Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-10-10
LAST TROOPS LEAVE
ENCAMPMENT TODAY
Transports Waiting to Take The
Only Remaining Balta|-
IoIs to Cuba.
ADMIRAL SAMPSON SAILS
sail G
Camp Will Have Only Provost Guard
Tonight, But all Stock, Provisions,
Etc" win Not be Taken Away for
Ten Days-General Whit Stays
Here.


Here.
When darkness dcscends over
Newport News this evening it is
expected TIA the last OF the troops
81 ne army III occupation of Cnha
VIII have gotten underway Tor Ha-
wanna and the encampmcnt of embark.
ation near this city, which during
The past week has bccn the tempor.
airy home for nearly 5000 soldiers
VIII be practically deserted.
Tho only troops at the ca.np now
arc the headquarters and two snund.
rons Of the Eleventh cavalry. the
headquarters. band and The first hat.
talon OF the Eleventh infantry, the
seventeenth and Eighteenth batteries
OF mountain artillery and Company
]. OF the Signal Corps, and according
10 the present plans of the officers
In charge here all of these troops
VIII embark today AMI the trans
Forts bearing them will get ont of
port late this evening
Distribution of Troops.
The headquarters and Two sula;l.
fons OF the Eleventh cavalry will
embark this morning on the trans.
port Icalanhia, which arrived here
rom New York yesterday morning.
the Seventeenth and Eighteenth bat
lcrieS OF mountain artillery and
Comapny |. OF thc Signal Corps will
embark on the transport Admiral
Schlcy. now moored on the north
side OF pier No. t. and the headuuar-
lers, band ana first battalion OF the
Eleventh infantry will embark on
either the Admiral Farragut or the
City OF Washington
Admiral Sampson Sails.
The transport Admiral Sampson,
with the second battalion OF the IElev.
eath infantry and No. company of
The field hospital stores, ammunition
and supplies aboard, sailed for Ha.
:ana ut O'Clock Yesterday evening
and passed out the Capes about two
hours later. The transport Seneca
with the headquarters, band ana two
hattalions Of the Twcnty-seventh In
iantry, stores. ammunition and sun.
pies aboard sailed for Havana nj
$40 o'clock Monday night and passed
nni the Capcs about midnight, making
a 'ctal OF five transports that have
solien underway from this port for
f,avana with troops during the past
three lavS.
To-day the Zcalandin. Admiro,
lschley. Admiral Farragut and, pos
lsibly. the City of Washington will
get underway with the remainder of
the troops of the army of occupation
The Paloma. Guiana, Kanawha,
Tnnrnholm and Antilla with horses
and mules of the cavalry and infan.
try and the wagon trains of abe
cavalry, infantry. hospital corp and
engineering corp, OH board will get
| oli OF port the latter part of this
week and by next Monday morning IT
Is expected that all Of the equipment
end animals belonging to the first
Cuhan eNneditionary brigade will he
erroute for Havana
Last Troops Arrive.
| me last troops OF the army of or.
cupation of Cuba to arrive i'm this
city were the Seventeenth and Eigh
teenth batteries OF mountain artillery
from the Vancouver barracks, Wash.
inston. They reached this CITY about
Il o'clock yesterday morning ON she
c.al trains and Immediately wen, into
camp at the encampment of embark.
| alton.
Corraled near the camp just beyond
me notncn limits OF the city are
about $500 horses and mules of tho
Fifteenth cavalry, Eleventh caval
airy, Seventeenth infantry, fifth infan-
try. Twenty-seventh infantry, Twenty.
eighth infantry, Hospital corps Ell
sineers and Eleventh infantry. These
animals will be loaded on the Kama
VIVA. Guiana Paloma, Antill.a and
Taarnholm the latter part OF this
week. a number of men from each
OF the above named regiments will
remain behind at the encampment to
care for the horses. superintend
their loading and to take care of
| them during abe trip to Cuba
The encampment of embarkation
here will not be abandoned until all
OF the animals and equipment have
been loaded on transports and are
enroute to Cuba SO 1t Is certain tina.
the camp will remain in existence
for at least a week longer.
The loading OF troops, supplies, am
munition and equipment went steadi-
~ ahead at Chesapeake &c Ohio piers
Nos. !, 3 and 8 all day yesterday and
last night. small army of workmcn
being employed. Again number of
visitors journeycd along the water.
front to watch the operations
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