Preparations for Embarkation
Seven Transports Now at Tampa Ready to Start with Men for Cuba
As the Spanish-American War mobilization accelerated, seven transport ships stood ready at Fort Tampa to carry American troops, horses, and supplies to Cuba.
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Rock Island Argus · May 7, 1898 · Page 1
1 min readTAMPA, Fla., May 7.
Preparations for the embarkation of the United States troops are rapidly being completed. Seven of the transports to be used in carrying the soldiers and their horses and supplies to Cuba are now at Fort Tampa. Nearly all of the ships have been given a full supply of coal. The Florida, Berkshire and Allegheny had a large force of carpenters working on them all day erecting stalls for the accommodation of the cavalry and artillery horses.
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