The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-11
NO BREAK AT CHICKAMAUGA.
None of the Troops Yet Ordered South
Plenty of RntiOns.


CHICKAMAUGA Pack, Ga, June TO-
The general impression prevails iat General
Brookes headquarters that there will be no
removals from this place to points south
until the government is ready to send an
other army directly to Cuba, and then it
is believed that troops will be sent directly
to the point of embarkation and thence at
once shipped The reason for this belief,
given by Colonel Richards, of General
Brookes staff is that the health of the
army being excellent here and all the facili-
ties for their subsistence being at hand, it
is not probable that any chances will be
taken by making another change of water
and climate until the time comes to go to
the front. Railroad men, however, state
positively that they have been instructed to
hold enough cars here to move several thou
sand men, but this may have been decided
on by the army officials to meet possible
emergency orders The regiments which are
thoroughly equipped ana ready to move are
the Eighth, Ninth, Twelfth and Fourteenth
New York, First Pennsylvania, Eighth
Massachusetts, Fourth and Sixteenth Penn
sylvania, First Ohio Cavalry and Grigsby's
rough riders. These commands are not re-
cruted up to their full strength, but the
recruiting work could be finished at Tampa.
Lieutenant Colonel Richards, who has
been chief aid on General Brookes staff for
some time, has been assigned permanently
as assistant adjutant general on the staff
of Gen. James Fl. Wilson, who is to COM
mand the Sixth Corps when organized Col
Richards succeeds Lieut.. Col. w. e. Wilder,
who takes command of the Fourteenth New
York
There are now about a score of patients
in the new Letter hospital and more are
being sent in hourly. The hospital is COM
plete in every way. s1tth
The new postoftice at Lytle, a rough but
through and will probably be complete by
tomorrow night 1t is estimated that 49,.
are handled daily at the Lyle office. Tnir-
teen men now work from a. m. to II a. m.
distributing mail.
Rations, supplies and equipments con-
tinue to pour in, Nearly all the volunteers
are uniformed and the work of equip
ping them goes steadily on. There is now
seeming satisfied. A Chicago firm fur
nishes the army with 1860 pounds of fresh
beef daily.
Maj Russell Harrison, of the inspector
generals department, who spent .yester-
day at the park, left last night for Tampa,
where he will remain some time.
To-day was another unusually warm one
and the men suffered considerably during
drills Another regiment, the Sixteenth
tinue drills on account of sores brought on
by vaccination. A half dozen regiments are
in this condition.. = In
Five days rations are being issued to the
various regiments, and in order that the
public might judge whether there is any
truth in the special reports sent out from
here as to the shortage OF food, the Asso-
cated Press was furnished the following
statement of what the Eighth New York
received, all others receiving proportion
ately the same: ESQ pounds of salt, 522
pounds of coffee, TOO pounds beans, fifty gal,
Ions vinegar, 200 pounds of sugar, 1000
pounds onions 240 pounds soap, eighty
pounds candles, 979 pounds bacon, 1903
pounds potatoes, 4,140 loaves bread and 4,261
pounds fresh beef
Captain Rockwell, chief Of the Ordnance
Department to-day made out a statement
of the number of guns yet needed to equip
the army here, the number being 1900. He
expects to receive these guns within the
next week.
Colonel Hartsuff, chief surgeon on Gen.
Brooke's staff announces that reports from
various division and regimental hospitals
show a decided decrease of sickness and
adds that there are only two or three Sc
rious cases in the entire camp.
Governor Hastings, of Pennsylvania, and
staff arrived in Chattanooga tonight. Gen.
Brooke has been notified that the Governor
and his party will reach the park to-
morrow morning, and a general inspection
and review of the Pennsylvania troops has
been ordered. ,sJ