The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-06-13
X I R A !!
COD SPEED THEM.
Twenty-fve Thousand
Soldiers Sail From
Tampa for San
tiago-
DUE TO ARRIVE THURSDAY
Details of the Force and Its
Commanding Officers
Horses Left Behind.
AWFUL HEAT ON THE SHIPS.
Even Some of the Hardy Reg
ulars Faint in the
Sitting Holds.
AN UNACCOUNTABLE DELAY
Backing and Filling. Talking
and Telegraphing After the
Men Were Embarked.
THE GREAT BOND ISSUE
Treasury Regulations for the Popu-
lar Loan--OfFers for the
Entire Amount.
Treasury Regulations for the Popu-
Lar Loan--Offers for the
Entire Amount.

WASHINGTON, June 1s, 1ssS.-The first
division of United States troops to begin
the invasion of Cuba sailed from Key
West at daylight this morning The ex-
pedition comprises 77s officers and 1A,osi
enlisted men, all under the command OF
Major General shafter. A large force Of
transports conveyed the troops under the
convoy of a strong squadron Of warships.
ranging from the immense battleship to
the small gunboat and armed fast saii-
ing yacht.
1t was formally announced at the War
Department this morning that the first
military expedition had left Key West at
daylight today bound for Santiago. All
day Yesterday there was a lively confer
ence between the officials of the Navy and
War Departments, and after an all day
session the War Board completed It's
plans for conveying the troop trans
ports
Major General Shafter, who commands
this expedition, has with him force OF
77s officers and 1864 enlisted men. The
Tinted States regular troops make up the
greater part of the force. there being but
three volunteer organizations on the
sbins These are the list, New York In
fantry Volunteers, the I'd Massacnusetts
Infantry Volunteers, and two dismount-
ed squadrons of four troops each from the
First United States Volunteer Cavalry
:~l-t-C Cn1n val
mands and of which Theodore Roosevelt
is Lieutenant-Colonel.
whether either of these officers is with
the two squadrons named is not yet
known at the War Department. 1t was
difficult to prevail upon the mounted rifle
men to leave their mounts behind, but this
was a matter of necessity. it is said, ow-
ing to the lack of accommodations for
tbe horses on shipboard The best that
the Department could do at this time ~
the wav of supplying cavalry contingent
for the expedition was TO include among
the troops one squadron of the Second
United States cavalry mounted with nine
officers and ESQ enlisted men.
The fulI list of the troops that make up
this expedition as reported to the War
Department by General Shafter is as fol-
lows
Infantry regiments: Sixth, Sixteenth,
seventv-first New York Volunteers.
Tenth. Twenty-first, Second. Thirteenth,
Ninth. Twenty-fourth. Eighth. Twenty
second. Second Massachusetts Volunteers.
First Twenty-ffth. Twelfth, Seventh
Seventeenth Third, Twentieth. Total in
santrv. 5e1 officers and 1o,T09 enlisted men,
Cavalry: Two dismounted squadrons 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 volunteers
cavalry. Total dismounted cavalry lo3
officers. 2,S75 enlisted men; mounted cav
airy. one squadron of the Second, offl-
GERS and 2S0 enlisted men,
Artillery: Light batteries e and X, First
Artillery. A and F Second Artillery, IA
officers and 1923 enlisted men. Batteries
q and II. Fourth Artillery, siege, four
officers and 1872 enlisted men,
Fngineers: Companies G and 2, Off
GERS. 200 enlisted men.
Signal corps. One detachment, offi-
GERS and As enlisted men.
Hospital detachments are included In
the foregoing figures.
The staff corps numbers IS officers
The grand total of the txpedition IS 10
officers and IA. .5s4 enlisted men,
General Shafter in his report indicates
tbe great obstacles that rad to be over
come in order to embark his force at
port Tampa, and It is not likely,
AZ his recommendation carries weight,
that the effort will be made to again
embark So large number Of troops from
5t,is MORT. without considerably enlarg-
ing the shipping facilities