The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-17

and complete hospital service. Trains
were arriving every hour and considers
! Bile difficulty was experienced in getting
all the commands transported to the park.
The Fourth regiment Pennsylvania, ar
rived at o'clock this afternoon over the
Queen and Crescent on three special
| trains. The regiment is composed OF 200
men
The Fifth regiment Illinois infantry,
1880 men, under Colonel Sumner. arrived
this morning and were taken to the park.
About 1000 volunteers had arrived up to
5 o'clock this afternoon.
Des Moines, Ia, May 16-Captain Ohm
stead and Lieutenant Waterman, United
States mastering officers, are now waiting
the action of the governor in commission
ing officers Of the Second regiment. The
work is at a standstili because the sec
rotary Of state is not in the city and COM
missions cannot be issued without his sig
nature. Muster rolls are completed with
the exception OF swearing in the men.
which VIII be done. following the COM
missioning Of the officers. There IS not
sufficient equipment here to fit out the
regiment. Tie command is not expected
to move inside or ten days.
Detroit, Mich, May 16.-Three long
trains bearing the Thirty-first Michigan
infantry, passed through West Detroit
early this morning enroute from the state
camp at Island Lake to Chickamauga.
They proceeded southwark via the Micl
gan Central. Cincinnati. Hamilton and
Dayton and Cincinnati Southern roads.
Several hundred from the city assembled
at the subur ban station 10 say good bye
60 the Detroit battalion, which occupied
the second section, but they were not per-
mitted to visit the soldiers, most Of whom
were asleep. The Thirty second regiment
Is awaiting orders TO follow southwark.
St Louis, May 1.-THE Fourth regi-
rnent, Missouri National Guard. was mus
tered IN today by Lieutenant Hardeman.
AS quickly as possible the men in the
Fifth, the new regiment, are being exam
inei by army surgeons. and by Tuesday
afternoon or Wednesday they will be
ready to take the oath. Battery A left
for Chickamauga today and will be fol-
lowed tomorrow or Wednesday by the
First and Second regiments. The Third
has also been ordered there.
Springfield. H., May 1c-Colonel D. ].
Foster commanding the Sixth regiment,
today received orders tic move Immediately
with his command 10 Washington. Colo
mel Foster says his reg ment is in readi-
ness TO move as soon as transportation is
furnished This viii be furnished with
out delay through Chicago. The Sixth
is not well equipped. The men will be
furnished everything they need upon ar
rvng at their destination. They will prob
ably get away Wednesday morning.
Indianapolis, May 16.- The One Hundred
Fifty eighth regiment, made up of In
dianapolls and central Indiana troops,
marched through the city this afternoon
and boarded the trans az the Union sta
ton fer Chickamauga. The 160th regi-
ment left a; S o'clock This evening. Only
one regiment remained al Camp Mount.
Chicago. May 1G.--Contracts for the
transportation CT vcjrrteers were award
ed today as follows: FIRST regiment, III
inois, Chicago and Alton: Second Ohio,
Pennsylvania Railway company; Sixth
Ohio, big Four" The three regiments
go to Chickamauga
Atlanta, Ca, May 16-Colonel Oscar ].
Brown, commanding the Second regiment
of Georgia volunteers, today received or
ders to report with his men at Tampa,
Fla. They leave state camp at Griffin,
Ga, tomorrow.
Columbus, May 16.-Four batteries First
Ohio light artillery, Major Atwell COM
manding. left today for Chickamauga-
The Second Ohio infantry started az p.
m to the same Mace