Evening journal., 1898-09-12
PARADE IS ASSURED. SAMPSON AT HAVANA
Troops at Montauk to March
In New York Saturday.
THE PRESIDENT MAY REVIEW THEM.
Only About Zen Thousand Men VIII
he In Line-VoIunteers TO lie
Sent Home After the Pa
rade Ia over.

NEW YORK, Sept. 12.-This city will
witness a big parade Of soldiers next
Saturday. General Miles has so far
perfected the arrangements for a pa
rade as to authorize the statement late
last night that about 10000 of the troops
that viii be left at Montauk Point viii
participate.
They viii be marched over the Brook
lyn bridge together with the volunteer
troops from Porto Rico, and will parade
up Fifth avenue TO Central park, where
the parade will terminate and whence
the troops will be dispersed, the volun-
teers being sent Immediately to their
homes to be furloughed in anticipation
OF being mustered out. the regulars be-
ing sent TO the posts TO which they will
be assigned.
General Miles thought the president
would review them. but would not ad-
NIT that he himself would be there. OF
this, however, there is thought to be
little doubt.
In running over the list Of Porto
Rican troops available for the parade
General Miles mentioned the Sixth ILL
nois, part Of the Second Wisconsin,
First Missouri battery, First Indiana
battery and First Illinois battery, or
from 1 500 to 1000 in all.
These troops are now on the water,
under the command of Generals Wilson
and Garretson. General Miles thought
some of the regular troops at Mon
tauk would be there. A Pennsylvania
battery also may be present. Those ar
irving first will have to be put in camp
to await those coming later.
One of the main pbfaoffopc 70 tho
proposition was the great expense in
volved. Then there is no place in
Brooklyn where they can camp prepara=
tory to the trip across the bridge. They
viii probably have to he kept at
place outside OF Brooklyn. and then all
loaded on steamers again to be brought
TO the foot of the bridge, where they
can disembark.
The men arriving from Porto Rico
would be compelled to remain several
days on the transports some distance
from the city.
While It was intended primarily that
the review should be principally Of the
Porto Rico troops, as they are better
able to stand the fatigue incidental to
such a march, the plan was necessarily
altered as so many OF these troops have
either been sent to their homes already
or will not arrive in time for the pa
rade.
owing to the absence OF these soldiers
there may be only about 1000 Of the
Porto Rico troops in the parade, and
General Miles said Saturday night that
Il was possible there might not even be
this number While General Miles would
be pleased to have all the Porto Rico
veterans present at a review and re-
ceive all the honors due them. he is
firm In the conviction that they should
be sent TO their homes as rapidly as
possible. in accordance with the order
Of the secretary Of war All troops al
ready landed have been sent at once
TO their homes.
Some Illinois troops, an Indiana bat
terry, an Illionis battery and other men
are expected during the coming week.
General Miles said that he did not ex-
pect TO witness the review himself, but
that President Mckinley might go to
New York and review the soldiers. The
president said last night that he
was very busy and might be unable to
leave the city, although he would like
very much to do so. General Miles talk
ed over the long distance telephone Sat
urday afternoon with Colonel Kimball
in New York. and the latter said that
possibly 5000 or 10000 men from Camp
Wizoff would be able to take part in the
parade.
1t was General Miles idea that the
men who parade should not return to
Montauk, but should go directly to their
homes. They would be transported to
brooklyn by boat or rail- the cavalry
riding their horses from Camp Wikoff
to Brooklyn. He said he understood that
the railroad could only handle a regi-
ment day from the camp to Brooklyn
but he thought there should be no diff
Guilty in securing transportation by wa
fer