The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-12
LEE SAILING CUBAWARD.
CROWDS CHEERED THE PANAMA on
HER VOYAGE.


Corps Commander as He Passed
the Cify-The Transport Delayed in
sailing and Many Were Disnp-
pOinted--AII of Gen. Lees STAFF Ae-
companfed Him Except Col. Pond.
The Panama Escorted Down the
River by the Tugs Cambria ana
McCauIcy one Given n Parting Sa-
Iuts- by the AImirante cquendO's
siren.
Gen. Fitzhugh Lee and staff are
on the high seas bound for Cuba.
Gen. Lee will establish his headquarters
at Marianao, the site of the Seventh
Corps camp. seven miles west of Havana,
where he will remain until he enters the
Cuban capital Jan. /.
The Panama, with Gen. Lee and party,
left the Ocean Steamship wharves few
minutes before 4 o'clock yesterday after
noon The hour set for the departure was
Il o'clock and thousands of people who
gathered along the river front, expecting
to wave a farewell to the Panama and
her passengers were disappointed. Gen.
Lee and party went on board before II
O'Clock, all preparations for the yes
sels departure having been completed.
The delay in getting away from the
wharves was caused by the presence of
the transport Mobile Immediately below
the Panama at the adjoining dock. When
notified that the Panama was ready to
sail, the pilot and towboat captains de-
clIned TO move her until high
water, on account of the dan
ger of collision with the Mobile in
swinging into the channel. Gen. Lee was
somewhat chagrined, as he could have
waited just as well untn o'clock before
going aboard. Having completed all his
arrangements and hidden farewell to his
friends here, he was anxious to be off
The wait was a vexatious one but there
was no help for It, The situation was full
ly explained to Gen. Lee by the pilot and
Can't Avery of the Towboat company
Capt Jesse NJ. Baker, quartermaster OF
the Panama, had prepared an elegant
luncheon for the general and his party,
and some portion OF the time lost at the
wharf was devoted to this.
With Gen. Lee aboard the Panama were
the following members of his staff:
Lieut. Col. j. II. Dorst, adjutant gem
eral and chief of staff.
Lieut.. Algernon Sartoris, personal aide.
Maj. r. E. L. Niche, assistant adjutant
general.
Lieut.. Col, William r. Livermore, chief
engineer
Col. o. e. Wood. chief commissary
Lieut. Col. l.. NJ Maus, chief surgeon.
Lieut.. Col. r. Curtis Guild, inspector
Lieut.. Col. Roger Birnie, chief ordinance
officer.
Lieut.. Col. Charles H. Ribbell, judge ad-
vocate.
Lieut.. Col Joseph f. Maxfeld, chief
signal officer.
Mai. Russell B. Harrison, provost mar
shall
In addition TO the corps stan there were
the following other officers on board:
Mai. George r. Fowler consulting SUR
geou: Lieuts Wilson and Field. assistant
surgeons: Lieut.. Metcalf, assistant pro-
Vost marshal; Lieut.. Schuyler Schieffelin,
aide to Gen. Greene, and Lieut.. Goodman,
assistant engineer.
There were a number of civilian clerks,
HEADQUARTERS orderlies and couriers, hos
pital stewards wagon master and team
sters. the total number of persons on board
being over 100 There were sixty horses
and mules and the headquarters wagon
train. besides a considerable quantity of
stores and supplies.
Gen. Lees carriage occupied a conspic-
uous position on the main deck. The gem
eral evidently does not intend TO do all
his riding on horseback while in Cuba.
The crowd OF soldiers and civilians
which had remained on the wharf to the
last gave several rousing cheers as the
transport moved off down the river. In
spite of the long wait and the uncertainty
as 10 the time of the vessels departure,
hundreds of people were along the river
front and at the slips on Bay street, and
waved good-by TO those on board the
Panama and cheered Gen. Lee. The Pan
anna had all her flags flying and the ma
tional colors conspcuously displayed. The
transport Mobile and the vessels of the
Ocean Steamship Company and of the
baltimore Line were bright with bunting.
The Panama dismissed the tugs
after passing Venus Point and
proceeded under her own steam.
The Cambria gave three parting salutes
with the siren whistle of the Spanish cruis-
er Aimirante Oquendo, which was taken
from the wreck off Santiago by the dis
patch boat Cynthia after the battle. The
McCauley accompanied 'he Panama to the
quarantine station which was reached at
shutdown. She had on board a party of
ladies and gentlemen. the guests of Mr.
and Mrs X. G. Trezevant, among them
being the wives of several of the officers
on the Panama. The excursion was in
honor OF Capt. and Mrs. J. c. Niche of
Durham N. c.. the other members of the
party being Mrs Russell b. Harrison and
daughter, Col E. L. Wood of the Second
Louisiana and Mrs Wood, Mrs Ribbell,
Mrs. Toey, Mrs Brown, Capt. and Mrs.
j. G.. Postell Mr. and Mrs. W. c. Hart
ridge. the Misses Egan, Miss Nellie Halle,
Miss Holt. Misses Mary and Julia Treze-
want and Mr.. F. f. Jones The party re-
turned 10 the city about O'Clock.
Gen. Lees departure to his new post
of duty was Ike the man-plain and I'm.
pretentions. There was no fuss or fur.
bellows and no display of any kind. There
was not even band at the wharf or
along the route to give zest TO the de-
parture In fact, there was nothing to at
tract the attention OF the crowd ex-
cept natural interest in the
man and his mission. and this
would have been sufficient to draw
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