The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-07-23
KANSAS
TO THE
FRONT.
The 21st Will Leave Camp
Thomas Next Week
To Join General Miles in Porto
Rico.
ENTIRE CORPS GOES.
General Brooke Starts For New
port News
To Be Followed by All Troops
in His Command.
ENTIRE CORPS GOES.
General Brooke Starts For New
port News
To Be Followed by All Troops
in His Command.

Chickamauga Park, July 23.-Gen-
Brooke and staff left this afternoon on
a special train for Newport News
whence they go to Porto Rico. The
train was made up with a private car
occupied by Gen. Brooke, two Pullman
sleepers and two baggage coaches. It
goes over the Queen & Crescent via
Lexington. KY, and Richmond, Va
The departure of Gen. Brooke leaves
Mai. Gen. Wade in command of Camp
Thomas.
At an early hour today the reserve
hospital corps, reserve ambulance
corps, the signal corps, Troop H, of the
Sixth U. S. cavalry and Company F.,
Eighth U. s. infantry, left on special
trains for Newport News. The sew
eral commands marched five miles to
RossviIle, where they were loaded on
special trains Tomorrow morning
four light batteries of artillery; A, of Il
linois; B, Of Pennsylvania; A, of Mis-
souri,. and the Twenty-seventh Indiana
will leave for Newport News. The
whole Of the first corps, with the excep-
tton of the First division now enroute.
leaves next week for Porto Rico.
The regiments are as follows: Fifth
Illinois, Third Wisconsin, First Ken
lucky, Sixteenth Pennsylvania, Second
Wisconsin, Third Kentucky, Thirty
first Michigan, One Hundred and Six
tieth Indiana, First Georgia, Sixth
Ohio. One Hundred and Fifty-eighth
Indiana, First West Virginia, Second
Ohio. First Pennsylvania, Fourteenth
Minnesota, Seventeenth Minnesota,
First South Carolina, Fifth PennsyI-
vania, Eighth Massachusetts, Twenty
first Kansas, Twelfth New York, Ninth
Pennsylvania, Second Missouri and
First New Hampshire.
1t is announced here that immediate
~ after the several corps have left
Ch1ckamauga park. the organization of
tne sixth corps, to be commanded by
Major General James H Wilson will
be begun and completed The corps
Will consist Of twenty-seven regiments
from the second call for volunteers
numbering in all $4,000. While tbe
nrst Is moving, the park officials. it is
understood, will perfect the sanitary
CONDITION of the park, clean off the
grounds, and have everything in good
shape Tor the volunteers.
Cavalry From Camp Alger.
n
cavalry at Camp Alger Va have bean
ordered TO proceed to Newport News
Tor embarkatiOn on transports for Porto
Rico to reinforce Gen. Miles. Thew will
brigade.
The troops sent are all famous. ones
IN their section, the list being troODs A
ana Z, of New York cavalry, the Gov
eInof troop, Sheridan's troop and the
vania.
s'Aid to Wounded"
It is said that there will he an Of
nclaI examination of all the wells and
springs at the park not heretofore
aIalyzed so that if there are anv wells
not wholesome and it is not believed
there are, steps will be taken at once +0
MI them up and have them abandoned.
me medical officers at Camp Thomas
are unusually busy now Orders have
Deen issued from corps headO1lartprs
directing that the medical officers give
the men a thorough course of instr1lc-
tlons in administering to the wounded
IN battle. They will be instructed first
IN AID TO the wounded and the applica-
uon of medical bandages This work
has been practiced more or less over the
camp, but an order has been issued
orecung that at least four lessons a
week be given.
Each man before leaving for the front
Is provided with a full medical case
called first aid to the wounded" It
Ne,4A949tS u DdlIQdG6S ana medical an
pliances such as are to be used in stoT1-
ping the flow of blood from a bullet
wound, etc. All over the first corDS ara
a number of men who are not physical
ty able to endure the hardships of war.
5000 Go Monday.
Washington, July pa section of
almost 5000 troops will sail for Porto
Rico on Monday next from Newnort
News. They will go on the auxfliaTv
cruisers St Paul and St. Louis and the
transports Massachusetts. Roumania
and City of Washington. The Ave ships
have carrying capacity of 5000 troops
and 1,500 horses. Nearly the full ca
pacity of the vessels will be tested bv
the men, who will comprise General
Haines' brigade from Chickamauga
and several batteries of artillery 1t
Is expected that about a thousand
horses viii be taken, seven hundred of
that number being artillery horses
With Magazine Rifles.
New York. July ga special to the
Times from Washington. says:
At least 10000 of the volunteers who
80 to Porto Rico are to be supplied