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i ; HANKING THE SPANIARDS.
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ajr novxES off tub haix boad.
I'll Oen. Stone Moving Hortta on tho Ilood to
rM Areclbo to See If It Will Do ft Oood High-
fVl way for Troop Miles MayThns Clixnm-
L.I rnt the Enemy Who Has Bllneil the Main
II fi Ilonn nI ' 00 BttoitM t n Narrow
ft I.nl,Troop Joyfully Itecelvedat Arroyo.
1 Srtrtal CabU DitpatcSu to Till 8di.
1 Fokcr. Torto Illoo, Aug 2. via Bt. Thomas,
Anf 4,-Gcn. Boy Btone started this morning
K from Adjuntas. about eighteen miles northwest
V cf Ponce, on the sooond atago of his daring re-
j tonnoUssnco of the rood from Ponce to Areclbo.
I jjjpjjo to Adjuntss, twenty miles uptheCayey
I Mountains, yestorday afternoon, preceded by
Crt. Lamar wltn lsmeJ corps of a dozen
men, who were three hours ahead, accompanied
only bT n orderly.
i Four hundred Spaniards bad left Adjuntas
' en Sunday and camped on Monday night Ave
1 inlle beyond. There wore no Spanish troops
In the town when he arrlred there. Gon.
!Btone'a whole progress to Adjuntas was one of
nthuslastlo welcome. Flowers were thrown
before him by tho peoplo for miles. He" eptnt
the night at Ad juntas and loft this momlnir for
Vb TJtuado, fifteen mllos beyond. A company of
40f the Second Wlsoonsln Volunteers followed him
flj m a guard.
2 The special object of Gen. Stone's mission la
to determine the availability of the Areolbo
A road ns a highway for the moTement of troops.
Wk The military road to San Juan Is mined at
KPi Aibonlto, whoro there are 4,000 Spanish troops
defending a most difficult pass. There is a
cliff on one side and a precipice on the other.
The cliff Is also-mined.
Among the troops are those that fled from
Ponce. They have thrown up additional ln
trenchments between Coamo and Aibonlto.
The bridges have all been torn down and the
position Is regarded as Impassable.
b It Is possible to get around Aibonlto by a
i road running from Salinas through Oayey.
'.,r This road Is undoubtedly Impassable for wagon
trains, but the Infantry and cavalry could
reach the north coast In a two days' march,
carrying campaign rations and driving their
c&ttlo. The artillery would have to be trans
ferred from the sea at. Areclbo to the San Juan
Railroad.
The plans of the Generals will not be de
veloped before the receipt of Gen. Stone's re
port, which is expected'to-morrow.
sunRENDin or abboto.
I Abboto, Porto Blco. Ausr. 2. The third land
ing of American troops In Porto Blco took place
here to-day from the Bt. Louts and the St. Paul,
the army taking the place from the navy, which
; accepted the surrender of the town and hoisted
- the Stars and Stripes yesterday. The town sur
rendered to the Wasp and Gloucester. There
were no defences, and no Spanish flag was fly
ing. The two vessels entered the harbor early
In the morning, and a crowd of townspeople,
headed by the Alcalde (Mayor) and the padre,
came from the town to the shore to greet them,
cheering lustily before the ships came to
anchor.
The crews were nfr quartern, but there was no
Spanish flog In sight, so not a shot was fired.
t First a small boat was sent ashore with a flag
' of trues. The people welcomed Its occupants,
and the Mayor and the priest delivered the city
over to them.
Tho surrender of Arroyo Is Important. The
town has quite a number of manufacturing en
terprises. The Stars and Stripes were hoisted and the
flog was unfolded to the breeze. The people
cheered and shouted lustily. They had been
, watting, ljke the peoplo of Ponce, to oome Into
jr. the fold. The Spanish Volunteers here refused
to fight and laid down their arms. The civil
guards, however, gathered these guns up and
carted them out of town before the naval ves
sels landed men. even refusing to Join In the
surrender. They started for Guayama, but so
' for as Indications go they did not reaoh there,
K but hid themselves along the road. They took
all the arms and records from headquarters
and out the wires connecting Arroyo with
Guayama. There were no vessels In the har
bor except some lighters that had been
beached. The Wasp and Gloucester got these
afloat and ready for use.
a little musan fibiko.
The small naval landing party whloh hod
been guarding the flag and the Custom House
en Monday withdrew at night on board the
Gloucester, which was the only ship remaining
In the harbor, the Wasp having gone. British
Consul McCormack brought his family to the
consulate, which the Americans promised to
protect. The women of the city also gathered
thore. and oh the Wasp steamed away and tho
Gloucester's men went on board their ship tho
eonsulate was at the mercy of a lurking enemy.
Too nervous to sleep, MoOormaok made an
hourly tour of the lighters. At 3 o'clock
this morning, as he opened the door of
, the consulate, whloh is fifty feet from
the water front, on the main street, there was
a volley of seven or eight Mausers from the
foot of the street directed at the Gloucester.
jj "hich was lying a little way off shore. Before
4. the surprised Consul oould shut the door the
p Gloucester's searchlight was turned ashore
and soared the sneaking enemy out of the
i lighters.
WIthn'nrInganothershot,evenatthe portly
i Consul who was standing In the doorway, the
f Spaniards ran at top speed up the street whloh
j leads to the road to Guayama.
I At daylight to-day Lieut. Wood and thirty of
the Gloucester's men went on guard again,
and stayed ashore until the arrival of the Bt.
Louis. St. Paul and Cincinnati. Early this
;.' morning some natives brought word that the
snemy's guerrillas were conoealed beyond a
eanefleld west of the town and on the route to
Guayama. The Gloucester fired several shots
at the place Indicated and theBt. Louis, coming
up, fired a number of shells, but failed to draw
the enemy's Are,
The debarkation of the troops was then be
gun and progressed without Inoldent Col.
Bennetof the Third Illinois was Inoommand
V of the landing, He Immediately formed a de-
fence line eighty rods west of the town, running
north and south from a sugar house on the
shore to another at the foothills of the town.
jj On tho line is a eanefleld and a grove. Outside,
k beyond a pasturage, is a woods skirting the
m Guayama road. Just before sunset the con
p( cealed enemy flrcd upon our mon on the out
i post The men at tho outpost mado no reply.
I astheyilld not net ix satlsfnjtory Idea of tho
I keatlon of the bushwhaokers, and deemed It
Inadvisable to rake the woods with a rifle Are
after dark. No report has come to headquar
ters, so It is not known whether anyone was
hurt.
