The Indianapolis journal., 1898-07-12
First Ohio Cavalry to Leave ChicIka-
diers Preparing to Move.
GENERAL POLAND'S DIVISION
LIKELY TO BE SENT FROM CAMP
THOMAS TO PORTO RICO.
Colonel Barnett's Regiment Of HOOs-
tunity to Fight Somewhere.

CHICkAMAUGA PARK, Ga, July H.
The water supply for the great army here
has been satisfactorily provided for. Gen
eral Boynton, of the park commission,
stated to-day that the five well-digging out
fits at the park would sink at once an ar
tesian well in every one of the regimental
camps not now having one, and this, in adj
ditien to the water received from Chicka-
mauga river by the pipe line would give an
ample supply for a much larger force than
is here now.
Orders reached General Brooke to-day
from the War Department to forward the
recruits for the Second and Third Wis
consin and Sixteenth Pennsylvania regi-
nients, which left here last week, suppos-
edly to go at once to Cuba. There are about
1000 of those recruits who were left here
by the regiments named when they de-
parted. The recruits will leave tomorrow
morning and these, together with the wagon
trains for the three regiments, were loaded
on the cars to-day for Charles
ton. Orders were also received to-
day OBTAINING the departure of the First
Ohio Cavalry until Wednesday morning
The regiment is thoroughly equipped and
have their belongings all packed ready for
departure. They are to go to Tampa.
Bids were received to-day by Quartermas-
ter General Lee for 100000 pounds of oats,
5Oo,Oc0 pounds of bran, 100000 pounds of
hay and 100000 pounds of straw. There
We're forty bidders from Chicago, Cincin-
natl, Louisville, st. Louis and other West
ern cities. The contracts will be awarded
tomorrow. The significant feature of the
specifications was that the material con-
tracted for is to be delivered at once.
General Sanger commanding the Third
Division of the Third Corps, has issued an
order directing regimental commanders to
report to him all the sharpshooters in their
commands, which are to be formed into
companies of sharpshooters for use in case
the Spaniards keep up the practice begun
at Santiago.
1t was stated to-day on the authority of
high official that the Second Division of the
First Corps, under General Poland, has been
designated as an expedition for Porto Rico,
and that the division would be disposed of
at as early date as possible.
The quartermaster's and ordnance depart
ments have been busy to-day furnishing the
smaller equipments, such as gun sings
canteens, new shoes and extra undercoth-
ing to the regiments Of this division, all of
which are now almost completely equipped
for the field
Chief Surgeon Hartsuff stated to-day that
the health of the army was excellent, al
though because or the recent eXceSSes
among some of the regiments, as a result
OF pay qay. number of men were suf-
fering from summer complaints. The serious
cases in the hospitals are not more than is
expected in so large an army
The great army at Camp Thomas is now
being equipped with all possible haste and
the supplies are reaching camp by the car
load. Heretofore it has been the policy of
the department 10 ship the ordnance and
quartermaSterS stores TO Camp Thomas by
freight, but now the equipment Is being
sent here by express. During the last tWen-
ty-four hours Captain Zalinski, quartermas-
ter who has In charge the diSbursing of all
clothing and equippage supplies at Camp
Thomas has received six car loads of sup
plies by express, while fourteen car loads
(the latter by treighD have reached camp.
This equipment is being issued to the vari-
Gus commands almost upon it's arrival. One
oay the two great storehouses under Cap
tain ZalinsM are filed with supplies while
the next the buildings are empty The
amount of undesclothing recently received
is simply enormous, sufficient to supply
array of 40,0O0 men. Among the supplies
now being issued are 10000 pairs of shoes
5000 blouses, 5000 blankets and 10000 trim
mings for uniforms, including the stripes
etc.
The First Corps we'll as the Third is
well fitted with shelter tents. 1t appears
that quite a good deal of the clothing at
first issued to the men were of an inferior
grade and on this account second issue is
at Camp Thomas An official who is in a
position to know states that the entire
First Corps was well equipped as far as
quartermaster's supplies are concerned,
while the ordnance department is rapidly
fitting out the command.
Major Nye, commisSary of subsistence of
the Chattanooga supply depot, has received
an official notification from the commissary
general stating that 100000 travel rations,
enough to last 3, $50 men for about one hun
cred days, had been purchased and would
be shipped to the local depot at once. The
rations will begin to arrive tomorrow and
will continue coming in all week. These
travel rations consist for the most part of
canned corn beef canned salmon, salt and
hard tack, and will be sent out with every
body of troops that leave the park for the
front.
There is an impression among the officers
at Camp Thomas that there will be a
heavy movement of troops during the COM
ing week. 1t is said that the First Army
Corps will get away before the end of the
week. The Second Brigade First Division,
First Corps, may get away tomorrow or
Wednesday. The departure of this brigade
depends upon the ability of the officials to
get transports to Charleston, S. C.
Pursuant to orders from the War Depart
ment, three wagon trains of twenty-seven
wagons each and 324 mules are being loaded
for shipment to Charleston whence they
go to Santiago.