The evening times., 1898-05-31
|M0B|Lz|Ie THE army
The Seyenth New York Expects Il
See Some Service.
TROOPS FOR FERNAsDINA
The Astor Battery IL Nearly Re-
cruited-Drilling Has Begun and
the Men Expect to start for San
Francisco Within = Few Days.
Gums Ready.

Camp Thomas, Chickamauga Park
Chattanoogs Tenn. May Silt was an
nounced at the Army headquarters today
that troops would probably not be retain
ed longer dthan II requires to properly
equip them. This sounds very much like
It is the purpose OF the War Department
possible. rgr =
Orders received here yesterday directed
that eight regiments proceed to Tampa
at once. The regiments included In this
order are the sixty-ninth New York.
Second New York. Fifth Maryland. and
First District of Columbia. This brigade
Of infantry will be under command of
Brig. Gen. Louis s. Carpenter.
Another brigade. which will also go un-
der command of Brig. Gen. Simon Sny-
der. is made up OF the 157th Indiana.
| Third Pennsylvania. the First Illinois.
and the First Ohio. All the above mem
toned regiments are infantry. The COM
manders OF these brigades will upon ar
irving at Tampa. report to Gen. shafter
| for duty.
| Brig. Gen. Grant was indisposed today
and had to request surgeon Of the COM
mand to furnish him with some medicine.
His condition was not serious. but he ex-
pressed himself as feeling weak.
| Gen. Grant said he will recommend Col.
w. s. Wilder, Of New York city, to sue
| ceed to the command of the Fourteenth.
and he hopes that Col. Wilder will be the
| regiments choice. Otherwise Col. Kline
| or Major Tobey will succeed to the COM
mand.
Grants acting staff Of the First Bri-
gade, First Division. Third Coprs, Is
made up OK Acting Assistant Adjutant
General Henry Welsh, of the Fourteenth.
New York; acting assistant quartermas
| ter, Lieut.,-T. L. Mills, OF the First Mis-
souri, commissary: Lieut.. J. L. Hancock.
OF the Fifth Maryland; ]. M. Marshall.
aide-de-camp. Gen. Grant and also Col.
Kline stated that there was nothing In
! the rumor. SO far as either knew. that
the Fourteenth Is to be ordered to the
front at once ---
Col. Leonard. in command Of the
Twelfth New York. complains that he
| cannot get proper equipment and supplies.
although he has made requisitions re-
peatedly. There is also complaint in this
regiment about the delay of the State pay
for militiamen.' The complaint seems to
be general among the boys that they have
no money. The health of the Twelfth is
excellent.
When Col Leonard complained that he
could not get mosquito netting for use in
the tents of himself and staff. Col John
Jacob Astor. who was present handed
Col. Leonard a ten-dollar bill and told
him that would be better than to wait
In the Ninth New York Regiment there
is little sickness. The usual drills were
gone through with by this regiment to-
day. There are four men of the Sixth
New York in the hospital. laid up as a
result of handling poison ivy.
Lieut. W., J. Smith, OF Company B.
Eighth New York Regiment, has been
appointed brigade quartermaster, while
Col. Clark, of the First Vermont is in
command of the brigade to which the
Eighth is assigned. Col. Chauncey is his
senior, and will ere long be in command
of the brigade The Eighth is now draw
ing regular rations.
Lieut. Edward Gigard. Sergt. Major
Massarene and Quartermaster Bunnard
Glynn. of the Sixty-ninth. have been rec
commended for promotion to the battal-
ion adjutants. Capt. Edward McCrystal
of Company B, has been recommended
to be made major of the Third Battalion.
Announcement that the Government
has leased 600 acres of land near Boyce
Station. Tenn, for an additional camp
ing ground, caused no surprise at the
commodated comfortably at Chickamau-
ga For several days Government agents
have been looking for a suitable site for
another camp. Boyce is considered an
excellent location.
This new camp viii be about six miles
northeast of Chattanooga, while Chfcka-
mauga is twelve miles southeast, making
the two camps about fifteen miles apart
The ground around Boyce is all high and
,,ar ~
and several fine fields for drilling. The
Tennessee River Is within half q mile of
the new camp, and most of the troops
will be located within a short distance of
the river. =. se,s,--
The Astor Battery.
Members Of Col John Jacob Astor's
S75. 600 battery of mountain artillery got
their first taste of Army rules yesterday.
The Headquarters of the battery is now
in building owned by the Astor estate
at No. 552 Broadway.
Capt. Whitney swore in thirty members
during the day at the United States Army
recruiting station, No. Is Third Avenue.
Each man was sent to No. $50 Broadway,
where forty-three men sworn in on Sat
urday had reported for duty at 10 o'clock
in the morning. Here each man reported
to Lieut.. P. C. March, who was in COM
mand. who expects to be promoted to the
captaincy of battery. With Lieut..
March were Lieuts. C. c. Williams and
B. M. Koehler.
When Capt Whitney concluded his work
for the; day total of seventy-eight men
had become members Of Col Astor's bat
terry. The battery's full equipment is
men. and more than hum
dred men are. applicants for the remain
ing places.
It's now down to the point of selecting |
men who are rconversant with blacksmith |
ing. mending harness and other necessary |
work. There are several men in the reg |
ular Army who are anxious to be trans
ferred to this battery"
While Col Astor is occupying tent at |
his artillerymen are quar- |
tered in 7-story Office building which Is |
Just being completed and which Is worth |
probably more than a million dollars. Aft |
,r the men reported yesterday they were |
assembled in squads in a large double |
store room on the ground floor and the
ieutenants began the setting up exer- I
Uses or .'the school Of the soldier" In
he first place, the men were instructed |
how to stand as a soldier should. chest
brown out and abdomen drawn in. Then |
he soldiers began to swing their arms
ike windmills.
1t was hard work for some of the men
md they puffed and blew. There was Il
general sigh Of relief when at O'Clock /
ness was announced. II men were ever l
hungry these men were. They were
narchd into the basement, where long ta-
,les had been prepared for them. The L
,ficers. Of course. messed by themselves.
This was the menu for the artillery
mems first Regular Army meal:
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