Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-04-20
TROOPERS ON THE MOVE
Detachments Pass Through Washington on
the Way South.
Artillery Bound for Tampa and Other
Commands for Chickamauga-
fastening to the Front.

'All who are able. go to the stable,
Water your horses and give EN- some
corn
And if you don't do it. the colonel will
know it,
And give you a lammin' as sure as YOU re
born"
That was the old familiar trooper bugle
call heard at 9th street and MARYLAND ave-
hue this morning, about 10 O'Clock when
the first section of the 9th Infantry from
Madison barracks. Sackett's Harbor, New
York, ARR, ed there. This section consist
ed of ambulance trains, baggage wagons
and equipments and horses and mules in
charge of a sergeant. They left the fort
about 10 O'Clock yesterday morning and the
horses, the sergeant said, were nearly
dead for want of food and water They
were unloaded on their arrival at the
freight depot and were given forage and
drink, after which they were led back into
the cars and start was made as quickly
as possible, as the sergeant said it was
his desire to reach Tampa, the destination.
as quickly as possible. Then. again, it was
wanted to make way for the next section.
some two hours behind. There was a small
crowd at the place to watch the troops
arrive.
The crowd had swelled considerably be-
fore 1 O'Clock, when the second section
arrived. bringing the officers and men of
the regiment, numbering about 500 men.
in heavy marching order. under command
of Col. Powell, with the regimental band
A short stop was made and the tourney
for Tampa begun over again.
Twenty-First. Also.
After the 9th mad passed through thu
city. the 2lst Regime Mt of Infantry. fror,
flattspurS. N Y, came in and stopped
also at 9TH street ard Maryland avenue
MS numbered about as many men as the
'th Infantry, and was commanded by Col
Klein.
Troops from Fort Ethan Allen, New
\ ork, were also expected during the after
neon. Those which came by way of the
Baltimore and Ohio, bound south. will go
to the Shenandoah jprction on tina, road
and from there by the Norfolk and Yves.
tern railroad
Last night Light Battery d of the 9Th
Artillery, from Fort Hamilton, n. Y. con-
sisting OF four officers and seventy-five
men. under command of Captain Thorn.
passed through the capital city on the Bal
timore and Ohio railroad. bound for Chicka-
manga The detachment brought along
fifty horses, four guns four caissons and
one battery wagon. They left Jersey City
about u O'Clock last night
The 18th Infantry, companies from Gov
ernors Island and Fort Porter. also passed
through Washington over the PennsyI-
vania railroad during the night bound for
Tampa Companies Ii, ID and + were from
Governors Island. y. y, 300 officers and
men being from there, under command of
Lieutenant Colonel William s. Worth
1t was expected by the Southern Railway
Company that about ], 800 troops would
pass through here bound for Tampa and
about half that number for Chickamauga.
The 2lst Regiment of Infantry, known
as the Presidents own" Lieut.. Col. Me
kibbin in command, in the absence of Col.
troops spent some time here. The second
section of the 9Th was here at the same
time and the officers and men fraternized.
The train consisted of sixteen coaches
eight baggage cars, with camp equipage
wagons. and one Hotchkss gun. There is a
detachment of signal men going along The
staff officers of Colonel McKibbin are Lieu
tenant Colonel Truitt adjutant: Lieuten-
ant Hearn and Lieutenant Morrow engin-
eer officer. The regiment has been east
only about four years. 1t is known as
fighting one, having distinguished itself in
the Modoc and Nez Perez wars