Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-10-06
MOBILIZATION is
ON N EARNEST 4 Ne s.. now
Nearly Two Thousand Soldiers En-
Camped on River Bluff
Above City.
TWO TRANSPORTS ARE IN PORT

Succcsson-Box of Gold to Be
| Used in Paying OFF.
The first detachment Of troops of
The army of occupation OF Cuba to he
sent through Newport News will en-
bark on The United States transport
Panama. which arrived ut this port
from New York yesterday afternoon.
AZ Chesapeake e Ohio pier No. s,
about 10 O'Clock this morning. This
detachment will consist OF the head
quarters, band and two suuadrons Of
Tie Fifteenth cavalry, which arrived.
hero !Etc last night from Fort ethan
Allen. Vermont, and the headquarters
and enc battalion OF the Twenty
cightn infantry, which arrived from
Fort Smelling, Minnesota, at 3:2O
O'clock yesterday afternoon. The cx-
act -Four OF the sailing OF the Pan.
anna is MOI known, but it Is expected
that she will get ont Of port late this
| afternoon or early tomorrow morn
ing.
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also arrived hero from New York
yesterday afternoon, and she will he.
kin loading supplies. provisions ana
coal early this morning. 1t is not
known what troops she will take to
Cnha or when she will get out of
pert.
Mobilization of Troops.
Tho mobilization of troops for
transportation to Cuba began here in
earnest yesterday and nearly 1000
soldiers arc Row in camp at the on
campmcnt of cmbarkation Just be-
yund the northern limits of the city.
| INC first detachment to arrive yester-
la was from Fort Wool New York
ana consisted Of thirty mon and one
officer of the signal corps, who came
frGri New York on the Old Dominion
liner jamestown They landed ut Old
| Point, came over To this city by troll
ley and went into camp Immediately
after their arrival.
First Troop Train.
The first troop train to reach this
city arrived over the Chesapeake e
Ohio railroad ut 40 o'clock ycster-
day morning, bringing the stock and
supplies of the Seventeenth infantry
loving TIT ,MeH}tn"afi' 1,S., ,r.-;I.ta; Fol:
more special trains arrived with tho
headquarters, band one battalion and
Two companies of the Seventeenth
infantry The train bearing the other
two companies of the Second battal.
iol, the field guns and ammunition
OF The regiment, reached this city
about O'Clock last night.
Two special trains. bearing the
headquarters. band and one battalion
~ Tie Iwenty-eighth infantry from
Fort Smelling, Minnesota, arrived
mere M $40 O'Clock yesterday after
noon. Tho other battalion with the
stock, guns and supplies Of that regi-
| ment. arrived late last night.
A section of twenty-three cars.
hearing the headquarters and one
squadron. with stock, supplies and
ammunition of the Fifteenth cavalry
| from Fort Ethan Allen, Vermont, ar
! rived about midnight, ana another
special section, hearing the remain
der OF that regiment of cavalry is
expected = arrive about Z o'clock
this morning.
More Coming Today.
Three trains, bearing tho head
quarters. land and two battalions,
with stcck, field guns ana baggage
ol the Twcnty-scvenih infantry from
Chicago. arc expected 10 reach here
about daylight this morning.
company ]. Of the signal corps,
hhont 1875 strong. is expected from
Fort Omaha about noon today. Two
batteries OF field artillery from Van.
couyer barracks. Washington, are. also
expected TO arrive this afternoon.
The headquarters. band and two bat
talions of the Eleventh infantry,
which left Fort D. a. Russell on Octo.
Der 4, are also expected to reach
this city before G o'clock this even.
ing.
Nothing has been heard here from
the Eleventh cavalry, which is now
ell route here from Fort Des Molnes.
Iowa, and 1t is not known when IL
will he here.
Additional troops are expected to-
morrow and Monday, and they will
hc embarked on transports hero MS
rapidly as possible.
Transports Coming Today.
The transports PaIoma. Monterey
Niagara Seneca, Admiral Schley and
Antila left New York for Newport
News at daylight yesterday morning.
me transports Bealandia, Guiana,
Admiral Farragut, Admiral Sampson
Mohile, Bergen, Lauper and Jacob
fright, are scheduled Ito leave New
York for this city at 6 O'clock this
morning, and they should reach this
port early tomorrow morning. As
soon as the vessels get into mort
they Will begin loading supplies. pro.
visions and coal, and the troops will