Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-05-14
"ON TO HAVANA"
The Invasion of Cuba is About to
Commence.
Soldiers OF tho Regular Army, as Well as
Thousands of Volunteers are to Embark
from cities on the Gulf Coast and
Proceed to tho War-worn ISL
Hud-Gon. Milos VIII be at
tho Head OF the Forces,

Chichamauga National Park, Ca,
May i1.-Maj. Gen. Brooke, command
ing the United States regular army
corps at ChicSamauga Park, received
orders yesterday from the war depart
lnent directing him to send all the cav
airy and infantry troops now in camp
mt Chickamauga Park, about 5000 in
all, to Tampa, Fla, without delay.
The order was accompanied with i'm
structions to provide the men with a
full supply of ammunition for go days.
On receipt of the order Gen. Brooke at
once issued an order to prepare at once
for departure.
There are five regiments of infantry
now in camp, all of which are ordered
to Tampa under command of Col.
Henry and Col. Chaffee.
Two regiments of cavalry, the Third
and Sixth, will at once proceed to
Tampa under Gen. Sumner.
All regiments began preparations to
move last night and each regiment
will be ready to move to-day.
Gen. Brooke and staff will remain
here to assist in the organization of the
volunteer army, should it be ordered
here. The signal corps has also been
ordered to remain here until further
orders. Adjt. Gen. Sheridan states
that before Friday night all the troops
will have been moved south, an accom-
plishment due to the fi-ct that every
command has been on waiting orders
for week.
Washington, May 11.-There is no
longer opportunity to indulge in ex-
tensive drilling and practlce maneuv-
ering. The regular army troops do
not need these and are TO be thrown at
once into the fray. Many of the regi-
ments of the national guard which are
entering the volunteer service are felt
to be sufficiently trained to follow the
regulars Immediately, and the depart
ment indicated its purpose yesterday
of sending these volunteer troops ob
rectly to the gulf coast for shipmeps
instead of sending them to Chick~.
mauga. This disposition was showa
by the changes in the new orders is
| sued to the troops.
The quartermaster general has all
| ready gotten under charter % mer-
chant steamers for the transport of
troops and these should carry about
90, 900 men. Others are being procured
as rapidly as possible. The plan of the
war department is to have these ves-
sells assemble at the different gulf
ports, Tampa, Mobile, New Orleans
and Galveston, to take on troops which
will be sent there. The navy depart
ment is expected to furnish conveys
for these transports, which would be
helpless against Spanish attack.
At this point there are signs of frie-
ton. First the transports will be OBJ
| liged to await Admiral Simpsons re-
turn in order to secure proper convoy,
and second the navy objects to under
taking the task of conveying a number
of transports. 1t insists that to assure
the safety of the convoy all the trans
ports should be gathered in one fleet to
start from Tampa, and the navy is like
ly to prevail in this.
By Friday morning Maj. Gen. Miles
will have assembled his staff around
him at Tampa, Fla. He leaves here
tonight. Unless present plans are
changed the general will go with the
first military expeditionary force to
Cuba.
Tampa, Fla. May 1.-THE steamer
Gussie sailed for Cuba yesterday with
two companies of United States troops,