New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-09
GEN. GRANT AND HIS BRIGADE.
THE FIFTH ILLINOIS WILL. co WITH HIM
IN THE OBDAM REST or THE FIRST
KENTUCKY To FOLLOW on
THE ALAMO.

Newport News. Va Aug tSpeciaD. D.-More
,roons from General Grants brigade will embark
tomorrow. and the probability Is that those
s.lected Will yet away not later than Wcdnes-
day m ming. 1t is now practically decided that
the 9Th Illinois under Colonel Culver, VIII go on
the Obdam with General Grant and his stan.
ard that the remaining siX companies OF the lst
Kentucky under Colonel Castleman, VIII san
for Porto Rico on the transport Alamo. which
arrived here this morning from New ork
orders uere received here to send the Alamo
ON to Savannah there to take on the immunes
for Santiago. but in passing in at the Capes her
commander failed to catch the orders from the
signal station. and proceeded to this port. Cen
.ral Grant Is authority for the statement that
tho Alamo will be retained here 10 carry Colo
mol Castlcman's regiment The Obdam being
an old fashioned passenger ship, 1t required
t>yentv-four hours to put eight hundred tons or
coal on board She did not finish coaling until
midnight She has all u her subsistence on
board ard tomorrow afternoon the 9th Illinois
Will strike their tents at camp Grant ana
march down to the piers TO embark IL H. ex-
nccted that the entire regiment Will he on board
hv o o'clock tomorrow night. General Grant.
accompanied by his son. L. S. Grant. and Lieu
tenant stephen b. Ekins, jr son OF the West
virginia Senator drove to the piers this after
noon. and Inspected MS quarters on poarn tne
Obdam. He will occupy them tomorrow after
noon.
REST OF FIRST KENTUCKY TO EMBARK.
The 1st Kentucky. which is encamped in the
Casino Park right in the heart Of the city. will
break camp about o'clock tomorrow after
noon. according to the present understanding
The Alamo carry only 900 men, conse-
auently the remnant; Of this regiment will be the
n this shin The action of
General Grant In selecting the 9TH Illinois, the
last regiment to arrive instead Of the Sd Ken
,uckv or 1GOth Indiana. to go to Porto Rico first
has occasioned considerable -feeng.
There are two reasons assigned for making
the change First and most important is that
considerable sickness prevails in the Sd Ken
lucky Regiment and IL is not really in con-
dition to embark Many Of the Kentucky SOL
diers are In the hospital. suffering with mumps
and measles Included In the sick list are file
closers Of the companies and important non
commissioned officers
The other reason Is personal one. II Is a
sentiment that had its foundation In the last
war. Colonel Culver. Of the 9Th Illinois. served
rs a captain under General U. $. Grant in the
war between the States. and II was his desire
to serve under the great chieftans son. General
Frederick D. Grant Yesterday Colonel Culver
appealed to General Grant to make a place in
his brigade for his regiment. but had not the
Sd Kentucky Regiment been handicapped on
account OF sickness Colonel Culver's desire
would not have been gratifed. for his command
was attached to General Wade's division and
he arrived here on Friday morning from Chick |
amauga Park to await orders to embark at |
some future date. The change caused great |