The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-23
THE DAY At CHICKAMAUGl
Trocps from the Western States Are
Now Arriving.
COMPLETING THE THIRD ARMY CORPS
water works 10 lie Erected So Thcre
VIII BE No scarcity of water
The Cow boy Regiment.

Chicksmauga National Park, Ca, May
2f-This has been quiet day at Camp
| Thomas Tho Second Nebraska regiment
which reached Chatanooea yesterday al
tcrnoon, arrived this morning and were as
signed TO The camp ground selected for the
first division of The Third corps The men
nave been busy getting into their tents dur
ing the Jay.
Today two battalions arrived during the
day The second battalion of the Second
Nebraska, which had Income separated al
St Louis. reached here at o'clock They
came ia today over the Cincinnati South-
ern. The battalion was commended by Ma
jor W. Mace.
The FIRST battalion Of the Que Hundred
and FiNy-seyen,h Indiana Infantry ar
rived In Chattanooga nj o clock, accom-
panied by the reglmenth band of twenty
four pieces. The battalion spnt the daY
on Lookout Mountain aud reached the park
at $3.50 clock sleeping under the stars on
Lytle Hill during ne night. As a result OF
! the few arrivals, Toe railroad yards, when
have be IL enormously conses.el win load
ed and empty cars for nearly a week, an Cd
portunity is needed to clear OF the tracks
and sidings 70 make room for the TROOPS
that viii begin 10 arrive at a lively rae
tomorrow morning Twenty-Five cars OF
provisions arrived today and were stored
i'm the large warehouses now completed on
the park grounds near the depot OF the rail
road company. Fify-one OF The latest and
| most improved ambulancus built with "A
spcril Wow to adaptablliy In hot eli
mate arrived from South Rend. Ind. 10
dav ami viii be distributed 10 the First
rorns
| = bo mark force Of men under the direction
! of General poyntor was ar work all DAY
nrenar ring for Inc engine and pumps 10 b.
used in piping water from the chiekamsu-
| ga river TO lhe various CAMPS ~ NJ oeo"
ueHHl'eS ueel'eu u" cicte my "
ter works ana a contract mas oean IeV ana
all the material ordered the cons ulleu' o.
! pipe arriving today. IheIe Is no Scarell' o,
water now but II Is tearea th"t Soln' oL
the wells are rom 'Wft weather springs
that viii dry up, and the p.Hfns oI water
irol' the creek aud C!aWhsh springs Is
precautionary measure
General j. s. g. Bates, recently ordered
to MCb.ls, LET, tonight at $50 O'Clock to
take command Of brigade at that point.
The work of comLl The Third army
corps was Begin today. General Lewis II.
Carpmer, who arrived today and reported
TO General Brooke, has been assigned to
| the command Of the first division of the
Third corps. The organization so far as
perfected is as follows
First brigade, Colonel Fred D. Grant,
| commanding, Fourteenth New York. Lieu
tenant II. r Kline
Second brigade Colonel Hardin, Second
New York, commanding.
Second New York Colonel Lloyd; Sec
| ord Nebraska Colonel Bills.
The First regiment to arrive tonight, will
complete the brigade
The Fourth Ohio regiment under Colonm
Colt has been assigned to provost guard
duty in Chattanooga by General Brooke
made necessary by the djsQrierlY conduct
OF cases 10 lnsuluhe iaute7 !. .ue go.
Colonel Colt VIII peglu MS uut'ea 'oNi't
row, ,,.,,,, ,..,;
me lour members Oh 'ue M'as sti+ a. 81.
ment injured IN yes'eIuaE aN'iuCnr 49,,
VINO were sent 10 ST. Vincent iHl' me- s,,
are doing Wen anu VIA ne ou' IN " W.
DAYS General Winston Ioin We lGN
lhlrd htillery' VINO hes ps1u 60 ~" "
the artillery brigade, arrived touaS anu ie
ported to General orooNe; M ,s,ou,,.,
General Wilils'oh stated lni9 "lt l',,in',
that he iound ms nrlgaue anou' ,r
ans equipped Fart OF thpse u .,,p.mi..,
= arrived YESTERDAY ana Henerai NIlt,9tp
q hopes TO get an me heeueN suPpi'eS "' u
= middle oil me week. A..
Z Geheral brecNih, IuSe asli 9V' i, w. i,,n -,
d visit inc park Volay, my VIZ 'lsprt
aud hone a CDmDletp their Inspection or a