New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-23
CASHMERE BOUQUET
WORKS.
MOVING AT CUICKA MA UGA
TIE SECOND BRIGADE. UNDER GENERAL
HAMS UNDER WAY FOR
NEWPORT NEWS.
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ChattanooGa Tenn July 1.-THE movemen.
has begun from Chckamauga TO Porto Rico
The Second Brigade, under General Hams. con-
sisting Of the ID Illinois 18th Ohio and ith Penn
sylvania started this afternoon for NewpoT
News. General Brooke said that he would star,
to morrow fer the same place and that the
main army would follow Immediately
The Sd Illinois Colonel Bennett commanding,
was the first to get away. st . a. H. he start
cd with his command. for Eossville where cars
were in waiting. and as soon as the trains were
loaded they pulled out for Lexington, to so to
New port News Va. The 4tt Ohio, Colonel Cot
commanding. followed The ith Pennsylvania.
Colonel Case commanding. next got unoei way.
The command was made up OF 40 officers and
3.S2j men. They took with them sIXty-fWo
horses and %jO0oo por1ds of freight It was
late in the day before all the men were loaded
and well under way. as it required about a
hundred cars to move this body IF troops.
All day long the trains kept passing through
Chattanooga. The troops will go to Cincn-
natl. and then to Newport News over the
ChesapeGko and Ohio Railroad 80 more troops
will leave the park until Sunday morning. At
that time the hospital and ambulance corps.
the corps headquarters. the reserve ambulance
corps. the Headquarters guard and the Signal
Corps VIII start. In addition to these battery
Il, Pennsylvania Artillery: Battery \. Illinois
Artillery: Battery y. Missouri Artillery. and the
9th Indiana Battery viii go out Sunday morn
ing. After the movement on sunday IL will
probably be two days before any more troops
can be moved. on account Of lack Of car facI
ties
By way Of Cincinnati It is three hundred miles
further than by way OF Atlanta. but the Gov
eminent has secured rate Of one cent a mile
for each soldier. and will save much money
thereby. The average rate is IS a soldier
The report of yesterday that the delay in
moving troops was caused by row among
railroad companies has been con-
nrned it ended to-day by the Southern and the
Nashville Chattanooga and ~. Louis railways
leasing to the Queen and Crescent company
enough cars to move General Hains's brigade.
The roads say the contract was let hy Secretary
Alger without the competitive bidding required
The contract. it seems. vas never let ~ the
Queen and Crescent company 'ui to the Chosa-
peake and Ohio. and aldled by 1t in coniunc-
ton with the Quee.: and Crescent. which is
connecting line.
Captain W Gedde, Of the Norwegian Army.
detailed Dy his Government to watch the work
OF the United states troops during the war IL
now at Lookout Inn. Captain Gedlr mas Just
returned from Cuba where he witnessed the
attack on san Juan. the battle OF Santiago and
the smaller engagements He was himself at
tackled by malaria in Cuba. and returned TO the
United states. For several days he has been
watching the men at Camp Thomaf hut j. now
at Lockout recuperating. Ee VIII accompany
General Brooke's army to Porto Rico. where he
expects to see some lively fighting.
Cap;ai1 Gedde is highly pleased with the
American soldiers. ana Is making favora bic re
ports u his Government. He says the American
way Of lighting is much Of revelation 10
him as il is TO the Spaniards. The battle o:
Santiago he says. demonstrated forcibiy the
excellent training and the sturdy endurance OF
the Americans He readily comedies the fact
that our Army is far superior TO anything IN
Norway. and asserts that II Is the equal 81 any
in the world when IL comes 10 real service
General Frederick -. Grant today
signed by the Secretary Of War 10 the com
mand Of the Third Brigade of General Wilson's
division Of the First Army Corps. Two brigad"s
Of this division are already assigned for duty
with the Porto Rico invasion. General Ernsts
having left Charleston, and Genera Hams
leaving Chickamauga to-day for Newport News.
General Grants command. according TO the
preaeni assignment. will include the Isl and ID
Kentucky and the 9TH Illinois regiments
a report reached camp to-day that the Rev
William White. Of Brooklyn. Ind been made
haplain Of the lith New York Regiment. This
Is denied by Colonel Wilder