Col. Bennot sent a request that a warship
tnke a position for the nlght,soastoenfllado
tho line In case of an attack. Besides estab
lishing the dofenoe line. Col. Bennet started a
system of guards in the streets and outposts on
the roods In different directions as far as the
hills that bound the coast and plain, no also
placed double sentries as far as tho outposts,
which wore llkewlso double. Sentries worn
also stationed at the half-dry river Wole and nt
other places. The people of the town aro rap
Idly making friends with the soldiers. Bomo of
thorn speak English, and thoso who oannot con
tent themsslves with offorlng flowers, which
grow In profusion around the Arroyo dwellings.
The merchants, who closed tholr stores at first,
took courage and reopened them this afternoon,
Tho prloet promises to urge the people to pro
servo order.
When the town surrendered yestorday a mes
sago was sent to Guayama demanding tho sur
render of that plaoo. Tho destruction of tho
wires by tho Spaniards, however, prevented
the messago from getting through. British
Consul McCormack has proffered his services
to endeavor to lay tho American demands bo
fore the Guayama authorities. It Is reported
from Ponce that the Mayor of Guayama yestor
day communicated the Intention of that town
to surrender.
No Spanish floes oould be seen at Guayama
from here to-day, and It Is possible that tho
town Is ready to surrender: but tho Americans
have not reached there from Ponce, and Arro
yo's departed olvll guards, together with the
guorrlUas, prevent the people of Guayama from
reaching here. Report makes the number of
the bushrangers 150, some of whom are
mounted.
In the afternoon there was some firing, whloh
came from near the place the Gloucester
shelled In the morning. Bomo of the coast
lights have been restored. The Flguras Point
light, which has not burned recently. Is burn
ing to-night, but the Tuna Point light, which
has been working as a revolving light lately,
though It Is marked In some books as a fixed
light, ten miles from here. Is out
"BATS OFF" IN POBTO TUCO.
That Is the Fashion When the Hand Plays
"Star-Spangled Banner."
Sptcial CabU Dttpatch to Tax Sun.
Ponoc. Porto Blco. Aug. 4. Tho reception of
the American Army In Porto Blco continues in
an "Oh, be joyful" way. From Guayama. a
town where the Spanish were said to be
gathering and Intrenching, the people sent
word to Ponce that all the Spaniards had
gone and the populace were waiting to receive
the Americans. One company of troops was
sent there andhad a big reception. The Amer
ican flag hod already been hoisted and every
body gathered around it. When the soldiers
came the people sang the "Btar-Spangled Ban
ner" in a mixture of Soanlsh and English.
At Ponoe every time the band plays tho
"Star-Spangled Banner" the police runabout
and make everybody remove his hat.
From ten miles In the interior It was reported
that a large 8panish force had gathered. Gon.
Ernst sent two companies of soldiers to see.
They met a party of Spanish soldiers on the
outskirts of the town loaded down with guns
and swords. When the Spaniards caught sight
of our men they yelled "Don't shoot 1" and ran
toward the Americans. They said they were
coming in to surrender and give up their arms.
She party was small, but they had arms enough
for a regiment Our soldiers sent them on to
Ponce with Instructions to report to Gen. Wil
son and give up their arms. They obeyed and
signed a parole.
OFF FOB POBTO BICO.
The Transport Hudson Leaves Newport
Mews with Stores and Troops.
Newfobt News, Va., Aug. 4. The United
States transport ship Hudson, which has been
in port for several days loading stores and
ammunition for Porto Blco, sailed this morn
ing for that place. The Hudson took In addi
tion to a large quantity of subsistence one and
a half battalions of troops from the First Regi
ment Kentucky Volunteers. The remaindor
of this regiment Is now under the command of
Col, Castleman. and has been moved from the
camp Into tho city limits and Is now encamped
In the city park on the river bank. These mon
are watting for the Manitoba. Tho work of
loading the Manitoba is bolng pushed night
and day.
It Is understood that a smaller quantity of
stores will be placed on this vessel than was in
tended at first, and It Is probable that tho ship
will leave for Porto Blco earlier than Saturday,
tho day fixed for her departure.
There aro now twonty-one trains loaded with
troops, until recently encamped at Chlcka
maugo, on the way to Newport News to embark
for the South. The first train Is oxpectod to
arrive to-night and will be followed by others
at regular Intervals. Thoso soldiers belong to
the! Fifth Illinois which was detached from
Gen. Grant's brigade and the Sixteenth Indi
ana substituted In its place. The Illinois
troops made preparations to movo three times
and were recalled each time. When ordered
back to camp the last time they had loadod all
of their effects, and the order so Incensed tho
men that It Is said they broke up their arms
and became so unmanageable that tholr offi
cers threatened to resign.
Major Muhlenberg has been busy paying off
the troops for several days. To-day has been
spent paying the company of the First Ken
tucky now here. The oblef paymaster's as
sistants have been at the camp paying out
money due the soldiers still there ever since 7
o'clock this morning. There has been a long
stream of men In front of the money-order
window at the Post OfOoe sending money to
their homes. The three tons of United States
mall whloh has been sent to the city Post Oflloo
from Washington to tho military postal station
at Porto Blco was not sent on the Hudson. It
was decided to hold it over until the Manitoba
or one of the swifter vessols starts.
DIBBKNBION IN rOBTO BICO.
leading Offloere of the SUth Massachusetts
Design at the Front,
Boston, Aug. 4, The Boston Journal to-day
prints the following from Its staff correspond
ent under date Ponce, Aug, 1:
"A tremendous sensation has occurred In
the Sixth Massachusetts Beglment, which Is In
Gen. Garretsou's brigade, The friction be
tween the line officers of the regiment and the
officers of the brigade, which has been growing
ever since the command left Cuba, reached its
ollmax to-day, when Col. Woodward, Lleut
Ool. Cbaffln, Major Taylor, Chaplain Dussouolt
and Capt. Goodell of Company K resigned their
commissions. The exact reason whloh prompt
ed them to take this action Is not at prosont
known. Tho cause must have been serious In
deed. The resignations leavd Major Chnrlns
K. Darling In command of the regiment. Tho
mutter has been fully reported to Gon. Miles
and a rigid Investigation has been ordered "
Tho Journal' Washington correspondent
says that Atljt .Qn Corbin has not been In
tro med of the resignations, but In Ills opinion,
if they Imve resigned In tho faco of tho enemy,
It is a court-martial oflsaos.
RED CROSS'S FIELD WIDENS
TO FOBWABD SVPPLIBS TO TOWNS
ABOUND SANTIAGO.
New Honolnln Branch Took Care of the
Blck of the Successive Mnnltn Expedi
tions The California Bed Cross Is Al
ready Establishing a Iluspltnl In Manila,
The Red Cross Socloty comploted arrange
ments yestorday tooxpodlto the distribution
of supplies In the towns about Santiago which
have hitherto bocn Innccosnlble because of tho
nood of a boat. The urgent rcquost of the
Navy Department that the dlstrosi In tho
towns of Gibara and llarncon, bo lollovod ns
soon ns posstblo necessitated that such ar
rangements bo made nt once, and yesterday tho
tug Triton and tho schooner Mary E. Morse,
both of which aro now at Santiago, wore
chartoted from tho Consolidated Ice Company.
