New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-11
CAMP THOMAS REGIMENTS.
OI-IET SUNDAY AT CHICKAMAUGA AND
CHATTANOOGA-STILL D1STRlB-
UTING SUPPLIES.
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CHATTANOOGA July 10-Such an orderly and
Quiet Sunday as to-day had not before been
witnessed at Camp Thomas and In Chattanooga
since the soldiers have been camped at Chicka-
manga One thousand or more guards, under
Regular Army officers, have patrolled the streets
of the city and preserved the best OF order.
Soldiers were not allowed to congregate near
saloons and other resorts, and few arrests have
been made At Comp Thomas the day was OBJ
served with unusual solemnity. Resimental
chaplains and Young Mems Christian Associa-
tion workers have conducted services a; all
hours to-day.
At an early hour this morning regular weekly
INSPECTIONS were held in the 14;h New-fork ana
other regiments. but this was practically all 'he
work accomplished to-day. The Quartermas-
ters' and Comnssary Department forces nave
been hard AT work all day issuing supplies ana
CONTINENTS but aside from this LITTLE has beeN
done In the way OF work. To-day three daES
rations were issued to the Second Brigade Oh
General Haines instead of ten days suppHeS
as Is the usual custom. This was IN ah'i''ph-
ton Of the brigade going away on Wednesday
The colonel Of the LIST Ohio Cavalry. VINO IS
cousin Of Secretary OF State Day. informed MS
men to-day that the regiment would s'ar' '''
Charleston on TUESDAY. Three huh0re" "i'
sxty-fve thousand travelling rations' oi"e'e"
by Major Nyc. IN charge Of the supply oeP"'
here began TO arrive to-day lheF are H''
coming by freight. as usual! hut ny ias' eA
press These ratlOns are sufficient 20 suppl
$3.50 n en- for one hundred days. and CONSIST
for the most part Of canned corned heer cAhhtu
salmon. salt and BAREBACK. and will he sent
out with every body Of troops that leaves 'ne
park for the front
THREE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHAPLAiNS.
Those soldiers Of the New-York and other
regiments who are Catholics will rot suffer IN
future for lack Of spiritual care and guidance
There have arrived IN this city three Cathchc
clergymen-the Rev. Drs. Mccarthy and hel-
ford and Father Chrysostom or the Beneolc'lhe
order Drs McCarthy and Belford from
Brooklyn. and Father Chrystostom mas just
returned from, a service covering a long period
OF years in the West Indies They will make
the camp of the regiments their horne, attend
Ing to all the spiritual needs Of the soldiers. ana
when the time comes will accompany the New
York regiments to Cuba.
In Father Chrysostom the New-York troops
have secured man exceedingly valuable in
more RESPECTS than one. His long residence in
the West Indies has made him a competent
Judge Of the best food clothing and treatment
for soldiers in warm climate and his advice
Assistant Quartermaster-General1 Lee has gone
70 Lookout Mountain for few days rest. Colo
mel Lee has worked longer and harder than
any other officer AT Camp Thomas. He is in
charge of all railroad transportation and pur-
chase of supplies In his absence the work or
his department goes on uninterruptedly. The
vacation was taken at the suggestion or Generai
Brooke
Captain Rockwell. ordnance officer. yesterday
received eight wagon loads of haversacks. can
teens and gun sngs This toTsgnmfns %,
regiments. The equipment was rushed 10 Camp
Thomas by express. instead Of freight indicat-
ING that these regiments are to be EQUIPPED Tor
service in hurry.
The command at Camp Thomas lacks many
thousands Of cartridge belts. To-day captain
Rockwell said sufficient supply OF belts 10
euuip every regiment was now on the way To
the park and would arrive in a day or two.
This afternoon a supply of sabres came for the
light artillery. which will be distributed at once
AMOUNT PAID TO SOLDIERS.
The paymasters have vanished. To-day the
last vestige Of their headquarters was packed
I'D ard laid away. Major Dodge. assistant pay
master said il was impossible to give correct
figure Of the amount of cash paid the troops
as the figures had not been footed up. He said
however. that there were forty-five regiments
in the field here. and that the amount paid each
would average at the least calculation S4oWO.
on this basis at least 81 100000 was paid 10 the
troops In addition to the forty five regiments.
twenty-seven batteries OF artillery were pa'd,
which will run the amount up 10 at least
81 go 600
The review of the Rough Riders and the LIST
Illinois Cavalry, which begins Tuesday viii be
an interesting affair. The boys have been busy
getting their horses in good condition. and the
cavalry will no doubt make a fine appearance
on review The LIST Illinois Will he reviewed on
Tuesday, ard the Cowboys on Wednesday. by
Colonel Grgsby and his staff The Cowboys
are drilling regularly every day. mounted. and
are rapidly becoming experts on their horses.
Major French's Black Hills Squadron is one OF
the finest drilled body of men in the cavalry
brigade. This squadron drills In the field near
the LIST Illinois Cavalry. ard is at work almost
wholly on the rapid movement drill.
General Brooke. who takes in every detail OF
the camp routine work has seVeral times ex-
pressed "A sire to the cavalry execute GER
tain difficult movements, and VIII take advan-
tage Of the opportunity offered by the drills this
week
The J2d Iowa has had only one man In the
guardhouse since the regiment has been at
Camp Thomas while neighboring regiments
have had as many at 1863 at one time. Not
man in the sd Is drinking man. They are
Pr Jhibitionsts, and have solemnly sworn among
themselves not to touch drop Of liquor While
on this campaign.