Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-11
ACTIVITY AT CAMP THOMAS
The Great Army is Being Equipped With
All Possible Haste.
Belief That There VIII he a Heavy
Movement of the Troops
This Week.

CHICKAMAUGA-CHAT Ma
! TIONAL MILITARY PARK, Tenn, July
| 10.-Tne 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 to ship the ordnance and
quartermasters stores to Camp Thomas by
| freight, but now the equipment is being
sent here by express.
During the last twenty-four hours Capt.
Zalinski. quartermaster, who has in charge
| the disbursing of all clothing and equip
page supplies at Camp Thomas, received
six car loads of supplies by express, while
fourteen ear loads by freight have reached
camp. This equipment is being issued TO
the various commands almost upon its ar
rival One day the two great storehouses
under Capt. Zalnski are filled with sup
plies, while the next the buildings are
empty.
Today the houses are taxed to their ut
most with all kinds of supplies, which are
constantly arriving from Philadelphia, st.
Louis, Chicago, Boston and Jeffersonville
Ind The amount of underclothing recent
ly received is simply enormous, sufficient
to supply an army of 10000 men. Among
the supplies now being issued are 10000
pairs of shoes, 5000 blouses, 5000 blankets
and 10000 trimmings for uniforms, includ-
ing the stripes, etc.
The 1st Corps, as we'll as the 3d. is well
fitted with shelter tents. 1t appears that
quite a good deal of the clothing at first
issued to the men was of an inferior grade
and on this account a second issue is be-
ing received by many of the soldiers at
Camp Thomas An official who is in a
I tl,,% tive Let
Corps was well equipped as far as quarter
| masters supplies are concerned, while the
ordnance department is rapidly fitting out
the command.
Maj. Nye, commissary of subsistence of
the Chattanooga army supply depot, has
received an official notification from the
conlmissary general, stating that 100000
travel rations, enough to last $3.50 men
for about 100 days, had been purchased
and would be shipped to the local depot at
once. The rat:ons will begin to arrive to-
morrow and will continue coming in all
the week. These travel rations consist for
the most part of canned corned beef, can
ned salmon, salt and bareback, and will
be sent out with every body of troops that
leaves the park for the front
There is an impression among the Off
GERS at Camp Thomas that there will be
a heavy movement of troops during the
coming week. The list Ohio Cavalry leaves
tomorrow morning, its preparations for de-
parture being complete. 1t is said that the
entire LIST Army Corps will get away be-
fore the end of the week. The I'd Bri-
gade, 1st Division, list Corps, may get
away tomorrow or Wednesday. The de-
parture OF this brigade depends upon the
ability of the officials to get transports to
Charleston, S. c.
Pursuant to orders from the War De-
partment, th,ee wagon trains of twenty
seven wagons each and 324 mules are he
ing loaded foc shipment to Charleston,
whence they go to Santiago. The special
train bearing the mules and wagons will
get away tonight.
The officers of every regiment have their
hands full giving attention to prvates
who slipped the guard lines during the last
few days. The guard houses are full, and
some disposition must be made of the Of
Tenders at once. The punishment is gem
orally a heavy fine and police duty, but
in some cases the men are dishonorably
discharged.