The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-06-14
ON THE WAY.
The Regular Troops Embark
for Santiago, Conveyed by
Sixteen War Ships.
THE BIG INDIANA LEADS THE WAY
Of Troops for Cuba has
Actually Begun. "A Full List
Of the Troops is Here
Furnished.
ON THE WAY.
THE BIG INDIANA LEADS THE WAY

Furnished.
Washington, June 13.-lt was
formally announced at the war de-
lpartment this morning that the
first military expedition had left
Key West at day light today bound
for Santiago. All day yesterday
there was a conference between the
navy and war departments, and
after an all day session the war
board completed its plans TOR con
yoying the troop transports. Major
General Shalter, who commands
the expedition, has with him a
force of 733 officers and IA, ,564 en-
listed men. The United States
regular troops make up the greater
part af the force, there being but
three volunteer organizations on
the ships.
The best that the department
would do at this time in the way of
supplying the cavalry contingent
for the expedition was to include
among the troops one squadfon of
the Second United States cavalry.
fully mounted; with 8 officers and
$50 enlisted men. The full list of
the troops that make up the expe
dition reported to the war depart
ment by Gen. Shafter is as follows:
Infantry regiments-Slxth, Six
teenth, Tenth, Twenty-First Second,
Thirteenth, Ninth, Twenty-FOurth,
Eighth, Twenty. Second Second
Massachusetts, Volunteers; First,
Twenty-Fifth, Twelfth, Seventh,
Seventeenth, Third, TIVE ntieth;
total infantry, 56l officers and 107O9
enlisted men.
Cavalry-Two dismounted squad
rons of four troops each' from
the Third, Sixth, Ninth, First and
Tenth cavalry, and two dismounted
squadrons of four troops each from
the First United States Volunteer
Cavalry, one squadron of the Sec
ond, nine officers and 28O enlisted
men.
Artillery-light batteries E and
K First Artillery; A and F Second
Artillery, IA officers and 323 enlisted
men; batteries G and H, Fourth
Artillery siege, four officers and 1872
enlisted men.
Engineers Companies C and E,
nine officers, 20 enlisted men.
Signal Corps One detachment
two officers and 45 enlisted men.
Hospital detachments are luclGd-
ed in the foregoing affairs.
The staff corps numbers fifteen
men. The grand total of the expe-
dition is 773 officers and IA, ,564 en-
listed men. Gen. Shafter in his
report indicates that great obsta-
cles had to be overcome in order to
embark his force at Port Tampa
and it is expected that the effort
will not again be made to embark
so large a number of men from this
port without considerably charging
the shipping facilities.
Captain Taylor, of the Battleship
Indiana, is in command of the naval
convoy fleet which accompanies the
troop ships. The makeup of the
CONVOY fleet is still withheld, and in
fact the navy department
knows only as to the general char
acter OF its strength. Besides the
Indiana, one other battleship and a
first class cruiser will accompany
the fleet. The other ships are lesser
cruisers, gun boats and auxiliary
craft. Naval officers speak of 1t as
a magnificent marine procession.
The war stretched out for seventy
miles, according to high naval
officer, although even this it is
felt, is short of the length which
such a procession of transports
would take, each being given ade-
quate sea room. The )warships
proper we're headed by the majestic
Indiana, and stretched at least
three-quarters OF a mile.
Captain Jack Roberts, who knows