The sun., 1898-08-09
PAY DAY AT CAMP THOMAS
E1GHT REGIMENTS GET THEIR JUrr
WAGES FROM UNCLE SAW

port News-strict Regulations n, u
Health in Force-The New York Troop,.
CHATTANOOGA. Tenn, Aug. Slight reut.
ments at Camp Thomas received their July M,
to-day. These were the Third Tennessee Firs,
Vermont, First West Virginia, First Penpsvl'
vania, Fifth Pennsylvania. First Arkansas, Firs,
New Hampshire and Grigsby's cowboys Ths
Paymasters will conclude their labors on Fri.
day. They are fifteen strong, and can average
ten regiments day II the payros are in good
condition.
Tomorrow morning Gen. Brecklnrdgo win
review the entire army at Camp Thomas M
8 o'clock 10000 soldiers will assemble in
parade formation on Snodgrass Hill 1t will b
the largest parade ever reviewed in the South.
The signal corps got of to-day, break.
ing camp at 3 o'clock this morning and march.
ing to Ridgedale. a station FIVE miles north,
where it loaded for Newport News. Nevu
reached camp to-day OF the death of Brig Gen.
Poland at Asheville. N. @. He was the com.
mander OF the Second Division. First Army
Corps. and was very popular with all the officers
and men OF his nine regiments. On the occa.N
sion OF the reception OF the news Of the fall Of
Santiago on July he was lionized by the mon
OF his command The men were filled with en-.
thusiasm. and were celebrating, with much
warmth of feeling. Gen. Poland made his ap.
pearance on the scene and said to the members
Of the First Pennsylvania:
Bring out the band. boys"
With this remark he and one or two other
officers were taken on the shoulders OF thO<
men and paraded through the camp.
The improvement OF the sanitary conditions
Of the regimental camps is the absorbing mat :
ter at the park now. Definite plans will hav<
been formulated within day or two. after
which the management OF all camps will bO
under new and very rigid regulations as rev
CARDS the disposition Of garbage and refusoh
matter and the preparation and serving Of food.I
All drinking water will be boiled. This reRula1
tion 10 ono which In future will not be deviated
from. Col. Lee is now purchasing boilers for
all the regiments, and will provide each with
fifty boilers as early as it is possible to do 90.
Another condition it is hoped to bring about 40
early as possible is that Of having the tents Of
all the men provided with board floors.
An order has Just been issued affecting the
application of convalescents for thirty days A
leave and for transportation home. Instead on
these applications being made to the surgeons I
in charge OF the division hospitals. they are to
be made to the General at Letter The depart.
ure OF these convalescents has already begun.
and it will only be short time until the daily
sick reports are diminished. Convalescents
are retained on the sick list until they have
grown strong enough to return to duty
The Twelfth New York has in view practice
march OF over fifty miles, and the Fourteenth
New York a like march Of distance OF more
than 100 miles. the latter desiring to go to
Knoxville. pretty city Of upper east Tennes-
see. The Ninth New York is still busy polio.
ing its new camp. and has made no pane>
for practice march The Eighth New York
will go on a sixty-mile march, accompanied
by the Third Tennessee and First YER
mont. and in command OF Brig. Gen. Colby
The Eighth New York will move camp in a feM;An
days. Capts. ODonald and L'Hommedieu,
Ninth New York. have returned from New
York. Lieut.-Col. Kline. Fourteenth New !
York. has gone to Brooklyn for fifteen days.
Lieut.. BoRart. Fourteenth New York; Lieut..
Holahan. Eighth New York; Capt. F. R. Curtis.
Eighth New York. and Lieut. Richard l.. Fay.
Fourteenth New York. have each leave Of
absence.
1t Is learned at camp that three OF Gen.
Wades provisional regiments have been
ordered to the 'front.' but they do not happen
to be at Chickamauga- They are the First Ala
bama and the Second Texas. now at Miami.
Fla and the First North Carolina at Jackson
Vile. 1t is thought at the park that
the First Arkansas will be tho first regiment
called out from here. Col. Chandler of the
First Arkansas has received a telegram to re- }
port to Gen. Wade the number Of men who are
in condition for active service. and to report In
reference to the equipment OF the regiment.
This Col. Chandler has done and he is now
awaiting further orders. Out OF the forty-six /
officers OF the regiment forty -four Of them are
in camp. which Is record of which the regi-
ment is very proud.
novel target practice will be begun in the e
Second Brigade. Second Division. First Corps.
tomorrow morning. which promises to be u
highly interesting to the men. Col. Smith,
Acting Brigade Commander during the absence
OF Gen. Mckee. who is commanding the
division. has ordered six companies to FIRE
each day. Instead Of firing at the regular tar
gets they will shoot at figures OF men In prone
position and will then be trained in shooting at
men in trenches. This practice will continue
for week or two.
The boys Of Company F OF the Eighth Mas
sachusetts celebrated the twenty-nlnth ami
versary OF the organization OF their company
to-day. Capt. Dow gave his men dinner at
which several short talks were made To-day
was Capt. Dow's twenty-ninth birthday as well
as the anniversary of the company.
The boys OF Battery b. Georgia Artillery, h
have again been led to hope that they will soon 4
be equipped with their guns. Notice was re-
ceived to-day that the guns had been shipped \
on Aug. 5. This was good news. but the off, II
GERS say they will not expect them until they II
are received at the camp Lieut. Palmer was n
OF the opinion that 1t is the same old Joke" as
it was reported once before that the guns had T.
been shipped on July 10. and SO far they have
failed to appear.
The Second Kentucky will in all probability Y
break camp during the present week and 90 on
a practice march to some place yet to be de-
cided by Col. Gather. The present plan 10
Tor the boys to go on seven days march.
but Col. Gather Is using all OF his efforts
10 OBTAIN permission to go on q thirty days
march, and. II he succeeds In having his
desire gratilied. be will march the boys back to
old Kentucky. If he fails to secure the thirty
days march. the regiment will probably go to
Dayton. Tenn. which place the Colonel now
has in view. The boys are greatly pleased over
the idea OF going on the march, as it will ceraR.
tainly relieve the monotony OF camp life. IAkt
VIII probably be definitely decided within the
next day or two where the regiment will go on
the march.