New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-27
CHANGES AT THE TAMPA CAMP.
MIN BECOMING ACCUSTOMED TO TROPICAL.
CLIMA7T;-FA1.sB REPORT or DEATH
FROM sI'NSTROKE

FROM sUNSTROKE
Tampa Fla. April 26 SpeciaD.-Company F,
Of the 9TH Regiment. was moved yesterday from
the camp Of the Tampa Division ~ the Army
on Tampa Heights to Picnic Island pretty
resort. within mill Of the steamship landing
al Port Tampa. To-day the other three com
panios Of the 9TH Infantry moved to Picnic
Island and T. this regiment finds the place suit
AN" for a camp ground the entire division may
be moved.
The main object in moving the camp IS to
concentrate tho troops as close to the steamship
landing a. good location can he found. An
other reason for sending on" company 10 Pic
nir Island in advance OF the main body 81
troops Is that large quantities OF ammunition
for Captain SIMPSONS squadron have begun
10 arrive at Port Tampa. and is stored on Pic
mic Island. awaiting the arrival % dispatch
boats 10 carry il 10 the fleet The company will
furnish detail To guard the ammunition until
the vessel arrives
There was a rumor current to-day to the effect
that private OF the 9Th Infantry had been
overcome 10y the heat on Sunday and had died
In the night some sympathetic women sent
large number Of beautiful flowers TO regimen,al
headquarters. with request that they be placed
on the grave OF the braV" soldier who had died
while on the way 10 Cuba. Dlllcent inquiry
failed 10 discover the fact that any one was
dead. and Colonel Cochran distributed the now
ers among the officers at headquarters. II was
made known later that undertakers wagon
had been seen driving through corner of the
camp ground after the body Of a dead negro.
and the rumor was started that a soldier was
dead.
Far from being dead. nearly every one in camp
is enjoying the hest health possible. and es-
peciallv the officers and men Of the 9th and 10Th
regiments which have the best places I'm the
camp. The commander Of each Is the com
mander Of a brigade. Colonel Poland OF the I'm
Infantry commands the First Brigade. ana
Colonel Cochran of the 9th Is commander 81
the Second Brigade They inspected their re-
srective brigades to-day. Nearly the entire
morning was spent in drilling the various com
panies. hattalions and regiments.
The men are fast becoming accustomed 70 the
hot weather that Florida is now having. They
think that II they can stand the Florida weather
they Will have 10 trouble in pulling through in
Cuba. The camp lines will be contracted in
day two. - that each regiment viii only
occupy the regulation space allotted. This VIII
not give the men much room they have
had but they will become accustomed to the
regulation space and Will not mind being crowd
ed when II becomes necessary.
Several regiments OF artillery are expected 10
arrive here shortly from ChickamauEn and Will
20 into camp close 70 the infantry. No mpor-
tant orders have heen received from tho Navy
headquarters to-day. and none have been issued
by General Wade The generals headquarters
are still IN the Tampa Bay Hotel. Arrange
mcnts arc now being made for number ~
newspaper correspondents 70 accompany the
Tampa division 10 cuba when the Army moves.