The evening times., 1898-05-25
At Hc,rrs.ead.

Camp Black, Hampstead. L. l., May De-
Within few days the 4.550 volunteer SOL
diers now encamped here will be away.
Late yesterday Col. Barber. commanding
| the First Provisional Regiment, received
orders to report to Brig. Gen. Frank, of
the Department of the East. for assign
| ment. and quickly following the first dis
patch came others, addressed to Col Hoff-
man. commanding the Third Provisional
Regiment: Col Eddy. of the Forty-sey-
enth, of 3rooklyn, and Col. Bartlett Of
the Twenty-second. Manhattan. The ma
ture of the orders to Col. Bartlett and
Col. Eddy Is not definitely known but Col
BARRIERS assignment is to split up his regi-
menf among the different forts in New
York harbor. while Col. Hoffman goes to
Virginia
The First Provisional Regiment will be
split up in this way: The Tenth Battalion
of Albany will go to Davids Island. near
New Rochelle; the Second Battalion will
go to Governors Island. and the Third
Battalion will go to Fort Hamilton. There
is one company of this regiment in quar-
antine, but it will be released tomorrow
The men are not n bit pleased at the idea
that their regiment is 20 lie split up. AS
soon as Col EDDY received his orders he
hurried TO his home in Brooklyn.
Major Gen. Roe is without a command
He now has cnly Jurisdiction over three
sick guardsmen who are in a hospital
tent. All the rest of the National Guards
men who came to this camp three weeks
ago are now in the United States Volun-
teer Army. The Forty-seventh OF Brook
lyn was mustered In yesterday. The cere-
mony took about three hours. Several
companies of this regiment have no uni
forms. but as soon as Capt Schuyler got
rrph vii hfS yrnrk n hir N
of hats and leggins. arrived. and 1t is
thought that the men will be rapidly
equipped.
Capt. Schuyler mustered In the Twenty
second Regiment yesterday afternoon.
Company C. of Major Hotchk;ns' battal-
ion. was the first to answer the roll-call.
Capt. Schuyler mustered the men in by
battalions. After Major Hotchkins' bat
talon came Major Hart's men, and then
the Thirteenth Battalion. of Brooklyn.
On account of the storm less than 800
people witnessed the ceremonies.
The various members of Gen. Roe's
staff have made out reports of the work
done by them in camp. These reports
will be sent to Albany. where they will
be made public. 1t is learned that the
average cos. for the maintenance of each
infantryman in camp has been IS cents a
day. The State allowed each man thir-
for rations.
Col. Henry's report states that there
were thirty-six cases of sickness attend
ed In the field hospitals. and twenty cases
taken to the hospital at Hampstead. This
is considered a very good showing. espe-
cially after the bad weather that pre-
vailed during the asst three weeks.
Col. Hoffman was ordered by telegraph
by the War Department to assume COM
mand of the four regiments encamped
here, and relieve Major Gen. Roe and his
staff Col Hoffman was appointed be-
cause he was the first commanding Off
Ger of the regiments now here mustered
into the United States service. He ap-
pointed First Lieut., Clarence Strevel, Of
Company B. First Provisional Regiment,
acting assistant adjutant general. The
provost marshals guard was withdrawn
and all the men were kept within the
company lines.