The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-31
AT CHICKAMAUGA- PARK.
Timely Rain Made Camp Life More
Comfortable.
THE DECORATION DAY SERVICES
More Regiments Arrive and Go Into
CaInp-TwO Soldiers buried Bc-
meath the Flowers.

! Chickamauga, May 30.-.A fine rain fell to-
| day. cooling the atmosphere and laying the
| dust, that tho various brigade and regi-
| mental drills were gone through with some
| degree OF comfort There Sas no review ex-
| cept reglmentnl, Colonel Grant reviewing the
| Fourteenth New York.
| General Breckenridge Is still engaged In the
inspection Of the first corps. Today he was
engaged with the third division lie states
he will be here at least week longer.
With those regiments that arrived today the
troops at the park number 5000. the regi-
ments ordered away numbering GOO.
The First Maine infantry arrived in the city
at 1910 p. m, twelve companies strong. 1921
officers and men, in command OF Colonel L.
II. Kendall, Lieutenant Colonel C. G. Morton.
Major X. r. Ulnicr, Major Charles Collins
and Major w. o. Peterson, Adjutant Lieuten-
ant Charles H. Davis. They left Augusta
Friday and arrived without incident and all
well. They were a&aigrUd to the third corps
of the third division,
The Second Arkansas arrived at 11.i0
O'Clock from Memphis In three sections OF
twenty cars each. twelve companies. 1022 Of
fcers and men, commanded by Colonel Virgil
Cook, MAJORS j. j. Johnson and c. IL. Sales.
AdJutant lieutenant Morgan ID. Wrigut. Th,y
reached the park at 1880 p. m. Tho regiment
was assigned to the second division oil tho
third corps.
The regiment is composed OF 800 officers
and men and Is commanded by Colonel Wal
lam b. Humphrey, Lieutenant Colonel l. H.
Kirk and Majors otto liite, A. krn and >.
A. Parker AdJutant Lieutenant Fred a. HIS
All the men arc uniformed, but only partly
armed. The regiment was assigned TO the
third brigade of the third division of the third
corps
Troops II ana l. Of Grigsby's cowboys mr.
rived this morning. commanded by Major
James il. Monteith, and Joined the other
troops here In completing the fun compie-
ment OF the Third United states independent
cavalry.
The usual Decoration day services at the
National cemetery In Chattanooga were varied
today by melancholy event that aceentu-
atcd the solemnity and imprcsslvencss OF the
uccas;on. Just before the decoration services
began two companies OF soldiers OF the Fifth
Illinois regiment entered the cemetery with
tho bodies of Frank G. Bosley and Ludwig
HolIn,r' OF that regiment accompanied by a
detpc hment of the regmental band playing II
dead march. The cortege reached the spot IN
| the cemetery selected for the interment.
whore a vast congregation Of men and womcn
n,li gathered to witness tho solemn military
| service for the day.
Lodics who had come to decorate the graves
| OF the heroes OF 1864 then fairly covered
| with flowers the graves Ct these young ne
| roos III a cause which removes all sectional
Ism from the Federal cemetery and makes II
now National cemetery indeed.
| Frank c. Bosley died last night Of pneu-
| mona. contracted while at Springfield IIe
| was member OF company G, and lived at
| Pehin, III.
Ludwig Bohnert was n member of compan,
n, hsylng enlisted at Springfield in company
| c. and being aftcrward transferred. His
| residence is unknown, but he has a mother re-
| siding at Armsborg. Mo.
| Clarence L. Bartol of company NJ Eighth
Massachusetts. died last night OF heart fail
uec, and the remains were today shipped to
| Maillehead Mass. his former home.
H. is stated tonight on good authority ina,
tho government has secured n lease on 1000
acres OF land near East Chattanooga. five
| miles from tho city. to be used for mobllizlnE
| and organizing tho Sixth volunteer CORPS,
| The point selected makes a magnificent s,,o
| for an army camp.