Miss Barton has been cnblod to tnko Immedlato
possession of both vessels as soon as tho Ico on
tho schooner has been dlschnrgod.
In the Instructions eont to her yesterday It
was suggosted that she load tho Morse with
Cuban rellof suppllos and tho Triton with Bed
Cross supplies. Bonding tho schooner to Gibara
and Baracoa In tow of thn tug. It Is Intended
then to havo tho Triton, with tho Rod Cross
suppllos, proceed at onco to l'orto Rico. Miss
Barton has now about 1,000 tons of Cuban re
lief suppllos and sovornl hundred tons of Bod
Cross supplies nt Santiago, which will amply
meet all existing noods In and about Santi
ago and adjacent towns. In addition tothesn,
tho Navy Department has ngrood to tako 100
tons of choice foods and medicines, now in the
Bed Cross storohouRO at Key West, to Santlnco.
In case thcro Is any Uolny in discharging tho
cargo of tho schooner. Miss Barton will send
tho Triton with n temporary supply to Glbnra.
Tho Triton is able to carry 150 tons of freight
and tho schooner 1.000.
On tho Triton, whon sho leaves for Torto
Rloo, will go a Red Cross agent whom Miss
Barton will send to asuumo ulinrgo of tho thirty
Red Cross nurses now with Gen. Miles. The
plan of the socloty Is to use tho schooner for a
floating warehouse after Gibara and llnracoa
have been rolloved. Tho Triton will then bo
usod to cover other points in Cuba as well as
Porto Rico, and also to return to Key West for
additional supplies. Tho oxponso of both vos
sels Is to bo borno equally by tho Red Cross Re
llof Committee and the Central Cuban ltellof
Committee.
A cablegram dated Aug. 3 was received yes
terday from Clara Barton. In which sho an
nounced that sho hod enough supplies for
Gibara and Bararoa with the one exception of
rice. Shb also said that thoro Is now only ono
hospital in Slbouey. all tho others having been
removed to Santiago. Ico Is being daily dis
tributed to thoso In Santiago, and is also being
sent by train to tho one hospital nt Slboney.
All the leo pomes from the schooner sont from
the Kennebec Rlvor by the lee Plant Auxiliary
horo.
In reply to the request of tho Red Cross for
permission to send supplies to Porto Rico tho
Government, through tho Quartermuter-Gen-eral,
agreed yesterday to send tweuty-firo tons
of food and hospital supplies on tho first avail
able transport. A Rod Cross agent Is to iicconi
pany these suppllos'to assist Dr. Hubbull, who
is to embark on the Triton from Snntingo.
Tho nurses Intended for the now camp hos
pital nt Chlckamauga will leave here to-morrow
night. It has beou decided to increase the
number of nurses to twenty-two. and, in addi
tion to these, to send live women dietary cooks.
The latter were requested by tho Government
through the Bed Cross agent ut tho ouinp. A
lurgo requisition for supplies for tho hospital
was also received yesterday. It will bo tilled ut
once.
The Supply Committee of tho Rod Cross sent
out yesterday llfty tons of supplies, consisting
of over SUOousos, nil of which urn to bt' sent to
Jamaica, and tlieuco to Santiago by tho Atlas
lino. Tho Breakwater, which sailed v ester
day, also took ten eases of supplies for tho
rough riders and the Seventh Infantry. Two
hundred cots are to be sent by the next vessel.
Tho first report of the work of the Havvntlnn
Red Cross br.inch. which was ,organi?od re
cently, was received yesterday In the slmpo of
a latter from the Secretary, Emily F. Day. at
Honolulu. Tho work thus far has been in con
nection with tho different Manila expeditions.
Tho letter says:
"Borne weeks ago wo organbed n socloty to
bo a branch of tho National Rod Cross and
have applied for permission to be so considered ;
In the mean while wo havo acted as a Red Cross
Bocioty. Our branch was organized and ready
for work when the llrst ship of tho second fleet
of trnnsimrts arrived from San Francisco Juno
2!l, en route to Manila. Two men vvoro carod
for In n private hospital, as tliov had consump
tion, and six at tho Red Cross Hospital, as that
was then tho limit of our accommodations.
" From tho third fleet, nrrlving July (land 7,
seven men were received nt tho Reil Cross Hos
pital, and rive sent to tho yueen's Hospital, for
whom tho Red Cross paid. Donations of sup
pllesnnd furnishings have been so gonerous
that it lias been nocessary to expend only about
$,'140 of the lnonevs of the organization. Of
lhn numtier of men received by ustwohnve
died and been burled at Honolulu, six havo re
turned to San Francisco. live were returned tho
same day to their ships and nine are still under
tho care of tho lied Cross Hospital, live of
whom aro to bo returned to San Francisco on
the next steamer and tho otbors ns soon as
possible. In addition to tho hospital work, tho
society has furnished flannelsanftary bandages
to thoso Hurgeons who found tholr men with
out a sufficient supply: also supplies of tea.
sugar, biscuit, brfnd and delicacies havo been
sent to the ships for tho comfort of tho sick.
"When Gen. Wosley Merritt arrived Mrs.
Harold M. Sowall. vvlfo of tlin United States
Minister and President of this branch of tho
Red Cross Society, had an Interview with him,
when it was decided that n branch United
States hospital should bo established, where
contagious diseases could bo trented, ns well as
largo numbers of men eared for. This Rod
Cross branch has voted to donate all Its beds,
linen, furnishings and supplies to thn United
States Hospital, with which they will work In
the future. Tho moneys of this branch will
hereafter bo devoted to procuring delicacies
for those mon 111 on tho transports while en
route. The United States Hospital will bo
ready for occupancy In about two weeks.
Meanwhile any men arriving hero ill will bo
earod for by your Rod Cross branch.
"Gon. Merritt has written to K.in Francisco
for the necessary surgeon and hospital stew
ards, as no nurses can bo procured here. If t
bo not contrnry to the rules and regulations of
the United States Hospital and the Rod Cross
Society, wo would suggest tliat a Rod Cross
steward be sent here to co-opernte with tho
Unitoi! States surgeon anil hospital stewards,"
Tho Callfornin Red Cross branch has sent a
report on tho plans It haB made for the estab
lishment of a Red Cross Meld hospital In Ma
nila. According to tho report live trnhmd
nurses and ono surgeon havo been sent, two of
thn nurses having already arrived. A llnanclal
spent went along In charge of supplies suffi
cient for flvn or six months' use and a eompleto
equipment for a field hospital of-125 beds The
cost of mninttinlng the nurses Is about $22T a
month, and thn Callfnrninii socloty Is about to
Issue an appeal for contributions from thoso
Stutes that liuvo troops in the Philippines.
