Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-11
Are to be Sent Immediately to the
Philippines,
by WAY OF THE sUEz CANAL
eleven batteries or ARTILLERY Going-
Wore needed az uaaiis Now Than
Anything gise.

New York. May ii.-A special TO the
Tribune from Washington says:
The war department Is preparing to
rcnd four regiments 81 regulars to Ma
Mia by way OF New York city and the
aucz canal. utilizing for the purpose
the transports Thomas. Meade and I.o-
gan. which are TO be permanently
transferred from the Atlantic to the
Pacific fleet. These vessels will be pre-
pared for their new duty ~ speedily as
possible. and work has already begun
under urgency orders on the Thomas.
which Ia the largest and finest trans.
port owned By the government. and
which should be ready 10 depart with
one complete regiment and an additions
nj battalion before the end Of the
present month. The Thomas reached
New York last Sunday from Guam
tanamo. She has u capacity for car
ryinE two thousand men In addition 10
large quantities Of stores and regimen
tai baggage.
The Logan. which will quickly follow
the Thomas. IL practically a sister ship
" the Grant. the sherman and the
Sheridan. shc will carly 1900 men.
She Il at Galveston and should report
ut New York In about two weeks. The
Meade. which has a capacity Of 1900
men, left New York for San Juan on
May lat. ON her last trip before bclng
made ready for the Philippines. Thee
may attain their highest speed on the
outward voyage and their accommodate
lions for troops viii be thoroughly rcn-
ovatcd to guard against possible infcu-
ton after their West Indian voyages.
They nru expected to transport the
seventh and .Nlncteenth regiments 81
Infantry aud the First and Seventh
regiments Of artillery. although some
other command may be substituted for
one Of these before their sailing dates.
The seventh Infantry N now distribute
cd at posts east OF the Missouri, the
Nineteenth In Porto Rico. the Seventh
artillery u along the Atlantic coast
north NJ Washington. and the First N
IN the coast dcfcnnca south VI the
Chesapeake and along the gulf.
The project TO send these regiments
by way ~ New York city and the
Hucz II based on considerations similar
% those which governed the war DEPART
mcnt ln sending the Grant, the Shcr-
man and the Sheridan by that route.
The cxpcnrc Of transportation Of the
troops by rail across the continent
amounting to $4,000 regiment. II
eavcd. and the transports are sent 10
the Pacific where they are most need
cd. as few CUBAN or Porto l,ican gar
rlnonn will require much moving
about for Il long time TO come. II IL
also essential AT this time 10 release u
number Of chartered vessels now used
BY the army In the Pacific. and the
Thomas. Meade and the Logan are re-
quircd In their places.
on the Pacific coast. two more reg-
imenta, the sixth and Sixteenth rcFi-
mcnta of Infantry, VIII start for Ma
Mia this month. The former viii leave
Fan Francisco on the sherman on May
send, and the latter on the Grant. a
week later Within n week Il II be-
licvod that Gen. Otis will be In a pos
ition To begin sending home the volun-
tecra from the Philippines by every
available steamer, a. Important REIN
forcmonts are about due 20 reach
him.
These consist OF regular Infantry
regiment and eleven batteries Of artil-
lory, The latter are believed 20 be more
needed az Mhnila just now than any
thing else, a. they will relieve practl-
cally all the small arms soldiers, vol
untcerH and regular, now required Tor
the forces Of the city.
II II explained by army officers that
while Infantry aud cavalry are needed
for aggressive forward movements. a
well trained battery of artillery II al
most equal To n regiment 81 Infantry
for holding an entrcnchsd position and
the arrival u eleven such batteries at
this time VIII be ~ ifieaiculnhle nd-
vantage % Den. otis In maintaining
positions already taken ana deterrins
the lnsurgcnts from threatening the
city % Manila.
battery u, 81 the First artillery, left
Han Francisco. on April 18Th, the
transport IN relied on 10 mako the run
across the ocean In twcnty-ciRht days
and should arrive within n week.
The Newport. which nearly a year
ago took Gen. Merritt "a Manila, has
made the TRANSATLANTIC voyage IN twci-
ty.nve days. and aa she left San Fran
cisco on April e0th. she II nearly due.
She carries Hight battery Y, OF tho
Fourth artillery. and llght battery r.
81 the Fifth artillery. and number OF
recruits.
The Warren also left San Francisco
on the Goth, with eight batteries OF the
sixth artillery. and II scheduled TO ar
rive next week.
den. otis has Informed the war de-
pnrtment OF the sailing 81 six chartered
tranaporta from Manila for San Fran
cisco. the city 81 Pucbla and Iealandlh
having started today, the Pcnnrylvanla
and the Nelson Will leave tomorrow,
and the Cleveland next day, and the ~
Paul on Friday. The Cleveland ana
Nelson are freight boats, but the others
could have brought home volunteers II
II had been considered advisable 60 re-
duce the effective forces during tho ne
fotlatlona now being conducted with %
view OF ending further Fiilplno resist
nnce to the American government. The
rarn. which carries |, 200 men. has been
stationed for several months at ccuba,
and the IT. Paul. with capacity for y
feglmcnt. has been AZ lloilo since fall
These vessels VIII be returned 10 their
owners when they reach San Francisco
and as rapidly as possible an the re-
naming chartered vessels viii be re-