Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-04-21
TROOPERS ON THE MOVE
Detachments Pass Through Washington on
the Way South.
Artillery Bound for Tampa md Other
Commands for Chfekamauga-
fastening to the Front.

"All who are able, go to the stable.
Water your horses and give 'em some
And if you don't do 1t. the colonel will
know it.
And give you lammin' as sure as you're
born
That was the old familiar trooper bugle
call heard at 9th street and Maryland ave-
nue. this morning, about 10 o'clock, when
the first section Of the 9th Infantry, from
Madison barracks, Sackett's Harbor New
York, arrived there. This section consist
ed of ambulance trains, baggage wagons
and equipments and horses and mules in
charge of sergeant. They left the fort
about 10 O'Clock yesterday morning and the
horses, the ser geant said, were nearly
dead for want of food and water. They
were unloaded on their arrival at the
freight depot and were given forage and
drink, after which they were led back into
The cars and a start was made as quickly
as possible, as the sergeant said it was
MS desire to reach Tampa, the destination
as quickly as possible. Then, again, it was
wanted to make way for the next section
some two hours behind. There was a small
crowd at the place to watch the troops
arrive.
The crowd had swelled considerably be-
fore 1 o'clock, when the second section
arrived, bringing the officers and men of
the regiment, numbering about 500 men.
In heavy marching order under command
of Col. Powell, with the regimental hand
A snort stop was made. and the Journey
for Tampa begun over again.
Twenty-First, Also.
AFTER the 9Th had passed through the
city, the 21st Regiment of Infantry. fror,
Plattsburg, n. Y. came in and STONED
also al 9th street ard MARYLAND avenue
This numbered about as MANY men as the
9'h Infantry, and was commanded by Col
Klein.
troops from Fort Ethan Allen. New
York, We're also expected during the after
neon. Those which came by way of tho
baltimore and Ohio. bound south. will po
TO the Shenandoah jprction on that road
ara from there by TIE Norfolk and Wes
tern railroad
Last night Light Battery d Of the 9TH
Artillery. from Fort Hamilton, N V. con-
sistinS or four officers and seventy-five
men, under command of Captain Thorp,
PASSED through the capital city on the Bal
timore and Ohio railroad. bound for Chicka-
manga. The detachment brought alons
'--Ns -AOi'S'' iOui SuIiS, iouT calSSOnS, ana
! one battery wagon. They left Jersey City
| about O'Clock last night
The 18th Infantry, companies from Gov
errors Island and Fort Porter also passed
through Washington over the Pennsyl-
vania railroad during the night, bound for
Tampa. Companies b, ID and were from
Governors Island, n. Y, 205 officers and
men being from there under command OF
Lieutenant Colonel William S. Worth
1t. was expected by the Southern Railway
Company that about 1,JpO troops would
pass through here bound for Tampa and
about half that number for Chickamauga.
The 21st Regiment of Infantry, known
as the Presidents own" Lieut. Col Nc
kibbin in command, in the absence of Col
Klein, arrived about > o'clock, and the
troops spent some time here. The second
section of the 9th WAS here at the same
Tina and the officers and men fraternized.
The train consisted of sixteen coaches
eight baggage cars, with camp equipage,
wagons, and one Hotchkiss gun. There is a
detachment Of signal men going along The
staff officers of Colonel McKibbin are Lieu
tenant Colonel Truitt, adjutant; Lieuten-
ant Hearn and Lieutenant Morrow, engin-
eer officer. The regiment has been east
only about four years. 1t is known as a
fighting one. having distinguished itself in
the Modoc and Nez Perez wars