The silver lance., 1898-08-12
WILL HURRY MEN NORTH.
Transports Under Orders to Go to santi,

Transports Under Orders to Go to Santa.
Washington, d. c., Aug 5.-The War
Department has ordered the large fieet
OF transports at Ponce to proceed to
Santiago, there to join the TRANSPORTS
already at Santiago in bringing Gen
eral Shafter's army back to this coun-
try. There are ten large transports with
the fleet at Ponce some of them, like
the Mobile, having a capacity of 1000
men. In all they have capacity of
6,o4O men. This, with the capacity of
the ships already at Santiago, will give
carrying strength of over 12.0O0 men
at trip. In addition to the transports
announced by the War Department yes
terday as being ready at Santiago. it
now appears that the Orizaba, capa-
city $50 men. is also available The
Yale will also be brought in the SER
vice in the course of week of ten
days. At present she is to be utilized
in taking General Fred Grants brigade
to Porto Rico, after which she will re
turn by way of Santiago and take on
a load of Shafter's men.
The press dispatches from Santiago,
saying that the troops were greatly
elated at the prospect of beginning
the homeward movement to-day, is ac-
ccpted with satisfaction by the war of
ficials here. They say that the en-
barkation has already begun and that
the Louisiana, which left day before
yesterday with cavalry on board, is
now well on her way home.
With the arrival of Shafter's army in
this country, every facility will be Civ
en- to the troops to rccuperate. This
will apply not only to the sick. but to
t., II.
hardships through which the men have
gone through must have taxed the vital
ity even of the strongest. There will
be no yellow fever eases brought to
this country, as such cases can be
best handled without removal. The
less serious cases of sickness, not in
volving contagion, will be brought If
the patients are convalescing to a point
where removal will be advantageous.
Surgeon General Sternberg has In
view several points for patients and
convalescents. The actual hospital sta
ton will probably be located at Mon
tauk Point, where field hospital for
800 patients is being prepared, in addi-
ton to the hospital equipment which
General Skaters forces will bring
along with them.
General Skaters orders for the
movement of his command provide the
following program: The embarkation
of the Third and Sixth regular cavalry
the First regular cavalry and First vol
untecr cavalry Rough Riders) will be
embarked. These regiments have been
ordered to be ready to go on board
ship day after tomorrow. For the pres
ent the Ninth and Tenth cavalry will
remain in camp. Only the private
horses of the officers will be taken. The
other horses will be turned over to
General Wood who remains here as
military governor.
The First brigade of General Law
toms division. under General Chaffee,
will go next.
All the tents will be left standing
and all the extra worn clothes and
bedding. which may possibly be infect
ed, will be destroyed.
All the men able to ride will be put
on ponies and taken TO the wharf. The
others will be conveyed there in
wagons.
All the men who are suffering from
yellow fever or infectious disease will
be left here. Every precaution will be
taken to provide for the safe arrival of
the men north.
The volunteer regiments will next be
shipped in the following order:
First Illinois, First District of Column
bia, Seventy-first New York, Ninth
Massachusetts. Second Massachusetts,
Eighth Illinois, Thirty third Michigan,
Thirty-fourth Michigan.
No tenting or surplus baggage will he
taken back to the United State.
Captain McKitrick and DIR. Goodfel
low of General Shafter's staff left here
this afternoon by the Berlin for New
Orleans.