BOZMKBH' CnililtBKN'B PICNIC
Acting Mayor (ticcenlirlmnr Is to Make a
Speech nt It.
The plans for tho lawn party to bo given to
tho children of the soldiers nnd sailors now at
tho front were perfected, yesterdny, at a moot
ing of the Women's Protective Bollef Associa
tion at the Manhattan Hotel. Permission has
at last boon obtained from Park Commissioner
Clausen, and tho lawn party will bo held on tho
east lawn In Central I'nrk on Tuesday nftor
noon, from 2 until 10 o'clock Actlni; Mayor
Quggpiiliolmorwlll mnkoii speech to the chil
dren, nnd It Is possible that somo of tho Naval
Roserves from thn Nahant will be presnnt Ar
rangements havo also been made to have pres
ent the soldiers In tho different hospitals who
aroabloto come. It Is exiieetod that about
thirty will attend. The music will bo by ono of
New York's military bands. About three thou
sand children are eMieetod to attend, and It
will bo tho duty of all others to provide enke
and ico cream for them,
Secretary Alger Invltrd to n Reception lit
Atlnntlo City.
Washinoton, Aug. 4. Secretary Alger has
received an Invitation from Charlos F.vansnnd
Kennedy Crossan, in behalf of thocltirensnud
tho guosts, respectively, of Atlantic City, to at
tend a big reception In his honor to bo held
there, He Is asked to bring Adjt-Oon. Corbin
with him. The Invitation Is under considera
tion. Transport Mississippi Asrouml at I'once,
Wabhjnoton. Aug. 4. Secretary Alger has a
telegram from Gon. Miles saying that tho trans
port Mississippi is aground at I'once, It was
reported that tho Massachusetts had gone
aground, but Geu Mllos does not mention such
an occurrence. In the telegram retorting tho
grounding of the Mississippi lie says tho Massa
chusetts has arrived.
OBDBBB F6B SjQltAL COBFB.
They Are to &eave Camp Thomas to Go to
Fotin Illco,
CniTTANOOOA, Tenn., Aug. 4. The only or
dor for movomont received at Ohlcknm&uga to
day was for tho signal sorvlob corps, which will
leave for Newport Nows on Saturday. Tho
seven regiments which are to be a part of Gen.
Wado's commnnd on tho Porto Blcan oxpodl
tlon havo received no marching orders ns yet,
nor has any contract for their transportation
beou mndo with either of tho threo roads lead
ing to Newport Nows,
Thoro are now nt tho park thirty regiments
of Infantry. About a month ago thoro were
forty-six regiments horo at ono tlmo.butncnrly
ono-hnlf of thorn havo gono In addition to
these infantry reglmonts thoro remain two
reglmonts and two troops of cavalry and soven
bnttorles of nrtlllory. After Oon, Wado's pro
visional regiments start thoro will bo left nt
Camp Thomas only nbout 27.000 men, whoro a
month ago thoro wore about 65,000.
Former Adjutant Peck of tho Ninth Now
York will not succeed Major George T. Larrl
gan, resigned, nftor all. That honor will bo to
Llout.-Col. Band, who, aftor tho fashion of tho
regular army, will horenfter command tho
Third Battalion. Second Lieut. Pock Is, how
oror, promoted to Captain and will com
mand Company F, Those nre tho nowly
commissioned officers of the Ninth Now York,
who succeed those resigned nnd fill tholr
vocancles that wore In waiting: Socond Lieut.
David II. Miller, acting Adjutant, promoted to
First Ltoutenant assigned to Company L: Soo
ond Lieut. Pock, promoted to Captain Company
F ; First Lieut. James M. O'Donald, Company A.
Captain Company B ; First Llout. Chns. A.IMeyor.
Jr., Captain Company D, nnd continued as regi
mental ordnance offlcor: Second Lieut. John 0.
Haggorty.Company M.FlrstlJcutenat Company
B ; Second Llout. Michael J. Mahonoy. Company
A. First LloutonantCompanyA: Corporal Chas.
G. Judson, Company E. Second Lieutenant
Company E: Corporal Charlos Hlnkley, Com
pany H, Socond Ltoutenant Company A or M:
Sergeant William H. Smith, Company H, Sec
ond Lieutenant Company F.
BKriCN TBANBPOBTS AT TAMPA.
They Are In Quarantine, but Gen. Coppln
ger Ilopes to Use Them by Sunday.
Tampa. Fla., Aug. 4. Bevon troopships aro
now In qunrantlno oft Egmont Key, the
entranco of Tampa Bay, serving their time
provided by tho quarantine regulations before
being allowed to proceed to this city. Six of
the transports were ordered here to carry tho
Porto Blco expedition under Gen. Copplngor.
whllo tho seventh has been ordered to Now
York. Tho ships in quarantine aro the Comal,
Santiago, Yucatan, Clinton. Rita, Allegheny,
and San Marcos. Tho latter has been
ordered north. The Yucatan has been
designated as tho flagship, and on hor Gen.
Copplnger and his Btnff will sail for Porto Bico,
unless countermanding orders nre rocolved
before sho Is allowed to leave tho quarantine
station. Tho General Is fearful that something
will occur within tho noxt fow days to prevent
his going, and arrangements have been made
to have a speedy loading of transports when
they urrtvo at Port Tampa. Sunday has been
set as tho day of embarkation and the flagship
will be tho llrst loaded and will probably be re
leased from quarantine to-morrow.
Tho ordor changing tho movement of troops
which had been ordered to Fornuudlna to Mon
tauk Point. Long Island, failed to name the
Second Regular Cavalry as onoof tho regiments
to be sent north, and theconsequonco was that
this regiment went to Fernnndlna as was pre
viously ordered.nnd will have to be sent on from
that place. All of tho troops now at Fernan
dlna, regulars and volunteers, will be sent to
Long Island, but tho movement from that
place, according to Geu. Copplngor's advices,
will not begin until about tho middle of the
month.
The steamship Moecotte arrived In Port
Tampa to-night and brought among other
passengers nineteen of tho soldiers injured at
tho battle of 1 Coney, who have beon,ln the
hospital at Key West. The men are nearly all
recovered, but havo a month'B loave of ab
sence, which many of them will spend at their
homos. One of tho men belonging to tho Sixth
Infantry was shot In the head, the bullet cut
ting a groove from the forctiead to the crown.
DELAY WITH SPAIN'S TBOOPS.
Spanish I.lne Men Protest Thnt They Are
Carrying Out the Contract to the Letter.
