The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-06-26
TO SKATERS AID.
Eighteen Thousand Men to Leave Tampa
AS Soon rs Possible.

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Tribune from Washington says: Cen
eral Miles has made all arrangements
to leave Washington at once for Tampa
to embark there as soon as possible with
General Coppinger and the Fourth army
corps OF about Ia, 1000 men for Santiago,
that point being definitely announced
as the chief outlying base of supplies for
subsequent military and naval opera
tons against the enemy in the West In
dies. General Miles expressed the hope
that General Shafter will ave succeed
ed in taking possession of Santiago be-
fore he reaches there. but in case his
achievement is delayed the large army
of achievements will undoubtedly be
able to effect a speedy termination of
the siege, as well as neutralize the
heavy additional forces constituting the
flower of the Spanish army in Cuba,
consisting of 1000 men under General
Pando, known as their fighting general,
which is now reported hurrying to San
tiago from Holguin, 20 miles in an air
line. General Shafter has been directed
by cable to get all the supplies out Of
his transports as quickly as possible
and hasten them Jack to Tampa for
General Coppingers troops. who are
now ready to embark, and Secretary
Long sent orders to Admiral Sampson
at the same time to furnish an effective
convoy of warships for the expedition.
1t Is DtlltNeu III DlS iiCct Idh oh
it's return voyage not later than Thurs
day morning, their empty condition be-
ing conducive to the attainment of much
higher speed than they made on the out
ward voyage. With no troops aboard,
IL will ahso be unnecessary to observe
such strict precautions against the pos
sibility of desperate attacks by small
gunboats or torpedo cruisers and per-
haps faster vessels will not have to wait
for those of slower speed.
According to the present arrange
ments, when General Miles arrives at
Tampa Monday morning he VIII imme-
diatey undertake the execution of all
necessary preliminaries to provide for
the prompt and systematic loading of
supplies OF the transports and none of
the exasperating delays which marked
the departure Of the first expedition are
anticipated to reoccur on this occasion.
General Coppinger's force is composed
almost altogether of the brigades which
were originally selected to participate
with General Shafter and IL has the ad-
vantage of thorough and compact or
ganization. The organization is as fol-
lows:
Second division-First brigade, Col. j.
d. De Russey, 10th United States infant
~ and 10Th United States infantry;
Second brigade, General l.. II. Carpen-
ter. list infantry District of Columbia
volunteers, End infantry New York vol
unteers and 5th Maryland infantry vol
unteers; Third brigade, Brigadier Cen
eral B. H. Hall. Sd infantry Pennsylva-
MIA volunteers. 117th Indiana volunteers,
1st Ohio infantry volunteers and list In
fantry Illinois volunteers.
Third divlsion--First brigade. Briga-
der General Jacob Klein, 5th infantry
Ohio volunteers, 1st infantry Florida
volunteers and 32nd infantry Michigan
.-,1,,pfaargs GaaanI hrsnadn npfoa1iar
General Andrews, Goth New York vol
unteers, Sd infantry Ohio volunteers and
End infantry Georgia volunteers; Third
brigade provisional cavalry brigade),
9TH United States cavalry, battalion of
the list, End. Sd, 9Th and 10th United
States cavalry. two battalions Of the
United States volunteer cavalry and LIST
cavalry Ohio volunteers; Fourth brigade
provisional artillery b~rigade), Briga-
der General w. F. Randolph, six light
batteries United States artillery and
two heavy batteries.
The total strength OF this force slight
ly exceeds Is, 900 men. The first division
of the Fourth army corps. under Cen
eral Schwan- which has been removed
to Miami, will not accompany the ex-
petition, but will probably be attached
to General Lees corps In addition to
the 80 transports utilized by General
Shafter. the war department has chart
cred all other vessels which are avail
able for immediate use at Tampa the
first Of next week. They are the Louis
lana, Hudson, Unlonist, Specialist, Ca
tania, Arkadia, Neuces. Comanche,
Lampassas. City of Monon and the
Gate City.
The val department has announced
the purchase OF eight transatlantic
liners. seven of them of much greater
capacity than any of the American
transports heretofore chartered. and as
many of these vessels as can be made
ready In time will be utilized.
While General Miles intends TO accom-
pany this expedition In support of Gem
eral Shafter, It Is not contemplated
thai he will assume direct command, al
though possibly one major general, IL
not two, will be attached to the corps
as division commanders. The detail Of
/ all additional officers, including several
brigadiers. il now under consideration
on the arrival of the force at Santiago
General Miles. by virtue Of his position.
will assume active command of all the
| forces in the field, and as soon as the
city falls. he will undertake in person
the leadership of subsequent campaigns,
whether against Porto Rico or various
Cuban points