Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-07-24
ON TO PORTO RICO.
General Brooke and staff Leave for
Newport News--.First West Vir.
ginia to Sail This Week.

Chattanooga, Tenn, July 23.-Gen.
Brooke and staff left this afternoon en-
a special train fer Newport News,
whence they will go to Porto Rico.
The train was made up of private car,
occupied by Gen. Brooke, two Pullman
sleepers and two baggage coaches. 1t
goes over the Queen & Crescent via
Lexington, KY, and Richmond, Va.
The departure Of Gen. Brooke leaves
Major General J..F. Wade In command
of Camp Thomas.
An an early hour the reserve hospi-
tai corps, reserve ambulance corps, the
signal corps, troop II, CT the Sixth U.
5. cavalry, and company F, Eighth U.
5. Infantry, left on special trains for
Newport News The several COM
mands marched five miles to Rossville.
where they were loaded on special
trains. Tomorrow morning four light
batteries of artillery: A. of Illinois; B,
of Pennsylvania; 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 as follows:
Fifth Illinois, Third Wisconsin. First
Kentucky, Sixteenth Pennsylvania,
Second Wisconsin, Third Kentucky.
Thirty-frst Michigan, One Hundred
and Sixtieth Indiana. First Georgia,
Sixth Ohio. One Hundred and Fifty
eighth Indiana, First West Virginia,
Second Ohio, First Pennsylvania,
Fourteenth Minnesota, Twelfth Mime
sofa, First South Carolina, Fifth Penn
sylvania, Eighth Massachusetts,, TWEEN
ty-frst Kansas, Twelfth New York,
Ninth Pennsylvania, Second Missouri,
and First New Hampshire.
1t is announced here that immedi
ately after the several corps have left
Chickamauga Park, the organization
of the Sixth corps, to be commanded
by Mai. Gen. James H. Wilson, will
be completed. The corps will consist
of q regiments, from the second call
for volunteers. numbering $4,000 men.
While the first is moving the park
officials, it is understood, will perfect
the sanitary conditions at the park,
clean off the grounds and have every
thing in good shape for the volunteers
1t is stated that there will be an official
examination CT all the wells and
springs at the park not heretofore an
lyZed, so that if there are any wells
not wholesome, AID it is not believed
there are, steps will ne taken at once
to fill them uD and have them ADAM
doned.
The medical officers at Camp Thsmas
are unusually busy now Orders have
been issued from corps headquarters
directing that the medical officers give
tie men a thorough course Of instruc-
tons in administering to the wounded
in battle. They will be instructed in
first aid to the wounded, and the ap-
plication of medical bandages. The
work has been prGcticed more or less
over the camp, but an order has been
issued directing that at least four les
sCIS a week be given. Each man be-
fore leaving for the front is provided
with a full medical case called first
aid to the wounded"
1t consists CT bandsges and medical
supplies, such as are to be used in stop
ping the flow Of blood from bullet
are a number OF men who are not
physically able to endure the hard
ships of war These men are to be
uISC-fGl ecu dl. buce. Al examining
| beard from each of the division hos
pitfalls will at once be appointed to ex-
anime and inquire into the health Of
the men. This work will not delay the
departure of the corps, as it is so di-
vided up that it can be done rapidly as
we'll as thoroughly.
Washington. D. c.. July %. - Five
troops of cavalry at Camp Alger, Va.
have been ordered to proceed to New
port News fC~ embarkation on trans
ports for Porto Rico to reinforce Gen
Miles. They will leave, if practicable,
with General Hams brigade. The
troops are all famous ones In their
section. the list being troops A and c
Of New York cavalry, the Governors
Troop, the Sheridan Troop and the
Philadelphia City Troop, of Penn
sylvania.