The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-07-21
ENTRANCE TO MoRRo CASTLE, sAE JUAN.


of about 10000 men. There are some
notable differences in the plans for this
expedition, and form the stately naval
pageant that sailed away from Tampa
under General Skaters command to
attack Santiago.
First, there will be practically no
naval conveys; the navy department has
declared that they are unnecessary, that
there Is not Spanish warship in the
West Indies that dare thrust its bow out
Of port. In the second place, the expe-
dition does not start from one point, but
will be divided among several ports,
thus preventing the tremendous conges-
ton that was encountered in Tampa in
the effort to start the big fleet Lastly,
there will be no effort made to get the
ships away together, but the transports
will be allowed to find their own way to
their destination without concerted
movements. General Miles leads tn
way. He had been promised by the
president that he should go to Porto
Rico and the promise was redeemed
when the Yale headed today from
Siboney for Porto Rico, 500 miles dis
tant.
General Brooke will be the senior
officer in Miles command, and upon
him will fall the responsibility for the
execution of the details of his superior S
plans 1t is estimated that General
Miles should arrive by tomorrow night
at the point selected for the landing,
and will hoist the American flag at
once over Porto Rican soil. The point
chosen for his landing is kept secret, as
the general will land before the full
body of the expedition is at hand, and
it is consequently not desirable that the
enemy should be able to assembled su-
perior force to meet him.
The distance from Charleston is more
than double the distance from Santiago
to Porto Rico, SO that the transports
which sail from the former city can
scarcely reach General Miles before the
early part of next week. These Charles
ton troops are the First brigade of the
First division Of the First army corps,
and are commanded by Brigadier Gen.
eral George H. Ernst. The brigade
comprises the Second Wisconsin, Third
Wisconsin and Sixteenth Pennsylvania
regiments.
The expedition is to comprise 10000
men at the start, and it will be swelled
soon to 10000 men and, if necessary, to
10000 men, the equipment of the volun,
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well as to warrant the statement that
that number of men can be ready fol
service in Porto Rico within very
short time. The entire body of troops
at Tampa will be taken, numbering
about 1900 men and including a lot OF
heavy and light artillery under com
mand of General Rodgers. The expe.
dition will be particularly strong with
artillery, as some of that at Santiago
commanded by General Randolph is tc
be drawn upon.
The Tampa troops are known as the
Fourth corps, under Major General Cop.
pinger, comprising the Second division
under Brigadier General Simon Snyder
and made up of the First brigade, Brig
adler General Schwan, Eleventh and
| Nineteenth United States infantry
Second brigade, Brigadier General Car
| penter, Second New York and Fifth
Maryland; Third brigade, Brigadiel
Gen. Hudson, Third Pennsylvania, One
| Hundred and Fifty.seventh Indiana and
| First Ohio; Third division, Brigadiel
| General Kline commanding; First bri
| gade, Colonel O. l.. Kennan, Fifth Ohio
| First Florida and Thirty-second Michi,
gam Second brigade. Brigadier General
| Lincoln, Sixty-ninth New York, Third
| Ohio and Second Georgia; the provis
ional cavalry brigade, Colonel Noyes
| Fifth United States and detachments OF
| First, Second, Third, Sixth and Tenth
| United States cavalry and eight troop.
of rough riders; artillery brigade, Gen
eral Randolph, two light and ten heavy
batteries. 1t is possible that all of the
cavalry will not be callod upon.
General Brooke will take with hin
| from Chickamauga park most of the
| First and Second brlgades of his army
corps, the First. These are Tin addi
| tion to General Ernst's command al
| Charleston) she Second brigade, First
division, General Haines, Fourth Ohio
| Third Illinois and Fourth Pennsyl
vania; Third brigade, Colonel j, S. Cul
yer, First Kentucky, Third Kentucky,
Fifth Illinois; Second division, Oolone'
j. s. Poland commanding, First bri.
| gade, Brigadier General o. L. Roe,
Thirty-frst Michigan, First Georgia,
One Hundred and SiXtieth Indianai
| Second brigade, General Mckee, Sixth
| Ohio, One Hundred and Fifty.eighth
Indiana, First West Virginia; Third
brigade, Brigadier General Rosser, Sec.
ond Ohio, First Pennsylvania, Four
teenth Minnesota.
The part which the navy is to takesin
the assault against Porto Rico has been
fully matured. The several transport
fleets will have with them one or two
auxiliary craft carrying strong second
airy batteries of six or eight siX-pound
ers. Secretary Long said yesterday
for the departure Of Admiral Sampson