Evening star., 1898-05-31
REAL WAR IN SIGHT
District Troops Under Orders to Co
to the Front.
WILL BREAK CAMP TOMORROW
The Men Are Well Pleased With
the Prospect.
COMPLIMENT TO EFFICIENCY
pecial Dispatch to The Evening Star.

CHICKAMAUGA PARK, Ga. May 81
There is joy in the heart of every member
of the 1st Regiment, District Volunteers,
today, over the fact that this camp will
be broken tomorrow and the regiment
| moved to Tampa to report to Gen. Shafter.
Shortly after o'clock yesterday afternoon
Col. Earries received word from Ger.
Brooke that the District regiment had been
selected of the eight regiments to
go to Tampa at once. Col. Harries imme-
diately had officers call sounded, and Il
few minutes after the glad news was
scattered throughout the camp.
The regiments that will so to make Up
the brigade to which the District troops
will be attached are the "A New York, the
G9th New York and the 9Th Maryland.
These regiments were selected because of
the fact that they the best equipped In
the entire camp. The articles of which
they are short will be supplied today.
Gcner:l Carpenter In Command.
Ger. Carpenter who is at present in COM
mand of the 1st Division, 3d Army Corps,
will command the brigade. Another brig
ade. composed of the 1st Ohio. the 18TH
In6iana Sd Pennsylvania and 1st Illinois.
under command of Gen. Snyder, will leave
here for Tampa Thursday.
45-cs.iber Springfield rifles, and each man
will be supplied with $40 rounds of am
munition. Each regiment viii have thirty
n, ue teams. The men will carry two days
rations with them. Eight days rations
will go On the wagon train. When they ar
rive at Tampa they will be supplied with
fifty days rdtions per man.
The District boys are especially pleased
oven this program, and smiIes may be seen
on every face. Short and tough rations are
forgotten in anticipation Of going to the
front. From day to cay the comments re-
garding the efficiency Of the District resi-
ment are more favorable, and the boys are
rapidly approaching that high state of per-
fection known only in the regular army.
This is shown in the fact that out of all
the regiments in camp this was one of
eight selected to go to the front at once.
Light Sick List.
The sick list today is us usual, very light
and only a few minor cases We're reported
at the hospital this morning These cases
are due entirely to indiscretion on part of
the men in the use OF water
Capt Dot glas Simons of Company I has
been detailed as brigade quartermaster
The army, it appears, calls on the District
contingent to fill the best positions, where
hard work is required.
The District regiment has all of it's
monthly reports and field returns ready to
send in to headquarters on time today.
Will Leave Their Tents Behind.
The comfortable wall tents which the
boys now will be left behind at Tampa
as soon as the regiment is ordered to the
front In their stead shelter tents will
be carried. These tents are made of brown
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buttoned together at the top when set up.
They look like an inverted V and are open
at each end The men have to carry the
tents on their backs, two men carrying one
tent.
Our men are becoming acclimated and
the change to Tampa will not be a severe
one them. B.
Preparing to Depart.
By Associated Press.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, May 3l-The
preparations for the departure of eight regi. j..
merits of infantry from Chickamauga for
Tampa are being vigorously pushed today,
and the indications are that all of the eight
will get out during the next forty-eight
hours. The first to go will be the 1st ILL
Eois, the 1st Ohio, the 157th Indiana ard
the Sd Pennsylvania. These are scheduled
to lsave tonight.
The work of breaking camp and packing
up car be easily finished durni, the day
The men and equipment. will be loaded on
trains in the park and these trains wi / be
gwen the right of way over all others by
the railroads. The detachment formed by
the -FOUR regiments will number about 1850
men and will be commanded by Brig. Gen.
Snyder
Second Detachment Leaves Tomorrow
The second detachment, which will prob
ably leave tomorrow night, will be COM
posed of the I'd New York, Goth New York,
1st District of Columbia and 9th Maryland.
Brigadier General l.. II. Carpenter will
command this detachment.
General Carpenter has been in command
of the first division of the Sd Corps at the
park while General Snyder has been in
command Of the third division of the LIST
Corps.
1t is now generally believed here that the
various regiments encamped in the park
will be sent on to the front as soon as they
are in fit condition. The idea that the big
army will be kept intact here all summer
is now entertained by few officers.
The 1st Maine Infantry, the I'd Arkansas
Infantry and the 52d Iowa Infantry, which
arrived yesterday afternoon and last night,
settled down in camp today. Each of the
regiments numbers about $50 men.
Arrival of Other Troops.
The 1st Mississippi Infantry, 1,O2S men.
under Col. George M. Govan, arrived this
morning. The regiment Is without arms
and uniforms. Ohio officials began the work
of paying the Ohio volunteers today. The
Pennsylvania officials finished paying their
men today. The majority of the volunteers
have had no pay for their services before
being mustered In, and ara loud in their
complaints.
The second division was scheduled for a
sham battle today, but this morning 1t was
decided to postpone the event. Regimental
and company drills are keeping the men
employed. Inspector General Breckenridge
states that he will remain here a week
longer.
Change In the Weather Bureau.
II. e. Williams formerly chief of the