Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-07-23
MORE TROOPS TODAY
General Gaines Brigade Will
Arrive This Evening.
OTHERS SOON TO FOLLOW
Many Soldiers win Embark Here for
forto Rico III the Next Few Days.
Special Train of Supplies
from Philadelphia.

troops will arrive in the city some
time this evening to embark for san
Juan, Porto Rico. information IL, ms
erect was received yesterday by C:ei.-
eral Agent II. lI. Parker. OF the t.h,,.:
apez,ke d Ohio Railway
The soldiers are coming frcm Chick
anlauga Park Tenn, and they com
pose General Haincs brigade. consist
ing, OF the Fourth Pennsylvania. Fourth
ohio and Third Illinois regiments,
There are in the brigade a.SIa men and
IA officers. Besides the soldiers The
specia! trains will bring s.xty-,wo
horses and 100000 pounds of freight
IL is not expected that the an barisa-
ton will begin tonight. but the bag
gage will probably bo sent abon II, tn,
transports. The troops Viii s,,cllG tire
night OH the cars Major j. l.. Wilso.,
OF the Sixth artillery, arrived in tht.
city yesterday morning To take charge
or the comlnissary department and he
mas arranged for temporary camp u
De located on the river above tho ship
yard as it is BOT known when thf.
transports will be ready to sail
ieleral Agent Parker was also no
tined or the dates fixed for the depart
ure OF other troops from C!licka,nuug.
Park FOR this city Today the reserve.
nosi'.al and ambulance companies or
General Thomas corps. together with
the hospital and ambulance company
OF General Haines' brigade. includ;nr
thirteen officers $50 men, sixty-elgh1
horses. eighteen mules. twenty-One
wagons. twenty-nine anlbuances and
$1,000 pounds of freight will start.
rms train Will be fut.oWed by another
bringing the corps headquarters equip
meht, sixteen officers. forty-.iett men.
1orty-sev"n horses. &iXty-eight mules
Twelve wagons, the headquarters guard.
consisting of three officers. Ia lren
seventy horses. twenty-siN mules ana
I'VE wagons, and 4 signal corps of elev-
en- officers and III men, forty-three
horses. twenty-four mules and eighteen
wagons. There will also be Sc 900
pounds of freight. These trains viii
arrive tomorrow evening
on sunday four light batteries OF ar
tillery Will break camp and start for
Newport News to embark for Porto
Rico. There are 100 men and nineteen
officers in the batteries. besides 3ls
horses seVenty-two mules, sixteen guns.
SIX caissons, eighteen wagons and CO.
oso pounds Of freight They vii! reach
B the ity some time Monday. 49,. r.
heses troops Will IL nlha1K$o the aux
&1liary cruisers Harvard and; st. Louis
ana transports Roumania. Massachu-%
sets and City OF Washington The
Roumania arrived in por, Yesterday
ana IS now taking on stores. The ST.
LOUIS joined the Harvard al ola Poin.
Iomfoit last evening, where She viii
await orders To COME to This port
according To Mr.. FarSrrs inrorma-
ton the eniharkation viii be as fol-
lows:
AUXILIARY cruiser st. Lonis--l $50 men
Auxiliary cruiser ilarvard-1 800 men.
Roumaiia-sc0 n2e,l and 800 animals.
Massa%husetts-l, 600 men ant. 800 an
finals
City of Wasllngton-soo troops.
Ii is expected that other troops win
smbark .,,G 80 49, ~, ="
brigade. cn1nm,n1sd ~, 1., 49, VI ,r,' .ile
7 posss,. ,i,o ,a,' ~ N'eler!1 nos.
1oval;%s,. ~, .'e uaSil,hS o"hiederate
1a+.. r w -" wa, :" as u ci''a'' friend OF the
-. -. ooster.
D., s'' i>. received by the Daily
.a,,s: 't''' i''sHt from chickamausa
The ,etp,1 ,,o,.o.
-. &c, .'s1' i'','eihsn! OF troops from
,s ,,,p , , Tor IN. Iorto Rico es-
i.a, 'i .,i nesan thls morning when Cen
tirst di,.i1.; niisioe, me 1lrst or the
,.s, uisasioll, llrst corps: broke camp
embarked Tor Newport News The reg
lments included We're the Fourth
, Nh ourtn Fnnsytvania and Third
LIMOS. ..,r3.
lhese troops Wlll he followed to-
morrow py General Brooke and stafr.
me reserve ambulance company. the
as :n y nosPl la corps. the signal corps
~ 49, to,.,l II a. r,nohe suaru: consisting
St,tns c,v,,r,- n,a en oni t
Eighth Tinted states infantr,- " l"e
"a snacioi Viii -. ,,,, Ganna;
and his staff from, Rat+1efa,d Ct, tinn NJ
$50 tomorrow artrrnoon 'r,,av viii o.,
to Newport News 10 embark
THE following four light hatter1es or
artillery will follow. breaking camp
early Sunday morning. Battery A. I'LL
nois; battery B. PENNSYLVANIA: battery
a. MISSOURI. and the Twenty seventh
D1tfGrv
~ was conceded at headquarters
.hls a1ternoon 20 ne the man TO take
n ~ nois o. ens iirst CORDS 70 Porto
at,,a .,.e,,,,t 'na ~, it,,tt
&c tr,nsnortat;on c.r ho n-o,il7aa ~,
hr,rn dos leav;nc +he nor,, T., reg,,Iar
turn iuntil the last hriradn or the th;rd
division has been ordered out. NJ
Counting the recruits and taking
into considera ton The hospital corr-
and other ORGANIZATIONS to he Included