Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-06-21
TIE RECRUITS ARE ARRIVING.
All Camp Thomas Regiments Soon
Will Be Raised to the Maximum.

loads Of Gun Carriages and Two
Carloads of Guns and Miscellane-
Gus Stores Being Distributed
Wet Weather Has Developed
Some Gases of Pneumonia and
Typhoid Fever in the First Corps.
Chattanooga. Tenn, June 20.-The
most important happening to-day at
Camp Thomas was the arrival OF Gen.
Healy and staff, of New York, to pay
the troops of that State for the time
they were in service before being mus
tered in as United States volunteers.
Gen. Healy, the Grief paymaster, has
long been expected and anxlOusiy
awaited by the New Workers, and his
arrival was the signal of unbounded en-
thusiasm AS soon as the pay rolls
can be put in shape all four OF the
New York regiments will be paid. The
first paid will be the Eighth infantry.
Col Henry V. Sackett, OF Gov. Back s
staff, arrived yesterday and spent the
greater part of the day with Col.
Chauncey arranging the pay roll OF the
Eighth The total amount to be paid
the New Workers will approximate
$150,000.e
Several hundred more recruits ar
rived this morning. The arrivals yes
terday numbered nearly 500. The re-
cruitng work is progressing much
| more rapidly than expected, all the reg
iments filling up fast. Efforts are
now being made to perfect the guard
service at the park as rapidly as posi-
| Bile, and in pursuance to this orders
have been issued from the headquar-
tiers Of the First division of the First
corps that hereafter all officers and
on-commissioned officers of the guard
will be required to remain with the
guard during the entire tour OF duty
They will also make a prescribed in
spection and will be held responsible
| for the thorough instruction of the
guard. To accomplish this each brig
ade is to appoint one of the members OF
| its staff to do the work.
The hospital of the Third division
| First army corps, has some cases OF
pneumonia and typhoid fever. Major
| T. C. Clark, chief surgeon of the hos
| pital thinks that possibly the rain may
| have had something to do with produc-
| ing the typhoid fever by washing out
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| the water supply.
| Henry N. Patton is the name of a
| private of the Thlrty-frst Michigan re-
giment who is now wandering about
| Camp Thomas suffering from mental
| alteration. Yesterday Colonel Gardner
sent notice to all regiments on the
| field in which he requested all officers
| to look after the man should he be
| found wandering about the camps. Pat
| ton is thirty-two years of age and has
| been out of his camp almost two days.
! He was in the hospital at the time OF
his mysterious disappearance.
| Field Adjutant Clough, of the Third
| Wisconsin. is very i'll, having symptoms
! of pneumonia, but the physicians hope
| that he will recover and resume his
work in the near future.
| w. H. Morrow. private of the Fourth
| Ohio infantry, has been committed to
LYONS View asylum by Recorder Hope
| on warrant Of insanity.
Five cars of equipments arrived yes
| terday and were handed out for dlstr1-
| button to-day. These consisted Of three
cars of guns and miscellaneous stores.
Additional guns and large quantities OF
ordnance stores are expected during
| the week.
Regimental and company drills are
again the order for to-day. ~ unusual
meaneuvering being scheduled. The
weather Is clear and the temperature
mild.
THE ASTOR BATTERY.
San Francisco, June 20.-The Aston
light battery. numbering 101 men, In
Guiding three officers. arrived in San
Francisco to-day. The men composing
the battery are by far the most hand
some appearing soldiers that have ar
rived in this city. They are thorough
lv equipped. their outfit being the reg
ulation United States light artillery
equipment. They carry with them six
Hotchkiss rapid fire cannon, throwing
12-pound shells The battery arrived
on this side of the bay early, and the
ladies of the Red Cross served break
fast to the men, besides adjoining them
with California flowers. The streets
were crowded with spectators and the
soldiers were given a great reception.
The battery marched to the Preside,
and will make that place their home
until they are ordered elsewhere.
Shortly after the Astor battery
passed through the city on their way
to the Presidio Isl men from the Fifty
first Iowa regiment, who arrived here
to-day took up their march to Camp
Merritt. The Iowans are not equipped
in any particular, but are a hardy look
| ing set of men. The Red Cross So
ciety entertained them at the ferry de-
pot, and they were heartily cheered by
| the crowds on the streets They will
be thoroughly equipped on their ar
rival at Camp Merritt
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