The herald., 1898-06-18


arrive. and very little mechanical work Il
being done. The steamers Morgan City, In.
diana and Ohio can be made ready for ses
at short notice, providing coal and othel
supplies arrive in sufficient quantities te
be loaded on the vessels to prevent the nu
merous delays which retarded the earlier
departure OF the first and second fleets
Little work is being done on the City OF
Para, and as the Valencia was only char.
lered this morning and needs some worn
none On ner eop'epaie nei Aoi sec y 49,
.ne ua'e u uepai 'u'e "o@-u
oe eA'enoeu no' i'eue, ei'ess .ne 49,
sese,a, A'1 Sop
'niie iies'.
VIII BE delayed
1t is said in military quarters that these
1--we vessels will not be the only ones IN the
third fleet, but that other vessels VIII De
chartered or impressed into service ana
that the third fleet will be large enough 70
transport all the troops now mere. II tnere
are any grounds Tor this statement d uate
later than June "a Will nave 10 De SET as
the vessels now being considered by tne
department are now in northern waters ana
will not arrive here for week. In oroer
to hasten the work OF preparing the tniru
heet OF transports Tor service, Ieneral Mer-
CO. r ,oaa a and Maior w A. Wads-
wnrth. 10 SUPERVISE the loading of the YES
sels. and has ordered them to hire compe-
tent stevedores and all other help necessary
to. prepare the vessels for sea with prompt
ness and dispatch,
S.1e,+;o,, ~ rroors
NJ. a,,.su-,,.,. .,,,,, a,,,o~. .,a ,,or
80, 80 J ,,.a, -, - 49, sa,ao.,on
- S"-p -, -, s,.ss ~ a.,
u 80 - M - 49, -,
~ .s.s.,s. .,a..,a., 80 ~ troo,,s
piess'on 10. 80 p '',,, .,ha.,, LIZ
~" s,.'S 49, .a Isaha
49, Ss..t ra,,sa.u,a North
- -, ,road s,,,r
:. ~ ~ as,au 80 49,, sart
49, ,.,,.a.s AZ ,,assaIs 81 +na docra twas
~ s,,- .,s-,.s..
49,. .,,',,, tna y,,a-ds we've da,ai,ed would
be among the first to go, and today this i'm
preston was strengthened by another or
der detailing an officer and sergeant from
each of the regiments named TO proceed 10
the wharves and receipt Tor commlssary
stores.
General Wesley Merritt, IN command OF
the expeditionary forces, spent the morning
with General Otls at camp Merritt' olscuss-
ing the troops to be selected 1or the next
expedition. Inc exact organizations CHOSEN
Will probably De announced tonisht' Eisn.
thousand is the NUMBER tnat mas peeh nAe0
on, ana II is possible tnat even rhore VIII
CO., The date OF sailing Will De the earnest
possible, pe1ore the zo'h OF JUNE IL the
transports can be ioaoeo IN thae 'line'
Gen. Merritt Will Go.
cSa,aro, Marr,tt and HE sta ff and General
n 6 ot,s and b,s STAFF exnect to go on this
exnedit,on IF mo orders from the war de-
10 rt,rar+ Gonna 70 alter their MANS. The
troors that remain being comparatieyly
sau, T., ,,,n,her .ara left under the
co,nuond Of ONE of the briradier generals.
Targa o,,o,t,t,e. of ordnanca stores of all
"a on the road from the east and are
expected to be taken with the next sailing
fleet. Ammunition sufficient to last for an
extended period of time, gatling guns, all
kinds of mountain guns and everything nee
essary to field service are included in the
requisition. Four siege guns of five and
seven-inch caiber will be taken for the ar
tilery. No light artillery pieces will be
taken, but the heavy artillery need not SUI
fer for fear of lack of work.
c;,1- co,d;ers
0iA inenioeis " nc -
were eareu ioi ~ .ie uoe.ois - -. '
leceivnas nospi'ai ''''' '''o' ''-7 o-' '--e
rlvai u Tue .loops.
Anree u 'nen "eie -.
acute dttdcA VI tie iHedsies, wv "eie Al q