The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-07-11
DEAD LINE IS AT LYLE
GEN. BROOKE'S RECENT ORDER
STRICTLY ENFORCED
Quiet Sunday for the Men MT Camp
Thomas - Prayers offered for
Peace in All the Regiments In
Accordance With the Terms of
News of the Camp.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, July TO-
The beneficial effect Of Gen. Brooke's
recent order limiting the number Of
men to be allowed permits to leave
camp at one time to two from each
company was noticeable today in the
orderly quiet of the day both at the
camp and in the city of Chattanooga.
A provost guard did duty at Lytio,
and saloons and disorderly places were
kept closed No soldiers were allowed
at Lyle without passes, and as
consequence it was sure enough Sun
day in the big camp.
All the saloons in Chattanooga,
which for the past two Sundays have
been wide open, were today closed by
order of the city authorities. so that
the day was peaceful although the
streets were crowded a large portion
of the day with soldiers.
The dead line has been placed at
the depot at Lyle. The guards now
have their guns Loaded and any soldier
passing this line without a pass is 20
he shot, according to military rules
This dead line is a dreaded terror 20
the soldier. Very few ventured within
hundred yards Of the line without
Il pass issued by their colonel and
division officers. Many Of the soldiers
go below Lytle three miles and get on
the train. The soldiers are spending
their money freely and as over $780,
900 has already been issued them Chat
tanoOga is reaping harvest not known
since boom days"
The new regimental postoffice is now
in splendid working order. and over
q. 900 papers go through the hands of
the twenty-five clerks in one day.
There are now two distinct postof1ces
the Lytle postoffice and the resi-
| ,@1I IL IVA
thu ee different services. If a soldier
does not want his mail to come with
the regimental mail to the camp 1t will
be delivered to him from the regimental
postCftice. All day yesterday and to-
day the corridor of the postofiice at
Camp Thomas was damned with SOL
diers, who were lined up in front Of the
| money order window sending money
home.
Services were held in the twenty
| two Christian commission tents now
| in operation in the camp, and the
| proclamation of President Mckinley
| suggesting that prayers for peace be
| offered by all ministers was observ-
| ed. From every pulpit in Chattanooga
today prayers for peace and the tr
umph of the American army were Of
fered by the pastors.
| Masses were said by Catholic clergy
men during the day at the park. The
three Catholic priests who arrived
this morning are Rev. Mccarthy, Rev.
| Belford and Father Chrostom the lat
ter having been engaged in work for
many years in the West Indies. These
| three ministers will remain with the
| army and go with them to the front
| when they are moved.
The First Ohio cavalry received the
| last of its needed equipments today,
and it will move to Tampa early Tues
| day, marching to Ringgold, where it
will embark
Gen. H. V. Boynton, who arrived yes
| terday, has not yet reported for duty,
| having some business connected with
| the presidency Of the park commission
ers to attend before he is ready to go
| into active service. He will be as
| signed to the command Of the Third
| brigade First division, First corps, it
| being the only brigade in that corps
now without brigadier in command.
| Gen. Boynton's brigade will be COM
| posed Of the First and Third Kentucky
| and Fifth Illinois regiments.
| Adjt Gen. Sheridan stated today that
only about 1,500 recruits were now
needed to bring every regiment in Gen.
| Brooke's army to it's full strength of
| 1,372 men ard officers.
Private Tracy, Company L. Eighth
| New York, was struck by a train this
| morning at Lyle, and Is now in the
| division hospital in a very precarious
| condition with fractured skull and in
ternal injuries. His recovery is very
doubtful