New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-12
THE CUBAN EXPEDITION.
GENERAL MILES WILL START FOR
TAMPA TONIGHT
THE SEVENTH REGIMENT AND THE ASTOR
LIGHT BATTERY MAY BE TAKEN
GOVERNORS ASKED TO HURRY
TROOPS FORWARD
TROOPS FORWARD.
fsY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRrprvE.l

washington, May ll-beneIdl MlltS, WIFI ''
staff and the headquarters Of the Army. VIII
take the field tomorrow night, not to return 70
Washington until Cuba is liberated and stable
government established in the island. About lo
o'clock his special train of sufficient cars 10
carry the entire equipment OF his headquarters.
including the members Of his staff. the cerical
force OF his headquarters. the office and camp
equipment. ratlons and horses and forage VIII
leave Washington over the Southern railway
scheduled to arrive at Tampa on saturday
morning The members of his stan who VIII
accompany him follows:
Captain FRANCIS MlcuLER. 9th cavalry. Ad.
Captain MARION =. MAUS. lsi Infantry, Aid
MaeFGea'T@ JoSErH FEEcKINR'pdE Ei3a United
Colonel JOHN l.. GILMORE. Assistan, Adjutant- General
Brigadicr-GcneraI JOHN l. ROGERS United states Vol
Colonel CHARLES r. GREENLEAF. Assistant Surgeon
General.
Lieutenant colonel ARTHUR I. WAGNER. Assistant Ad-
Major HENRY s. osGooD. con1rnssary Of Subsistence
Major ELI L. fTGGINS 9th Cavalry.
Captain STEPHEN Y SEYBvRN. loth Infantry
Captain HUGH /. SCOTT. 7ih tavalry
First Lieutenant EDWARD ANDERSON. 7th Cavalry.
General william Ludlow chief Of Engineers
in the field. viii join General Miles at Tampa
General Roy stone the good roads" expert of
the Department Of Agriculture. has also been
ordered to join General Miles AT Tampa to have
charge or roal- bulldlne III 'uNd. hS so'H 40
the headquarters OF the Army are established
on the island. Lieutenant Colonel John Jacob
Astor and Captain Fred Alger. United States
Volunteers, VIII join the staff
GENERAL MILES WANTS THE 7TH.
General Miles wants the 1th Regiment Of
New York to accompany the expedition to cuba,
and he believes tonight that he Will succeed
in getting il. He has convinced the authorities
Of the War Department that II is the finest vol
untcer organization In the country. and that Its
action in declining to submit to dsmemberment
under the orig nal regulations devised t. nation
aze the volunteer army and almost directly
abandoned simply demonstrated the excellent
discipline and 81 lrt " this command II 1t IS
mustered In It Will start az once for Key West
on n transport now AT New York I'm time 10
accompany the first division of invaders. Per
haps the list Ncw-York Volunteers. which was
one Il the first regiments In the country 10 be
mustered il. VIII start South in the same trans
port. orders were telegraphed to-day to tho
depot quartcrmaster AT New-York to hold one
Of the chartered vessels for this purpose.
Two other regiments which have bean definite
~ selected for duty IN Cuba the Cd and 9th
Illinois Infantry. which Will be ready 10 start
South. II transportation can be arranged. by
noon Thursday \ telegram was sent to tho
Governor Of Massachusetts, this afternoon. asa
ing him # he could send one regiment TO New
York by Friday to embark on steamer there
FOR Key West and it is believed that he Will
reply In the affirmative.
THE AsTOR BATTERY LIKELY TO co
The Hight battery which Lieutenant-Colonel
Astor's muniacenoe has placed at the disposal
Of the Government VIII certainly take part IN
the Havana campaign unless General Miles is
greatly disappointed. THIS battery .: SIX guns,
each with 1000 rounds OF ammunition and
the complete ou,nt Of llmbers. harness and
equipments. which was pur -hased abroad and
srnngglcd into vessel bound for the United
states since the war broke out. is expected to
reach New-York tomorrow or next day when
II Will be promptly hurried 10 the 'front.'. The
complete outnt was procured regardless of ex-
pense and IL Is said 20 be superior 10 that
possessed by any Hight battery in America II
Is related that Licutenant- Colonel Astor went
about the purchase of It as most men would
buy an umbrella He asked "A military man
what sort ~ guns b" ought t. get and was told
that small ones cost less. the transportation Of
ammunition was easier and they would not re-
quire go many horses or men. but that larger
guns would probably he more effective In the
hands ~ the Regular Army in Cuba. He said
he didn't care abou, the expense II the guns or
the transportation but only wanted 70 know
and as a resul, be cablcd abroad and secured
half dozen twelve-pounder H6tchkss mounted
hoWltzcrs
Tho promptn ss with which he acted and his
success in securing these splendid weapons
after the Army and Navy had become satisfied
they had exhausted the European marke, Of de-
sirabe guns and ammunition. and the ease with
which he ovcrcamc the neutrality pretensions
f AZ least two European Powers. simply amazed
the authorities here. Lieutenant Colonel Astor
IS naturally enthusiastic over the matter him
self. hut his enthusiasm in this direction Is
comparatively inseuihcant to the desire he
manifests 10 get into cuba with General Miles
at the head Of the Army.
O. II. T. BELMONTS OFFER HECLINED.
The success Of his efforts to assist the Gov
ernment in carrying the war is in marked
contrast to thu sudden fash and extinction OF
O. II. =. Rclmonts dynamite cruiser suggestion.
which was unanimously rejected by the bureau
chiefs Of the Navy Department after careful
consideration yesterday. These officials were
satisfied that Mr.. Belmont had been imposed
upon by the promoters Of a nitro -glycerine-
throwing contrivance. who expected 10 secure
n vast amount of advertising at the expense Of
the Navy. Unlike the action Of Frederick y.
Schermcrhorn OF New York. IA presenting his
yacht. the Free Lance. outright to the Navy
Department. Mr.. BelmOnts offer was simply
10 lend the Government his vessel until the
close Of the war. II thc Government would
place him IN command and furnish him with
q crew one Of the cOmmOdorcs on the Board
said to-day that II the Government had ac-
cepted the vessel il would have had to buy it
after peace had beca declared
An important order. which was sent 10 all
Governors Of States to-day. directed them 10
get their troops ready to start for the front re-
gardless OF equipment This was in accordance
with the policy of hurrying the expeditions TO
cuba and the Philippines with all possible
specd II was decided that uniforms. arms.
ammunition tents ana other essential para
phernalia could be more effectively and quickly