The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-24
MANY TRANSPORTS At TAMPA
TWENTY-ONE NOW AT THAT PORT
READY TO EMBARK TROOPS.
VIII Accommodate an Army of Over
$4,000, Which Is Now Assembled
Ready to Invade Cuba.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON. May 23-The One-hun-
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Indiana Regiment Of
Volunteers, Colonel Barnett commanding,
reached Potomac Junction, five miles from
Washington, tonight between $50 and IL
o'clock. The first section arrived at $3.50 and
the last about midnight. AT Potomac juno
ton the regiment was surrendered by the
B. & o. into the care of the Pennsylvania
Railroad, which transported the troops the
remainder of the journey, matter of some
fifteen or eighteen miles, to Dunn Loring,
two miles from Camp Alger. Under the
rules governing the camp, troops arriving
after o'clock at night must remain outside
the lines till the following day, so the In
diana soldiers will not be installed in their
new quarters until tomorrow some time.
The boys of the One hundred and fifty ninth
stood their long. hot journey remarkably
WELL and as provisions for the soldiers at
Camp Alger are improving every day they
will soon be comfortably situated. The
length of their stay here cannot be stated,
but the supposition is that they will not be
moved for several months.
An Associated Press Dispatch says: Maj.
Gen. William Graham formally assumed
command of Camp Alger to-day. So far as
selected, his official staff consists of Major
E. F. Ladd, Ninth Cavalry. quartermaster;
Capt John Little, depot commissary, and
Maj. NJ c. Martin, depot Quartermaster.
His personal staff will be Lieutenant Sum-
neral, Fifth Artillery; Lieut.. D. B. De-
wore, Twentwthird Infantry. formerly aid to
Secretary Alger, and Maj. H. o. Heisand.
formerly President McKinley's military aid.
General Graham has established his head
quarters in the Graham House, about a
mile from the camp proper. The headquar-
tiers are on a knoll overlooking the camp
and are beautifully located. General Graham
made thorough inspection of the camp to-
day, paying particularly close attention to
the sanitary arrangement. Surgeon General
Girard reported during the day and con-
tinued the inspection. He is of opinion that
the water supply will be ample for all pur-
poses. While there is considerable sickness
among the members of the Sixth Illinois.
the general health of the camp is excellent
To-day seventeen members of the Sixth
Illinois were confined to the hospital The
illness in this regiment is due to the ex-
posure of the men while en- route to the
camp hospital corps arrived from Fort
McHenry, Baltimore. to-day, and will in
struct the volunteers how to take care of
the sick.
Tonight 1850 men are in camp and the
total will be swelled tomorrow to about
1900. 1t is expected that the regiments
now in camp will be organized tomorrow
into brigades, but no arrangements have
yet been made for the assignment of the
several commands, except that it has been
agreed that at least three of the Pennsyl-
vania regiments will form one brigade I'M
der the command for the present, of Col
Schawal.
Tomorrow morning the first cavalry or
CARNATIONS will arrive at the camp. Troop
A, OF New York city, under command of
Captain Neagley, and Troop c, of Brook
Ign, under command Of Captain Clayton,
reached this city tonight and remained
aboard the cars for the night. They will
pitch their camp near the headquarters of
General Graham, and will constitute his
personal guard.
Congressman Edward Everett Robbins
of Pennsylvania, will go to the front
and fight for the Cubars. lie called
on the President to-day and was with
him but a few minutes before he went
to the secretary of war for his assignment.
He bore with him written order to ap-
point Hon. E. E. Robbins, of Pennsylvania.
L,
States volunteers, signed William Mckinley.
Mr.. Robbins represents the Twenty-first
Pennsylvania district and was the major
and quartermaster of the Second Brigade.
state militia. He served ten years in the
militia and when four regiments of his old
brigade were ordered to move forward for
the invasion of Cuba he determined to go
with them. -
If was DoSifive1v CT fed - e..
call of the Louisiana congressional dele
cation on the President to-day that Repre-
sentative Broussard, of Louisiana, had been
selected to head regiment of immunes he
had been authorized to raise. Mr., Brous-
sard subsequently denied this, however, and
stated that he has no intention of organic
ing any troops The delegation presented
a request for authority for two regiments of
Louisiana immunes and asked that one of
them be allowed. 1t was said later how
ever, that there was little prospect of get
ting any further allotment for the State ow-
ing the limited number of all authorized.
President Mckinley gave positive assur-
ance to-day of the appointment of General
John A. Wiley. of Franklin, Pa, as briga-
der general of volunteers. Announcement
of the appointment will be made soon. Both
mander-in-chief of the G. A. R., had been
urged for the place.
AT a late hour tonight Adjutant General
Corbin announced that advices received by
him from the state camps tonight indicated
that LOT, 761 volunteers had been mustered
into the service of the United States.
No suffers are to be permitted to accom-
pany the army during the war; Assistant
Secretary Meikeljohn made this announce
nlent to-day after a thorough consultation
with the army officials who are acquainted
with the operations of the commissary de-
partment. To make up for any deficiency
in supplies which might be missed by de-
barring the suffers, the department has de-
cided TO enlarge very materially the lists of
articles which will be kept on hand by the
commissary department All these win be