Notwithstanding reports to the oontrary. J.
M. Ccballos and 11. A. C. Smith, who arranged
the deal with Col. Frank J. Ilecker. Quarter
master. U. S. A., for transporting to Spain
tho officers and men of Gen. Toral's
army on ships of tho Spanish Steam
ship Company, say the company Is
fulfilling to the letter Its contract with
tho Government. They say there has boon
no delay In sending the ships to Santiago;
that ono steamer is olroody thoro, that others
will arrivo right along, and that everything
will bo all right and so on.
At Mr, Smith's office it was stated that the
Alicanto had already arrived at Santiago from
Martinique. The War Department says the
Alicanto sailed from Martinique yestorday.
It will tako about throo or four davs
for her to reach Santiago and sho
Is ono of tho smallest boats of tho
lino. A representative of Mr. Smith stated
that tho contract was awarded to tho Spanish
lino about midnight of July 20 and that tho
Government was immediately to furnish safo
conduct to tho Alicanto from Martinique. Tho
safe conduct, this man said, was not furnished
until threo days lntor. He said tho ship sailed
from Martinique Immediately thereafter. At
least, ho said, tho homo oflloe of tho company
had so Informed Mr. Smith.
Tho contract calls for tho movemont of 10,
000 troops on or before Aug. 10 and the rest by
Aug. 17. Failure on tho part of tho company
to carry out tho contract Imposes a forfeiture
of 5250,000. Tho schedule given out by tho
War Department seems to make a fulfllmont
of tho contract Impracticable. Meantime we
feed and guard tho Spaniards,
BIF.CTBIC KITVltKNB FOB SUSSOUBT.
Miss Helen Gould Agrees on Behalf of the
Wnr Belief to Provide Them,
The following lotter was recolvcd on Wednes
day by Major William H. Arthur, chief surgeon
of the army hospital ship Missouri:
Woman's National )
WAn Belief Association,
WiKTiRnn TTnTKT.. Nkw VonH. Allff.l. 1HTW I
Major Arthur, Surgton in Ouxrpt, lTeipxtalSkiv AY
touri. Dkab Sib: Is there anything In tho way of
supplies or apparatus that would contribute to
the comfort of the sick and wounded on board
the Missouri? This association will gladly con
tribute to tho equipment of the snip, undor
your direction ami on receipt of Instructions
from you. Respectfully.
Helen Mim.ee Gould.
In replying to this lettor Major Arthur said
thnt four electrical kitchens were noeded. By
this ho meant an outfit for cooking anything by
electricity, thus taking from the ship's kitchen
the boat of a coal fire. Miss Gould telegraphed
to Major Arthur to furnish estimates for tho
utensils required. This ho could do only ap
proximately. Ho thought tho kitchens would
cost botweon foOO nnd $1,000 each, and Miss
Gould said that the association would furnish
them.
Tho Missouri Is being fitted up at the foot of
Amity street, Brooklyn. To prevent dampness
on the ship, each deck will be covered with a
coat of asphalt throe-quarters of an Inch thick,
and this will bo covered with white enamel
paint. Tho partitions and bulkheads will be
sheathed In whlto pine and painted white.
CKBI'KBA OFF ON A TBIP.
Us and Ills Son Start for Fort Monroe, Nor
folk and Other Places,
Annapolis, Md., Aug. 4. Admiral Cervora
and Lieut. Cervora. his son, having secured
pormlsslon from the Washington authorities,
loft to-day to visit Fort Mon ree, Newport Nows.
Norfolk, and Portsmouth, Vn., and poBsibly
Mass lor the American dead killed at Santi
ago was celebrated ut Ht Mary's Catholic
Church to-dny It, was attended by nil tho
Bpaulsli prisoners at the Naval Academy,
GARCIA FIGHTING HARD.
BPANIABDB LOST ItBA TILY IN TIIKIB
ItBFUAT AT MAYABI.
UarclnlsNow Marching on llolgtiln, Where
a Battle with I.nque's Army Is Kx-
peeled Mare Iminunes Bench Santiago
from New Orlenns The Spnnlsh Dollar.
Sptcial Calls Dtipatth to TtlK 8tN.
8ANTIAOO K Cuda. Aug, .1, Tho Bpanlsh
Gonernl at Manranlllo has asked Gon. Garcia
lor pormlsslon to march to Holgulii with his
command without molestation by 'the Cubans,
nnd the Cuban leader has granted his request.
Garcia Is now marching upon Holguln, whoro
heavy fighting Is oxpectod. Largo numborsot
Spanish KiiorrlllashavodcsortcdtotlioCubausi
and aro fighting tho Spaniards with the saino
ferocity that thoy formorly manifested toward
tho Cubans.
Garcia lias gained nn Important victory over
tho Spaniards at Mnyari after heavy lighting,
Tho Spanish wore completely routed and lost
heavily In killed, wounded andprlsoners.
The steamer City of Berlin has arrived horo
with two regiments of Itnmunos from Now Or
leans. Gon. Wood. Military Governor of Santiago, in
ordor to put a stop to abuses, tins fixed tho
value of tho Bpanlsh dollar at 50 conts In Amor
lean monoy.
The health of the city in still bad.
COAT.tNO STATION AT SAMOA.
The Navy Department Preparing tn Kstnb
llsh One nt Pago Pago.
Wasuinoton, Aug. 4. As a result of the
growing Interests of tho United States in the
Pacific, tho Government has decided to estab
lish a coaling station In Samoa for tho use of
American war vessels. An ordor was Issued by
tho Navy Department to-day detaching Civil En
glnoar F. E. Chambers from duty In the Brook
lyn Navy Yard and assigning hltn to duty In the
Bureau of Yards and Docks. Washington, in
connection with tho establishment of a coaling
station at Pago Pago. This was the first Inti
mation to many naval officers that tho Admin
istration had determined to take advantage of
tho concession secured In Pago Pago yoars ago
for use as a coaling depot. The matter has not
been mooted for some time, and many of thoso
Interested in it had almost forgotten that the
United States had tho right to occupy Pago
Pago for that purpose.
When Pago Pago was acquired by this Gov
ernment, the Samoan troubles made It advis
able for it to use tho pluce as a coaling station.
Great Britain, Germany and the United States.
the notions that exercised tho tripartite pro
tectorate over Samoa, had sent war vossels
there, and at tho time of the groat Apia hurrl
cauo In 1M8S the friction between these wns so
great thnt trouble scorned to be Imminent.
