The San Francisco call., 1898-05-23


 camp ground selected for the division of the Third Corps, and the .nen have been busy getting into their tents dur ing the day. Only two battalions ar rived during the day. The Second Bat talion of the Second Nebraska, which had become separated from its regi- ment at St. Lou:=, reached here at o'clock. The belated battalion was commanded by Major w. c. Mace.
 The First Battalion of the One Hun dred and Fifty-seventh Indiana Infan- try arrived at Chattc.1ooga at o'clock, accompanied by the regimental band Of twenty-four pieces. The battalion spent the day on Lookout Mountain, and reached the park at 3:30, sleeping under the stars on the little hill during the night.
 As a result of the few arrivals the railroad yards, which have been con- gested with loaded and empty cars for nearly a week, were partially cleared and room made for the troops that will begin to arrive at lively rate to-mor- row morning.
 Twenty-Five cars of provisions arrived to-day and were stored in the large warehouses now completed on the park grounds near the depot Of the railroad company Fifty-one of the latest and most improved ambulances, built with a special view to adaptability in a hot climate, arrived from South Bend, Ind, to-day and will be distributed to the First Corps.
 The park force of men under the di- rection of General Boynton was at work all day preparing for the engines and pumps to be used in pumping water from the Chiokamauga River to the various camps. It has been definitely Tte-ad Q al works, and contract has been let and all the material ordered, the first con- signment of pipe arriving to-day. There is no scarcity of water now, but it is feared that some of the wells are from wet weather" springs and that later they will dry up and the piping or water from the creek and Crawflsh Springs is a precautionary measure.
 General J. S. Bates, recently or dered to Mobile, left tonight at S:3O o'clock to take command of brigade at that point.
 The work of completing the Third Army Corps was begun to-day. Gen eral Lewis H. Carpenter, who arrived to-day and reported to General Brooke, has been assigned to the command of the First Division of the Third Corps. The organization, so far as perfected, IS as follows: First Brigade - Colonel Fred D. Grant, commanding, Four teenth New York; Lieutenant Colonel H. Kline. Second Brigade Colonel Hardin, Second New York, command ing; Second New York, Lieutenant Colonel Lloyd; Second Nebraska, Colo nel Bills. he First Regiment to ar rive tonight will complete the brigade.
 The Fourth Ohio Regiment. urder Colonel Colt, has been assigned to TO- vost guard duty in Chattanooga by or der of General Brooke, made necessary Ix-t he HiGnrdnrlW conduct of many or the young soldiers, who have been guilty of many lapses of discipline, to the extent in number of cases of Vio- lence and insulting ladies.
 The four members of the First Mis- souri Regiment injured In yesterdays accident and who were sent to St. Vim cents Infirmary are doing we'll and will be out in a few days.
 General E. B. Williston, from the United States Third Artillery, who has been assigned to the artillery brigade here, arrived to-day and reported to General Brooke. General Williston says he found his brigade about com- plete and equipped, with the very inn portant exceptions that it has neither field guns, horses nor ammunition. A part of the equipments arrived yester- day, and General Williston hopes to get all needed supplies by the middle of the week.
 General Breckinridge and staff did not visit the park to-day for inspection. They will inspect the second and third divisions tomorrow, and hope to com plete the inspection of all organizations perfected up to Wednesday evening, when they will go to Tampa.
 Troop K, of the Third United States Volunteer Cavalry, one of the three in- dependent volunteer regiments, con- sisting of forty-f1ve men, arrived at Chattanooga from Lincoln tonight. The troop is in command of Captain Jacob H. Oliver and has been organized in Nebraska and the Dakotas. The troop is a part of Colonel Grigsby's rough riders. The troop has no horses, but was otherwise equipped.
 Charles Eek, Company F, Third Wis consin, from Eau Claire, died to-day from convulsions and nervous derange- ment.
 Troops B and E of Grigsby's rough riders, IA officers and men, from Sioux Falls, S. D., arrived this afternoon. Colonel Grigsby himself accompanied these troops and Major W. R. Stewart was next in command. They will reach the park tomorrow. The troops will be followed tomorrow by two trains carrying 200 horses. These troops are all cowboys.
 ATLANTA, Ga, May 22-About 2O00 recruits have arrived at Fort McPher- son since that post was made the cen tralization point for that branch of the army. Every recruiting station in the country, from Maine to California, has sent some men, and they are still ar irving at a rate of 200 day. It was not intended to send any of the men away until they were uniformed and equipped, but the need of men for the Philippines has brought about the ne- cessity of getting more men into the regular army regiments in the West.
 Colonel Cook, the commandant, yes terday lined up the recruits at the post and asked for volunteers to go to the Philippines Nine hundred responded almost immediately, but only 500 are wanted to make out the Third Bat talion of the two regiments. It Is likely these men will go to New Orleans to join the Eighteenth or Twenty third regiments of the regular army before these regiments, which have been as- signed to go with General Merritt, start for San Francisco.
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