Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-07-29
OFF 7. JOIN MILES
Second Brigade Sails for
Porto Rico.
MANY TOUCHING SCENES
Emhrrhation or Troops Witnessed by Large
Crowds in This CITY and at old
Point. ST Paul Delayed
u Few Huurs.

General I1ancsj' brigade is off for
Porto Rico.
shortly after :. O'clock yesterday ar
ternuon the last transport weighed an
chor and under fun head of steam
proc eeied down the river to Hampton
Roads aud thence to ola Point to join
the tie@l in waiting there. The illinois
and ohio regiments We're transferred
from tn" dock To lighters and thence
towcG to Old Point. where they went
aboard the auxiliary cruisers st. Louis
and st. Paul. The other troops, with
the exception of battery ~. Captain
Warhurton, battery c. Captain Matters,
ana the Two troops of Pennsylvania
cavalry, Governors Troop. Of Harris
burg. and Sheridan Troop. OF byron.
embarked on the other vessels. 1t is
uiders o"h ha, the troops left behind
Will sail on The expedition which is
scheduled I" leave here the first OF
next Week. In all. about 5000 troops
embarked. This Includes the three
regiments Of infantry Of General
Eaines brigade. four batteries of light
artillery and Three troops Of cavalry
City Troop. ii Philadelphia. and Troops
n ard {. OF New York and BROOKLYN.
respectively. The st. Faul did not sail
Yesterday afternoon. Us SHE MAS delay
81 III tahine on supplies for Admiral
SIMPSONS fleet hut The cruiser will
leave early this morning. on board
Inc ST. Paul are General tiai!les and his
staff and the Fourth Ohio regiment
ne Fourth PENNSYLVANIA regiment
also SIT away yesterday. As I,reyiau.
~ a:,:!nulred by the Daily Press hn!r
the regiment Went on TN. CITY of
Washington and the remainder on tin,
Scn'rI. Tho star: WAS from pier j. The
city Of Washington lett the dock soon
after O'clock. II Mas 3:i3 whciI thu
>Sentca cast off her h:iM'Ser ANA back q
in to The stream. Only B. small crowd .i
persons rniiro;.d employees l.,oSt ly W,r
on tie dock when tht. last vessel sailed
As large Il crowd, however was out
side the dock gates anxious To take !,
last look 81 Tie departing soldiers.
The men Of al! three of the regiments
that left yesterday made a general Y
good impression during their stay in
Newpull News. and altogether they
LETT u :;oodly sun, Of money IN thr
hands nf the merchants. aside fr1u! the
sums that were spent in the beer sa-
looms.
The visits of such bodies of troops
promotez..s..l trade. and sn long as the
war continues the citizens will appre-
cate it if tie War Department shall
send its soldiers here to embark for tie
theatre Of hostiitics
The Third Illinois regiment broke
camp at : o'clock yesterday morning
and embarked on lighters for Old Point,
The soldiers cheered Justify When they
found that at last they were really off
for Porto Rico. Many people stood on
tht. dock and waved Il g,n,ds;,t.l1 10 thr
men OF his crack volunteer regiment.
OFF FOR GID POI M.
Tie Fourth OH" resiin mt, w..ich h =
ouaced the t',Sinn :sta,llIs ON
tn. river front "Wednesday night l,ri
Newport News yesterday afternoon.
The troops left Their nights camping
ground about :. o'clock the rr;:inlsnl:u
band l.l:ty,nG Dine" ana marched via
TWenty-ifth street West avenue ANA
Twenty -fGurili street Ia The. wharf If
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