Soon after acquiring Pago Pago, tho United
States erected coal sheds there and sent down
a largo quantity of coal, but under the second
Clevoland Administration, when Samoa was
practically abandoned by the Government,
the station was neglected, tho sheds were de
stroyed by high winds, and thn conl was taken
by anybody who wanted It. The present
Administration Is making arrangements
to retrieve all that was lost by the neglect and
indifference of Its predecessor. Plans aro being
prepared In the Bureau of Yards and Docks for
thefcrectlon of fine, strong sheds, a good pier,
and apparatus for handling coal. Civil En
gineer Chambers will have charge of this work,
and will probably go to 8amoa to superintend
the erection of tho pior. buildings, and ap
paratus. Tho sheds will hold about 0.000 tons
of conl. and thnt amount will bo shipped to Pago
Pago as soon as possible. It was said to-day at
tho Navy Department that tho Germans hnd
been active In Samoa recently. This may or
may not have had a share In causing tho Ad
ministration to decide on the establishment of
the station.
TO BAIL FOlt IIAWAIT TO-MOItBOW.
Unpleasant Prospect for Five Companies of
the First New York Volunteers.
Ban Francisco, Aug. 4. Five companies of
tho First Now York Volunteers will embark on
tho steamer Charles Nelson for Honolulu early
to-morrow. About the samo time a party of
the Battalion of Engineers will board the steam
schooner Lnkrae. nnd both vessels will prob
ably salt early on Saturday morning for the
Hawaiian Islands.
Tho prospects of tho men who compriBO this
expedition for an enjoyable voyage are not bt
the brightest. The Charles Nelson is a dirty
looking coaster, smelling of oil and bilgo water,
with close, stuffy quarters for the officers, to
say nothing of thoso of the men below decks.
The Lakme (seven dirtier and more 111 smelling
than tho Nelson.
The chartering of theso vessels by Major
Gen. Otis has caused much adverse comment
here. Tho vessols belong to tho so-called Johnson-Locke
Company of this city, which con
tracted to tako 1,300 men to Honolulu at $35 a
head, tho money to bo paid throe days after
tholr doparture from San Francisco. Tho com
nnnv ncreed to havo half the men ftwnv hnforA
Aug, 1 and the rest by Aug. 10. In this partic
ular tho contract has been violated, as not a
slnglo soldier has embarked on a Johnson
Locke vessol to date.
Tho engineers going on the Lakme are to
make surveys of tho Hawaiian coast nnd prepare
maps to assist In planning future fortifications
calculated to make Honolulu tho American
Gibraltar of tho Pacific.
TIIBKK TBANBPOBTS OFF.
All to Tnke Troops from Hnvnnnnli to Porto
lllco Breakwater's Ilospllnl Htares.
The transports RIoGrnndoand Loonasallod
for Nownort News shortly before 11 o'clock
yestorday morning. A llttlo lntor tho Break
water sailed for Santiago and In tho afternoon
tho Mlnnownska sailed for Savannah, Just
after tho Lconn and Rio Grnndo had sallod tho
War Department telegraphed orders to send
thorn to Savannah. Tho ordor was forwarded
to Newport News. Part of tho troops of Gon.
Wado's Provisional Division from Chlcknmauga
will embark on tho Leona.Rio Grande and Mln
nownska at Savannah for Porto Rico,
Tho Breakwater Is heavily ladon with com
mtAsnry stores and suppllos for tho sick and
wonnded.contrlbuted by tho Woman's Nntional
Wnr Belief Association and tho Red Cross, Hho
will cnll ut Fort Monroe to take on tho flold nnd
camp equipment and luggngo bolonging to the
Third Infantry, which baggage sho carried
from Tampa to Cuba and brought back again,
She took from hero a sulphur fumigating ap
paratus and a plant for making Ice and distil
ling water, contributed by tho Now York Relief
Commltteo of 1804, through Nathan Straus.
The Breakwatorcarrled six doctors undoreon
troct wlththo Medical Depnrtmontof the Army,
several nurses and Hnllock Ilartlctt of tho
Massachusetts branch of tho Rod Cross, who
wont to Santiago to seo that supplies on tho
ship, contributed by his organization for tho
Massachusetts soldiers, are distributed among
the men for whom they nro Intended. M.Albort
Von Schiller of tho Belgian Rod Cross was also
a passenger.
JIMr 1IATK TO VSK TUB HVRZ BOVTB.
No Mure Troops to Be Sent to Snn Kran
rlsco Bound for the Philippines.
San Fkancisco, Aug, 4, No more troops
will be sent to San Francisco bound
for the Philippines. If Gen, Merritt do
mands more troops than tho 8,000 already
here, thoy will be sent from the Atlnntlo
coast via the Mediterranean and tho Suez
Canal, (ion. Morrlnm has mado strenuous
efforts to ongago tho transports necessary for
tho soldiers now here, nnd yet may bo com
pelled to sond somo of the men by tho eastern
route. The supply of vessels on tho Pnclflo
coast Is already about exhausted.
This condition of affairs has been brought to
tho nttention of the'C'allfornla delegation In
Congress, and should tho Government bo com
pelled to send troops by the Suor. Canal tho
fact will be played as a trump card In favor of
tho Nicaragua Canal when the question comes
up for settlement in tho noxt Congress.
.""I1, '""'I'l'.i'"
TUB HOSPITAL SHIP SCANDALS.
Disappointment Over Secretary Alger's
Investigation nnd lleport.
WAsntNOTON, Aug. 4. Agrcatdoalof dlsap
polntmentlhns been expressed In ofllclnland un
official quarters since yestorday with thoensy
going way In which tho War Department has
dismissed the case of tho steamships Concho
and Seneca, which recently brought sick nnd
wounded soldiers homo from Santiago In a con
dition of wretchod neglect. In tho War Depart
ment and among army officers there Is n well
observed rule against criticising tho head of tho
department, but n dozen officers can bo found
In Washington who express resentment with
tho msnnor In which flcorotnry Algor's so
callod 'Investigation" Was conductod and con
cluded. Thoy regard It as a farcical proceed
ing nnd thorn In no hesitation In condemning
tho official mothod of dismissing so serious n
subject In so trivial a way.
When tho department's nttontloq was called
to tho shocking stnto of affairs on tho Seneca
somo time ngo Ho nttention was given to tho
msttor by tho Secretary, and tho Snrgcon
Genornl dismissed tho subject by saying that
"tho modicnl department could not bo held re
siKinslblor Absolutely no official Inquiry was
niado to disclose tho cause of tho negloctcd and
suffering condition of tho sick soldiers. Whon
tho Concho arrived In worso condition thnn tho
Sonecn tho War Department folt bound to tnko
official cognlrnnco of tho fact. Even thon
Surgeon-General Sternberg said: "Tho medi
cal dopnrtment Is not responsible."
