The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-24
ARRIVAL OF RECRUITS.
Over 1000 Added Yesterday to the
Regiments i'm ChicknmauGa Park.

CHICKAMAUGA PARK, Ca, June 3D.
There was nothing out of the ordinary in
to-days doings among the regiments. The
usual drills were practiced throughout the
command and many of the regimental quar-
termasters were busy providing for the
merous squads of troops that arrived during
last night and to-day. To-day's arrivals at
| the park exceeded in number any day yet
| since the first recruits arrived, the number
| probably being in excess of 1000 OF this
number 227 were for the Eighth New York
| 62 for the Fourteenth New York, 133 for the
| Ninth Pennsylvania, 80 for the Fifth Penn
| sylvania, 80 for the Fifty-second Iowa, 20
| for the First Missouri, 80 for the First
| Maine, and squads of greater or less num-
| Der for the Observation-Disclosures In
| diana, First West Virginia the First Ken
| lucky Cavalry and the Sixteenth Pennsyl-
| vania.
No ordnance stores arrived to-day. nor
had Captain Rockwell received advices of
| any that are likely to arrive. The only
| thing of this nature handed out for distri-
| button to-day was a carload of equipage for
| Colonel Grigsby's cowboy cavalry
Two carloads of medicines arrived to-day
| for the hospital department. While other
shipments will be arriving from day to day.
says that the supplies on hand are now am
pie for any demand that is likely to arise
in camp. In fact the daily health reports
show the demand for medicines will hardly
increase. Perhaps there never was COM
mand of such large proportions enjoying
such an excellent state of health. The men
have every cause for the high spirits which
they possess. While their duties are on the
increase, causing them to be more and more
exposed to the weather. the death rate has
decreased the past two weeks more than
100 per cent.
There are now at the park nearly 1900
men and these are being added to daily by
from 500 to 700 recruits. Yesterday and last
night the largest number yet to arrive in
any one day came in, there being about
1870 arrivals in the city.
Including the payments to the Twelfth
New York this week, it is estimated that
$4,000 has beer paid to volunteers at Chick
amauga since the army was modified here.
The regular government pay day for many
of the regiments is approaching and some of
the regiments have been mustered in for
more than thirty days and have not yet been
paid. Work on the pay rolls will begin in
few days
Everything is now moving smoothly at
the park The men are all contented and
are working with a will. The quartermas-
ter's department has been thoroughly sys-
tematized, so there is no longer the slight
est difficulty for the men to get plenty of
good, wholesome food. The regiments are
nearly all equipped with new uniforms and
are being armed as rapidly as the guns can
be turned out of the arsenal. Other needed
1t is believed that this army will be the best
equipped of any to go into the field.
For the first time in the history of the
army of the United States an ambulance
corps is being organized as a new adjunct
to its efficiency. England Germany and
France have such corps in their armies,
but it is new undertaking for this govern
ment The object of this organization is to
facilitate the proper handling of the sick
and wounded on the field. The corps will
have attached to it skilled physicians, sur
geons and stewards, which. with a full sup
ply of attendants, will number 49, They
have twenty-five ambulances, twenty-eight
horses and seventy-six mules, together with
wagons and harness for moving their
equipage: There is driver and orderly for
each ambulance. Major Macumber, of the
Fourteenth New York, chief surgeon of the
corps. is a physician who was for a number
county insane asylum Major Macumber's
practice of late has been such as to pecu-
liarly fit him for his onerous duties as chief
surgeon.
The chaplains of nearly all of the various
regiments now encamped at Chickamauga
Park have begun very vigorous crusade
against the many regimental canteens, or
saloons The fight is as yet in its incipi-
ency. but it promises to be waged with I'M
tain the cooperation of the army officials
the canteens will soon be thing of the
past.
Lieutenant Colonel Adams, of the Fourth
Ohio, was to-day named as brigade officer of
the day in the Second Brigade First Di-
vision. First Army Corps. He will continue
as brigade officer for one week.
The sham battle of the First Division,
Third Corps. to be given under the direction
of General Fred d. Grant. next Saturday
promises to be the event of the week
The best of order now prevails throughout
the camp. The provost guard placed at
Lyle by General Brooke is having an ex-.
cellent effect
Sentences were rendered in the cases of
Prvates Poore, Payne and Lonclat of the
Eighth Massachusetts. and Private Sutz.
OF the Twenty-first Kansas, charged with
having been asleep on duty, but have not
yet been reviewed by the commanding Of
ficer. The sentences have not yet been made
public.
Capt. Davis Elkins. of the First West Vir-
ginia, recently appointed adjutant general
to General Coppinger, left on orders to-day
Mai. George GRAY Ward. chief surgeon of
the Twelfth New York. was married to-day
tanooga to Mrs. Edith Clark, of New York
city Rev. Terry, regimental chaplain, Off
ciatiug.