The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-16
First Corps, Including Two Indiana
Regiments and Batteries, Ready
to Start at Any Time.
ENORMOUS CAMP SUPPLIES
81, 100000 WORTH CONSUMED SINCE
THE ARMY WAS MOBILIZED.
Col. Barnett's Men Fully Equipped,
and Col. Studebnker's Regiment to
he Given Krag-JOrgensens.

CHICKAMAUGA PARK, Ca, July 15.-
The departure of General Brooke for Wash
ington, there to make arrangements for the
expedition into Porto Rico, is the main sub
ject of interest at Camp Thomas The men
of the regiments in the First Corps are
awaiting the outcome of the generals trip
with especial interest on account of the
fact that they will accompany him on the
Porto Rican invasion. The First Corps is
ready to move at any time. Major General
Wade is in command during the absence of
General Brooke.
The telephone system at the park has
been replaced by the telegraph, the signal
corps having perfected system with an
office at each of the division headquarters,
and havinw direct connection with the gov
eminent at Washington.
Fifteen carloads of supplies, an entire
train, are being unloaded at the camp to-
day. The amount of supplies now on hand
is enormous, but more arrive daily. Since
the soldiers have been encamped here no
less than from $4,000 to $5,0O0,OO0 worth of
quartermasters supplies have been issued
to the various commands by Captain Nc
Carthy. This does not include the enormous
amount of clothing and equipage handled
through the office of Captain Zalinski in
charge Of these supplies, a separate de-
partment of the quartermaster's depot.
The returns of Captain McCarthy's office
will be the largest to go to the War Depart
ment since the civil war;
From official figures furnished by the
quartermaster it is seen that at least
$1OO0,OO0 worth of stock has been handled
since the mobilization of General Brookes
vast army. According to the statistics in
Captain McCarthy's office there are now
over 10000 head of stock scattered over the
military camp. There are in camp two reg
iments of cavalry, two extra troops of cav
airy and about thirty-five batteries of artil-
lery. Several thousand horses are attached
to these commands, while the remainder
are used as wagon and ambulance trains
and officers mounts. Captain Mccarthy eS-
Inmates that the mules and horses are about
equally divided as to numbers. The stock
eat an enormous amount of forage in
month, much more than could be furnished
In this section alone. The records for thirty
days show that not less than three and
half million pounds of oats and four and a
half million pounds of hay have been con-
SuSned
at the quartermasterS office are those
showing the amount of cordWood burned in
thirty days. The records indicate that over
$500 cords of heavy timber is burned each
month, used for cooking purposes. This
wood is shipped into Camp Thomas by the
carload.
Wagonload after wagonload of surplus
baggage is packed at Camp Thomas and
turned over to the quartermaster's depart
ment for safe keeping. The stuff is packed
away in boxes, labeled with the company
and regiment to which 1t belongs and stored
in Chattanooga at the quartermaster's
depot. After the war is over this property
will be turned over to the men to whom it
belongs.