New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-19


The commanders Of the New York regiments
ARE confident they will go out with the expe-
dtlon to Porto EIco. Tn. moving Of a part OF
tho Chlckamauga troops IS now settled The
men are looking at war az grim reality. but
are anxious To be at the front Some weeks ago
transportation was cont. acted for and the en-
tire First Corps could have been moved away
IN two days
MAY MOVE or TUESDAY
The abroad companoi received to-day teIc
graphic instructions To- be ready TO move ten
regiments on Wednesday. private car has
lcor ordered for General Brooke ard staff. and
they viii q either Tuesday night or
Wednesday morning over the southern road
General Brooke Will not again assume active
command ~ the Snranhment. leaving General
Wade whore be nov IT, The object Of General
Brookes trip back 20 Chekamausa Is TO get the
trooTs stared promptly. and personally to see
that every detail IS ended to The movement
may he started 20 mctfpw.
About twelve hundred cars and many extra
engines are awaiting the service Of the War De-
partmen; In the railroad yards. and many more
are being brought here - rapidly As possible.
General Wade expressed hLnsrlf this afternoon
as believing that orders would ccme before the
arrival oi General Brooke to begin loading
and moving tronps.
orders are here already TO get everything in
preparation to move. Nearly ono million rounds
81 ammunition were Issued sunday. IN addition
To the million issued day. \ great deal q
the ammunition has been boxed ready for ship
mcnt 20 the front. The wagon trains Of the
Second Brigade Of the First Division We're
loaded upon the cara to-day the stock loaded
into stock cars. and these are being sent out
to-night. The next twenty-four hours will VIII
ness the beginning OF the general movement OF
Camp Thomas troops.
The regiments TO 90 will include the follow
ing now in camp A. Chickamauga. 81 Illinois.
An Pennsylvania 9TH Ohio Is; and 81 Ken
lucky. 9TH Illinois. 3lst Michigan. lGsth Indiana.
lGuth Indiana lst Georgia. 9th Ohio. LIST Yves;
virginia. "a Ohio. 1st Pennsylvania and 14th
Minnesota The 2S,h New York 12th Mime
sofa 9TH Pennsylvania sth Massachusetts. 2lst
Kansas. n Missouri 9th Pennsylvania ID New
Hampshire and Isl South Carolina are all In
the Third Division.
TRANSFERS IF NEW YORK MEN co
Unless General Brooke makes some transfers
and places the New-York regiments in the two
divisions going they VIII not 60, 10 the front
The ~ ana 81 Wisconsin and 10Th Pennsyl-
vnna. 81 the First Division. are already at
:
reported as embarkng to-day.
The medical corps Is being prepared TO accom-
pany the expedition. and will go into the field
the best equipped OF any medical corps that has
We, been sent out Many fresh supplies con-
signed 10 this department were brought In by
express to-dAy. They were distributed among
the different regimental surgeons. Assistant
surgeons were put 10 work making UP great
bundles 81 bandages. medicines and instruments
These we're placed in chests ready TO be loaded
on cars when the time comes
mart II not all, OF the Signal Corps n,
| Camp Thomas Will go with General Brooke. AS
si.tent Adtutant- General Sheridan is gettnr
ALL papers and other headquarters paraphernaa
/ In shape TO move.
! AT Headquarters this afternoon the question OF
whether or not the troops would embark al
/ more than one point discussed. 1t is gen.
! rr,lly believed that the one point Will he
| Charleston. and that all the troops Will he loaded
| on transports there.
General Wade will take up the work Of equip
ping the Third Corps and part Of the First
left By General Brooke. Immediately after mat
ters get settled down in camp. The organiza-
ton OF A new corps will then begin. More
troors will he brought to Chickamauga from
! the state camps Two regiments will com.
Prom, Illinois. another from Tennessee Georgia
and elsewhere II IS also generally believed thai
when a large number Of the troops leave CamT
Thomas troops from Tampa and elsewhere vii
he brought here To take their places.
With two divisions of the First Corps gone
,wenty-nve thousand or more troops will still BIZ
at Camp Thomas