The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-05-17

JNGToN.
From Staff Correspondent.
Camp Daniel II. Hastings Mt. Gret-
ma, Pa. May Washington is to he
the next stopping place of the Thir-
tccnth. Orders were received at 2.20
o'clock this afternoon from Adjutant-
General Corbn directing Colonel Cour-
sen to take his command to the Ma
tional capital at once and report there
TO the acknowledgement Similar or
ders were received by the Sixth regi-
mcnt, Colonel John w. Schall, Ches-
ter; Eighth regiment Colonel Frank j.
Magee, Wrightsvile; Twelfth regi-
ment, Colonel James B. Corywell, Will
Transport. The orders read as follows:
Washington, ID. G., May 10.
TO Colonel Coursen, Thirteenth RcEl-
ment Infantry, Pennsylvania Nolun-
teers, Mt. Gretna, PA.
BY direction of the secretary of war
you will proceed at once with your regi-
ment to Washington, ID. c., and report
TO the adjutant general United States
army there. Upon receipt OF this order
you will at once communicate with chiet
quartermaster Philadelphia. for the nee
essary transportation and with the chief
Commissary, New York city, for ten days
field rations, the necessary travel rations
and coffee money The quartcrmaster
general ana commissary general have IN
structed the chief quartermastcr ana
chief Commissary at above places to pro-
vide transportation. Tations and coffee
money. Telegraph day of departure to
adjutant general of the army, also to this
office. specifying amount of tentage and
ammunition taken with you. Acknowl-
edge receipt.
CSigncD II. G. Corbin
Adjutant General
WHEN THEY WILL MOVE.
\ circular note from Lieutenant
Howe, L. 5. a., followed the orders
advising that the governments con-
tract with the railroad companies pro-
vIded that twelve hours notice of the
time of intended departure was re-
quired. Colonel Coursen says he eX-
poets 10 get away by Wednesday or
thursday and at the quartermaster's
quarters the same expectation prevails.
Colonel Coursen sent a telegram, with
the approval of the local Quartermas-
ter, Lieutenant Howe, asking that the
regiment might he permitted to move,
with travel rations only and have the
field rations shipped direct to Wash
inEton instead of being sent here and
then on to the capital. The time of the
Thirteenth's departure depends in a
great measure on the answer to this
request.
If it is refused there is no telling
when the regiment will get away as
there are four regiments to be rationed
and sent away before the four regi-
ments destined for Washington can be
attended to.
All the Pennsylvania troops have now
been assigned and all the infantry regi-
ments have received their marching
orders.
The Fourth, Sixteenth and Third Left
Sunday for Chickamauga, the First de-
parted at o'clock this evening for the
some place. The Fifth and Ninth are
scheduled to leave for Chickamauga to-
morrow. The Second goes in battalions
20 Delaware and New Jersey respec-
lively, TO guard powder mills and
stores. The Sixth, Eighth, Twelfth and
Thirteenth will leave for Washington
Wednesday or Thursday if they can be
gotten in readiness and the Fourteenth
Fifteenth and Eighteenth which with
the Second make up the four regiments
added 10 the department of the East
under General Merritt, expect also to
get away before Saturday. The three
cavalry troops have been assigned to
the department of the East but have
not as yet received orders.
DISPOSITION OF BATTERIES.
The batteries, two of which are al
Newport News and one, Battery b
at Gretna, have been assigned tC
ChiCkamauga, according TO yester-
days war department allotment, but
the battery here has not as yet re-
Ceived its orders. The old discarded
canvas knapsacks, haversacks and
Canteens, which were stored away in
the arsenal at Harrisburg, have beer
sent over here, and are being distri,
buted among the recruits. They viii
be used only until such time as they
can be replaced by the regulation ar.
ticles, Guns and clothing will not be
supplied here, Colonel Coursen says
These things will come with the other
accoutrements when the regiment
reaches Washington.
Nothing definite has been given out