The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-12
TOWARDS CUBA.
Concluded from First Page.

fantry Will probably not get off before Sat-
uroay. All go to Tampa except the Second
CaValry, which goes to Mobile.
Late this afternoon an order was issued
from General Brooke's headquarters to the
commanding officers of the cavalry Tegi-
ments just before leaving their loading sta
lions to notify General Wade, at Tampa, of
their exact leaving time, the order closing
by saying that 10th brigades Of cavalry
Will be forwarded at once to Key West from
Tampa. This order includes the five caval-
ry regiments. The infantry regiments will
all go to Tampa and will begin leaving to-
morrow. The First Brigade has present for
duty 68 commissioned officers and 1,545 en-
listed men, total 1913. absent 20 officers and
us men on detached duty The respective
regiments report as follows: Eighth, % Off
GERS ana oil men; Twelfth, 10 officers and
48S men; Sixteenth, ~ officers and 522 men.
Inc second Brigade, composed of the Sec
ond and Seventh Regiments, numbers about
two-thirds of the First Brigade, or about l.,
100 rank and file. The reports of these regi-
mentS snow that at least one-third of the
officers borne on the rolls are off on de-
tached duty. These officers will be ordered
at once to report to their several commands
for duty.
Orders have been issued from corps head
quarters materially tightening the load of
the lntantrymen for the coming campaign.
BY the terms of the order the men in the
ranks are to be relieved of the knapsack.
tent blanket, overcoat, canvas suit change
OF underway, soap and towels. which are
be detailed with each COMPANY. The re gu
latlon load of the infantrymen is about six
ty-tour pounds and this will take off his
shoulders about seventeen pounds, leaving
him forty-seven pounds to be carried on the
march into Cuba
An order was issued this afternoon by
General Brooke to General Henry that he
detail Company 1, Eighth Infantry Capt.
Pltcher, for guard duty at Camp Thomas
untll the volunteers arrive, then to be sent
to join the command at the front This com
erty.
Major Dodds, senior officer, Maj. Charles
,OIyo o,Il Mt ~
h smith, of the Paymaster's Department
arrived to-day with the pay train, and ali
the men IN camp received their monthly
compensation, except the Sixth Cavalry,
when had left camp before the paymaS-
ter car arrived. The car will follow them
70 tampa me amount paid out was in the
neIghborhood of 100000
CoIonels j. Z. Bates A. Is. Arnold and B.
M. Young received their commissions as
nrlgadlers to-day and will report at Wash
1hgton TO aid in the preparation of the vol
unteers Tor the field. Colonel Sumner re-
ceived his commission also as brigadier and
left In charge of the First Cavalry Brigade
To-Day. Second Lieut. S. d. Rockenbach
OIL the Ienth Cavalry, has been ordered to
report to General Henry for duty as aid on
MS stan. There has been no material
change in the order as to the assembling
or volunteers at Camp Thomas. General
Brooke to-day received notice that there
would be from 10000 to $4,000 volunteers
concentrated here and he was instructed
TO prepare for taking care of that many
men. Gen. Joseph Wheeler arrived to-day
anu loPollSu 10 Oeneral BROOKE Tor DUTY.
1t Is stated tonight that General Wilson
VIII report Saturday. There seems to be
some question as to whether General Lee
is coming to this point no orders to that
effect having been received at General
Brooke's headquarters. Preparations are
still going forward at the park for the re-
ception of large bodies of men. Wells are
being drilled and the creeks are being
damned so as to afford suitable watering
places for horses; and there is every indi-
cation apparent that the volunteer army to
come here will be large