The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-03-24
RETURN OF TROOPS FROM crnA.
Preparations for Bringing All the Nolun.
tears Home by April ~.


WASHINGTON. March pa rlan for tho p.
turn to the United States by April ~ q all IN.
volunteer troops now in Cuba Ia being rrernrsl
in the Office OF the Quartermaster Genera, d,
the army. At least twelve regiments are .,.
pected to he in the United States by iruI,
To facilitate their arrival the Ouartoimas,p,.
General has made special arrangements IA,
water Transportation from Havana and o,hs,
points in Cuba. The plan adopted is ultlins5
In a communicates from Gen. Huntington n,
the Adlutant.G General, in which he says,
I'm order that the troops " the seventh
Army Corps and others designated may bs
gotten to the United States before Arril l. m.
time set by the Treasury Department for IN.
close OF quarantine. I have the honor To- furnish
you with the GLOWING proposed rranecme nts
which are now being perfected as rapliy Al,
possible:
The troops TO be concentrated at Savannah.
Ga. for muster out, will be brought there b,
using the transports OF the department. w,
vessels OF the Ward line. the Florida. and tho,.
OF the Plant Steamship Company running he.
tween Havana and Port TAMPA. The personal
effects Of the troops will be disinfectei at tie
9inaran'in sy stations HEs ;r at Say va I. TateIo and
the savannah quarantine, station will he 1s.
embarked in lighters. taken to Fort Pulaski
panies to the, quarantine station. about KS
yards away, for disinfcction. and then taken
to the city and PLACED IN the permanent camps
be dlsinfected. as we'll ns the effects OF 'hs
troops. and the vessels will then proceed direct
to.the wharf at savannah and the troops dIsem.
barked and sent to the perm anent clmps for
muster out: The troops going TO Port Tamna
will be disinfected at Mullet key ana proceei
by rail from Port Tampa direct to the muster.
iin nss out Sn the S%a az S iine stenm.rs sS viii }iiIioII. 5. t SG";
from these steamers on lie hters at the mouth
Of the river and carried to Fort Pulaski as in.
dicated for the troops from transports.
Included in the communicable IN is a prone Sad
schedule giving the ships to be used 10y the
regiments, but in explanation Gen. Ludi1Gton
Tor any reason the ship indicated for any regi
ment does not arrive in time to carry out this
schedule. the regiment VIII lake the fret shin
viii be Sem moved in the eT segus inc desired ii sdiF'"e"''
The regiments named IN the schedule are the
202d New York. which has already arrived at
ana. now. Ell. route to savannah from Havana
on the Ward line steamer Havana: the Third
Georgia. assigned to the Logan the First
Texas; afsiG ;ieS to ths a hiipatr tSs End Pnd Fl Ibl"15lda,
nessee. on The Havana: Third KeHtucRvt. on
the Logan; Fourth Virginia, on the Dixie First
North Carolina. on the sigilaneia: and the Sec.
Plant line to Port Tampa: Since the prepare.
ton Of the schedule It has been decided to
bring the 169th Indiana on The Sedgwtck. in.
stead OF on the Thomas. This will delay tho
departure OF. the Third !mmunes from San.
tlago. the schedule providing for their return
on the Sedgwick.
partment'to-day that the Olivette and the Var
mouth OF the Plant steamship line are now on
their way to Port Tampa with part OF the Sec.
ond South Carolina Regiment. 1T IL expected
that the entire regiment will be landed at Port
Tamla by the end OF the week and that thu
Plant line will be able to bring another regi.
ment not yet assigned from Havana for mus
ter out.