The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-07-24
OFF FOR The COAST
General Brooke and Staff Leave
ChiCkamauga.
TWENTY FIRST KANSAS
Is at Last to Be Called to Face
the Enemy.

Chickamauga, Ga, July S.-General
Brooke and staff left this afternoon on a
! special train for Newport News, whence
they go TO Porto Rico. The train was
made up of a private car occupied by
/ General Brooke, two Pullman sIeepers and
| two baggage coaches. II goes over the
/ Queen and Crescent via Lexington, Ky.
/ and Richmond, Va The departure OF
! General Brooke leaves MAJOR General ].
| F. Wade in command of Camp Thomas.
| At an early hour today the reserve hos
pital corps. reserve ambulance corps, the
signal corps. troop H of the Sixth United
States cavalry and company F, Eighth
United States infantry. left on special
trains for Newport News. The several
commands marched five miles 70 Ross
vie, where they were loaded on special
trains. Tomorrow morning four light bat
teries Of artillery, 4 of Illinois, 3 OF
Pennsylvania, A Of Missouri and the
Twenty-se Indiana, viii leave for
Newport News. The whole OF the First
corps. with the exception of two brigades
OF ne First division. which are now en-
route, leaves next week for Porto Rico.
The regiments are as follows: Fifth Il
linois Third Wisconsin, First Kentucky.
Sixteenth Pennsylvania, Second Wiscon-
sin. Third Kentucky, Thirty-first MIChi-
gan, One hundred and Sixtieth Indiana.
First West Virginia, Second Ohio. One
Hundred and Fifty-eighth Indiana, First
West Virginia, Second Ohio First Penn
sylvania, Fourteenth Minnesota, First
South Carolina Fifth Pennsylvania.
Eighth Massa chtsettS. Tw enty-drst Kan
sas, Twelfth New York. Ninth Pennsy-1
vania. Second Missouri and First New
Hampshire
L is announced here that Immediately
after the several corps have left Chick
smauga park the organization OF the
Sixth corps, 70 be commanded by Major
General James II. Wilson, Will be begun
and completed The corps VIII consist Of
twenty-seven regiments from the second
call for volunteers. numbering n all So
GO. While the First. is moving, the park
officials. il is understood. wiz perfect the
sanitary conditions at the park. clean of
the grounds and have everything in good
shape for the. volunteers. Il Is stated that
there will be an Official examination OF all
the wells and springs a. the park not
heretofore analyzed. 50 that Il there are
any wells not wholesome. and Il = not be
Meved there are. steps VIII be taken AZ
once 70 fl them up and have them aoan-
GoRed.
The medical officers AZ Camp Thomas
are unusually busy now. Orders have
been issued from corps headquarters d.
recting that the medical officers give the
unen a thorough course % Instructions n
rn.n.stering 20 the wounded in battle.
They VIII be Insrructet5 in first aid 70 the
wounded and the application Of medical
handages. This work has been prac-icei
mora Or les over the camp. but an order
has been issued directing THAI a. least
four lessons a week be gwen Each man
before leaving for the front 5 provided
wIth a fu.- medical case called ''firs- aid
% the wounded L consists oS band
ages and n1edscal appliances SuCh as are
- Do used IN stopping the fow OF blood
from 8 bullet wound. etc
Al over the First corps are a number OF
men who are rot physically abe 70 e.
dure TIE ha-6sal2s % var T1ese men
ere % b discharged az once. Al exam
ming board from each q TIA division
hospitals VII AZ cnce - appointed 70
examine a-4 inquire into the health q
ne --en- This work VIII not delay the de-
parture q ,he corps. as IS 50 divided
up cEst It car De done as rapidly IS We
as Thoroughly.