The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-08-26
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GEN. SKATER LEAVES CUBA
The Last Of the Army Now 1t Santiago
Will Sail for Home
Today
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and her daughter, the wife of Col. Rice.
Gen. Miles plans contemplate an imme-
date return to the United States.
1t has been decided to send the Fourth
Pennsylvania. the Third Wisconsin and the
Third Illinois volunteers home without de-
lay.
:, Sickness among the troops Is on the in
crease. There are 600 men now in hospital
quarters.
Gen. Ernest's brigade will leave for San
Juan today. by way of Guyana.
Porto Rico Troops
WASHINGTON. Aug. 25.-Orders have
been issued directing General Miles to send
home from Porto Rico all troops not actual
,y needed for service there. No point has
been designated as yet for their disem-
barkatlon In the United States, but an ex-
animation of several sites is in progress. 1t
Z. desired to secure a healthful camp and at
the same time one where Decentralization
can take place at once without any delay
,uch as occurred at Montauk.
II Is expected that some of the troops to
be sent home from Porto Rico will sail to-
iay or tomorrow. The first arrivals will
be landed at New York city.
Coming From Cuba
WASHINGTON. Aug. 25.-The last Of
Skaters army will sail from Cuba to-
morrow. The following dispatch was re-
ceiyed at the War Department late this
afternoon:
Santiago, via Hayti, Aug. 25.-Adjutant
General, Washington: Command all en-
barked this afternoon except Twenty
fourth Infantry detachment of recruits for
First Illinois Volunteers, and part Of the
Ninth Massachusetts Volunteers. all Of
which will embark tomorrow morning on
transports now here. General Butler is
with the First Illinois on the Berlin, and
the Berkshire with $50 convalescents leaves
this morning for Montauk Point. leave
with headquarters and one company Of
First Infantry on Mexico by noon today.
Instructions about Orizaba proceeding to
Montauk, Point just received. Allegheny
left yesterday with Ninth Massachusetts,
on board. Unionist having on board one
company Of First Illinois and private
horses leaves today. Saratoga with Lieut.
Col Freedman and $50 Of the Fifth Infan-
try arrived this morning; 300 more expected
on the Knickerbocker in two or three
hours. SKATER, Major General.
Coming and Going
NEW YORK. Aug. 25.-The United
States transport vigilancia passed Sandy
Hook bound out at o'clock this morning.
She has the Twenty-third Regiment of
colored infantry from Topeka, Kansas. on
board, bound for Santiago.
The United States transport City of
va
tiago on August Is with the Seventeenth
Infantry for Montauk Point. She Is held
at quarantine for distinction.
The transport Seneca. Captain Decker.
arrived today from Montauk Point, which
place she left last evening. The Seneca
left Santiago August 10, with the Fourth
Infantry, and arrived at Montauk on the
18th.
Ordered Mustered Out
WASHINGTON. Aug. 25.-Orders were
issued to muster out the following: Fourth
Pennsylvania Infantry Sixth Illinois In
fantry, Second Wisconsin Infantry, three
Louisiana light batteries, two Rhode Is
land light batteries, two Iowa Light bat
teries, two Oregon light batteries, First
Winconsin Light Batteries. two troops Of
cavalry. Light Battery A Of Mis-
souri, Light Artillery. Twenty-seventh
Light Battery of Indiana Artillery. and
Light Batteries A, B, and of Pennsyl-
vania Light Batteries.
Where the troops are to be mustered out
Is not specially designed. They include all
Of that arm Of the service in the States
named
Ordered to Move
WASHINGTON, Aug. &-The following
has been posted at the War Department.:
Washington, Aug. "a. General Coppin-
ger, Huntsville, Ala: You will give or
ders for the removal of all your corps now
at Fernandina to Huntsville at once. This
should be expedited in every
way possible By order Of the Secre-
H. c. CORBIN, Adjt.-Gen.
Relief for Cubans
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25.-The Comal
sailed from Tampa to Havana today. with
100000 government rations for distribu-
tion to the starving people of Cuba
A Visit From Toral
SANTIAGO, Aug. A.-Delayed in trans
mission.) General Toral visited General
Shafter this afternoon and babe him a
brief but impressive and formakfarewell
General Wood will turn the hospital serv-
Ice over to the local authorities The con-
dition here is more satisfactory. Sanitary
improvements have been made.
General Shafter has formally turned his
command over to General Lawton and will
sail tomorrow with his staff on the steamer
Mexico.
Three hundred and fifty sick from the
various regiments boarded the Berkshire
this morning at Siboney. OF the patients
left at Siboney 100 are in a critical condi-
ton.
" -- Corbin's Report
WASHINGTON, Aug. 26-At 2:30 this
morning Adjutant General Corbin received
from General Lawton, now in command at
Santiago, reports of the health conditions
Of the American troops for the oath and 25th
instants. Following is the report of the
Ath:
Total number Of sick. SOL.
Total number of fever ca ses, 536.
Total number of new fever cases, 40.
Total number Of fever cases returned to
duty. So. ss.rt
Deaths. 3.
The report for August 18th follows: ts
Total sick, 567.
h Total fever cases, 427.
!, Total number of new cases Of fever. "a.
) Total number of fever cases returned "a
duty. %3.
Deaths. l.
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