Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-02
TROOPS ARE NOW
UNDER SAIL FOR
ISLAND OF CUBA
First Land Forces Depart on
!. the Sumner.
PET Pig is THE MASCOT
Crowds Cheer Soldiers on Mission to
Maintain Peace.
BROOKLYN ON THE WAY, TOO
She Sailed From League Island Yard
at Noon-Former President
Palma Leaves the Palace.
PET Pig Is THE MASCOT
Crowds Cheer Soldiers on Mission to
Maintain Peace.
BROOKLYN ON THE WAY, TOO

The first United States troops
sailed for Cuba today, the Sumner
departing from New York and the
Brooklyn from the League Island
yard at Philadelphia. Admiral
Schley and Mrs. Schley and Mrs.
Grant escorted the big ship through
the channel. The soldiers had a
rousing send off. Palma left the
palace today to visit friend at
Manzanillo. A prominent Chicago
business man declares that there
will never be any safety for life or
property in Cuba unless Uncle Sam
stands by and keeps an iron hand
on the island. General Shafter, who
commanded the United States
forces in Cuba in 1893, says one
hundred men can hold Cuba, but
that American occupation ought to
be an occupation in fact.
Special Dispatch TO The Star.
NEW YORK, October 2.-The transport
Sumner sailed from the Brooklyn navy
yard for Cuba this morning. carrying the
first United States troops to the island. A
large crowd saw them of, and cheered
the men who are going south to help main
tain peace there.
The Sumner was all ready to start last
night, but was held up because Of the late
arrival Of two battalions Of infantry from
Plattsburg, n. Y.
1t was expected that the Plattsburg
troops, $50 men from the Fifth brigade,
would arrive on time, so that the Sumner
could get away a & O'Clock last night. The
trains were delayed, however, and the first
one did not come in until II 80 o'clock.
When the train arrived the men were i'm
medately marched aboard the Sumner.
1T is a fne-looking body of men that the
transport is carrying to Cuba. The two
Piattsburg battalions are brown and hard
from their long march from Mount Gretna
10 Plattsburg They are under the COM
mand of Colonel w. T. Cowles. Two COM
panes of engineers from the Washington
barracks, and a part of the Hospital Corps
from Governors Island. completed the Sum-
ner's contingent. The engineers are COM
manded by Major Mason NJ. Patrick. Lieu
tenant Spiller, OF the 26th Infantry is In
charge of the transport.
Provisioned for Fifteen Days.
The Summer is provisioned for fifteen days
for the 500 men, and besides that is car
rying supplies for the quartermaster's de-
partment in Havana. To complicate mat
tiers, yesterday Lieutenant Spiller uncov-
cred strike in the ships galley. 1t was
soon quelled, however, and early this morn
ing everything was ready for the Sumner
TO sail.
Company C OF the Plattsburg outfit held
up the embarking for time while the men
of the company chased its mascot, pet pig.
it started up the gangplank wrapped in
Private Plauts blanket, which came undone
when the deck was reached. and the officers
commanded that it either be left ashore or
taken In the shape of sausage meat. Some
how or other, however, that pig got lost on
board, and not man OF Company could
find it, hard as they looked.
Tho Summer is good for twelve knots an
hodr, and she should get to Cuba in from
four and half to six days. which would
make her arrive in Cuba about Saturday.
AS the troopship passed down the bay
amid the salutes of the harbor craft she
was accompanied by a tug carrying Gen.
Grant, commander of the Department of
the East: Mrs. Grant, Admiral Schley and
Mrs. Schley, Gen. Weaver and Major Sher-
man. The tug escorted the big ship to the
sea to see her safely clear Of the channels.
- Palma Leaves Palace.
Special Cablegram to The Star.
HAVANA, October 2.-Former President
Palma and his family left the palace at 8
O'Clock this morning They were accom-
panied by only very few friends and some
faithful old employees. They boarded the
ferry boat and landed on the other side of
the bay, at Regia, where they took the ex-
press train for Matanzas. There they will
friend before going to Palma's estate near
Manzanillo.
Need United States Protectorate.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
CHICAGO, Ill, October 2.-"There never
will be safety to life and property or Sc
curity in business in Cuba unless the