The evening times., 1898-06-08
CITIES OF THE SOLDIERS.
Consignnents Of Money and Arms
Reach Camp Thomas
PAY FOR The VOLUNTEERS
All the Men Are Eager to See Ser
vice NJ the Front, and All Ex-
pect That They VIII Soon Re-
ceive Orders which VIII Call
Thew Into Active Service.

Camp Thomas, June s.-Guns are begin.
ming to arrive at Camp Thomas for the
thousands OF soldiers who are yet un-
supplied. Nearly all the soldiers at the
camp have been uniformed. A large con-
signment Of guns from the arsenal at
Columbia, Tenn. came in today and sew
eral more carloads will arrive this week.
Within ten days Capt. Rockwell of the
Ordnance Department. believes every
volunteer at the camp will be armed.
There are whole companies almost to-
tally unversed in the manual Of arms.
volunteers who have had no experience In
the National Guard, men who have en-
listed from villages and whose sole quail
fications for fighting are zeal and cour-
age They have been drilled in marching
and have rapidly become proficient In
that branch of military training. but
many of them have never seen modern
rifle while others have never fired gun.
Paymaster Macarthur was out bright
and early this morning to pay on the
members of the Twelfth and Fourteenth
New York regiments. The boys of the
Fourteenth were paid first by companies.
and in the afternoon Chattanooga mer-
chants were reaping large benefits from
the boys.
Cen Grant, who has been indisposed' for
several days, was worse today. but his
illness, however is not serious. He re-
viewed the case of Private Hats, of the
First Missouri, charged with absence
from camp without leave. The young SOL
dier was sentenced to two months i'm
prisonment. --s<,
Several regiments, including the Eighth.
Ninth and Fourteenth New York. expect
TO be among the first ordered to the front.
The reported departure of troops from
Tampa is given the fullest credence, and
orders to proceed to Tampa are hourly
expected.
The Eighth New York is improving as
10 sanitary conditions and health. They
are still shy on certain articles of food
Shoes and shirts were given out today in
the Eighth.
Private George Perkin. Company X.
Eighth New York. has been detailed as
hospital steward at the Letter Hospital
Thirty men from each regfnfent of the
First Division. Third Corps, are to be de-.
tailed there for other service.
Mrs. Goodman c. Green, wife OF Col
Green. Of the Ninth New, York. aecoppan-
led by Mrs. F. J. Quinby. wife OF Capt.
| Quinby arrived at camp today. fhey
met with a great reception from the boys
of the regiment. with whom both ladies'
! are very popular. DIR. L'Hommedieu. sur
geon of the Ninth. who has been indlspos-
ed for the last week, is now decidedly
| better.
| From the women's Auxiliary Corps. OF
| Brooklyn. a box containing towels, band
| ages, socks, soap and numerous things
soldiers need. was received by the Four
| teenth today.
These recruiting officers for the Twelfth
| leave Immediately for New York: First
| Battalion, Lieut.. NJ. Vermilyea: Second
| Battalion. Lieut.. John p. Renkard: Third
Battalion Lieut.. p. S. Pilot -Four en-
| listed men accompany each officer. Three
hundred men are needed for the Twelfth
to bring 1t up to the standard. -
a Military -MarriaRe. :
New York. June s.-Josie E. BIoomer
and Edgar B. Wright. each twenty-five
years old. and both of Jersey City, were
married last Saturday afternoon In the
rear cabin of the ferryboat Communi-
paw, of the Central Railroad. a few min
utes before the bridegroom, who had en-
| listed in the Fourth Cavalry, took the
train for San Francisco with the other
members of his regiment on their jour-
ney to the Philippines. The Rev. Will
| lam Jones. who. from his office at No.
| IS South Street distributes Bibles to sea-
faring men, performed the marriage GER
emony. 5.ia --s.-
Mr. Wright and Miss Bloomer. who
lives with her parents at No. IS Bergen
Avenue. Jersey City. were engaged to be
married two years ago. but the death of
relatives caused the wedding to be post
poned. When the war began Mr.. Wright
expressed a desire to go. and his sweet
I IL L.
Thursday, and to his astonishment was
told he would have to start for Fort
Slocum at once.
Leave of absence was granted the young
recruit to deliver to his employer money
and keys. He wrote to Miss Bloomer and
told her he would be unable to go home
before leaving for the front. Miss Bloom
er on the following day, accompanied by
two friends, visited Mr.. Wright at Fort
Slocum, and the two decided to get mar
ried at once. The colonel In command
agreed to let the young man go home
for a few hours. Arrangements were
made for the wedding to take place at
Miss Boomers home
Two friends of Miss Bloomer went to
New York to see the cavalrymen pass
through the city on the way to their
train. and Miss Bloomer accompanied
them. She was surprised to. find Mr..
Wright fully equipped and in line with
his comrades. The young cavalryman
explained that his leave had been re-
voked.
The Rev Mr. Jones, friend of the
young couple, was summoned. and cross
ed the river on the ferryboat that car
ried the cavalrymen to Jersey City. As
the boat neared the Jersey shore the
clergyman remembered that he could
not legally perform the marriage cere-
ho1f an hour fhe regiment
would leave, but Mr.. Wrights sergeant
gave him permission to return to New
York on the ferryboat. As the ComEluni-
nav reached its New York slip the mar
rage ceremony was performed in the
cabin. The young bride returned to Jer-
sew City with her husband, who had time
only to exchange a few words OF fare
well with her before jumping on the train
to rejoin his regiment on their long jour
ney.
VIII Garrison Forts.
New York, June S.-Orders were issued
Yesterday assigning volunteers regiments
of New York, Connecticut and Pennsyl-
vania to garrison duty in the Department
of the East. The Twenty-second, Forty
seventh and First provisional regiments,
New York volunteers. which were left
behind at the time of the general move
ment of troops southwark, will be moved
to the fortifications of this and other cit
les. The Massachusetts volunteers were
shipped to Notifications ten days ago.
These troops will be used to strengthen
rarrisons and afford infantry protection
to fortifications. This order does not
mean necessarily that the men will have
no opportunity to see service at the front.
They are moved from camps of mobiliza-
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