The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-10
By WAY Of THE EAST
1t Is Expected to Send the
Next Troops West.
NEW YORK TO MANILA
Transports viii Sail Right
Past SPANS Front Door.

Washington, Dec. s.-The war depart
two transports now being fitted out at
! Cramps, for the conveyance OF troops on
the Pacific service. II is probable that
when they have served their purpose in
conveying the permanent garrisons to
Cuba, they viii be despatched to Manila
by way of the Suez canal In such case
they will take several thousand regulars
TO replace the ovlunteers there. After
that, the Mississippi and her sister snip
will ply between Manila and San Fran
cisco, supplementing the transport SER
vice now operated by the government.
They can be easily spared from the At
iantic coast after the Cuban garrisons
are once established, in ivew of the small
demands for transportation in that quar-
ter as compared with the prospective de-
mands in the Philippines. These vessels,
| Ioke the Mobile, will each afford accom-
| mediation for 2,40o troops and the ships
space, it is said at the war department,
has been so well divided that the indi-
vidual soldier will be much more COM
Portable than would half the number
aboard the older ships.
New York, Dec. "a special from Wash
ington says: The next regiment to start
for Manila will embark at New York
about the end of this month and will go
through the Suez canal The expedi lion
will consist of three regiments of regular
infantry, distributed between two of the
largest converted transports owned by the
government, with perhaps a convoy of
two warships. Arrangements are now be-
ing made for this expedition by Adjutant
General Corbin as rapidly as possible in
ivew Of its great Importance. especially
as it involves cooperation by the state
and navy department authorities, as well
as those OF the war department.
The decision to use New York as the
point of embarkation, instead of San
Francisco, whence all the earlier forces
started for the Philippines. was reached
by General Corbin after careful review
of a number of considerations chief
among which was the urgency for haste.
The early completion of the treaty of
peace with Spain renders indispensable
a prompt increa Sc of the American forces
not only at Manila, but to provide add
tional garrisons for other important cen
tiers in the archipelago which will i'm
mediately fall under American DONNA
ton, with its accompanying responsibility
for the security of life and property.
At the present time the government IS
wholly without available transports in the
Pacific ocean to meet the emergency
The dispatch of two vessels from the At
lantic, it is believed, will therefore be
particularly advantageous for the double
purpose of bringing home from Manila
such volunteers as can soon be spared,
and increasing the transport fleet in the
Pacific The three regiments of regulars
nave not Yet been selected, but as none
but those now in New York state and
other Atlantic garrisons can we'll be
spared, the conclusion was forced upon
the authorities that economy as we'll as
rapidity of action required them to be
sent by way of the eMditerraneas
The expedition from New York could
start in the course of the next week If
it were not for the exigency in Cuba
which demands the utilization of the en-
tire marine transportation resources of
the government on the Atlantic coast tust
interests in that island promptly on the
departure of the Spanish garrisons. Al
though the Ninth, at Madison barracks:
the Thirteenth. at Forts Porter Column
bia aid Niagara; the Twenty-first. at the
Plattsburg barracks. all in New York, as
well as other regiments of rtsular :nfan-
try at posts east of the Rocky mountains,
are equipped ready to start. a delay is
essential fer at least two weeks TO secure
the necessary transports.
The vessels to take those three regi-
ments from New York to Manila will
probably be the Berlin. with capacity
for = 600 men, and the Chester. which can
comfortably provide for 100 men. These
ships are declared 70 be in excellent con-
dition.
The navy may send one or two cruisers
with the expedition as far as Gibraltar.
where the Helena has just arrived. and
where she may act as a convoy. and Adj
miral Dewey may send one of his vessels
as far as Singapore to meet the feet.
Stops viii probably be made on the
voyage at Gigraltar. Port Said Alden.
Colombo and Singapore. where coal will
be ready and fresh food supplies will be
obtained
NEW YORK VOLUNTEERS IN CUBA
Washington. Dec. 9.-The 2o2nd New
York volunteers havs reached Cuba.
though they have not ye. been landed.
Adjutant General Corbin this afternoon
received the following cablegram from
Brisadier General Davis. in command OF
the expedition. dated Havana:
-MinneN aska arrived: al wei. Am dis
charging cargo at inside pier. VIII leave
troops on beard until tentage and rations
are assorted and ready 70 go with de-
tachment. The general tleadquarte-s hos
pital and signal corps company and rTs
battalion will be stationed at Pinar del
Rio: regimental headquarters ~ the 2o27d
New York AZ Gaansjay or Mariel. as may
hereafter decide, with one battalion al
each place.
Arrangements are making for the ship
ment NJ me Tenth cavalry from Charles
ton within a few days. They are now az
Huntsville.
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