The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-25
Eighteen Cars Required for the In
dianapoIis Contingent, It's Horses,
Guns and other Equipment.
INFANTRYMEN TO START SOON
THIRD BRIGADE OF FIRST DIVISION
MAY LEAVE TO-DAY.
Others to Move as Fast as Practicable,
Until the Whole First Corps Is
En- Route to Porto Rico.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
CHICKAMAUGA PARK, Ga, July "a
The sTwenty-seventh Indiana Battery broke
camp at 2:3O o'clock this morning and
marched to Rossville, where it was loaded
on train Of eighteen cars consisting of six
ruIlmans, four fiat cars. four palace horse
cars and two box cars. The train left Chat
tanooga at 1880 for Newport News. via
Lexington. Ky. 1t is expected 20 arrive at
Newport News Tuesday noon and load iT-
mediately on the transport st. Paul for
Porto Rico.
Battery A of Missouri. Battery A of Illi-
nois and Battery B of Pennsylvania also
marched to Rossville and took trains for
Newport News. Each of the four batteries
had six guns, one hundred horses and
mules and from 14O to It's officers and men.
The first battery to leave was Battery A,
Of Illinois. commanded by Capt. Phil Yea
ger. They were loaded on twenty cars and
left Chattanooga at 1890 a. m The next to
leave was the Twenty-seventh Indiana Bat
terry, commanded by Capt j. B. Curtis.
The next was Battery B, of Pennsylvania.
under command of Capt. A. z. Hunt, who
left the city at 2:2O p. m. Battery A, of
Missouri. commanded by Capt. F. NJ Rum
boldt. took cars at RossviIle at o'clock
p. m. and left the city an hour later This
train was composed of twenty cars and car
III L..
talon ambulance company. Maj. George
B. Rodney in command of this detachment.
occupied this train.
The Third Brigade of the First Division.
First Corps, will be the next to leave Camp
Thomas. and will probably get away to-
morrow or Tuesday. General Wade it was
authoritatively stated tonight. received or
ders at late hour this evening to rush this
brigade to Newport News as promptly as he
could get the necessary cars in position. The
brigade consists of the First and Third Ken
lucky and the Fifth Illinois. 1t is the un-
derstanding that the First Brigade of the
Second Division will be next to follow the
above brigade. According to the present
plan. regiments will continue to go out as
fast as practicable until the First Corps is
exhausted.
Although Gen. James F. Wade assumed
command at Camp Thomas yesterday as the
successor of General Brooke he has not vet
selected location for his headquarters.
and is debating whether he will locate on
the site General Brooke had his headquar-
ters, near Battlefield station, or pitch his
tent on Snodgrass HILL General Wade's
staff. so far as made up. is follows Mai
W. Z. Almy, adjutant general; Lieut.. Col.
Daniel d. Wheeler, chief quartermaster:
Lieut. COL John Van r. Hoff, chief surgeon:
Lieut.. Col. Charles H. Ribble, Judge advo-
cate; Capt. j. b. Foraker, assistant adju-
tant general; Lieut.. Col. f. d. Baldwin in
spector general; Lieut.. Col. George Squires,
chief signal officer; Capt. Lloyd c. Griscon,
assistant quartermaster and aid-de-camp:
Capt. Jay Cooke. third coinmissary: Lieut.
G. w. Read, aid-de-camp and acting ord
nance officer; Lieut.. j. p. Wade, aid-de-
camp; Maj. Charles j. Allison, engineer off,
Ger. Thus far General Wade has not issued
any orders and, according to Major Almy
adJutant general, 1t is the generals purpose
10 issue as few orders possible. He will
carry forward the work at the park without
making any significant changes in the plans
as they now exist preferring that the work
before him shall be well done rather than
undertake to introduce new methods.
1t was raining most of to-day at Camp
Thomas and the regiments spent the dav
quietly The usual divine services by the
chaplains and by evangelists were conducted
throughout the park.
One hundred and sixty-two patients be-
longing to the volunteer army were re-
moved to-day from Letter Hospital at this
place TO special train and taken to Nc
Pnerson barracks hospital at Atlanta
owing to the limited supply of surgeons
and medical assistants at this point II has
been deemed best to send those of the sick
who have so far recovered as to be able 70
be safely moved to other points where thew
can be cared for and at the same time make
room in the Letter Hospital for the sick who
are now in the division and regimental field
hospitals.
The Knights of Pythias lodges of Chatta
nooga have joined in a movement to estab-
lish hospital there for the care of sick
members of the order who are in the volun-
teer army at Chckamauga Park Joint
committee has been appointed to lease a
commodious building and provide competent
nurses. The hospital will be opened this
week. 1t is the purpose to receive all SOL
dier Pythians who ale sick, those who are
able to pay reasonable fee. those who are
not able to be cared for free of charge
Several physicians OF the city. members of
the order. have offered their professional
services. The Supreme Lodge will be asked
at its meeting in indianapolis next month
to make an appropriation for the hospital
Pytsdans IN all parts Of the country are re-
Questcd % contribute. Contributors may