Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-07-24
ON TO PORTO rico
General Haines' Brigade Will
Arrive this Morning.
DELAYED ON THE WAY
Twelve Hours Lost in Watering and Feed
ing the Horses and Mules Will
"" Not Embark Till Monday
IT,. or Tuesday. ". #.|..'

General I1aines' brigade. together
with the horses for the wagon train
and staff officers and baggage, will be-
gin to arrive here this morning between
and o'clock from Chickamausa
Park. Tenn.
1t was expected that these troops
would reach the city last evening. but
owing to the intense heat the trains
We're delayed on the way. as u number
of stops We're made TO water and iced
the horses and mules.
Ten trains will bring the three regi-
ments comprising the brigade. and &C
cordins to the arrangements made
yesterday the trains Will stop at Old
Point junction. where the troops will
dsembark and go into camp site
near the Brlarlield road There will be
ten trains in all with a total Of 100
coaches. Every preparation has been
made for the arrival OF the soldiers
Major Wilson was kept busy all day
yesterday arranging the details The
water main. which passes through the
camp grounds has been tapped. and j
site has been selected for the tents
Major Wilson said he did not know
when the men would embark for Porto
. Rico. but said he thought they would
go aboard the transports some time
tomorrow. 1t would be criminal, he
said to send the troops aboard the
vessels Immediately upon their arrival,
as they have been on the road three
days. and the men must be given some
fresh air and an opportunity to stretch
themselves.
GENERAL. BROOKE EN- ROUTE.
Major General Brooke, who is in
command nf the first corps. is expected
to reach the city this evening on i.
special train. az will be seen by the
following dispatch received last night
by the Daily Press from Chickamauga
National Park: "
The most momentous event of the
war 50 far as the army at Chickamau-
~ ia rl< c to..1
this afternoon, when Genera, Brooke
and staff left Camp Thomas for New
port News on their way to Porto Rico.
The arrangements FOR the departure of
General Brooke and staff We're conclu-
ded by noon today. His train was
made up at Battlefield station, and was
composed Of one private car for Gen
eral Brooke. two Pullmans and one
Gehers1l- roruu1,r- s,nu-1I1s e,,tira. OF o ~
were dressed in their new Kharld UNI
forms, and they made most impor-
tant display Is they entered the cars.
The excitement at the camp was great,
and every soldier who could get away
from his camp was at the depot TO see
them off. When the train pulled out
of the station about II O'Clock rous-
ing cheer went up that resounded
throughout the entire camp and was
echoed from thousands OF Threats.
The generals train reached the city
about about $3.50 o'clock, having been
delayed at several points because of
freight trains in the way. The generals
train remained in the city on account
of delay in getting the baggage ana
other equipments from the party TO the.
city. until o'clock this evening, when
the start was made for Lexington,
Ky. on the Cincinnati Southern and
thence to Newport News by the Ches-
apeake & Ohio.
OTHER TROOPS ON THEIR WAY.
The reserve ambulance company and
hospital corps under Colonel r, II.
tuidkenkoper, chief surgeon marched
into Rossviile early this morning and
loaded their effects Then the sienal
corps, under Major Grass Ford and the
Headquarters guard, a detachment OF
The Eighth United States infantry,
under command of Captain Pitcher
joined them and were off for Newport
News early in the afternoon taking
the same route as the brigade that left
yesterday.
BATTERIES LEAVE TODAY.
No other organizations left the park
today and no orders relative to a fur
Their movement were issued aside from
the orders in vogue. Colonel Lee. chier
quartermaster. was hard at work this
afternoon arranging further details for
the transportation Of the troops yet to
go. He said there were no more troops
under direct orders to go except the
four light batteries which will leave
Camp Thomas at o'clock tomorrow
morning. These are battery A. OF Mis-
souri,. battery a. of Illinois. battery b,
of Pennsylvania. and the Twenty-sev-
eHth Indiana battery.
OTHER TROOPS IN READINESS
While no other troops have been
ordered out. the next brigade in success
sion, which is the third brigade of the
first division. first corps, has been or
dered to hold itself in readiness. and
will be ordered out just as soon as the
necessary transports can be arranged"
WILL ARRIVE AT NOON.
Another dispatch received by the
Daily Press last night stated that an
order received at Camp Alger yes erday
directed that the five troops of cavalry
sta tioned with General Graham's com
nand proceed to Porto Rico as rapidly
as possible These troops are A and c.
New York volunteers ard A, b and C..
pennsylvania volunteers The order
Directs that they proceed to Newport
News for ernbarkation and, if transport
Iation viii permit, to go with General
Haines brigade. The command will
bring their horses and be fully equip
ped. There are $50 in all of these troops
It is expected that ths troops will reach
Newport News about noon today.
They will go into camp above the ship
yard with General Haines' troops.
TRANSPORTS GETTING READY
The transports in these waters are
preparing TO sail. They are the St
Louis, Roumanian, Massachusetts, and
City Of Washington. The auxiliary
cruiser Harvard arrived at New York
yesterday. She will -eplenish her coaf
bunkers. take on supplies and sail at
once for Newport News, arriving prob
ably some time Tuesday. The Rouma-
Man was at the wharf yesterday load
ing stores It is quite probable that
the government will purchase the Ger
man steamship Sorrento. which is now
! In port This vessel will be inspected
by Naval Constructor Woodward.
YARD MASTER FORD RETURNS.
General Yard Master Z. I. Ford, who
left Wednesday on his annual vacation,
returned to the city yesterday, arriving
In the morning with General Superin-
tendent G. T.. Doyle, on the latter's pri-
vate car: Mr.. Ford was at Goshen. Va,
when he received orders to return to
6 Newport News to superintend the
handling OF cars bringing troops.
INSPECTOR SMITH ARRIVES.
Postoffice Inspector Nathaniel A. c.: