Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-05-18
HEVOLUNTEERARMY
There Are Now About $1,000 Men at
Chiokamauga Park.
MASTERING IN TEE STATE TROOPS
Big Contracts for AmbuIances Filled
by Studebaker Brothers.
MORE ROUGH RIDERS ENLIST

CHATTANOOGA, Tam, May 1S.-After
remaining in their cars ever night the fol-
lowing volunteer infantry regiments which
arrived yesterday afternoon and last night
want into camp at Chickamauga Park this
morning: The Sd Pennsylvania, $50 officers
ard men, under Col. Robert Ralston; the
16Oth Indiana, ,O26 officers and men, under
Col. George w. Gunder; the 15Sth Indiana,
1,024 officers and men, undar Col. II. b.
Smith; the I'd Ohio, SIC officers and men,
under Col j. A. Kuert; the 1st West Vir-
ginia, 1,Gl1 officers and men, under Col d.
b. Spiiman; Light Battery A, Missouri Vol
unteer Artillery, from St. Louis, command
ed by Col. A. M. Rumbolt, arrived at an
early hour this morning. 1t remained in
the city until noon, when it got away to the
park.
Trains have followed each other in rapid
succession today and this afternoon. There
are about 15,o0O volunteers encamped in the
park. A number of regiments not able to
obtain transportation to the park on ac
count of the great rush remained in the
city over night.
Plenty of Provisions.
The various regiments which arrived be-
fore noon yesterday are comfortably set
Capt. Wright of the commssary depart
ment received twenty cars of provisions
today, and now has plenty to feed the army
for some time. Uniforms, equipments and
general supplies in immense amounts are
en- route The work of organization, under
Gen. Brooke's direction, continues rapidly.
The 1st Regiment, Pennsylvania Volun-
teer Infantry, 794 officers and men, under
Lieut.. Col. Good arrived thic morning Jt
remained in the city until afternoon, the
railroads being unable to transfer the trains
to the park this morning.
Camp Townsend Nearly Deserted.
NEW YORK, May 1s-It is the general
opinion at Camp Townsend, PeeksIxiu that
the camp will come to an end by Saturday
night. There are but two regiments in
camp, the Sth and the 9th. The latter is
under orders to go to Washington and will
likely be under way by tomorrow night.
When the 9th leaves it is expected that an
order will be issued directing the Sth Regi-
ment to go to Camp Black at Hampstead
Plains, l.. l., to await orders There are
yet two battalions of the 9th and one of
the Sth to be mustered into service.
The 1st Regiment of New Hampshire Vol
unteers, l, ,156 strong, passed through Jersey
city today en- route to Chickamauga
Muster of Connecticut Troons.
CAMP HAVEN, NIANTIC, Conn, May
1o.-Work of mastering in the 1st Regi-
ment, Connecticut Volunteers, was COM
pleted today and Colonel Burdette. COM
manding, telegraphed Major General Mer-
ritt of the Department of the East to the
effect that the regiment is awaiting his or
ders.
CARSON, New, May 1S.-The organiza-
ton of second troop Of Nevada cavalry
is we'll under way. Its formation was au-
thorized by a dispatch from Washington
to Governor Sadler. The thirty-three men
remaining in Camp Sadler after the first
troop was mustered in were the first to vol
unteer.
CHEYENNE, Wyo., May 1S.-The Utah
and Nevada troops of rough riders for Tor
rey's regiment Of cavalry have been mus
tered in. The Nevada company elected the
following officers: Captain, w. L. Cox;
first lieutenant, r. c. Gracey; second lieu
tenant, Charles b. Henderson.
SOUTH BEND, Ind. May 1s.-Stude-
baker Bros. shipped today seventeen car
loads Of ambulance wagons to Mobile Ala,
for the use OF the government. The ship
ment made solid train and Is the fourth
wagons shipped by this concern.
Work mt Allegheny ArmOry.
P1TTSBURG, Pa, May 1s.-After an idle
ness of thirty years the shops at the AL
iegheny arsenal, in this city, were started
up today and a large force was put to work
manufacturing leather goods for the vol
unteer army.
1t is not known how long the work will
continue. but it Is probable that some Of the
shops will be in operation until the close Of
the war. AS fast as the saddles, harness.
belts, cartridge boxes and other equipments
for the artillery, cavalry and infantry
branches of the army service are completed
thsy will be sent from here to Washington
or to one Of the national camps.
Two more regiments the 5th and the 9th
Pennsylvania Volunteers, passed through
Pittsburg early this morning en- route to
Chickamauga.
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