The times., 1898-08-11
Two Thousand Arrive Destined
to and From the War.
ACTIVITY AT THE ARSENAL
The Eighth Ohio COIored Immune
Regiment PASSES Through the
City En- Route to SantiaEo-HOs-
pital Train BrfnEs Nearly Two
Hundred CoBvaIess ents Here for
Medical TreatnlSn Mt

caSioned By the arrival and transit of
more than 1900 troops destined to and
from the seat of hostiiities
Early in the morning several trains
passed through the Pennsylvania freight
yards bearing more than 600 Rough Rid
ers their way from Santiago to the
new military camp at Montauk Long
Island. where they have been ordered by
the Secretary of War 10 recuperate from
various febrile affections. Eight OF the
Rough Riders were taken from the train
and conveyed to the hospital at the ar
senal for treatment. One of them, who
gave his name as John Lewis. of Mon
tana, was the victim of an accident, one
of his feet having been caught between
the cars shortly after the arrival of the
train in this cit: and with such severity
that It had to be amputated about 10
o'clock last night.
Shortly after the Rough Riders con-
tingent left the city four special trains
pulled into the Baltimore and Ohio
freight yards with thirteen hundred men
of the Eighth Illinois Immune Colored
Regiment, who are en- route to Santiago
by way of New York, and later in the
evening the Government hospital train
arrived over the Southern Railway from
Atlanta with 1S5 convalescents, which
were debarked and placed in the hospi-
tai at the arsenal grounds
The Eighth Illinois Immune Regiment is
composed entirely of colored men. They
have been encamped at Springfield, H.,
for some time and are being sent to San
tiago to supDlant one of the white Iili-
nois regiments already at that place. The
first battalion, under command Of Lieut..
Col. Johnson. arrived early in the after
neon and got away at 4:S3 o'clock. The
other sections followed in close order so
on after their arrival the last train leav-
ing at 7:55 clock
The members OF the organization had
but little timo TO spare during their wait
at the freight yards, and only few left
their places in the trains, but they were
nevertheless very much in evidence not
withstanding the brevity of their visit.
Most Of them were very large men, such
as Will make good material for a ia
tiguing tropical campaign, and all seemed
eager to reach their destination in order
that they might have a taste of active
campaign duty.
Their hearts were filled with an addi-
tional joy as each man left Springfield
with his pay. Just before their departure
Paymaster B. r. Ray arrived at Camp
Tanner and distributed $4,000. and the
regiment was embarked and sent away
before much of the money could be spent.
Trouble arose during the payment of
Company X, when il was found that the
rolls were incorrectly made out. The
rolls of L and NJ companies were also
found incorrect, and Major Ray refused
to pay them. The men were naturally
very much disappointed, and Capt. Lane,
of Company l., protested that he would
not leave Springfield unless his men were
paid. He made a speech, which caused
his men to become mutinous, and they re-
fused to go aboard the train. The trou-
BILE was finally quelled by Major Denni-
son. who ordered the captain under ar
rest and placed Lieut.. Arthur Williams in
command of the company. The men were
then marched aboard the train and hur-
ried away. Major Dennison viii prefer
charges against Capt. Lane.
The excitement caused by the mutiny
was relieved by a humorous incident,
when the members of Company C were
about to depart. As the men told the
story last night In the coaches, 1t seems
that during the process of embarka ton
Rebecca Phoenix, a mulatto girl, ap-
peared at the entrance to one Of the
coaches assigned to Company c dressed
in the uniform of a soldier. She took a
seat in the coach with the men and was
not discovered until the train was ready
to depart. She was then recognized and
arrested. 1t is related that the dusky vi
vandier took this course to prevent a sep
ara ton from ner soldier lover. The girl
is a barber and owns a shop of her own
! in Deca tur, Ill.
The hospital train conveying the troops
from the South, which were afterwards
| quartered at the arsenal, arrived at the
| Ninth and Maryland Avenue yard of the
! Southern Railroad shortly before
o'clock The train left Atlanta Tuesday
evening. in charge of Major Richards.
and consisted of thirteen tourist sleep
ers. one private Pullman car, one dining
car and one com mbination car.
Some of the men were from Santiago
and others were convaleScents which had
| been concentrated at Atlanta from va
rious camps in the South.
As soon as Major George w Adair
who is the surgeon in charge Of the posi-
at the arsenal barracks. learned of the
arrival OF She hospital train he hurried
to the freight yard and perfected ar
rangements whereby the train was moved
to the corner of Virginia Avenue and
Four-and-a-half Street southwest, and
the convalescents were debarked there
The hospital train was separated into
two sections, each half standing on on,
side of the crossing.
a fiagman was stationed at the open
ing in the trains, and as the cars of tht
Metropolitan Street Railroad Company
arrived at the railroad crossing they wer,
loaded with soldiers. Major Adair haG
obtained 120 car tickets from the quar-
termaster before leaving the arsenal, ant
as each car was loaded he paid the nee
1 4
| ly conveyed to the entrance to the ar
senal grounds, at the foot of Four-and-a
half Street.
| One of the conductors did not wait t
receive car tickets from the major ant
started toward the arsenal, expecting t
collect from the soldiers. His plan dit
not work and after learning from tn
volunteers that he had made a mistake
he recorded the names of the men an,
allowed them to ride without paying
Subsequently, however. about II o'clocl
the conductor in question put in an ap
pearance at the arsenal hospital and wa
remunerated by the major after making
the necessary explanation.
The Red Cross ambulances and the pos
ambulances were also used for the trans
portation of the men TO the barracks, al
the serious cases being handled by tn
ambulance men.
Seventy-five of the 1s5 convalescent
were placed in one of the barracks build
ings upon their arrival at the arsenal
The most serious cases were lodged Il
that building. The others were placed i
the tents which have been temporaril
pitched near the entrance to the grounds
The majority of the men are sufferer
from maiarfal complaints. although ther
were many other forms of sickness an
injury. One of the men limped aroun
| the barracks on a cr,itch and Ii wa