The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-23
TAMPA NOW FULL OF TROOPS.
-FOUR THOUSAND MEN IN THE
CAMP.

Roster of the Regiments-Gen. Wade
to Issue His First Orders Tonight.
sun May Cause sickness-None of
the Men Yet Sent to the Hospital
Tents.
Tampa, Fla, April 22.-The United
States troops forming the Tampa division
of the army continued TO arrive all during
Thursday night and all day to-day. The
last section of the train bringing the Sixth
Infantry from Columbus, o., arrived this
morning about o'clock, and as It was
known that Col. Cochran had formerly
wife was a Florida lady, a number of
friends had about eighty gallons OF hot
coffee served to the soldiers. This was
appreciated by the officers and men, who
were completely tired out by their long
ride. The regiment had the misfortune
to have a car load of tents and supplies
destroyed by fire while en- route and con-
sequently about half Of the regiment Is
now camped under their small shelter
tents and the camp of the regiments pre-
sent an odd appearance in comparison
with the other regiments.
Col Cochran. the veteran commander.
has his headquarters in pine grove I'D
joining large orange grove, but as all
the fruit is gone or the trees there is no
temptation to the men IN that quarter.
An enterprising agent of the Weideman
Brewing Company has established can
teen close to headquarters and his enter
prise is appreciated, as the soldiers from
Fort Thomas are not at all partial to
Florida water.
The Seventeenth Infantry, commanded
by Col. John s. Holland, is now ali here
and established in camp. This regiment
came from Columbus o., and consists of
eight companies, Its total strength is
54s men. The staff, consisting of Maj.
Pope, surgeon; Lieut.. Wreen, adjutant; /;
Lieut.. Dickinson, quartermaster, and
Lieut. Johnson, commissary, have estab-
lished their headquarters nearer the Hills
boro river than any other regiment. The
men were busy all day getting established
in their new quarters. The camp
is two miles from the center
of the city and can only be reached by
march through the deepest sand magma
bic. This is anything but pleasant to the
men.
Five companies 80 the Thirteenth
Regiment from Buffalo N. Y, ar
rived at an early hour this
morning over the Florida Central
and Peninsular Railway and have Joined
the companies from Governors Island
This regiment is composed of fine lot Of
officers and men, and already they have
made many friends in the city.
The Twenty-hrst Infantry, from Platts-
burg, is now here, and has gone into camp
The troops that have arrived from New
York state are as follows: From Sackett's 8
Harbor, 450; from Fort Porter Buffalo
25O; from Plattsburg, 450 from Governors
Island, Fort Columbia, $50; from Fort Nj,
agara, 50 men. This makes a total of / $50
from the Ninth, Thirteenth and Twenty
first Regiments, now here, and In camp
The Fourteenth Infantry, from Fort
Smelling, Mimi, arrived late tonight. and
they completed the full number Of troops
ordered to this city. All have not gone in
as soon as they get their breakfast.
Cen Wade, the division commander. has
not yet formally established headquarters
or promulgated any orders. He is waiting
for the troops TO become settled in camp
and will probably issue his first orders TO-
morrow night at dress parade. The gem
eral and his staff were busy to-day re-
ceiving replies from the commanders OF
the various regiments.
In the afternoon Gen. Wade drove out
to the camp, and met all of the colonies
and their staffs. He is an old veteran and
has for some time, been In command of
the department of the Dakotas.
The regiments now here are the Fifth,
Fourth Sixth, Ninth, Thirteenth, Seven
teenth and Twenty-first. They have about
1900 men in camp.
Each regiment has a hospital corps, but
so far very few men have been sent TO the
hospitals, but the excessive heat may
cause some sickness among the men, who
are not accustomed to 1t.
The camp is the center of attraction and
hundreds OF people visit 1t every day to
see the soldier boys who are going to
Cuba. Sunday viii be a great day IN
camp for the citizens and soldiers and
thousands of people are expected to be
here from surrounding towns