The sun., 1898-09-14
nreUIARs LEAVE CAMP wrKoEr

Two ReRimenta Got Away Yesterday, and
There Was No Delay in Transportation.
The general movement Of regulars from
Camp WikoR began yesterday under the direc-
ton OF Col. Amos s. Kimball. Deputy Quarter
master General at New York. There was no de-
lay and no complaint from the officers or men Of
the regiments moved. Two explanations are
advanced for this state OF affairs, when It has
seemed that a regiment Of soldiers could not
be moved without complaints from the troops
and the public about incompetency and bun
Cling on the part Of somebody
Ono Of the reasons given was that the troops
moved were regulars instead Of volunteers.
They didn't expect to ride in gilded ohariots
and were glad TO get what the War Department
provides In the way ayoftransportation. The COM
mandlng officers didn't report the commands
ready to move until they were ready. and the
men were not ordered to leave camp until the
trains were at the station. In the words OF an
old army officer. They started when they
were ready. and they were ready when they
started"
The regiments moved were the Third and
Twentieth United States Infantry The former
was bound for Fort Smelling. Minnesota, and
the latter for Fort LeayenwoTth. Kansas. The
its New York Central Cent took the Third from here to
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the foot OF West Thirtieth street everything
afoSs sfs Nth that @ had Whistle sna eli the bells on
sey shores shTiehed and dinged noisy fare
The Twentieth REACHED Long Island City
men wanted to feed the men. the hour was so
ment marched straight from the train to an Erie
Railroad ferryboat and the boat proceeded to
Sns Ess NtRs The 6SsTfsy eSt 'as Ea
trom the shore quite as Roisterous and enthusi-
oBIlC Us tnHC gwen tho Inif0S
To-day the Fourth Thirteenth. Seventeenth
and Twenty first regiments Of regular infantry
will be moved from Camp Wikoh. The Fourth
goes to Fort Sheridan. Chicago. over the
West Shore; the Thirteenth to Fort Porter.
near Buffalo; Fort Niagara, youngstown, N Y.
and Fort Columbus, 9oyernors Island. The
New York. Ontario and Western has the con-
tract for transportation, The Seventeenth
goes to Columbus, o.. BY the Baltimore and
Ohio. and the Twenty-hrst to PlattsburR bar
racks, by boat to New London and thence over
the Central Vermont to its destination.
Late yesterday afternoon the Long Island
Railroad officials notified the Quartermaster at
Montauk that Il eouldn't handle more than two
Of the above regiments to-day. It's contract
CALLED for moving only one q day. The
to do, with the movement OF troops
from there and referred the matter TO
Col Kimb9ll The latter found, after adding
together the officers and men OF all the COM
mands. that there were just / 265 men. not full
regiment at maximum strength. Col. Kimball
reported this fact to the traffic manager OF the
road and told him the Government would ex-
poet the regiments to be moved to-day. accord
The irst Of the Government trnnsports to be
sent TO Montauk to assist In moving the troops
will leave New York this morning. The Rou-
manian Is the transport. and she will be fol-
lowed tonight by another. BY Saturday the
Chester. Berlin. Mohawk, and Mississippi will
have reported at Montauk. With these trans
ports 5000 troops can be moved In one day.