Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-20
TROOPS MARCH TOMORROW
Men at Camp Thomas in Readiness to Move
on Porto Rico.
Maj. Gen. Brooke Again Mt His Head.
Quarters-Lorigan's Resignation
Causes others to Be Filed.

CHICKAMAUGA-CHA MIL.
ITARY PARK, Tenn, July 20.-The move.
ment of troops from Camp Thomas fol-
Porto Rico will begin tomorrow Today the
various commands included in the first or.
der to move are busy packing up and load
ing their effects. They will have every.
thing finished by night, and can get out al
an early hour tomorrow without delay
Railroads have trains in readiness and have
things SO arranged that they can put the
troops through to Newport News in very
short time
The commands which go tomorrow are
the I'd brigade of the 1st Division, Is,
Corps, consisting of the 4th Pennsylvania
4th Ohio and Sd Illinois, under command OF
Brigadier General Hams; Light Batteries I
of Pennsylvania, A of Illinois and the 9th
Indiana Battery, the Signal Corps under
Major Glassford the reserve hospital corps
under Major l.. S. Smith and the reserve
ambulance corps, with thirtythree ambu,
1ances, under Major Frank Boyd.
Major General Brooke was at his head
quarters early today. He spent the morn
ing in consultation with his officers arrang
ing plans for the departure to Porto Rico
He declined interviews on the movement OF
troops or any other subject.
The Troops to Co.
Although the orders have not yet been
issued, it is believed safe to say that the
Sd Brigade, fst Division LIST Corps. and the
I'd Division of the LIST Corps will begin
moving Thursday or Friday. These COM
mands are composed as follows:
Third Brigade, LIST Division-First Ken
lucky, 9th Illinois and Sd Kentucky.
First Brigade, % Division-16oth Indiana,
31st Michigan, LIST West Virginia.
Second Brigade-Sixth Ohio, 15Sth Indi-
ana. I'd Ohio.
Third Brigade-Fourteenth Minnesota, list
Pennsylvania. LIST Georgia.
4 Gen. Poland, commander of the I'd Divi-
sion of the LIST Corps has been i'll for the
past few days, but hopes to be about in 4
day or two. He will accompany his divi-
sion to the front.
The telephone system of the park has
been abandoned, and the army officials are
depending enurely upon the telegraph, the
signal corps having perfected an excellent
system, with an office at each of the divi-
sion headquarters. The system gives Gen.
Brooke's headquarters direct connection
with the government at Washington. Yes
terday the work of taking down the tele-
phone wires was Begin.
Mai. Lorigan's Resignation.
Major Lorigan's resignation as major of
the I'd Battalion, 9th New York, has been
accepted, and he has departed for New
York city. 1t grew out of his opposition to
Col. Green for the colonelcy of the regi-
ment. Both men had been prominent in
New York state military affairs for years
Because of the existing friction and the
unpleasant results attendant, Major Lori
gan decided to withdraw from the COM
mand
Later, after having flied his resignation
he reconsidered the matter and wished to
withdraw the resignation, but was inform
ed by Col. Green that this could not be
done. The matter had begun to assume
more general proportions by this time. Ma
jor Lorigan's resignation being accom-
panied by that OF Capt. John d. Walton,
Company d.
Since that time the resignation of Capt.
Bryde. Company F; Capt. Thompkins, Com
pany b; First Lieut.. Leon Bardy, Company
B; First Lieut.. Winter, Company V, have
been filed through sympathy. Col. Green
refused to discuss the matter or to speak
of the probable successors of the commits
stoned officers who have resigned.
spirited row is now on between the line
OF the 4th Ohio and the medical staff
Lieut.. Col Huidekoper has ordered Captain
surgeon Wright over to the division hos
pital. Col. Colt claimed the order should
come through him and appealed to Brig.
Gen. Hams. Hams sustained Colt and
Wright will stay until the matter can be
carried up.