The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-08-09

New York, Aug. s.-The First bat
talon of the Sixth United States cav
airy arrived in Jersey City this morn
ing mt 4 O'Clock on its way to the new
camp at Montauk Point. L. I. The
men came from Washington over the
Pennsylvania railroad and numbered
about 800 They were under command
of Captain Anderson. Nine coaches
were required to carry the men and
their baggage filled another car Their
horses came in a separate freight train
The cavalrymen left Jersey City for
Long Island city on the ferryboat Bal
timore at a. M, while the horses were
shipped to Bay Ridge. from which
place they We're transferred to the
Long Island railroad.
The train carrying the battalion left
Long Island city at 8 a. IN. for Mon
tauk Point.
General Young, temporary comman-
der at Montauk camp, received notice
by telegraph this forenoon Of the CON-
Ing of the battalion of the Sixth cav
airy. General Young, with the few Of
fcers present to aid him, set to work
TO make preparations to receive the
battalion, the first troops to occupy
the Montauk camp. There are already
on the ground sufficient rations and
feed for the cavalrymen and their
horses. General Young said he ex-
pected it would take all the afternoon
for the troopers to unload their bag
gage and get their horses and equip
ment to that portion of the camp as
signed them. Their tents will be
erected late this afternoon. Gangs of
men are at work putting down rails,
driving wells, erecting frame buildings,
grading, etc.
CAVALRYMEN EN-ROUTE.
General Young kept telegraph op-
orator busy receiving and sending dis
patches regarding the movement of
troops, equipment and provisions
toward Montauk from various points.
He was notified that 500 Rough Riders
and 1900 horses and mules from Tampa
and the Second cavalry as we'll as the
Ninth cavalry, also from the south,
were en- route. 1t is probable that sew
eral thousand cavalrymen with their
horses and mules will be in camp at
Montauk by tomorrow night.
A dozen ambulances from the Red
Cross society have arrived, and Colo
mel Farwood is going on with his
preparations to provide for the care
of the sick soldiers. In spite of the
hard work that is being done the gov
ernment will have Difficult task to
perform to get the camp ready within
week for the reception of the SOL
diers from Santiago. There may be
trouble in obtaining water. The work
of driving the wells is progressing
slowly. At present ii looks as II the
lack Of water will be the main draw
back to the camp. But when the wells
are completed il is expected that there
will be a supply of water for 10000
troops, as well as for thousands of hor-
ses and mules.
The railroad station at Montauk IS
being enlarged, so that there will be
four ticket sellers instead of one as
heretofore. The descendants of the
Montauk Indians, who are occupying
the old Indian reservation, have sent
complaint to Washington that they
believe the railroad company is taking
away the rights of the descendants OF
the Indians by running railroad tracks
over the reservation property. The
railroad officials, however, say that this
matter has already been decided in the
courts and that the Indians have really
no ground for complaint
The battalion of the Sixth cavalry ar
rived at the Montauk camp at 1.15
O'Clock this afternoon. Some of the
men showed the effects of the trip
They were nearly overcome by the heat
and leaned on their comrades for sup
port. The troops went to the site Sc
lected for them and al once started the
work of arranging company streets.