The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-25
VOLUNTEERS HONE.
81 LII DE OFT or CUDA NJ
APRIL q.
naw1menas Already Started,
- - 1rassDorts VIII Asve -
6n1v - Feasible - Get Thsn
= 80 De3sxe the sieikly Ssasen.

zw YORK, March A.--A dispa;ch to
=. ss1nnne from Washington says.
~ On. Corbsn has undertaken 70
s. cn - volunteers Out Of Cuba by April
- nrrangements are now baing per.
kssN NH that end In view. This is
s<v ~ weeks within the limit Of Nay
- - the president before he left for
1auth. The proportions Of the under
*.sAse nay be realized when II Ii remcm-
- tnat twensy-taree regiments must
!. rrnsporfsd by sea to the United States
- within q month.
~ ~ government transports now ~
stIeafa Mn be utilized. These include
- n4xta which has been secured from
- nsyy department.: the comaI. the
49, TIE fitzpatrick, the 6edgwick and
Saruse. BESIDES such Ward and Plant
~ et91mers as can be used.
- The past week every effort has been
- a bring home at least ten Of the
ssr6nenfs before April /. when Surgeon
1870 Wyman OF the marine hospital
errv5ce. insists that quarantine against
- Indian ports shall be established.
- plan for this Is outlined in the fell
katag report:
-ousrtermaster Generals Office.
washington, March 10, iss9.
5 IN tho Adjutan. General OF the Army
naeeraf: In order that the troops of the
SsrSnt army corps and others designated
1T s. gotten TO the United States before
{nfi L the time SET by the treasury
aftment for the close quarantine. !
Sye the honor 10 furnish you with the
6i6wing spropc&sd arrangements. which
s. nov being perfected as rapidly 81 pos
IA troops to be concentrated at SAvan-
N d. for muster out will be brought
6ae b. using the transports OF the da-
Sartneflt TWO vessels Of the Ward uHe.
- Florida. and those of the Plant Steam
- Company. running between Havana
~ Port Tampa
sThe pcrsonaI effects Of the troops will
y 1tsinfected at the quarantine stations
4 Savannah. Sapeio and Mulie' Key.
The troops to be disinfectcd ~ the Sa-
Nnnah quarantine station Will be dssem-
ngA16 on lighters. taken TO Fort Pulaski
~ temporary camp. from there sent by
npsniss 70 the quarantine station. about bout
nksn to the city and placed In the perua-
nj camps for muster out
me ships also sent 10 Sapelo VIII De
efufscted, a. well AZ the effects OF the
fDops, md the vessels viii then proceed
NIT to the wharf at Savannah. and the
tpcps disembarkcd and sent 10 the per-
lnuent camps az the city for muster out.
- troops going 10 Port Tampa VIII be
INFECTED at MuiIet Key and proceed ny
u from Port Tampa direct TO the muster
= camps at Savannah.
The troops coming on the Ward line
manners will be taken frum these ste&sn-
~ on lighters at the mouth OF the river
nd carried to Fort Pulaski, as indicated
hove for the troops from transports.
The following Is 4 proposed schedule.
Eving the ships to be used by the regi-
nents, based upon bringing the regiments
hon Cuba In the order Indicated by your
I61ce
THE Two Hundred and Second New
FORK, transport Thomas Second Louisf-
ma, transport Havana Thru Georgia,
Logan. First Texas, transports
[ilpatrick and Florida TO Galveston; One
hundred and Sixtieth Indiana transport
Third inrnunes. transport Sedg-
dck. Second Carolina, Plant line. via
anna. First North Carolina. transport
iEiiancia. Fourth Tennessee, transport
Iavana.
1T must be understood. however that II
Dr. any reason the ship indicated for any
egiment does not arrive in time To carry
VI this schedule. the regiment Will take
ho first ship that comes In. In This man
Ar the regiments viii be moved ia the
eQues,ce desired. Very respectfully.
M. l. LupiSG7ON.
'Quarfermaster General,
This scheme Ia being rapidly executed,
nth few ,nodifications the Two Hundred
nd Second New York having already
zen landed. while the Second Louisiana
now In transit. The One Hundred and
lxtieth Indiana has been assigned 10 sha
instead of to the Thomas. which
- not had tim. 10 return 10 guba. Hy
Ne time these ten regiments return IL IL
lxpecsed that the close quarantine will
= In force. and the remaining regiments
VII have 10 undergo dissnfecuon and de-
ent,on at Fort Pulaski and Muiiot Key.