Tho Secretnry of War promised an Investiga
tion, and tho "Investigation" was concluded in
about two days. The report of tho Bocretnry
says that there was great eagerness among the
men to got homo nnd that thoro was a'rush of
civilians to get on board, thereby Implying that
tho army offleors nt Santiago were unablo to
prevent unnrmed mon from going on bonrd
and sick soldiers from ovorcrowdlng tho ships.
Tho fact Is, no Invcstigutlon worthy of tho
namo has been mndo by tho War Department.
The cursory examination of the matter occu
pied only two days nnd was not of a nature
which would Insure tho publication of all tho
facts, whatever they might bo. The Soerotory
of War was asked to appoint a court of Inquiry,
but he refused to do this. Ho said It should bo
a department Inquiry, nnd this, of course loft
the wholo matter In tho hands of a slnglo man.
If It transpired in tho "investigation" that
Gon. Shatter, the oftloer who was sent to San
tiago on the recommendation of tho Booretnry
of War, was at fault for tho state of tho soldlors
on tho Seneca nnd Conaho. that fact was not
disclosed.
Tho most careful Inquiry at tho War Depart
ment brings to light the fact that tho Surgeon
General cannot bo hold blameless In this mat
tor, oven If ho does decllno to discuss It by
brusquoly saying ho Is not responsible Ho
admitted on tho day after tho arrival of tho
Concho nt Now York that ho was Ignorant of
tho faot that such a ship was being usod to
transport sick nnd wounded, nnd ho added tho
still more remarknblo admission that ho did
not know any vessel wns on tho way to Now
York at that timo with sick and woundod on
board. It Is very well known, however, that his
duty was to require tho reporting of such mat
tors to his ofllco by tho medical officers undor
his jurisdiction nt Santiago.
An officor of tho navy who wns congratulating
himself that tho navy takes better care of Its
sick than tho army does, paid this morning:
"If Gon. Sternberg knew, as he must hnvo
known If ho did his dutv, that tho medical sup
plies for the army at Snntingo wero left behind
at Tampa, It was his business to mako a prompt
nnd vigorous complaint to tho Secretary of War,
for he could have foreseen that failure to do so
would result In disaster."
Tho report of Secretary Algor, almost flippant
In its treatment of the criminally serious state
of facts revealed on board the Seneca and tho
Concho, is all tho more surprising In view of
tho well-known fact that President McKlnloy
has promised more than one person that there
should be "a thorough. Impartial and com
plete Investigation." Ono of the iwrsons to
whom ho mndo .thlB promiso s Miss Janet
Jennings, tho Red Cross nurse, who first re
vealed to the public the htnte of things on tho
Seneca, aboard which sho returned from San
tiago. Miss Jennings talked to tho President
on Monday, nnd In The Sun of Tuesday told
tho story upon which sho asked of tho Presi
dent an investigation. Ho assured hor thnt it
would be ordered, but If tho complacent mem
orandum now Issued by the Secretary of War
1b to bo accepted as the result of that promised
investigation. Miss Jennings muy well feel
that hor efforts to exposo tho wretched state of
affairs, In order that tho condition of tho
woundod soldiers may bs improved, havo met
with failure.
Surgeon-General Sternberg Is, and has been
from the start, opposed to tho Red Cross and
Its work. Ho has handicapped nil Its efforts,
and has held tho same attltudo toward all pri
vate relief and hospital organizations. He
claims to bo a law unto hlmi-elf. nnd whllo ad
mitting the densest Ignorance us to tho hos
pital situation In Cuba, clnlms to bo nbove all
outeldo advice or assistance. President McKln
loy and Seorotary Alger have reDliod to many
persons who havo pointed out tho incapacity,
or, nt least, tho unwillingness of tho Surgeon
General to grasp the situation and attempt to
remedy It, that ho Is "a man eminent in his
profession." This Is not denied but that ho is
not dealing wlththo question of the sick uud
woundod In Cubn as it should bo dealt with Is a
matter of public notoriety. It Is hoped horo
that President McKlnloy will now mako good
his promiso to hnvo a eompleto Investigation,
and that ho v 111 hnvo It conducted by officials
outsldooftho oftlcos of tho Secretary of 'W ar
nnd tho Surgerm-General. In that wnv ho may
posslblygotat tho factsand placo tho blnmu
whoro It properly belongs.
POBTO BICAN T.K.taUE.
Nineteen of the New York Colony Vfnnt nn
Independent Government.
Nineteen porto Ricnns met nt tho Sturtevant
Houso last night nnd declared the l'orto Rico
Revolutionary party dlssolv cd. They then pro
cooded to form the Patriotic Porto Rlcnn
League. Dr. J J. Henna was elected Presi
dent; Eugene M. Hostls, VIco-Piesldcnt, and
Robert II, Todd, Secretary. Two more officers
are to bo elected nt a later meeting,
The object of tho now league Is so to fill tho
newspapers of both tho United Stutes and
Porto Illco with arguments, nnd to do such
missionary work with Representatives and
Senators In Congress, that Porto Rico will Ik
allowed to voto whothcr It shnll become an
nexed to the United States or whether It shall
havo an Independent government. Vice-President
Hostls sails on tho next stenmor for Porto
Rloo to begin his propnguudn. If permitted
Antonio Molina, editor of tho foreign edition
of tho ,Wwi(i)r 4mTiran, Is ono of (he prlmo
movers of tho league Mnny Poito nivalis In
the city do not approve of tho league, and point
to tho fact that but nineteen wero prosont nt
last night's meeting, when there nre ovor200
In tho Porto Rlcnn colony,
"Wo feel," said ono of tho dissenters, "thnt
tho future of l'orto Blco miiht bo worked out by
the United Htntes. Wn think this lenguo is
only n blind to secure Independent government
for tho Island, and wo want to seo tho United
States assume chargo."
General Officers Ordered to Report to Gen.
Wiulii.
Wasuinoton, Aug. 4. The following general
officers have lieen iirdan d to report to Major
Gen. Wuilo for duty with tho troops going to
Porto Blco:
Gen. George W. Davis, Second Army Corps;
Gen. George M. Rnndull and Gen. R. II. Hall,
Fourth Army Corps; Gen H ('. Hnsbrouok,
Seventh Annv Corps: Gen. W, v . Gordon,
Fourth Army Corps; Gon. John A. Wlloy, I'irijt
Army Corps,
IOO Kirk Soldiers Arrive at Atlanta.
Atlanta. Gu., Aug. 4 A Govorumont hos.
pital train, mado up of ten conches, arrived at
Fort MePhorson yesterday morning nt 10
o'clock, filled with sick soldiers from tho hos.
pltnls at Tampa, Da.
On the train wero 100 soldlors who have been
languishing for weeks in the hot wards of the
hospitals at Tampa, Of the sick that came in
on thn train 120 are fever patients. Very fow
sue dangerously 111.
