The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-12
PROVISIONAL ARMY.
All Troops Must BE at the Coast by
Saturday.
CAVALRY HAS LEFT FOR TAMPA, FLA.
Railroads Showed They Gould Handle
Troops Rapidly.
KEY WEST Is DESTINATION.
KEY WEST Is DESTINATION
Lond of the Ipfantrymnn to BE
Idghtcncd to ~ Pcunds-Prepnr-
ing for the Volunteers.

| ders are, however. that all troops must go
| to the coast by the latter part of the week.
| The Third and Sixth cavalry had every
| thing packed and ready this morning by
s O'Clock when the tents Of the camp were
struck, loaded on the wagons in an in
credibly short time and at S25 the march
| Of the Sixth to Ringgold was begun. The
| distance to Ringgold by the government
road, completed nearly the entire distance.
is about seven miles and by II o'clock the
command had reached the depot al that
| point and the work Of loading horses and
| supplies begun. The Western and Allan
| tic railway had prepared at Rngsold
| ample side tracks and platforms 50 that oy
8 clock the trains began TO move There
| was no hitch and ii was demonstrated 10
! the officers in charge that in case Oh an
| emergency many Thousand troops could be
| moved from the park promptly and with
| comfort.
General S. 5. Sumner is in command of
| the two regiments: Colonel Young com
handing the Sixth. Both regiments lett
the park before the pay car which ar
| rived today, reached the park. where later
| the Third cavalry marched to RoSsville,
| Ga, where they we're loaded during the
afternoon on board the cars OF the South
ern railway, leaving tonight for Tampa.
| rumor prevailed today that these troops
were to be sent through to Key West,
but this was, denied at the headquarters
of General Brooke, who stated that they
| would 20 TO Tampa The Second cavalry
marched to Chattanooga, arriving there
late this evening and We're soon loaded
on cars Of the Alabama Great Southern
railway for Mobile in command of Colonel
G. G. Hunt. An immense crowd gathered
| n hp nd n
way possible in getting them off in good
| order, sending after them three rousng
| cheers as the train pulled out. These
were the only troops to leave today.
The First and Tenth 90 to Tampa in
stead of New orleans as was expected at
first notice to this effect having been re-
ceived by General Brooke today. The
Second, Seventh and Sixteenth infantry
will leave tomorrow (Thursday) and the
| Eighth and Twelfth infantry probably will
not get off before Saturday. All go to
| Tampa except the Second cavalry, which
goes TO Mobile.
This afternoon an order was received
from General Brooke's headquarters for
the commanding officers of tho cavalry
regiments, just before leaving their loading
stations, to notify General Wade at Tampa
of their exact leaving time, the order
losing by saying; Both brigaIes ct
cavalry will be ordered to Key West from
| Tampa
This includes the FIVE cavalry regiments
The infantry regiments will all so to
Tampa and begin leaving tomorrow The
brigade has sixty eight commissioned Of
hcers and 15i5 enlisted men present; total
1913; absent forty officers and ll5 men on
detached duty. The respective regiment;
report as follows: Eighth, % officers, 5li
men; Twelfth, 10 officers and iS5 men; Six
tenth. % officers and 522 men
| The Second brigade composed of the
Second and Seventh regiments, numbers
about two-thirds of the First brigade, or
about 100 rank and Ale
The reports of these regiments show that
at least one-third of the officers on the
rolls are off on detached duty. These Off
GERS will be ordered at once to report 10
their several commands for duty.
Orders have been issued from corps head
quarters materially tightening the load
of the infantrymen in the coming cam
naign. BY the terms of the order the men
In the ranks are to be relieved OF KNAPP
sacks, one blanket. overcoat canvas suits
soap and towels. which are to b. carried
In wagons, two of which will be detailed
with each company. The regular load OF
the lnfantryman is about sixty-four pound
ana this will take of about seventeen
rounds. leaving him forty-seven pounds
to be carried on the march into Cuba.
An order was issued this afternoon by
N'neral BROOKE 10 beneral Henry, detail
re company |, Eighth infantry, Captain
Pitcher, for guard duty at Camp Thonai
until the volunteers arrive, then to be sent
to Join the command at the front. Thi;
company is retained to guard the core n
ment property left here while the army is
In the field.
Major Dodds, senior officer; Major
Charles Mcclure Major w. F. Tucker N
Major George Il. Smith of the paymaster
department arrived today with the nay
tram and all the men in the camp received
sneir monthly compensation except N
he paymastors car arrived. Their nay viii,
follow them TO Key West. The amount
rad out was in the neighborhood of 500.
| QUO
'o,9hrs j. C. Baker. 4, x. Arnoll and
rs hreadiers today and will rcnor, NJ
mo yol,,nteers rn,on,, " p.eparauon OF
| -. slN'hHci received