New-York tribune., 1899-02-16
THE SHERIDAN DELAYED.
PART OF THE 18TH INFANTRY sNOWBouND
IN WEST VIRGINIA-THE SHIP FROZEN
IN AT HER PIER

IN AT HER PIER
# will not be until tomorrow that the United
States Army transport Sheridan VIII begin her
long VOYAGE to Manila by way OF the Suez
canal As far AS supplies went, the ship was
readv to sail two days ago. The cause OF de"S
was the blizzard. which showed In the troops ."
their way TO this city who are booked TOT pasSase
on the snip. one battalion OF the Rth lhian'iS
was In Hoboken yesterday, and ready 10 sU ""
hoard the transport but the other two battaHohS
of that regiment as well as the 3d Battalion or the
nth Infantry were still far from New-1ork'
The norton Of the regiment which has been snow
bound at Cumberland Nd, since Monday iei' 'h"'
city at 1890 yesterday morning Upon arriving a'
Martinsburg W. Va. the Baltimore ana ohio VI
dcIals deemed II unwise to try 10 bring 'he'n
further east until the single track was cleared OF
delayed passenger and freight trains. and the three
trains bearing the troops will therefore he heid 1T
Martinsburg until S O'Clock this morning IL IS OK
pected that the trains will reach Baltimore ABOUT
D. m to-day Should there be no furtner deiay'
II is expected to land tho troops in Jersey city to-
MORO V morning. The men are said to be IN Joiy
good humor and are warm and comfortable In their
Pullman cars.
The Sd Battalion Of the 18th is expected here this
morning. The troops will be brought over from
Jersey City and marched on board the transport
iust as soon as they arrive, and shortly after that
the Sheridan will sail.
Yesterday was spent In putting finishing touches
on the ship and I'm loading a large quantity Of
fresh vegetables which were purposely put on
board as near sailing time as possible. portion
OF the troops baggage arrived yesterday, and TINS
part Of the cargo will be sent on board to-day ana
will probably be The last things loaded
II is likely that some trouble will be experienced
I'm swinging the big ship out into the stream, for
she IS frozen tight In three feet Of Ice spec
tators were walking around the snip on TINS ice
yesterday I'm perfect safety and several oil them
built fires on the ice and leaned up against the
hull watching the flames they would against
the side OF a barn. Those who have examined the
place say however, that tugs will be able to pull
the ship
There will be 1917 persons in all on board the
Sheridan. including the crew, the soldiers, orcers
and their families. and several nurses. The CABIN
passengers number about ninety-hve. Inc iist Is
follows:
Captain W NJ Coulling L. S. W. Quartermaster
in command Of the transport. Mrs. Couliing and
daughter. George Rust Rogers, Captain Coullings
private secretary; G. VI. Carver commissary Clerk
George Creighton. who for many years has peeh d
chief clerk in the War Department, and Is taking
this Trip quartermasters clerk for the benefit oil
his health.
Officers attached to the 18th Infantry and their
families Lieutenant-Colonel and Mrs. Jacob H.
Smith Major Hugh g. Brown, Major Henry
IieuTcnaIt ana Quartermaster Mark L. Hersey,
Mrs Hersey ana two children, captain Palmer
GreaHy ooG Gom3any UyH y ana his sister Miss reary;
Lieutenant Alfred T. Smith. Company a; Lieuten-
ant Robert ". Barnett. company - captain NIL NIL
lard +. Waltz. Company G., Mrs. waltz ana t%o
children; Lieutenant Frank :. Cocheu. Company -
and Mrs. Cocheu; Lieutenant George H., onieirs; ;
jr.. Company G.; Captain Waldo r. aver, CohitPdlyy
erick ). Wild. Company y: Lieutenant Ralph r.
Meyer. company y, captain koDert ~ uEdyau51
Tavlor Company r; Lieutenant Van Leer Wills.
Company r. CAPTAIN Wills O. Giark, company anyop' r.
Company F; Lieutenant J f. b. Mitchell, jr., Com
pany F. Lieutenant Hugh A. Drum, Company +;
Haskell: lieutenant Willis Uline. Company II;
Lieutenant LawTence a. curtis ,ompany ~ Mp
Wotherspoon and child; Lieutenant Glenn II. D4-
Wis, company T. Iieuenant {9mpoe r. ocsn ba0GogN:
X and Mrs. Anglum, Lieutenant Dana l. MerrlI.
l.. iieuienant james T. Harberson. Company l.;
Lieutenant William II. Williams: 'Gmpahy i. IaP-
W smith Company u, and Lieutenant Alfred c.
Oiicers attached to the nth Infantry, and their
Chuhb Captain Nickerson. Captain Chenowith;
NqgaH Me Reeyss WTe GaRaR and Mrs Robs Lieu
Devqre ana ana N Mrs aaTt and
two children Lieutenant and Mrs. Smith. Lieu.
5nr Johnson fJenfenant Ledyard Lieutenant Bates.
pr Pinkham and Chaplain Hartman; ,-,,...
Assistant surgeon Thomas o~eS AGcins ic,tsnant AS
: Wa9n 'F Nj ytea Sth infantry
nurses Miss Gladwln. in charge; Miss Malt Miss
In addition TO The troops comprising the l2th In
fantry and the 80 Battalion ot the iath iath lnt9nTg:
there are FIVE enlisted men Of the 9fh infantry
attached n the 18th Infantry. There are als9
about thirty men Of the I'm VINO We're r oeq tbe
shore leave and dld not get back to the boat m
and Poth the 9th and the nth regiments contain
several soldiers or other regiments who were ahXX-
Iieutenant- Colonel Jacob H Smith. Of the 18th
Infantry will he in command OF tho expedition