The herald., 1898-07-24
GIVEN A CHANCE
THE FAMOUS FIRST CORPS SENT
TO PORTO RICO
Gen. Brooke's Command Under WAY
Camp at Chickamauga Will Be
Filled With New Troops

CHICKAMAUGAP PARK. Tenn. July a.
| Gen. Brooke and staff left this afternoon on
a special train for Newport News, whence
| they go to Porto Rico. The departure of
Gen. Brooke leaves Major-General Wade
in command of Camp Thomas.
AT an early hour today the reserve hos
pital corps, reserve ambulance corps, the
signal corps, troop H of the Sixth Cavalry
and Company f, Eighth United States in
fantry left on special trains for Newport
News. Tomorrow morning four light bat
teries of artillery A of Illinois, B of Penn
sylvana, A of Missouri and the Twenty
seventh Indiana will leave for Newport
News.
The whole of the First Corps with the
exception of the two brigades of the First
Division, which are now en- route, leaves
next week for Porto Rico. The regiments
are the Fifth Illinois, Third Wisconsin,
First Wisconsin, First Kentucky Sixteenth
Pennsylvania, Second Wisconsin, Third
Kentucky, Thirty -t1rst Michigan, One Hun
dred and Sixiteth Indiana, First Georgia.
Sixth Ohio, One Hundred and Fifty-eighth
Indiana, First West Virginia, Second Ohio.
First Pennsylvania, Fourteenth Minnesota,
Seventeenth Minnesota, First South Caro-
lina Fifth Pennsylvania, Eighth Massachu-
sets, Twenty-first Kansas, One Hundredth
New York, Ninth Pennsylvania, Second
Missouri and First New Hampshire.
1t is announced here that Immediately
after the several corps have left Chicka-
manga Park the organization OF the Sixth
Corps, to be commanded by Major-General
Jas. H. Wilson, will be begun and COM
od hn will OF 0f tyye
seven regiments from the second call for
volunteers numbering in all $4,000.
While the first is moving the park Off
Gals, it is understood will perfect the SAM
tary conditions at the park, clean off the
grounds and have everything in good shape
for the volunteers. 1t is stated that there
will be an official examination of all the
wells and springs at the park not heretofore
not wholesome (and it is not believed there
are) steps will be taken at once to fill them
up and have them abandoned.
The medical officers at Camp Thomas are
unusually busy now. Orders have been is
sued from corps headquarters directing that
the medical officers give the men thor
ough course of instruction In administer
ing to the wounded in battle. They will be
and the application of medical bandages
This work has been practiced more or less
ever the camp, but an order has been issued
directing that at least four lessons week
be given. Each man on leaving for the
front is provided with a full medical case
called First aid to the wounded" 1t con-
sists of bandages and medical appliances
such as are to be used in stopping the flow
of blood from bullet wound, etc. In the
first corps are number of men who are
not physically able to endure the hard
ships of war. These men are to be dis
charged at once. An examining board from
each of the division hospitals will be ap-
pointed to examine and inquire into the
health of the men.
This work will not delay the departure of
the corps, as 1t is so divided up that it can
be done rapidly as well as thoroughly.