Like Bomo peoplo, somo aorta ;v
of suits need prodding to koop j,
'em awake ; that's the case wita :(,
our herring-bone crash suite. . y,'
Perhaps we tried to swallow ' -y,
too big a mouthful and the heiv J" hi
ring-bone stuck. "
Anyhow, to get relief wo mark "r
the suits from !10 to $5. ; ,'
Coat ?2, vest $1, trousers $3. 'i j,
Unshrinkable. .
At all threo stores. . '. '
i
.
Of those odd coats marked !j
$8.50 there still remain a numbor
of large sizes 40 to 46 inches 1,
but no stouts also a few big
waisted trousers $3, but they J
don't match the coats.
These at Prince St. only.
Rogers, Peet & Co.t
Warren snd Broadway,
Prtnca and Broadway. f
Tbtrty-secood and Broadway. r
Helpful ;
Eye Glasses, N ,;
All Glasses aro meant to be that. Borne '
good intentions go wrong. A hair's breadth
out of true in workmanship can easily d- '
feat tho wisest work of the oculist. Abso- , ' ,
Into accuracy hero and tho Schmidt Clip. .
which holds without hurting. Attached for i
50 conts. Open overy evening, also Satur- v
day afternoon nnd evening.
Ornllita' prfacrlptiona tilled. Factory on premises. t
Quick repairing. Circular FREE. Phone 1088-88. i
K G. Schmidt, j
Optician 16 East42d St. SftfllilSS j
H0DGMAN RUBBER COMPANY !
arc manufacturers of ,!
Rubber Blankets, Ponchos, Air Pillows,
Cushions, and Beds ' j
FOR ARMY and NAVY USE j
593 Broadway, New York. v ,?
KNOINBKBS SAIL ON SATVBDAY. ,
Lightning lilt the Cnmp on IVednriday , '
Night and Several OOlcera Were Injured, i
Camp Townsknd, J'kekhkiix, N. Y., Aug. 4. f j
Thoro Is another delay of a day In the departure -t
of the First Iteglmcnt. United States Volunteer j
Engineer, for l'orto lllco. Col. Orlffln sen( a (
desiHitch from New York to-dny stating that, f
arrangements for transportation would hold.' t
but thnt tho troops would not leave camp until ' f
Saturday afternoon. They will go down the '
river ou barges and board tho transport Chester '
off Liberty Island. . '
To-morrow will bo civon up to drilling and j
preparations for departure. There were not
drills of tiny consequence to-day. Tho mess
tables and mess tents wero taken down. The ?
engineers will mess in their individual tenia i
until they leave. Tho ten days' travel rations ' !
havo been distributed.
There wero more court-mnrtials to-day, but
no sentences nnnounced. Tho mon who have Jf
been sentenced to hard labor havo been cut-
ting grass about battery hill all day. There nro, U
now 100 guards out. Tho provost guard has
been In 1'ockxkil! nil day, and tho missing men jj
are slowly beinu rounded up. Thero nre still a 3
fow missing. if
Lightning struck In camp labt night and sev- -
ernl officers bail narrow escapes. The storm '
was at its helKht at midnight, when a bolt t
struck a trco on tho southwest bluff. Tho '
lightning then passed to tho tent of tho Itev. J. )f
Wnrron I'olies, tho chaplain of tho regiment. A
lloth upright jwles of the tent were shattered. " Wi
Dr. robes was stunned for somo time. h
Tho lightning also struck Assistant Surgeon M
Walter 1). Webb's tent, adjoining. Surgeon if
Webb hnd missed his train In Now York and, j 4
hnd to remain In the city. Ho considers him- ! J
(.elf very luckvto hnvo been nwny, for tho light- ' j
nine did much damage In his tent. Tliotentot J I
Asslhtnnt Surgeon Charles I. Probln was nlso j 'j1
hit. Hn vv ns hovercly shocked. In this tent the ", j
table was split, tho looklng-glnRH was Hhattorod f
and things wero knockod nbout Ronorally. ' I
Hospital Stownid Hlchaid Sbbho recoived a so- -' ,
vero shock in tlio right foot.
Llout, .I.G. Livingston, who wns senior officer v i
of the guard, wes passing along tho officers ' i r
street and was thrown Into a puddlo of water '"
by tho shock. Lieut. Harry 0. Wilson wao
nulte seriously Injured. Ho had jUHt loft his '
cot to go for somo water when bo was thrown i,
to tho ground Ho was stunned for Bomo timo - ' M.
nnd tho right side of his faco was paralyzed, ' '&
Ho has not yet recovered tho use of his right j
eye, but Surgeon Seaman snvs the Lieutenant M
will bo all right In n day or two. Llout. Beoh . ' 'fjs
and Surgeon Benmaii also folt tho shock. , J
TUB FIBST MABYLAND. '.
Men Itcjiilclnc Over the I'roaprct of Going .fl
on tho l'orto lllro Pxprdltlon. ' f
Nimroi.K, Aug 4 -Col. W. II. Lane, com- ., i
miindliiKthorirst Iteglmout of Marjland In- x
fantryaiid ciiimuaudnnt of l'nrt Monroe, said ti
to-dty that ho bad not as yet received official , 9
notification that hlscoimnnnd had been ordered i jj
to sail for Porto Illco, Ho said that he hnd no , 'S
doubt of tho correctness of the statement ,
printed In Tick Hun tliut tho ordor had been Is- J ffi
sued; thnt ho hnd been Informed from other ,J
sources Hint the oiiler to sail had been Issued j h
bv tho department on Aug '-'. but tho nows had j f,
not yet been ofllelnllj conllinied. Col Iino nnd t 3)
n number of oflleurs of his command expressed I jf
thenihoh oh ns bolng highly pleased with the h
prospect of going lo the front nnd as anxiously j Jj
awaiting the forinnl order from Washington, I !
J Tho Nntionnl Guard (colored), ("apt. E, W. h
Gould, of this eltv, having been mustered Into 'U
tho volunteer BHivico of the I'nlted States. left 8 1
this nftenioon on tho Cbesapenko and Ohio j 8
llnllwuy forCnmpCorbln, near lllchinond. Tho
command conlted of loo men and three com
missioned officers. Tho colored imputation
turned out lit great numbers to fee the troops ,
off The departing company wa escorted to j
thn wharf by thn l.aiiiMon Guard, tho battalion
being headed by the lAco'nlur Hand .
Tho I.nnKHtoii Guard ie.ilnr.'di, Cnpt. Hhep- I
herd, will bo examined to-morrow and will also I
go to L'nmpt orbln.
Tho I'nlted htutcB collier Koiithery passod In '
tho capoiint 11.40 this morning. The Amman .
rum Katubdin came up to tho Norfolk Navy I ; t
lard to-duy for recurs. (