Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-06-24

Chlckamauga, Ga, June 23.-No or
ders OF any kind affecting the present
status Of General Brooke's army have
been received and the work of prepar-
Ing the men for the field is going for
ward rapidly and satisfactorily.
There are now at the park nearly AZ
goo men, and these are being added to
daily by from 500 TO 700 recruits. Yes
terday and last night the largest num-
Der yet to arrive in one day came in.
there being about 1,50O arrivals in the
city.
Including the payments to the Twelfth
New York this week, it is estimated
that $4,000 has been paid to the vol
unteers at Chickamauga since the army
was modified here.
The regular government pay day for
many of the regiments is approaching,
and some Of the regiments have been
mustered in for more than thirty DAYS
and have not yet been paid Work on
the pay rolls will begin in few days.
Everything is now moving smoothly
at the park. The men are all contented
and working with a good will The
quartermaster' department has been
thoroughly systematiZed, so that there
IS no longer the slightest difficulty for
the men to get plenty of good, whole
some food The regiments are nearly
all equipped with new uniforms and are
being armed as rapidly as the guns can
be turned out of the arsenals Other
needed small equipments are being adj
ded daily, and it is now believed that
this army will be
THE BEST EQUIPPED
of any to so into the field.
For the first time in the history Of
the army of the United States an am
bulance corps is being organized as a
new adjunct to its efficiency. England
Germany and France have such corps
in their armies, but it is new under
taking for this government. The oh
ject of this organization is to facilitate
wounded on the field.
The corps will have attached to 1t
skilled physicians, surgeons and stew
ards. which, with full supply of at
tendants, Will number $50 They have
! "a ambulances, % horses and rs mules,
together with wagons and harness for
moving their equpage. There is a driv-
CT and an orderly for each ambulance.
Major MacCumber, of the Fourteenth
New York, chief surgeon Of the corps,
is a physician who was for a number
Of years the superintendent of Kings
county insane asylum. Major Mac
Cumber's practice of late has been such
as to peculiarly fit him for his onerous
duties as chief surgeon.
The chaplains of nearly all of the
various regiments now encamped at
Chickamauga park have begun a very
vigorous crusade against the many reg
imental canteens, or saloons. The fight
is as yet
IN IT'S INCDPIENCY,
hut it promises to be waged with unre-
lenting vigor, and if the chaplains can
obtain the cooperation of the army Of
ficials the canteens will soon be a thing
Of the past.
Lieutenant Colonel Adams, of the
Fourth Ohio, was to-day named as bril-
gade officer of the day in the Second
brigade, First division, First army
corps. He will continue as brigade Of
ficer for one week.
Major Thomas F. Lynch, First bat
talon, SiXty-ninth New York, and
Lieutenant John Devane, Company M,
who were left here quite sick when the
regiment departed for Tampa, have
about recovered and expect to go to
Tampa soon
Cool, clear weather again prevails
to-day. Regimental drills are going on
in al camps, but no unusual meaneuvres
are taking place.
The sham battle of the First divi-
sion, Third corps. to be given under the
direction of General Fred Grant, next
Saturday, promises to be the event Of
the week.
The best order now prevails through
out the camp. The provost guard pac-
ed at Lyle by General Brooke is hav-
ing an excellent effect.