Evening star., 1898-07-06
Garretson's Brigade Leaves Camp
Alger for Santiago.
OTHER COMMANDS AWAITING ORDERS
Findings Of fheIcourt-MartiaI in
Two Gases.
THE SAWHORSE INCIDENT
pecial Correspondence of The Evening Star.

ment consisted of the 9th Illinois, 9Th
Ohio and 9th Massachusetts regiments,
comprising the I'd Brigade of the 1st Di-
vision, and was commanded by Brig. Gen.
George Garretson. Col. c. Y. Hard's men,
frequently called the Presidents Own,"
because the regiment was raised in and
around the. city of Canton, broke camp at
D o'clock pm. and went to Dunn Loring.
An hour later the 9Th Illinois started out
and the Massachusetts, regiment also got
under way. OF all three. regiments only
one left Dunn Loring before night This
was the 9Th Massachusetts which went to
charleston, s. C., via the Southern road.
The Illinois men were put in Pullman
sieepers at nightfall, but their train did
not leave until o'clock this morning
They are to travel on the Atlantic Coast
Line Ihe 9th Ohio encamped near the
railroad track and made themselves as
comfortable as possible, for word had
reached the commanding officer of the reg
iment that their train would not be ready
before this morning
According TO the latest informa ton re-
celVed by Gen. Garretson all three regi-
ments should reach Santiago not later than
Sunday, and the brigade commander hopes
IN Tune to take part in the fighting there.
Gen. Garretson's impression of the duties
before the brfga"a he explained. to The Star
reporter in the -cilowing terms:
Oniess something unforeseen should hap
pen to prevent We ought to reach Santiago
IN time to be of some material aid to Gen.
Smarter. If we arrive too late l have no
ooobt We Will be detailed for garrison duty,
Tor 1t seems to me hardly likely that men
with Springfield rifles will be pitted against
men with Mauser rifles, unless there We're
no Detter equipment available. AS the sit
uation now stands there are regulars
among Gen. Skaters men who carry an
improved kraak-Jor orgensen rife. Under any
or all circumstances, however T think the
"a Brigade can be counted upon to do its
very best
Number of Horses Allowed.
Each regiment in the brigade was allow
ed TO take along six horses, the number al
lowed brigade headquarters. All the other
stock in the brigade was left behind to be
taken to Tampa, Fla, and shipped to Cuba
from that point.
A commissioned officer, First Lieutenant
w. f. Clemdning of the 9th Illinois, and
twenty-four enlisted men We're left behind
the only detail made of men who are to be
left behind. Men from other regiments
were especially directed to guard the tents
of the 9Th Massachusetts and gather up
and cart away sthe7 refuse left on the
ground. To the credit of the three regf-
ments which left it ought to be said that
very little work of this sort was required,
and the former camp site of the I'd Brigade
is now as clean Us the middle of parade
ground.
Rumors ofiFuture Movements.
Intimations as, to the prospective move
ments of the troops are somewhat plenti-
full this morning and decidedly confusing.
Colonel Charles Abbott of the 1st Rhode
Island has not Yet received orders chang
ing in the slightest those that came a day
or two ago. His regiment ard the two
troops of cavalry, now on duty as escort
to General Graham, were then directed to
be ready to go at any minute. 1t Is gen.
orally accepted by the officers most likely
to know that those two commands will be
the first to leave camp. Rumor has 1t that
the 65th New York, the 7th Ohio and the
1st New Jersey are to leave within the
next week, but nothing has been done at
HEADQUARTERS that ssubstantiates this. A
third story-has been somewhat credited to
the effect that the entire corps under Cen
eraI Graham's command will be shipped
away with the first troops that go ~ Porto
Rico.
Statement Concerning the SawhOrse
Chaplain U. K. Weaver Of the 159th In
diana desires that the following statement
concerning the "sawhorse'' ircident in
his regiment shall appear in The Star;
II saw the entire episode, and 1 I'm
firmly convinced that general misunder-
standing prevails as to the nature and
effect of the punishment. Cooper himself
climbed down from the horse and walked
away He did not even miss drill in con-
sequence Surgeon W. S. Davis examined
him afterward and came to the conclusion
that Cooper had sustained positively Lo
injury.
martial He was sentenced to meet par
ticular punishment by that tribunal, and
Colonel Barnett had nothing whatever to
do with it. But even If Colonel Barnett
had been involved, no blame should attach
Sy,n hn al oil
quainted with the facts agreed that the
punishment was extremely mild"
Provost Marshal the Victor.
The corps commander and his provost
had quite a controversy yester-
day, in which the latter came out vic
torious Gen. Graham intended that Major
Vollrath should remain in camp to con-
tinue as pr ovost marshal, while the major
hoped with all his heart to so with the
Sth Ohio into active service. The outcome
was the issuance of an order giving him
permission to go.
Findings of COurt-Martial.
Adjutant D. r. Gebhart of the 18th In
diana today received the finding of the
court which tried him recently for an as
sault on sentry. Under the findings of
the court he is TO be relieved from duty for
one month without pay, and is to be con-
fined to regimentaf quarters for the same
period. Lieutenant, &C. Ames, ordnance
officer of the 7th Illinois, also received
notice of, his sentence, The punishment is
a severe reprimand. Lieutenant Ames left
camp without leave to go to Columbus and
be married.
Lieutenant: Arrested.
Lieut.. r. B. Evans3 Company I, 22d Kan
sas, was placed under arrest yesterday by
order of Gen. Graham. The lieutenant was
drunk and disoreerly sand applied vile epi-
thets to sever, ,.luenlisted men while in the
nearing of the, corps Commander. He will
probably be SEVERELY punished.
Third Virginia. objects.
A proposition was made by some one
with. headquarters that the Sd
Virginia should remoye, to the ground for
merly occupied by the 9th Illinois This
change Of location, 1T was urged, would
make the administration of the affairs of
the regiment mHch easier than at pres
ant and also this encampment more COM
pact. When tidings of this reached the
ears of the Virginia men and they realiz-
ed that the regiment might be given quar-
Lers next the colored troops from Ohio. q
petition was at once sent, to Gen, Butler
asking that they be permitted to remain
where they now are. Gen. Butler seems
disposed to grant the request.