the one for i'm
mediate preparations. The indications
are, however, that the first to go will
get out Wednesday. The two railroads
leading from here to the Florida coast
have been prepared for emergency or
ders for some time. They have scores
of locomotives and hundreds of cars in
waiting and can handle the men rapid
ly. The fifteen regiments under or
ders are the best trained and best equip
ped at the camp. They are the Eighth
Massachusetts, Sixteenth Pennsylvania,
First West Virginia, Fifth Illinois, One
Hundred and SiXteth Indiana, First
New Hampshire, Fourth Ohio, Thirty
first Michigan, Third Wisconsin, Sec
ond Visor ell, One Hundred and Fifty
eighth Indiana, Fourth Pennsylvania,
First Georgia and Twelfth New York.
Gen. 7. L. Rosser, recently appointed
a brigadier general from Virginia, yes
terday reported to Gen. Brooke for as
signment in the First Corps. The gem
eral was assigned to command the Third
Brigade of the Second Division, First
Army Corps, under Gen. Poland Gen.
Rosser took immediate charge of the
brigade, relieving Col Van Dusee, of
the Fourteenth Minnesota, who has
been commanding the brigade as senior
colonel for several weeks. This brig
ade is made up Of the First Pennsyl- |
vania, Fourteenth Minnesota and the
Second Ohio.
Capt. George Stang, of the Royal
Norwegian Artillery, having spent
three weeks at the park as the repre-
sentative Of the Norwegian govern
ment, being quartered with the Twelfth
Minnesota, left yesterday for Tampa. |
Capt Stang has received permission
from Gen. Miles to accompany the next
expedition to Cuba.
The mail facilities at the park have
lately been added to in a very material
way by a well perfected system inaug- |
urated by the various regimental Of |
ficers. Each regiment has established |
a postoffice, appointed postmaster and |