The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-23
CAMP THOMAS WAS QUIET
ONLY TWO BATTALI0NS AR
RIVED THERE SUNDAY

Railroads Given an Opportunity to
Release Congested Cars-PrOvis-
ions and AmbuIances Received
Third Army Corps Organization
-wnterworks Being Put in
Missouri Injured Are Doing Well.
CHICKAMAUGA PARK, Ca, May
22.-This has been a quiet day at Camp
Thomas. The Second Nebraska regi-
ment. which reached Chattanooga yes
terday afternoon, arrived this after
noon, was assigned to the camp select
ed for the First division OF the Third
corps. and the men have been busy get
ting into their tents during the day.
Only two battalions arrived during
the day. The Second battalion of the
Second Nebraska. which had become
separated from the regiment at st.
Louis. reached here at o'clock. They
came in today over the Cincinnati
Sout! ern. The beiated battalion was
commanded by Maj. w. c. Mace.
The First battalion Of the One Hun
dred and Fifty-Seventh Indiana infan-
try arrived in Chattanooga at O'Clock,
accompanied by the reglmental band OF
tyenty-four pieces. The battalion spent
the day on Lookout mountain. and
reached the park at $50 o'clock. sleep
ing under the stars on Little hill during
the night.
AS the result of few arrivals, the
railroads, which have been enormously
contested with loadtd and empty cars
for nearly a week, were given an OPP
portunity to clear off the tracks and
sidings to make room for the troops
that will begin to arrive at lively
rate tomorrow morning.
Twenty-Five cars of provisions arriv-
ed today and were stored in the large
warehouse now completed on the park
grounds near the depot Of the railroad
companies.
Fifty-one of the latest and most i'm
proved anlbulances, built with special
view to adaptability in a hot climate.
arrived from South Bend. Ind, today,
and will be distributed to the First
corps.
FRESH WATER SUPPLY.
The park force of men, under the di-
rection of Gen Boynton. was at work
all day preparing for the engine and
pumps to be used in piping water from
the Chickamauga river to the various
camps 1t has been definitely decided
TO erect inproVised waterworks, and a
contract has been let and all the ma
terial ordered, the first consignment of
pipe arriving today. There is no scar
city of water now, but it is feared that
some of the wells are from wet wealth
err springs and that later they will
dry up and the piping of water from
the creek and Crawfish springs is a
precautionary measure.
Gen. ]. S. c. Bates, recently ordered
to Mobile, left tonight at $50 o'clock
to take command of a brigade at that
point.
THIRD ARMY CORPS.
The work of completing the third
army corps was begun today. Gen.
Lewis H. Carpenter. who arrived today
end reported to Gen. Brooke has been
assigned to the command of the first di-
vision OF the Third corps. The organi-
cation, so far as perfected, is as fol-
lows:
First Brigade, Col. Fred D. Grant
Commanding-Fo New York.
Lieut.. Col. H. L. Kline.
Second Brigade, Col. Harring. Second
New York, COMMUNICATIONS New
York, Col Lloyd; Second Nebraska,
Col. Bills.
The first regiment to arrive tonight
will complete the brigade. The Fourth
Ohio regiment. under Col. Colt, has
been assigned to provost guard duty in
Chattanooga by order of Gen. Brooke,
made necessary by the disorderly con-
duct of many of the young soldiers
who have been guilty of lapse of disci-
pline, in a number of cases of violence
and insulting ladies in the street. Col.
Colt will begin his duties tomorrow
THE MISSOURI INJURED.
The four members of the First Mis-
souri, regiment injured in yesterdays
accident, and who were sent to st. Vim
cents infirmary, are doing well and
will be out in a few days.
Gen. E. B. Williston, from the United
States Third artillery, who has been as
signed to the artillery brigade here. ar
rived today and reported to Gen.
Brooke. Gen. Williston states that he
found his brigade about complete and
equipped with the very important ex-
ceptions that they have neither field
guns, horses nor ammunition. A part
of these equipments arrived yesterday,
and Gen. Williston hopes to get all
needed supplies by the middle of the
week
Gen. Breckenridge and staff did not
visit the park today for inspection.
They will inspect the Second and Third
divisions tomorrow, and hope to COM
plete their inspection of all organiza-