New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-24
REVIEW AT CAMP THOMAS.
DIVISION OF NINE THOUSAND MEN IN
MILITARY EvOLUTIoNs.
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CAVALRY IN cAMP-REcoRp OF ONE
OF THE CAPTAINS

my TELEGRAPH TO THE TRInrSE.l =,
Cbattanooga Tenn. May 23.-The first o'-
,,s,o, -ov,ew since the volunteer army mas
hen oss.r,h,ed at Chickamauga was held this
,,,rr,,c AZ Comp Thomas. The division was
o-,uanded nv General Wilson. The brigadeS
,s,s,aa NJ these regiments First Brigade ISL
oLi .. WISCONSIN and 9th Illinois; Second
brigade. Sd Illinois 4th Ohio ana oth re'iay
vonia. Third Brigade 10th Pennsylvania l'''n
Indiana and DIST Michigan. The review was
given In the Kell Field A.,
Nine thousand men were In line' anu INV
scene was most picturesque and inspiring o"o
General Wilson sat on his horse ana re'is"e'
the moving column from point just "'''e
north Of the Lafayette Road. II ~ seioo"' '''"'
m army Of 1000 men IL seen In one hiaro"'"s
body The bearing Of the men was solnie'iy """
,,o,r r,ovouants were almost faultless. as they
marched 10 and fro three miles over the oPe
c.,ds With line officers at the head Of the COL
umns bands OF music playing inSP''"e o."
and ,he sunlight glstening upon the bayonets.
Loud applausa arose from thousands OF other
soldiers and civilians who witnessed the review.
This was the largest evolution OF troops 'n"'
has been conducted since the encampment mas
he's, established here. From to-day's review II
vas annarent that General Brooke has some
excellent material with which to form power
ful army. These evoluions will be repeated
rreouentIv and almost every day hereafter or
the 100000 men that have been mustered INTO
,no service OF the United States 3I,O)o are en-
canned at Chickamauga, and over thirty 'hou-
sand more OF them are ordered to report mere.
WASHINGTON TROOPS IN CAMP.
The 1st Regiment Of Volunteer Infantry from
the District Of Columbia arrived In the city at
,,ia
after daylight for Rossville where the trains
were unloaded The regiment then marched TO
the Park The men from the Capital City num-
her | go and are n fine body OF fighters. Tho
regiment is commanded by Colonel George H.
Herries and is composed entirely OF Washing
tor City men.
The "a Tennessee Infantry will go into camp
NJ CbIckamauga nj an early hour Tomorrow
Tho 1s, Vermont Regiment will arrive at a late
hour tonight a regiment OF Iowa infantry
passed through 10 Tampa this AFTERNOON
Colonel Robert McReynolds. Of Washington
ouartermastcr Inspector Of vehicles for the
United States Army, II nj Camp THOMAS IN
spectng n large number ~ new wagons ana
ambulancea which have been received nj the
camp. II is thought that the wells of the fark
will hardly DO sufficient to supply the entire
volunteer army with water. There are no"
,ve,tv-sovon wells More are being dug as fast
nc nossihle \ number ~ the wells close TO en-
campments have been a, times pumped tempo
raruv DIV but In n little while their streams
hovo begun - flow again. Guards have been
placed at all The wells 10 prevent waste. The
wells have been drilled through thick crust
OF rock Probably they will average GOO feet In
depth.
II is not In the least probable that wells OF
such depth will 81 dry. The springs that they
touch are perennial Bu; some OF the camps
are quite distant from wells. and the soldiers
are put to inconvenience In getting water for
washing purposes This morning "A force Of men
was put to work IN tho new watcrworks. and
I'm less than ten days water Will be running
into every camp at Chicknmauga.
THE COWBOY COMMAND.
The regiment Of cowboys from the Dakotas has
arrived and gone into camp. They are the OBJ
served ~ all tho regiments now at Camp
Thomas Their horses are extremely fine ones
being all bay. brown or black. and were care
fully selected by the Government purchasing
agent a, Sioux Falls This regiment Is one Of
the three recruited AZ large under orders from
Secretary Aiger. 1t Is picked set Of men. and
comprises the most daring scouts Of the West
Captain Jack Foster. the commander Of Com
prny g. is one ~ the most famous men In the
regiment, Texan by birth. he made his way TO
the Northwcs, in 1874. with "A band II cowboys.
driving a herd Of 10000 cattle to market When
near the western border ~ the Indian Territory
band Of white and Indian dcsperadocs attempt
ID To stampede the herd. and In the desperate
fight which cnsued eighteen Indians were
killed and the attack was repealed. Later he
was chosen Marsha! 81 Chamberlain. and broke
up the lawlcss gangs that had previously uoini-
mated that town aud vicinity
he nave
the new iron and brass tablets throughout
Chickamauga Park. and the authorities are
seriously considering the Availability OF shut
ting them out OF The Park entirely. rs they have
stuck posters and bulletins all over the faces
II the tablets and otherwise defaccd public
property.
Not a single case OF sickness has been re-
ported among the New-York troops to-day. and
the men are AL working under the strictest MIL
taTy discipline.
The ID Regiment has moved it's camp to-day
into an open field perhaps three miles south OF
General Broolc's Headquarters. This Is the
third time this regiment has moved since pitch
ing camp here. crowd Of officers who came
into the city to-day had great difficulty I'm ind
Ing their command tonight when they arrived
ut Camp Thomas. not knowing thnt the change
was 10 be made when they started at sunrise
this morning.
The New York troops seldom allowed the
privilege OF coming into the city. To-day the
strict rules were departed from and n number
Of the men were excused for the day. The boys
all have plenty Of spare change. and n detail
bought quite number Of dolicacies for the
camp mess.
No movement has yet been made looking to
an equipment Of the troops.
The South Carolina regiment ordered here
.Nn Oliver Wendell Holmes