The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-04-30
RUSHING THE REGULARS

| RUSHING THE REGULARS
Chattanooga, Tenn. April 29.LThe en-
tire eight batteries of artillery besides
the Twenty-fourth infantry and four com
panies of the Ninth cavelry brake camp
today under orders to proceed to Tampa,
Fla, at once. AS fast as possible men,
guns, horses. caissons, ammunition and
camp paraphernalia were loaded on the
| long lines Of cars waiting for them at
! Battlefield Station and started on their
/ journey south. The trains Will be given
preference over everything between here
and Tampa and a speed of % miles or
more is expected to be made. Though no
tntimation of the ultimate destination of
the troops has been given out here there
| is no doubt in the minds of the officers and
men that an immediate invasion of Cuba,
or at least the capture and occupation of
some Cuban seaport, is in contemplation,
/ in order to open a line of communication
with the Cuban forces under General Co
! mez and Garcia and act in cooperation
with those forces in the immediate relief
/ of the starving reconcentrados and the
! driving of the Spanish forces from the
1 island. The artillery will have all left
/ here tonight as will also in all probability
! the Ninth cavalry The Twenty-fourth
infantry viii hardly be able to leave here
before tomorrow though it is possible that
these troops too, will be ready sooner.
Battery F, Second artillery, in command
Of Lieutenant Greble, with five guns and
all their horses, were the first to depart
| They were followed as fast as possible
by The other batteries of the battalion,
Battery A of the Second, Captain Grimes;
c Of the Third, Captain Calif. and Of
the Third, Captain Potts. A corps of four
surgeons accompanied the battalion.
Major Lancaster. in command, went out
with the last section The batteries OF
the Second battalion, B of the Fourth,
Captain Anderson; of the Fourth. Cap
tain Taylor; D of the Fifth. Captain
Thorpe, and T of the Fifth, Captain Ri
ley. were loaded during the afternoon,
and in command OF Major Dillenback,
followed the first battalion south. Colonel
Randolph, commanding the artillery
brigade, remained on the ground until
the last battery was loaded. All these
batteries are at present on the former
peace footing as regards men, but recruits
TO fill them to the maxim strength will
be sent as fast as possible. 1t is the
general belief that all the remaining col
ored troops at Chickamauga will be on
their way south before Saturday. This
will include the Tenth cavalry. Colonel
G. V. Henry, and the Twenty infan-
try, Colonel A. S. Burt. Two companies
of the latter regiment are already in Tam
inf "a h.
ington and Idaho posts were brought out
to the park today after spending the night
in Chattanooga yard. This was a great
disappointment to the men. who hoped
to receive orders to proceed to Tampa
1t will be made part of the First brigade
Quiet preparations are being made for
the shipment south Of the Second cavalry
as well as the Ninth. 1t is not probable
that orders will be given to break camp
before tomorrow as II will be impossible
to move all the artillery, cavalry and in
fantry already under orders before that
time.
Captain r. II. Leo Of the British Royal
artillery called on Major General Brooke
today to observe the working Of Ameri- |
can troops on tho field. AS an accredited
representative of the English government |
he viii follow the troops soon to Tampa |
and across into Cuba
New Orleans, La, April 29.-The First /
regiment arrived here two days ago and
had hardly got tents in position when it /
was ordered to pull up stakes and pro- /
coed Immediately to Florida, whence IT /
will be sent to Cuba There were scenes (
Of utmost activity in camp today and .
the regiment was hurriedly got in readi- /
ness to move Wild enthusiasm was /
shown along Espianade and other avenues
when the First regiment of infantry, fully
equipped, marched across TO the depot
of the Louisville and Nashville TO take
the train for Florida. The brigade head
quarters heretofore established here, this
morning on general orders removed to
Tampa, Fla, to which place General
Shafter viii go from Washington. A gen.
eral court martial has been appointed by
General Shafter to meet In New Orleans
in May, TO try such prisoners as may be
brought before it, A detachment from
Willetts Point. n. Y. reached here and
TO Major Quinn. They took
train today for Fort Jackson and st.
Philip The detachment comprises expert
eorpedo and mine layers and viii aid In
perfecting the defenses below the city.
Mobile, Ala, April 29.-fhe Tenth and
wenty-second regiments OF infantry
broke camp at O'Clock today and left
via the Louisville and Nashville railway
at p. m for Tampa. Colonel Hawkins
IS in command. The men looked on the
order of transfer as one OF extreme i'm ;
and fully expected that ii meant {
heir landing on Cuban soil within I
week. The troops were in fine spirits and {
"a ger for the fray. They received ire :
nendous reception on their departure {
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