Evening star., 1898-07-23
BROOKE EN- ROUTE
BE and His Staff Have Started for
Newport News.
FOR PORTO RICOS CAPTURE NEXT WEEK
Twenty-Four Regiments From the
First Corps Accompany Him.
SIXTH CORPS TALKED OF

UGA-CHATTANOOGA Ma
TIONAL MILITARY PARK, Tenn. July
p2-C;ereral Brooke and staff left this
afternoon on a special train for Newport
News. whence they go to Porto Rico. The
train was made, up Of private. car occu-
pied by General Brooke. two Pullman
sleepers and two baggage coaches. 1t
goes over the Queen and Crescent via Lex
iug;on. KY and Richmond. Va. The de-
parture Of General Brooke leaves Major
General J. F. Wade in command of Camp
Thomas.
Al an early hour today the reserve hospi-
Ia. corps. reserve ambulance corps, the sig
nal corps Troop II Of the 9th United States
Cavalry and Company F, SJh United States
Infantry. left on special trains for Newport
News. The several, commands marched five
miles to Rossville. where they were loaded
on special trains
Tomorrow morning four light batteries of
artillery. a of Illinois. B of Pennsylvania.
a of Missouri and the 2Tth Indiana, will
leave for Newport News. The whole
of the list Corps with the exception of the
two brigades of the 1st Division. which are
now en- route. leave next week for Porto
Rico. T. .-s;iments are as follows:
Fifth Illinois, n Wisconsin. 1st Ken
tuC ky 18th Penr Sylvania. I'd Wisconsin,
b Kentucky. 31st Michigan, 160th Indiana,
Isl G.orgia. 9Th Ohio. 15sth Indiana. LIST
West Virginia. ID Ohio, 1st Pennsylvania,
18th Minnesota, 18th Minnesota, 1st South
Carolina. 9Th Pennsylvania. Sth Massachu-
setts. 21st Kansas, 18th New York, 9th
Pennsylvania. I'd Missouri ard lst New
Hampshire.
The Sixth Corps.
1t Is announced here tha. Immediately
manga Park the organization of the 9th
Corps to be commanded Ey Maj. Gen.
James II. Wilson. Will be begun and COM
pleted. The corps will consist OF twenty
seven regiments from the second call for
volunteers. numbering in all $4,000
While the first is moving the park Cff1-
Gals II is understood. will perfect the
sanitary condition at the park, clean off
the grounds and have everything in good
shape for the volunteers. 1t is stated that
there VIII be an official examination of all
the wells and springs at the park not here
tofore analyzed, so that IL there any
wells not wholesome and 1t is not believed
there are. steps will be taken at once to
fill them up and have them abandoned.
The medical officers at Camp Thomas are
unusually busy now. Orders have been is
sued from corps headquarters directing that
the medical officers give the men thor
Ough course of instructions in administer
ing to the wounded in battle. They will
be instructed in first aid TO the wounded
and the application of medical bandages.
This work has been practiced more or
less over the camp but an order has been
issued directing that at least four lessons a
week be giTen- Each man, before leaving
for the front. is provided with a full med
ical casa called first aid to the wounded"
Il consists of bandages and medical sup
plies. such as are to be used in stopping
the flow of blood from a bullet wound.
All over the 1st Corps are a number of
men who are not physically able to indure
the EardshiDs of war. These men are to
be discharged at once. An examining board
from each of the djy lsion hospitals will at
once be appointed TO examine and inquire
Into the health of the men.
This work will not delay the departure of
the corps, as it is so divided up that 1t can
be done rapidly IS we'll as thoroughly.